Event
the Bourbaki Ensemble: war and peace: music for strings
- Date: Sunday, 5 August 2018, 2:45pm
- Venue: St Stephen's Church, Newtown — 189 Church St, Newtown, NSW
- Tickets: Adults: $35 | Children: $25 | Concession: $25
Event Details
Entitled "war and peace", Bourbaki's August programme revisits the contrasts embodied in our April concert, but elevates them to concerns of worldwide, even universal, significance.
Peteris Vasks' symphony "Voices" records the composer's reactions to the turmoil surrounding his native Latvia's separation from the Soviet Union in 1991. Its three movements "Voices of Silence", "Voices of Life" and "Voices of Conscience" are not devoid of hope, though the prevailing mood is one of apprehension in the face of an uncertain future. Similar, somewhat later, events in Kosovo formed one of the inspirations behind Brisbane composer Betty Beath's "Lament for Victims of War".
Our concert also features the world premiere of Carl St.Jacques' "Elemental Prayer Suite" for solo viola and strings, in which the composer will play the solo part; and a setting by Arvo Part of the Latin prayer Da pacem, Domine: Give peace in our time, O Lord.
Featured non-Australian music: Peteris Vasks, Arvo Part
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 0433 074 322 or by email to david.355.113@gmail.com
Featured Australian Works
| Lament for Kosovo : adagio for strings : string orchestra by Betty Beath — performed by David Angell and Bourbaki Ensemble | |
| Elemental Prayer Suite - for solo viola and string orchestra by Carl St. Jacques — World premiere |
Featured artists
- Music of Carl St. Jacques
- Performer Bourbaki Ensemble
- Conductor David Angell
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