Bonhoeffer
a choral-theater work
"an important work….a breakthrough for all concerned" Philadelphia Inquirer
Bonhoeffer
a choral-theater work (2012) - 70'
trio of women soloists, men's chamber choir,
piano trio (pno, vln, vc), and percussion (vibes, tom-toms)
optional 2 solo dancers (1 male, 1 female)
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NEW: German setting of Scene VIII (Beatitudes) - 7’
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NEW: Concert arrangement: Six Meditations from Bonhoeffer - 25'
concert suite for large men's choir, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone
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first performance - February 22, 2020, University of San Diego
USD Choral Leadership Collaboratory & Sacra/Profana
Emilie Amrein, conductor
- 2020 Muziek & Liturgie article (Netherlands)
- 2020 Verder op het spoor van Bonhoeffer - presentation on Bonhoeffer using video excerpts from my Bonhoeffer - Ekklesia Leiden, Holland, 12/20/2020
- 2017 AAM Journal review of the recording
- 2017 Voice of Chorus America article on choral theater
- 2016 News story on Philadelphia's NBC-10 by Monique Braxton
- 2015 interview with Bonhoeffer scholar Victoria Barnett
- 2013 Philadelphia Inquirer review click here
- 2013 Broad Street Review review
first performance:
March 10, 2013 - Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
by The Crossing, Donald Nally, conductor
additional performances by The Crossing
September 12, 2015 - Union Theological Seminary, NYC
September 13, 2015 (2 perf.)Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
additional performances
March 17, 2019 at 4pm - Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
Chamber Choir, Jeffrey Brillhart, conductor
recording:
August 2015 by The Crossing, Donald Nally, conductor
with a grant from New Music USA (Albany Records)
- CD booklet with complete text and musical references