Work of the Week - Chaya Czernowin: Pilgerfahrten
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Chaya Czernowin:
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"Pilgerfahrten (pilgrimages) is a whole-evening composition for a large children choir and an ensemble of 20 players. It is a virtual and abstracted theater of sound which emerges in the meeting of two texts: a poem, 'Pilgerfahrten', by Stefan George first 2 parts: 'Aufschrift' and 'Mühle, lass die Arme still'), from the year 1891, and the story 'Das Geheimnis der Hatifnatten' by Tove Jansson from the year 1962. The two texts are used simultaneously for most of the piece.” (Czernowin) The piece is written for the Kreuzchor in Dresden. The composer spent an extended time with the choir, engaging the children with improvisations connected to the literary material. The world première is on 1 October in Dresden, Festspielhaus Hellerau.
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(09/25/2006)
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