Apocalypse

The prophet John of Patmos is meditating surrounded by scrolls, academic tomes, newspapers, flickering screens and loudspeakers: he is bombarded by thousand-year-old interpretations of the world and current news bulletins. ‘Where were you, God?’ he cries. ‘Where are you, human being?’ is the response. The music illustrates the responsibility of human beings for the Creation and that of which nothing can be known, but much hope is invested in, and of which one cannot speak but only hear: beyond the end, there is a new beginning. The mystery of life remains while the vocalisations of the angelic voices waft through the air.
Stefan Ark Nitsche