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Chorus
To the victims of September 11, 2001 Chorus. Latin word for choir. To sing in chorus, to voice one’s agreement. To chorus. The music is inspired by the subject of the theatre play Nathan der Weise (“Nathan the Wise”) (1779) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (Kamnez, Germany, 1729 — Braunschweig, Germany, 1781), which demonstrates the tolerance ideal of the Age of the Enlightenment. The play — staged by Denis Marleau in Palais des Papes (Avignon, France) in 1997 — is based on the Three Rings parabola, which describes a man who is about to die and has to make a difficult choice: who among hi...
Credits
Chorus was realized in 2002 at the composer’s studio and premiered on July 13, 2002 during the Festival de musiques sacrées (Fribourg, Switzerland). Chorus was commissioned by Réseaux des arts médiatiques with support from the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA ). Chorus was awarded the 1st prize at the 2002 Fribourg International Sacred Music Competition (Switzerland). Chorus was also selected by the 2nd Métamorphoses Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition (Brussels, Belgium) in 2002 and was recorded in 2003 on the CD Métamorphoses 2002, M&R (MR 2002). 1st prize, Musique électroacoustique, Concours de composition du Festival international de musiques sacrées — Fribourg 2002, Fribourg (Switzerland). Special Mention, 2nd Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition Métamorphoses 2002, Ohain (Belgium).
- Electroacoustic
- 2002
- 20.2
