The
Choir of Trinity-St. John's Episcopal Church - Hewlett. David A
Hairston II, Director of Music and Organist. The semi-professional
choir will be joined by a professional orchestra comprised graduate students and DMA
candidates from Stony Brook University under the direction of David A. Hairston, II.
! ! ! THIS IS A BLACK TIE EVENT ! ! !
Proceeds for Organ Restoration Fund
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This concert is in loving memory of Euton Christian whose life was cut short needlessly.
From the composer: "A Requiem is a Mass for the souls of the dead. In
general I have set the usual Latin movements but in keeping with my
usual trait of drawing from other cultures, I have also set five
Japanese haiku "death" poems. Such poems are usually to do with nature,
have a single idea, and consist of seventeen syllables divided 5-7-5
over three lines. As one can see from the text, the Japanese view
nature's water cycle [precipitation] as being synonymous with life.
"I have combined the Western and Eastern texts in two of the haiku
movements. Having Seen The Moon and Farewell, which incorporate the
Benedictus and the Agnus Dei respectively. Both are intoned by male
voices in a monastic style as a counterpoint to the Japanese text sung
by females.
"The instrumentation of these haiku settings
includes the ancient Japanese wind instrument the shakuhachi. Elsewhere,
as usual, I have used some ethnic drums [e.g. Arabic darabuca, Japanese
daiko, frame drums] and even a hip-hop rhythm in the Dies Irae!
"The work is dedicated to my late father, a musician and an inspiration
©Karl Jenkins
Press Releases:
'...the ultimate in postmodern Requiems...'
Music Week
'Jenkins's gift for writing solid melodies according to the mood of the text is profound.'
Choral Review"
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$20 Adults
$15 Students/Seniors/Children
Wine & Cheese Reception
Accessible via LIRR (Hewlett Station) or NICE Bus N32 (Trinity Place stop)