Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace at Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes on Sunday 14th October 2018

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Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man

A Mass for Peace

Add to my Calendar 14-10-2018 19:30 14-10-2018 21:30 36 Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man “The Armed Man was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations. Using a wide range of texts, beginning with the 15th century folk song  L'homme armé, Karl Jenkins weaves an  anti-war tapestry, from the dark menace of war to the bright hope for peace in a new millennium, interwoven with threads of reflection. The texts include extracts from the Catholic Mass, the Islamic call to prayer, Hindu and Japanese sources, the Bible and famous literary works. The Armed Man is a powerful and universal message to all, describing the descent into, and terrible consequences of, war. It examines conflict through the ages, including an especially poignant movement that reflects on the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. The work ends with optimism, declaring ‘Better is peace than evermore war', and a moving, unaccompanied setting of words, beginning 'God shall  wipe away all tears', that is taken from the Book of Revelation Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Milton Keynes Theatre
Marlborough Gate
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 3NZ
England

Sunday 14th October 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Antonin Dvorak – Serenade for Strings, Op.22
Karl Jenkins – The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)

Performers

Eve McGrath – soprano
Naeem Mahmood – muezzin
Ian Smith – Conductor

Danesborough Chorus
Bedford Choral Society
Milton Keynes City Orchestra

Programme Note

“The Armed Man was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations. Using a wide range of texts, beginning with the 15th century folk song L'homme armé, Karl Jenkins weaves an anti-war tapestry, from the dark menace of war to the bright hope for peace in a new millennium, interwoven with threads of reflection.

The texts include extracts from the Catholic Mass, the Islamic call to prayer, Hindu and Japanese sources, the Bible and famous literary works. The Armed Man is a powerful and universal message to all, describing the descent into, and terrible consequences of, war. It examines conflict through the ages, including an especially poignant movement that reflects on the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima in World War II. The work ends with optimism, declaring ‘Better is peace than evermore war', and a moving, unaccompanied setting of words, beginning 'God shall wipe away all tears', that is taken from the Book of Revelation

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