World premiere of 'Kinderkreuzzug' (The Children's Crusade)

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Hours:	Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3 PM
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Performances

Youth pro Musica (Robert Barney, director), Treble Chorus of New England (Valerie Becker, director) and the Boy Choir of the Choral Academy (Dortmund, Germany) sing in the world premiere of Ralf Gawlick's 'Kinderkreuzzug' (The Children's Crusade), a dramatic cantata for children's voices and small chamber ensemble. Valerie Becker conducts the 70 children's voices in performing this dramatic work based on a poem by Bertolt Brecht.

'Kinderkreuzzug''s story, written by Bertolt Brecht in the years following his escape from Nazi Germany, tells a poignant and grim tale: in 1939, 50 war-orphaned children set out from Poland in search of a land of peace. Brecht's socio-political commentary is as relevant and necessary today as when it was first published in 1941. The simple and direct tone throughout 'Kinderkreuzzug''s 35 4-line stanzas betray a lyric force and beauty that stems from and unfolds in an unadorned and episodic story-telling style that is never sentimental or callous.

Composer Ralf Gawlick, faculty at Boston College, looks to address issues of the human condition in his works and was utterly compelled to write this music: 'Brecht's children still walk and suffer in our collective conscience. Although my music may not give bread, it just may harbor their hope, and ours, for the extraordinary.' Gawlick's prize-winning compositions have received critical aclaim around the world.

COST

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$16 for adults, $10 for children

WEBSITE

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www.ralfgawlick.com

LOCATION

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81 Elm Street, Concord, MA, 01742 map
Phone: 617/552-2514

http://www.trinityconcord.org/directions.shtml
Trinity Episcopal Church is fully handicap accessible.