Fortas Chamber Music Concert: Cantus: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Last here in 2008 for the A Cappella festival, male choral ensemble Cantus returns with arrangements of carols and war-songs that recall the remarkable World War I Christmas Truce of 1914 between Allied Forces and German soldiers in no man's land.
- Thu., Dec. 5, 2013, 7:30 PM
- Terrace Theater
- TBA
- $38.00
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Cantus
"[All Is Calm] can transport audiences to parts of the heart rarely explored."
--St. Paul Pioneer Press
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
By Peter Rothstein
With musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach
Last here in 2008 for the A Cappella festival, male choral ensemble Cantus returns with arrangements of European carols and war-songs for a cappella voices in All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. It recalls the remarkable World War I truce between Allied Forces and German soldiers in No Man's Land on Christmas, 1914. All Is Calm tells the story of this extraordinary event with words and songs from the soldiers who laid down their arms to celebrate Christmas. In some places, the truce lasted just for a night, in others until New Year's Day, but during those fleeting moments in a war that lasted four years, enemy troops traded carols, food, and drink; played soccer matches; and helped bury each other's dead. This dramatic re-telling contains quotes from 30 World War I figures and the tapestry of sound ranges from patriotic tunes and trench songs to medieval Scottish ballads and holiday carols from England, Wales, France, and Germany. The music is performed by the artists of Cantus, who also open the production with a set of Christmas carols arranged by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams for his own battalion.
"[All Is Calm] can transport audiences to parts of the heart rarely explored."
--St. Paul Pioneer Press
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
By Peter Rothstein
With musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach
Last here in 2008 for the A Cappella festival, male choral ensemble Cantus returns with arrangements of European carols and war-songs for a cappella voices in All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. It recalls the remarkable World War I truce between Allied Forces and German soldiers in No Man's Land on Christmas, 1914. All Is Calm tells the story of this extraordinary event with words and songs from the soldiers who laid down their arms to celebrate Christmas. In some places, the truce lasted just for a night, in others until New Year's Day, but during those fleeting moments in a war that lasted four years, enemy troops traded carols, food, and drink; played soccer matches; and helped bury each other's dead. This dramatic re-telling contains quotes from 30 World War I figures and the tapestry of sound ranges from patriotic tunes and trench songs to medieval Scottish ballads and holiday carols from England, Wales, France, and Germany. The music is performed by the artists of Cantus, who also open the production with a set of Christmas carols arranged by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams for his own battalion.
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- All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
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Cantus, vocal ensemble
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