Chineke! 10 Cellos: The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc
Origins Unwrapped | Chineke!
| Julius Eastman | The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc |
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| Kaija Saariaho | Neiges |
| Claudio Monteverdi | ‘Duo Seraphim clamabant’, ‘Gloria Patri’ and ‘Sicut Erat’ from Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 |
| Florence Price | Adoration |
| Inti Figgis-vizueta | Music for Transitions (2020) |
| Bertolt Brecht | Excerpts from Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe |
| Chineke! 10 Cellos |
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Expected runtime:
| Doors | 7.30pm |
|---|---|
| Event starts | 8.00pm |
| Event ends | 9.20pm |
| Interval | (There is no interval for this performance.) |
Visionary, uncompromising and decades ahead of his time, Julius Eastman remains one of the most influential voices in contemporary music. Chineke! 10 Cellos perform his rarely heard masterpiece ‘The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc’, alongside music by Kaija Saariaho, Florence Price, Inti Figgis-Vizueta and Monteverdi in a programme exploring faith, conviction and transformation.
Few composers challenged convention as fearlessly as Julius Eastman. Radical, provocative and impossible to categorise, he created music that broke down boundaries between minimalism, improvisation, performance art and political expression. At the centre of this programme is his rarely performed masterpiece The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc, a work of extraordinary intensity inspired by the fifteenth-century saint, warrior and martyr whose story continues to resonate across the centuries.
Performed by Chineke! 10 Cellos under the direction of Jakob Nierenz, this programme explores themes of faith, conviction, sacrifice and transformation through music and text. Eastman’s monumental work is framed by Kaija Saariaho’s shimmering Neiges, Florence Price’s deeply spiritual Adoration, and Inti Figgis-Vizueta’s Music for Transitions, a work that reflects on change, movement and renewal.
Readings from Bertolt Brecht’s Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe and excerpts from Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine offer contrasting perspectives on the enduring figure of Joan of Arc and the power of belief.
Together, these works create a compelling dialogue across four centuries, placing Eastman’s singular artistic voice at the heart of an evening that is both thought-provoking and profoundly moving.
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