„Oratorio for Peace“ by Richard J. Sigmund (Op. 88)
Organizer: Kulturverein AmatéThe "Kimratshofener Oratorio for Peace" by the Algund composer Richard J. Sigmund (Op. 88) will be performed for the first time in South Tyrol on Saturday, March 22, at 8:30 PM in the parish church of Algund. Under the overall direction of the composer, an ensemble consisting of a speaker, ten soloists, the Kimratshofen male choir, the Ultner ballad singers, as well as the orchestra and vocal ensemble Amaté from Merano, with a total of around 100 participants, will present this magnificent work.
The piece was already performed on October 27 of the previous year in Kimratshofen (Bavaria), where it received great enthusiasm from the performers and the audience. Richard J. Sigmund writes in the preface to the score:
"We wish to celebrate a long-standing, both artistic and fraternal, friendship between singers from Kimratshofen and Merano with a joint concert. This takes place in dark times, full of upheaval and abysses. … In the shockwave of the catastrophe, with countless battles, thousands of deaths, and immeasurable suffering from deportation, hunger, and poverty, as well as the images of destroyed cathedrals and houses, I felt compelled to write this oratorio. All that my helple
ssness offers me is to warn, to write, and to caution. What remains is the hope for peace."
The soloists performing are participants of the Merano Academy - Operastudio 2025:
Loes Cools (BE), Barbara Kaczińska (PL), Elisabeth Zeiler (AT), John Sweeney (USA), Maria Theresia Platter (South Tyrol), Haneol Kim (KOR), Miriam Bitschnau (AT), Ha Min Park (KOR), Xenia Galanova (RUS), and Jieun Lee (KOR - piano).
The audience can look forward to a special musical experience with profound content and musical intensity. The composer combines in his work essential text and meaning levels from both liturgical and musical-lyrical perspectives and expresses musically what moves him in these turbulent times. From the lived longing for peace, the work becomes a warning voice of conscience against war.
Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 8:30 PM in the parish church of Algund. Admission to the concert is free. The Cultural Association Amaté, as the organizer, welcomes voluntary donations.
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