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New York premiere of Karl Jenkins' The Peacemakers
The choir has been invited to perform at the international concert venue, Carnegie Hall in New York, for the world premiere of The Peacemakers, the new work by renowned composer Karl Jenkins. Unfortunately not all of us can attend, but few singers will be singing at the premiere held on Monday 16th January.
The Peacemakers is a work extolling peace and uses poems, speeches and prayers by famous figures who have changed the world such as Gandhi, Mandela and Martin Luther King. Written in a multi-ethnic style drawing on more than 20 different languages, The Peacemakers is dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives during armed conflict: in particular, innocent civilians. “All religions, all singing one song: Peace be with you”.
The recording of the forthcoming Karl Jenkins album, The Peacemakers
Following on from our successful Easter performance of Karl Jenkins’ Stabat Mater, representatives from our choir returned from Abbey Road Studios in London where we performed on the studio recording of the forthcoming Karl Jenkins album, The Peacemakers.
We were joined by several choirs from around the country to perform two pieces of music from the new choral work. The event, conducted by Dr Karl Jenkins, CBE, himself and organised by the Really Big Chorus took place on Saturday 18th June at the same recording studio as once used by music legends such as the Beatles.
We were also extremely fortunate to have a private audience with Karl Jenkins after the recording where we spoke of our recent performance of Stabat Mater and of our admiration for the highly acclaimed composer’s work.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was a tremendous experience for us and we are looking forward to performing The Peacemakers to an Isle of Wight audience in the near future.
Camerata members with Dr Karl Jenkins
