Zabur / Mohammed Fairouz ; libretto by Najla Said ; Dann Coakwell, tenor ; Michael Kelly, baritone ; Indianapolis Children's Choir ; Indianapolis Symphonic Choir ; Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eric Stark.

Composer
Fairouz, Mohammed [Browse]
Format
Audio
Language
  • English
  • Arabic
Published/​Created
  • [Franklin Tennessee] : Naxos, [2016]
  • ℗2016, ©2016
Description
1 audio disc (55 min., 43 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (15 pages : illustrations ; 12 cm).

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    Summary note
    "Hailed by The New York Times as 'an important new artistic voice' and by Gramophone as 'a post-millennial Schubert, ' Mohammed Fairouz is one of the most significant composers of vocal music of our time. His oratorio Zabur (Arabic for 'psalms') is a kind of war requiem documenting a conflict's effects on human beings, most notably children. Though cast in a contemporary setting, in a city under siege, Fairouz evokes a timeless world, acknowledging tragedy while asserting an eternal, luminous hope that transcends the disastrous present."--Container.
    Notes
    • Text by Najla Said.
    • Title from disc label.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Executive director and producer, Michael Pettry ; artistic director, Eric Stark ; engineer, Douglass Dillon ; editors, Erick Stark and Michael Davis ; booklet notes, Mohammed Fairouz.
    Time and place of event
    2015 April 24 Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Dann Coakwell, tenor ; Michael Kelly, baritone ; Indianapolis Children's Choir ; Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eric Stark, conductor.
    Language note
    Lyrics in English and Arabic.
    Contents
    • Part I. Prophecy (4:03)
    • There is no power here (4:21)
    • There is an occasional crackle far away (4:30)
    • And so now what seemed so urgent before (3:40)
    • The Lord scoffs at them (3:09)
    • Serve the Lord with fear (3:02)
    • Part II. Your candle is almost out (3:14)
    • I tried to get the children to play, but they won't (4:02)
    • We should all- especially the children here (5:33)
    • Can we tell them we are hungry? (3:07)
    • Yes, children, this is the power of art (1:50)
    • This is inspiring! (1:01)
    • Destruction of the Shelter (3:48)
    • Hear my prayer, O Lord (3:01)
    • The Lord looked down (2:37)
    • In the beginning you laid the foundations (4:44).
    Publisher no.
    8.559803
    OCLC
    960305965
    Gtin-14
    • 00636943980323
    Universal Product Code
    • 636943980323
    International Article Number
    • 0636943980323
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