I attended DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert “Following the Moonroad.”<\/p>\n
Here’s the program:<\/p>\n
This was the world premiere of “Following the Moonroad” and the composer was in attendance. DaCapo commissioned Christine Donkin to write this piece, and she commissioned 3 poets to write the lyrics:<\/p>\n
These poets have refugee experience themselves or in a previous generation of their family. Leonard Enns, the choir’s director, says this in the program: “Donkin has created a wholly compelling, provocative, and deeply satisfying work, a composition that challenges any assumed ‘neutrality of art’ and speaks boldly and profoundly to our present situation as a human family.”<\/p>\n
It was a special experience to hear this extremely talented choir sing this astonishing piece of music. The 3 poets read their poetry before the choir sang — this also added to the experience.<\/p>\n
The guest cellist was Miriam Stewart-Kroker, who played on the pieces marked with *. The Enns piece was cello only, and the rest were with choir.<\/p>\n