The Firefighters Prayer by Joelle Wallach in World Premiere Performance by St. Louis Symphony on February 20 at Powell Hall in St. Louis, Missouri
Posted by sequenza21 in Concert AnnouncementComposer Joelle Wallach’s The Firefighter’s Prayer for baritone and strings will be given its World Premiere performance by the St. Louis Symphony and Joe Damon Chappel, baritone, on Wednesday, February 20 – 7 PM at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. The performance will be part of a special On Stage at Powell at 7 Black History Month Program. The composer will take part in a panel discussion about this work at 6 PM that evening at Powell Hall.
The composer writes about the work, “On the windshields of fire trucks and firehouse windows around the United States, copies of the traditional “Firefighter’s Prayer” are glued. For generations, its traditional words have had personal meaning to firefighters across the continent, a core of faith for lives built on daily acts of bravery and heroism. Touched by the traditional words, I found a melody hidden inside the prayer, built on elements of Irish folksongs of loss and longing.” Read more of her thoughts about the piece, as well as the text of the Prayer at http://www.joellewallach.com/firefighter_solo.html.
For more information about the February 20 concert, call the Symphony at 314-286-4432 or visit http://www.slso.org/cp/calendar.htm. Visit the St. Louis Symphony at http://www.slso.org/.
Read The Dream of Now, Wallach’s new newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/feb08/JW_nws_020808.htm. More about her at the newly redesigned http://www.joellewallach.com/.
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