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James Kallembach: Antigone

6/17/2022, 14 Tracks, 36:43

Featuring

  • Beth Willer
  • Sarah Brailey
  • Rebecca Myers
  • Jessica Beebe
  • Arwen Myers
  • Christina English
  • Sophie Michaux
  • Stephanie Kacoyanis
  • Emily Marvosh
  • Caleb van der Swaagh
  • Lisa Caravan
  • ​Michael Unterman
  • Jonathan Dexter
  • Lorelei Ensemble
  • James Kallembach

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Composition History

James Kallembach's work Antigone: The Writings of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Movement was commissioned by Lorelei Ensemble and Carson Cooman.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were active in the White Rose resistance, a nonviolent group of students and a professor who distributed pamphlets against the Nazi government during WWII.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer James Kallembach chose the writings of Sophie Scholl as a starting point and used Sophocles' Antigone as a dramatic framework for the piece.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Sophie and Hans Scholl were executed by guillotine in 1943 for their anti-Nazi views and activities with the White Rose movement.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Lorelei Ensemble, led by founder and artistic director Beth Willer, is known for its 'full-bodied and radiant sound' and champions the flexibility and virtuosity of the human voice.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The piece premiered on June 10, 2017, performed by Lorelei Ensemble at Boston University's Marsh Chapel.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

In the libretto for Antigone, Sophie Scholl's writings meld with the words of Antigone, and anti-Nazi pamphlets from the White Rose movement serve as Greek choruses.

Source: Booklet

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