Haydn’s Seven Last Words: Crucifixion of the Earth
$25 ($20 seniors; $10 students)
Haydn – 7 String Quartets, Op. 51 "Seven Last Words of Christ"
In 1785 Josef Haydn wrote a chamber work based on the Biblical seven last words spoken by Christ on the cross. Traditionally, the words or phrases are spoken, followed by a meditation on those words, then by the music. EMG, in collaboration with Early Music Vancouver and Green College at UBC, have invited renowned BC poets Robert Bringhurst and Jan Zwicky to prepare poetry for each of the seven movements that stimulates a dialogue based on the universal human qualities in the text and also in Haydn’s deeply affecting music.
Presented in Seattle by Early Music Guild of Seattle and thanks to Early Music Vancouver.