About this Event
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble from NYC brings David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Little Match Girl Passion" to Halifax in a performance led by conductor Jeffrey Gavett. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Little Match Girl" and shaped through the structural lens of J.S. Bach’s "St Matthew Passion," the work has become a popular pre-holiday tradition for Ekmeles in New York City. Known for its fearless precision and praised by The New York Times for its “extraordinary sense of pitch,” Ekmeles is internationally recognized for new and rarely heard vocal music, with a particular focus on microtonal repertoire. Written for four voices, with the singers also playing simple percussion, Lang’s score creates a spare and intimate sound world of striking emotional power.
David Laing (b. 1957)
"The Little Match Girl Passion"
1. Come, daughter
2. It was terribly cold
3. Dearest heart
4. In an old apron
5. Penance and remorse
6. Lights were shining
7. Patience, patience!
8. Ah! perhaps
9. Have mercy, my God
10. She lighted another match
11. From the sixth hour
12. She again rubbed a match
13. When it is time for me to go
14. In the dawn of morning
15. We sit and cry
Event venue & nearby stays
6036 Coburg Rd, 6036 Coburg Road, Halifax, Canada
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