After successful performances in 2007, the Nelson Civic Choir is again staging a full orchestra version of Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace. The work was dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. It is an anti-war piece and although it is based on the Catholic Mass, the text incorporated words from other religious and historical sources, including the Islamic Call to Prayer, the Bible and the Mahabharata as well as the works of secular writers including, for example, Sankichi Toge, who survived the Hiroshima bombing but died some years later of leukaemia. The work will be performed with a full orchestra and with a video backdrop with historic footage as well as scenes shot by a local filmmaker. This major event is intended to commemorate the centenary of World War One and the 100 year anniversary of Anzac.
The Nelson Civic Choir will be joined by singers from Motueka and the Golden Bay as well as from the Blenheim Choral Society. It will be a performance with full orchestra formed by members of the Nelson Symphony Orchestra and players from Wellington and Christchurch.
It will be more than just a concert, but a total experience not to be missed!
Please note the Theatre Royal box office is closed on Labour Day - the day of the concert. Door sales are available at the venue and tickets can be purchased online or at the Richmond Mall or Nelson iSite.
Nelson Civic Choir
