Much of my time this semester has been dedicated to the memorization of Karl Jenkins' masterpiece, The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace. The Ramapo College Chorale worked alongside the direction of Lisa Lutter and Itay Goren to bring forth the performance of this piece. The Armed Man was commissioned to mark the millennium. It explores the dynamics of war and peace in today's multi-cultural society.
The Ramapo Chorale was created by Lutter only 3 years ago. The chorale started with a group of only 10 students but is now comprised of nearly 70 Ramapo College students. The Ramapo Chorale is a non-auditioned choir with many non-music major members. This is the first time that the Ramapo Chorale has ever performed such a masterful work. Lutter is proud to have brought the chorale to such heights in only a short span of time.
It was more than pleasing to be apart of such a historic Ramapo Chorale moment. The mass featured an orchestra complete with violin, viola, cello, piccolo, oboe, trumpet, percussion and keyboard. Behind the chorale video artist Shalom Gorewitz's work was projected onto a silk screen. Gorewitz has been a member of the Ramapo faculty since 1982. He teaches video art and video culture courses at the college. He's worked with famous video artist's such as Nam June Paik, Allison Knowles and others.
I look forward to my final semester at Ramapo this spring and whatever Lisa has prepared for the Ramapo Chorale!
Here's a video of the man himself, Karl Jenkins, conducting "Sanctus" from The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace.
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