Little Chamber Music Presents
In Partnership With The Polygon Gallery
In Association With Opus 59 Films

Human Shadow Etched In Stone
Livestream
August 6, 2020

"Human Shadow Etched In Stone" marked the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing with a performance of Krzysztof Penderecki's landmark "Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima" and 3 new commissions, from Robyn Jacob, Jordan Nobles and Rita Ueda, that reflect on this event. The performance, with 42 distanced and masked string players, began at 8:15am on August 6, 2020 with an audience of 2: Hiroshima survivor Sachi Komura Rummel and her husband Charles.

Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima (1960)

Born on November 23, 1933, in Debica, Poland, Krzysztof Penderecki received violin and piano lessons as a child and studied art and literary history and philosophy at the local university while also attending the Kraków Conservatory. In 1959, three of his compositions, each submitted under pseudonyms, won first prizes in a competition sponsored by the Polish Composer's Union. One of the best known, most listened to, and most popular composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Penderecki underwent a marked evolution in compositional style. After achieving fame with such astringent, often anguished, scores as his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) and Passion According to St. Luke (1965), both of which stretched traditional harmonic language and orchestral techniques, beginning in the mid-1970s, Penderecki followed a personal imperative in moving toward more conventional tonal music. He was also known for his film scores for Polish films, and for his music that was adapted for the soundtracks of films such as The Exorcist (1973), The Shining (1980), and Wild at Heart (1990).

Conductor
Janna Sailor

Violin I
Donovan Seidle (Concertmaster) / Andrea Siradze (Assistant Concertmaster) / Alana Lopez / Laura Chenail Houh / Brooklyn Wood (Kessler Academy) / Jiten Beairsto / Cam Wilson / Llowyn Ball / Calvin Dyck / Alicia Venables

Violin II
Rebecca Whitling (Principal) / Ellen Farrugia / Tina Park / Rebecca Ruthven / Jeremy Ferland / Parmela Attariwala / Christine Lin / Jessica Tovey (Kessler Academy) / Marc Destrubé / Molly MacKinnon

Viola
Tawnya Popoff (Principal) / Emilie Grimes / Isabelle Roland / Caroline Olsen (Kessler Academy) / Peter Ing / Sarah Kwok / Newsha Khalaj / Steven Lin

Cello
Min Jee Yoon (Principal) / Janet Steinberg / Shin Jung Nam / Peggy Lee / Isidora Nojkovic (Kessler Academy) / Rebecca Wenham / Alison Patterson / Alex Kramer

Double Bass
Meaghan Williams (Principal) / Mark Beaty (Orchestra Contractor / www.bringthemusic.ca) / Michael Vaughn / Laurence Mollerup / Christine Yang (Kessler Academy) / Leanna Wong

For Little Chamber Music
Mark Haney, Managing Artistic Director

For The Polygon Gallery
Krista Constantineau / Jessica Walker / Justin Ramsey / Nomi Stricker / Paul Kuranko / Reid Shier

For Opus 59 Films
Producer / Director - John Bolton
Co-Producer - Milena Salazar
Director Of Photography - Vince Arvidson, CSC
Editor - Mike Southworth
Recording & Mixing Engineer - Will Howie
Camera Operators - James Gill / Milena Salazar / Vince Arvidson
Camera Assistant - Thomas Yardley
Gaffer / Key Grip - Christopher Johnson
Electrics / Grips - Mike Hjorth / Terrance Azzuolo
Location Sound - Mairi Turner

Production Sponsors
Candela Collective
Collide Entertainment
Gearforce
RAW Camera
William F. White

Special Thanks
Dakota Poncilius / Derek Carson / Devon Cooke / Grant Rowledge / Ida Nilsen / Kim C. Roberts / Martin Hendriks / Paul Engstrom / Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa / Sachi Komua Rummel / Senaqwila Wyss

We gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of
The BC Arts Council & The Province of BC
The Canada Council For The Arts
The Hamber Foundation

© 2020 Little Chamber Music / Opus 59 Films

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