Yesterday Brendan Kiley began trying to piece together Goebbels and what will be happening onstage this weekend:
This weekend at On the Boards, German composer/spectacle maker Heiner Goebbels will present his Songs of Wars I Have Seen, based on Gertrude Stein's memoir about being an American expatriate during WWII.
Anu Tali is a world-class conductor (she's got cred) who has been travelling the world to lead Songs of Wars I Have Seen and is in town right now with Heiner Goebbels helping put together the show for this weekend.
Michael van Baker at the SunBreak posted a review of Icebreaker and a quick preview of Songs of Wars I Have Seen this weekend. How to sum it all up? How about this:
"It's exciting.
Our building is FULL of musicians and singers getting ready for the weekend. I can't think of a time that I've seen so many instruments and music stands out on the stage and know that a couple coworkers are thinking the same thing.
So you've read the beginner's guide to Heiner Goebbels. What next? A short essay on the aesthetics of this composer. Dr. Kersten Glandien delivered this paper at a School of Sound symposium in 2005 and then made it available online.
There are plenty of love songs out there, but how about songs about war? An about.com posting lists the following as the top 10 songs related to war:
1. Eminem - Mosh - 2004
2. Paul Hardcastle - 19 - 1985
3. John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace a Chance - 1969
4. Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction - 1965
5. Metallica - One - 1989
6. Paper Lace - Billy, Don't Be a Hero - 1974
7. SSgt. Barry Sadler - The Ballad of the Green Berets - 1966
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Almost a year ago, Pacific Musicworks (then known as Pacific Operaworks) made a splashy debut in a high profile production of Return of Ulyssses that included partnerships with William Kentridge and South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company.
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