Stuart Beatch: a boy & a boy (German Premiere) | Junger Kammerchor Lucente (MUC), Con.: Inga Brüseke

Live Recording at Fat Cat Munich at VokalSinnM 2024 from our program "A Question of Love"
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Roberta Pisu (Choreography & Contemporary Dance) & Gustavo Gomes (Contemporary Dance)
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Junger Kammerchor Lucente | Cond. & Idea: Inga Brüseke
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Recording & Cut: Johan von Forstner
Thumbnail: Marian Wilhelm
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About "a boy & a boy": "In early 2019, my friend and poet Matthew Stepanic set out alongside fellow poet Jason Purcell with the ambitious plan to open Glass Bookshop, a queer-focused bookstore & community space in Edmonton. As part of their fundraising campaign, I was able to commission a brand-new poem from Matthew-I asked him to write something unapologetically queer and romantic, taking inspiration from “A Boy and a Girl”, the poem by Octavio Paz famously set by Eric Whitacre. This setting of a boy & a boy was commissioned by Pro Coro Canada and Michael Zaugg in 2022. Matthew’s poem adapts the fresh imagery of the original to weave a new narrative of queer summer love becoming something more. My music is lush and direct, focusing on the beauty and emotional depth of this brief poem, and I hope that it will resonate deeply with audiences and singers alike. This score is dedicated to Matthew, with deepest respect and admiration, for his openness and generosity in our collaborations-I’m thankful to have now set 12 of his poems to music, and I hope to continue amplifying his beautiful queer artistry in the years to come."
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VokalSinnM was supported by: Kulturreferat der Stadt München, Bezirk Oberbayern, Kulturfonds Bayern; further partner: SCHOTT Music, Fat Cat Munich

[@ChristianDrieschner]

Ich habe es mir jetzt drei mal angesehen: sensationell die Einheit von Gesang und Tanz. Das ist schon große Kunst

[@ibrueseke]

@@ChristianDrieschner Danke, lieber Christian 🙏🏻