Vem r min medmnniska? (Who is my neighbour?)
Vocal
quartet and saxophone quartet
duration
approx 20 min
Music by
Stefan Klaverdal
©2013, 2015
This work
originates in the old story about the merciful Samarian (Luk 10:25-37). A man
was attacked by robbers and is left half dead. A passing priest sees the man
but chooses to simply pass him by, as does a Levit. Finally a Samarian, a
people that the original audience (jews) hated more than others, helps the man.
So. Who is really your neighbour?
This piece
is a performance or a mix of several forms of expressions such as chambermusic,
theatre and opera. The hope is to raise questions in many levels about the
content and also the form. The work is presented in four languages at the same
time: Swedish English, German and Latin, but it could just as easily be any
other languages.
Premiere in
Haga church, Gothenburg September 2015 with Vocal Quartet Vox and Saxophone
Quartet RollinÕ Phones.
SWE
Verket utgr frn den gamla berttelsen om den barmhrtige samariten (Luk 10:25-37). En man har blivit verfallen av rvare och lmnats halvdd p vgen. En frbipasserande prst noterar mannen men viker av och passerar frbi, likas en Levit. Till slut stannar en samarit, som berttelsens publik (judar) avskydde mer n andra, och hjlper mannen, tar honom till ett vrdshus och betalar fr honom. Vem r egentligen din medmnniska?
Verket r en performance, eller en blandform av musik, teater, opera och kammarmusik. Frhoppningen r att vcka frgor p mnga plan, bde om innehllet och om formen. I verket framfrs berttelsen p flera sprk, svenska, engelska, tyska och latin, men det skulle likavl kunna vara helt andra sprk.