27 Sep, 2025 @ 7 pm
The Niguliste Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
* World premiere! *
28 Sep, 2025 @ 6 pm
The German Church, Helsinki, Finland
* First performance in Finland! *
music by Andrew Lawrence-King
Eesti barokkorkester
Ian Honeyman
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone. excerpt from There will come soft rains, by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
Andrew Lawrence-King, British guru of old music, has composed an oratorio that loosely follows the story of the passion, but interweaves this with keen observations of the conflicts of our time and the challenges humanity faces. The music leads the listener through a multitude of musical epochs and styles, creating a sense of unity and of the interconnectedness of all things, a deeply moving experience.