“Peace Child-Alpha Omega”

Andrew Parnell will conduct the Ely Choral Society, together with choirs from  “Witchford Village College and Southfields Junior School, Peterborough  and an orchestra in this powerful piece composed by David Gordon.  

Part musical, part oratorio, this “musical conversation” begins with a catastrophe which forces the story’s four young characters and the story teller (played by Gemma Craven) to re-examine their own identities and belief systems as they learn from each other. Following the performance there will be a question and answer session with notable faith leaders.

Aimed at both young and old it is part of a broader project sponsored by the European Union’s Culture Fund involving performances in Tallinn (Estonia) and Istanbul (Turkey).