Tuesday, May 1, 2018

The First Pussy Riot Oratorio

Prisoner of Conscience, composed by Jennifer Jolley for female vocal quartet the Quince Ensemble, draws its texts from the Russian punk rockers' lyrics and from the transcribed proceedings of their 2012 trial on charges of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" for an impromptu (and very brief) protest performance they gave before the altar of Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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