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Silent Film Concert “King of Kings”
29. November 2013 @ 20:00 - 22:30
Sat. 30.11.2013
8:00 PM
Rochus Church
Info
General:
USA 1927
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Screenplay: Jeanie Macpherson
Cinematography: John Peverell Marley
Duration: 135 min., black and white
About:
The courtesan Mary Magdalene is angry when her lover Judas Iscariot does not come to her festival because he has become a follower of Jesus. She goes to Jesus herself, becomes a believer, and experiences the biblical story up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.
Music Version:
New music for orchestra, soloists, and choir by Wilfried Kaets
Performers:
Rochus Choir
Youth Choir St. Rochus
Project Choir (supported by the NRW State Music Council)
Orchestra of the Rochus Church
In cooperation with the Orchestra Class of the Rochus Music School e.V.
Soloists:
Suzanne Thorp – Soprano
Peter Junk – Clarinet
Camilla Hoitenga – Flute
Norbert Krämer – Percussion
Ralf Kurley – Percussion
Matthias Haarmann – Organ
Elena Borisovets – Harpsichord
Steffen Paesler – Piano
Technical Crew:
Joachim Steinigeweg – Silent film technology
Raphael Kaets – Direction of secondary projection of the German intertitles
Peter Müller, Philip Knaak, Heinz Terhag – AV Technology