This post was taken from a letter Utah Chamber Artists received from an audience member at our Christmas concert on Monday, December 3, 2018. The selection of the little match girl passion for the first half of the concert was a programming stroke of genius and very moving. The piece itself was an “unusual” arrangement […]
AT THE INN: MAKING ROOM December 3, 2018 7:30 Libby Gardner Concert Hall “the little match girl passion” by David Lang – the story of a little girl who is cast out at Christmas time and after struggling to live, lighting match after match, finally joyfully joins her grandmother in heaven. Choruses from Handel’s “Messiah” […]
The Story Behind the Story Composer David Lang wanted to write a passion that could stand as a universal story of suffering and transcendence. At the suggestion of his wife, he decided that Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” would be perfect for his purpose. It was a story of suffering and ultimately transcendence. […]