Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis
A Parable for End Times
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: SATB Choir and Orchestra
A Parable for End Times, Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis (2018)
for SATB choir and orchestra
A Parable for End Times is a setting of an excerpt from Canadian author Steven Erikson’s novella “The Devil Delivered”. The story depicts a near-future Earth ravaged by nuclear fallout, depleted natural resources, and an ozone hole the size of the Great Plains. In this dystopia, a young boy’s painfully naive question – “what did I do wrong” – is met with a scathing diatribe on humanity’s complicity in its own planet’s destruction, resulting from a myopic preoccupation with ephemeral comforts and exploitative indulgence. This piece is my response to how timely and prescient Erikson’s words feel. —HS
Instrumentation: 3(picc).2.3(bcl).2 / 4.3.3.1 / timp + 3perc / hp / pno(cel) / strings / choir (SATB)
Orchestral performance parts are available via rental.
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About the Work
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: SATB Choir and Orchestra
Commissioned by: Commissioned by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Pages: 59
