An oratorio with silent film combines a performance of Richard Einhorn’s 1994 choral and orchestral work, Voices of Light, with Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 silent film classic, The Passion of Joan of Arc. Dreyer’s depiction of the trial and execution of Joan is rightfully canonized as one of cinema’s masterpieces. The composition Voices of Light, scored by Richard Einhorn for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, “sublimely matches one of the great films of all time” (Chicago Sun-Times). A stunning and unforgettable evening of music and film.

Conducted by Associate Professor and Chair of Music Christine Howlett and featuring the Vassar College Choir, Vassar faculty members Courtenay Budd and James Ruff, Vassar alumna Jacquelyn Matava ’09, and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic.

At the Bardavon 1869 Opera House. For tickets, visit: www.bardavon.org.

Free tickets are available for Vassar students through the Vassar College Music Department by emailing concerts@vassar.edu.

Listen to Christine Howlett discuss this upcoming performance on WAMC.