Acadia New Music Festival

Hear the premiere of “Lux Aeterna”, a newly commissioned work for Gamelan and Choir at the Gala concert at Denton Hall as part of the “Shattering the Silence” Acadia New Music Festival.

Lux Aeterna (2009)

Paula Rockwell and TBA, sopranos
Claire Mallin and Helen Pridmore, altos
Ryan Billington, Tenor
David Piper, Bass
Acadia Gamelan directed by Ken Shorley

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GALA concert
Denton Auditorium at Acadia University
Cost: $15, Acadia Students Free

This concert is funded in part by Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture and Heritage
The Gala concert includes 3 world premieres of new works composed by Derek Charke, Jérôme Blais and
Peter Togni (all funded by Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture and Heritage). Jerome Blais’s work was
composed for the Acadia Gamelan, directed by Ken Shorley and for mezzo-soprano Paula Rockwell.
PeterTogni’s work was also written for the Acadian Gamelan plus 6 singers including; Paula Rockwell,
Helen Pridmore, Claire Mallin, Ryan Billington and David Piper. Derek Charke’s work was written for
soprano Janice Jackson and electronics.