''Annelies'' is a full-length choral work based on ''
The Diary of Anne Frank
''The Diary of a Young Girl'', also known as ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', is a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherl ...
''.
Annelies is the full first name of Anne Frank, now commonly referred to by her abbreviated forename, Anne. The music is by British composer
James Whitbourn
James Whitbourn (born 1963) is a British composer and conductor.
Biography
James Whitbourn was born in Kent and educated at Skinners' School before winning a scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he gained his first two degrees. ...
and the libretto is compiled from the diary by Melanie Challenger.
Movements from ''Annelies'' were first performed at the National UK Holocaust Memorial Day in Westminster Hall, London on 27 January 2005. The World Premiere of the full work followed in April 2005 at the Cadogan Hall, London, conducted by
Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor, author and composer.
Early life and education
Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His fat ...
with the Choir of Clare College Cambridge and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The fourteen movements are:
# Introit – prelude (instrumental)
# The capture foretold
# The plan to go into hiding
# The last night at home and arrival at the Annexe
# Life in hiding
# Courage
# Fear of capture and the second break-in
# Sinfonia (Kyrie)
# The Dream
# Devastation of the outside world
# Passing of time
# The hope of liberation and a spring awakening
# The capture and the concentration camp
# Anne’s meditation
The US Premiere was presented in April 2007 at Westminster Choir College, Princeton NJ with Lynn Eustis (soprano) under
James Jordan and the composer, with a reduced scoring for soprano, choir and chamber ensemble. The final chamber version calls for an ensemble comprising violin, cello, piano and clarinet and was premiered in The Netherlands on 12 June 2009 with
Daniel Hope
Daniel Hope (born 17 August 1973, Durban, South Africa) is a European classical violinist.
Early life and education
Hope was born in Durban, South Africa, and is of Irish and Jewish German descent, his maternal grandparents, formerly from Be ...
(violin) and
Arianna Zukerman (soprano).
In May, 2012, the piece was recorded for
Naxos Records by the Westminster
Williamson Voices under the direction of James Jordan with Soprano, Arianna Zukerman, th
Lincoln Trio and Clarinetist
Bharat Chandra The recording was nominated for the 2014 Grammy for Best Choral Performance.
The group reunited for a performance of the piece in April 2019 at the Washington National Cathedral for the celebration of Anne Frank's 90th birthday.
Notes
External links
Works page at G Schirmer IncAnnelies page at Chester MusicJames Whitbourn Official Site
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Choral compositions
Cultural depictions of Anne Frank
2005 compositions
Works based on diaries
Songs about the Holocaust
Classical music about the Holocaust