Prisoner of Conscience
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Composer:
Jennifer Jolley
Scoring:
three sopranos and one mezzo-soprano
Duration:
ca. 25:00
Materials:
score (8.5 x 11)
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Librettist's Note:
In this work, I too have tried to hold true to the following philosophy, as related by Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in her closing statement at the trial:
Pussy Riot are (Alexander) Vvedensky’s students and heirs. His principle of the bad rhyme is dear to us. He wrote, “Occasionally, I think of two different rhymes, a good one and a bad one, and I always choose the bad one because it is always the right one.”
I see this work largely as street art, a crude homage to three heroes unjustly incarcerated, fighting a corrupt system that unfortunately at times bears a little too much resemblance to our own in the unequal distribution of justice and the willful ignorance of people to the cries of the downtrodden. The graffiti I paint here may fade with time, but I hope the legacy of these three brave women carries through it.
My source for the translations of the excerpts of the closing statements:
https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/pussy-riot-closing-statements/
— Kendall A
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Reproduction Notice:
This program note may be freely reproduced in concert programs, provided that proper credit is given to the librettist.
Jennifer Jolley
Scoring:
three sopranos and one mezzo-soprano
Duration:
ca. 25:00
Materials:
score (8.5 x 11)
• If you are interested in purchasing multiple scores for performance, please Contact Us regarding a bulk-order discount.
Listen
————--
Librettist's Note:
In this work, I too have tried to hold true to the following philosophy, as related by Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in her closing statement at the trial:
Pussy Riot are (Alexander) Vvedensky’s students and heirs. His principle of the bad rhyme is dear to us. He wrote, “Occasionally, I think of two different rhymes, a good one and a bad one, and I always choose the bad one because it is always the right one.”
I see this work largely as street art, a crude homage to three heroes unjustly incarcerated, fighting a corrupt system that unfortunately at times bears a little too much resemblance to our own in the unequal distribution of justice and the willful ignorance of people to the cries of the downtrodden. The graffiti I paint here may fade with time, but I hope the legacy of these three brave women carries through it.
My source for the translations of the excerpts of the closing statements:
https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/pussy-riot-closing-statements/
— Kendall A
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Reproduction Notice:
This program note may be freely reproduced in concert programs, provided that proper credit is given to the librettist.
