A Handshake in the Dark

A Handshake in the Dark

A Handshake in the Dark is an anti-war choral piece by Michael Nyman, based on texts by the Iraqi poet Jamal Jumá, an exiled poet living in Denmark, and constitutes a series of imaginary letters to his younger brother, a conscript captured by the Americans and whose whereabouts were long unknown. The poetry graphically describes the pain and loss felt before the brother’s eventual release. The piece has been premiered by the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra on 8 March 2007 at the Barbican Hall, London.

Articles

* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article1737196.ece The Sunday Times: How a family trauma inspired an Iraqi poet]
* [http://www.chesternovello.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2432&State_3041=2&workId_3041=35686 Michael Nyman: A Handshake in the Dark]
* [http://www.classicalsource.com/db_control/db_concert_review.php?id=4276&PHPSESSID=39377e8dff4a901362c676beff8496f3 Richard Whitehouse: A Handshake in the Dark ]
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article1499105.ece The Sunday Times: An extraordinary work]
* [http://music.guardian.co.uk/live/story/0,,2031598,00.html The Guardian: A Handshake in the Dark]
* [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article2353473.ece The Independent: A Handshake in the Dark]

External links

* [http://www.jamaljuma.com/English/letters.htm A Handshake in the Dark, poems]
* [http://www.michaelnyman.com Michael Nyman official site]
* [http://www.jamaljuma.com Jamal Jumá official site]


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