BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Central Jersey Choral Society performs Vaughan Williams's Dona Nobis Pacem\, Towards the Unknown Region \;and other choral wo rks. \; Conducted by Director Christopher Loeffler with organ accomp animent by Camilla Jarnot\, DMA.Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) influ enced British choral music more than any other composer of his generatio n. Having survived not one\, but two World Wars it took a composer of Va ughan Williams's insight and unique harmonic style to capture the essenc e  \;the spirit and complexity  \;of the British people. Vaughan Williams was himself a product and example of that complexity - for ins tance\, the paradox that existed in a man who was a self-professed agnos tic\, but who possessed such a keen understanding of English folk music that he was granted the honor of being an editor of The English Hymnal i n 1906.In our concert\, the Central Jersey Choral Society (CJCS) will ex plore the multi-faceted personal and musical character of this composer\ , particularly asamanwho had personally experienced the ravages of war a nd loss.We open with an impassioned call to God for peace: Dona Nobis Pa cem. This work combines biblical texts with those of Whitman and others to create a passionate plea for peace in a land riddled with war. Avoidi ng a gratuitous depiction of the carnage of war\, Vaughn Williams portra ys the disruptive nature of war as all of the men are gathered for battl e in Beat! Beat! Drums!\, only to return from war as casualties in Dirge for Two Veterans.In Loch Lomond and Rest\, Vaughan Williams expresses h is masterful understanding of folk song to paint the last moments of lif e as a profoundly uplifting and peaceful resolution to hardship. We clos e with Toward the Unknown Region which sets poet Walt Whitman's (1819-18 92) Darest Thou Now\, O Soul in a moving tale of a soul's journey to a f reedom beyond life.Thank you for joining us in this celebration of a bri lliant composer and his perspective of tumultuous times that so closely parallel our own. URL:http://eastwindsor.patch.com/events/cjcs-presents-an-afternoon-of-ral ph-vaughan-williams SUMMARY:CJCS Presents: An Afternoon of Ralph Vaughan Williams LOCATION:St. Paul Lutheran Church: 79 One Mile Rd Ext\, East Windsor\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR