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dhammapada
Dhammapada is a collection of sayings of the Buddha compiled by his followers after his death 2,500 years ago and transmitted orally for over 500 years before being written down around 2,000 years ago. It is the core work in Buddhist thought.
It is a spiritual work without being religious. It contains the Buddha's key messages, expressed in striking and often beautiful images; a manual for living a good life, as relevant today as it was then. It introduces the ideas of karma: if you do or think bad things then bad will come back to you; that life is suffering which is caused by too much attachment to worldly things, and that everything in life will decay: wealth, beauty and power are all temporary.
Although much loved and often translated, it has never previously been set to Western music. A new singing translation of key sections of Dhammapada has been set for a capella choir by noted choral composer Ronald Corp, who is the founder of the New London Orchestra and new London Children's Choir as well as Music Director of the London Chorus and Highgate Choral Society.
The choral work, which is around an hour long, is interspersed with field recordings of bells, chants and drums made in the exact locations in India where the Buddha lived and taught
On the 6 February 2011, Vignette Productions will present the world premiere of Dhammapada and host the CD launch with Stone Records. Ronald Corp will conduct a choir of 8 soloists in the thrilling setting of Shoreditch's Village Underground.
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LocationVillage Underground
54 Holywell Lane
London EC2A 3PQ
United Kingdom
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