Apocalypse in Amsterdam

Dress Rehearsal

Prophets of doom abound in Amsterdam. However, British composer and conductor James Wood (1953) goes a step further. His oratorio Apokalypsis, based on John’s Revelation, premiered last week at the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw. When seven soprano saxophones blast the tattoo signal in unison from the balconies of the Muziekgebouw, everyone is immediately alert. Not all visitors […]