Beyond the Book: EVERY VALLEY with Charles King
Schedule
Wed Oct 30 2024 at 06:30 pm
Location
Calvary Moravian Church | Winston Salem, NC
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Join Bookmarks and the WS Symphony for a book talk and musical performance on October 30 at 6:30 pm!Join Bookmarks and the Winston-Salem Symphony for an evening with Charles King, author of Every Valley. Attendees will enjoy an author talk interspersed with quartet performances from Handel's Messiah . Tickets are $40 and include admission to the event, a copy of Every Valley , and access to the signing line.
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About the Book
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is arguably the greatest piece of participatory art ever created. Adored by millions, it is performed each year by renowned choirs and orchestras, as well as by audiences singing along with the words on their cell phones. But this work of triumphant joy was born in a worried age. Britain in the early Enlightenment was a place of astonishing creativity but also the seat of an empire mired in war, enslavement, and conflicts over everything from the legitimacy of government to the meaning of truth. Against this turbulent background, prize-winning author Charles King has crafted a cinematic drama of the troubled lives that shaped a masterpiece of hope. Every Valley presents a depressive dissenter stirred to action by an ancient prophecy; an actress plagued by an abusive husband and public scorn; an Atlantic sea captain and penniless philanthropist; and an African Muslim man held captive in the American colonies and hatching a dangerous plan for getting back home. At center stage is Handel himself, composer to kings but, at midlife, in ill health and straining to keep an audience’s attention. Set amid royal intrigue, theater scandals, and political conspiracy, Every Valley is entertaining, inspiring, unforgettable.
About the Author
CHARLES KING is the author of eight books, most recently Gods of the Upper Air , a New York Times bestseller, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award, and winner of the Francis Parkman Prize. His Odessa won a National Jewish Book Award. He is a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University. His latest book is EVERY VALLEY: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah.
About Winston-Salem Symphony
The Winston-Salem Symphony Association, Inc. is one of oldest and most respected professional arts organizations in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad. Started in 1946 on the campus of Salem College as a Civic Orchestra, the Symphony incorporated as a non-profit North Carolina corporation in 1952 and hired its first full-time conductor in 1955. Believing that music has the power to inspire, the Winston-Salem Symphony will fulfill this mission by enriching the community with live music. The Symphony brings performances, educational programs, and community engagement initiatives to where people live and desires for audiences to experience music in a way that is relevant and meaningful to their own lives. Through music, the Winston-Salem Symphony aspires to create shared experiences and connections that improve the quality of life in Winston-Salem and throughout the region.
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Where is it happening?
Calvary Moravian Church, 600 Holly Ave,Winston-Salem,NC,United States, Winston SalemEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
