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''August 4, 1964'' is an oratorio for mezzo-soprano, soprano, tenor, baritone, choir, and orchestra written by the American composer Steven Stucky with a libretto by Gene Scheer. It was commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in honor of the centennial of the birth of 36th U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. The piece premiered September 18, 2008 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, with conductor Jaap van Zweden leading mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor, soprano Laquita Mitchell, baritone Robert Orth, tenor Vale Rideout, the Dallas Symphony Chorus, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The work specifically follows the events of August 4, 1964 during Johnson's presidency, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the discovered bodies of three murdered civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi.〔Stucky, Steven (September 2008). (''August 4, 1964'' (world premiere) ). Retrieved April 7, 2015.〕 The piece was nominated for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. ==Composition== Librettist Gene Scheer based the text of ''August 4, 1964'' on various diaries, letters, news reports, and other historical documents regarding the day's events. The work explores its narrative from two perspectives: those of the grieving mothers of James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, and those of Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in the Oval Office.〔 On the inspiration for the work, Stucky recalled: The piece is scored for choir, orchestra, and four vocal soloists cast in historic rolls: *Mrs. Goodman, mezzo-soprano *Mrs. Chaney, soprano *President Lyndon B. Johnson, baritone *Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, tenor 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「August 4, 1964」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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