'កូនចៀមនៃព្រះ' ស្វែងរកការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសេចក្តីសង្ឃឹមនៃព្រះយេស៊ូវគ្រីស្ទនៅរដូវបុណ្យអ៊ីស្ទើរ

'កូនចៀមនៃព្រះ' ស្វែងរកការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសេចក្តីសង្ឃឹមនៃព្រះយេស៊ូវគ្រីស្ទនៅរដូវបុណ្យអ៊ីស្ទើរ

Marisa Montierth

ខែ​មីនា 28, 2024

មិនបានចាត់ថ្នាក់

***Don’t miss the កូនចៀមរបស់ព្រះ performances at Oakland Temple Hill! Reserve free tickets at temple hill.org***

Rob Gardner’s oratorio about the Savior’s death, Atonement, and Resurrection is performed by volunteers around the world.

Rob Gardner’s first experience writing music about the life of Jesus Christ came in the late 1990s. He was commissioned by his mission president in France to compose a 45-minute work to help broaden the appeal of their gospel message.

The experience was wonderful. But Gardner could only spend about 10 minutes on the Atonement Christ accomplished at the end of His life.

For the next decade, thoughts percolated in Gardner’s mind about doing more and “telling the story in a way that I hadn’t already seen 1,000 times.”

The epiphany came in 2009. Gardner was four months into a graduate school program in scoring music for motion pictures and television at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. As he studied with gifted students and worked with some of the world’s best musicians, he found his idea: Tell the story of the Savior of the world through the eyes of the people who surrounded Him.

Gardner emailed the London Symphony Orchestra — famous for their soundtracks on “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” “Harry Potter” and other films — about recording the music he would write. They said they had some open dates six months later, and he wrote toward that deadline.

Thus the “Lamb of God” oratorio was born.

Fittingly, this production about the final days of Christ’s life through His Resurrection is — from its inception to completion — all about the hope that is found only in Christ.

“I would never want someone to be discouraged, including myself, from continuing to write something because it doesn’t come quickly,” Gardner said. “[Six months] sounds fast, but there were months that went by without me having a single idea. It wasn’t really until [a few months] before the deadline that I really started making strides. It was a struggle for sure.”

The “Lamb of God” communicates hope even in the darkest moments of Christ’s life.

“I wanted to make sure that in every moment of darkness there was also a ray of hope,” Gardner said. “The darkest moment of all would be the Crucifixion. And I wanted the brightest hope in that moment, too.”

សូមអានបន្ថែមនៅ newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org.

នេះ កូនចៀមរបស់ព្រះ Easter oratorio returns to the Oakland Temple Hill Auditorium for performances on Friday March 29 at 7 PM, Saturday March 30 at 2:00 PM and Sunday, March 31 at 7:00 PM. Bring the family to share this beautiful music and message which recounts the events of the final days of the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A featured cellist along with thirteen vocal soloists join the Temple Hill Choir and Orchestra for the eleventh year of performing Rob Gardner’s កូនចៀមរបស់ព្រះ. The concert is free of charge and open to all who wish to celebrate the Easter season.

When asked to share his feelings about his experience conducting this work, Alan Chipman replies, “I have been directing choirs, orchestras, and musical performances for over 40 years, both religious and secular. No music we have ever performed has more meaningful impact on the heart and soul as Rob Gardner’s កូនចៀមរបស់ព្រះ. The words are precious. The music touches the spirit of all who hear it. The message testifies of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and Atonement for all mankind. What a beautiful Easter musical experience for me to stand in front of the choir and orchestra and hear this powerful message.”