The work “The Peacemakers” by Karl Jenkins for choir, soprano solo and orchestra is a tribute to people who have witnessed for peace: It pays tribute to 20th-century figures such as Martin Luther King, Albert Schweitzer, Anne Frank, Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela, as well as to the English poets Shelley and Mallory, the composer Johann Sebastian Bach and the medieval Persian mystic Rumi.

Concerts worldwide

To date, the following cities have participated in the concert series:

Nelson und Wellington (New Zealand), Baradine (NSW-Australia), Tokyo (Japan), Ooty (India), Jerewan (Armenien), Birzeit/Ramallah (Palestine), Luzern (Switzerland), Engelberg (Switzerland), Kehl (Germany), Driebergen (Netherland), Neuquén (Argentina), Santiago de Chile (Chile).

Lucerne (Switzerland), Potsdam (Germany), Strasbourg (France), Driebergen (Netherlands), New South Wales (Australia), Mumbai and Chennai (India), Santiago de Chile (Chile), Neuquén (Argentina), Wellington and Nelson (New Zealand), Eriwan (Armenia), Birzeit/Ramalla (Palestine) und Tokio (Japan).

The performance in Lucerne

The project idea originated in Lucerne, where the work will be performed and recorded in the Jesuit Church on the World Day of Peace on September 21, 2023. The concerts from the other countries can be followed. The worldwide performances will be streamed via our website www.timedate.ch.