All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

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ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 was developed and produced by Cantus and Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 2007.

All Is Calm is presented through special agreement with Theater Latté Da. LatteDa.org

FOR ME, THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS STORIES are about the message of the season, “peace on Earth and goodwill toward all,” permeating the souls of the lowliest and least likely. In the Bible, the angels deliver their message not to the kings and princes of the land, but to humble shepherds watching over their sheep. In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is the least likely person to keep Christmas in his heart. And yet, the shepherds and Scrooge, the lowliest and least likely, are each transformed and renewed by the challenge of “peace on Earth and goodwill toward all.”

In All is Calm, the message of Christmas also comes to the lowliest and least likely. It is not the generals and politicians who instigate the truce. Instead, the lowest of the ranks, huddled in their trenches, find the humanity in their foe. It is also not the pacifists of the world who are transformed by the Christmas message but unlikely soldiers trained to shoot and kill, who lay down their arms to exchange gifts instead of rifle fire.

Contrary to the myth, the simply sung lines of “Silent Night” are not the reason the truce happened, they were merely the truce’s breaking point. I believe the more powerful message and promise of Christmas, with its challenge for us to become our highest and best selves, is what ultimately transformed fighters into friends in the fields in Flanders 100 years ago. If Christmas has any meaning or a power in a modern age, certainly the men of the truce found it, felt it and lived it.

The part I still have trouble remembering after years of being involved with this show is that All is Calm is not a story - it really happened. And it really happened in the way this show depicts because our story is told in the words and songs of those who waged peace in December of 1914. My hope is that All is Calm honours these unheralded, brave men who have been left out of the history books for so long. I also hope that All is Calm allows you to be transformed by the message, promise and challenge of Christmas.

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Men from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers meet their German counterparts in no man’s land somewhere in the deadly Ypres Salient, December 26, 1914.

Creating All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

By Peter Rothstein I STUDIED WORLD WAR ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL and college, but I don’t remember reading about the Christmas Truce in any of my textbooks. If I had, I certainly would have remembered. This extraordinary event took place in 1914, the first year of the war, and was never repeated. Thousands of men put down their guns and left their trenches to meet their enemies in no man’s land. They exchanged gifts of tobacco, rum and chocolates; even photographs of loved ones.

They sang songs, played a game of soccer, and buried each other’s dead. Upon orders from above, they eventually returned to their trenches and reinstigated a war that would last four more years.

So why did I not learn of this remarkable event?

The propaganda machine of war is powerful, and news of soldiers fraternizing across enemy lines humanized the Germans and undermined public support for the war. The heroes of this story are the lowest of the ranks — the young, the hungry, the cold, and the optimistic — those who acted with great courage to put down their guns, overcoming a fear that placed a gun in their hands in the first place. Their story puts a human face on war, and that’s the story I hope to tell.

I am interested in creating performance where the content dictates the form. In the creative process I continually ask myself, “If the characters 2 All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

were left to their own devices, how would they tell their story? What language, what tools were available to them?” There was our answer — radio.

Radio was critical to military operations; it was the primary means of mass communication and mass entertainment. Our piece would be a radio musical drama, using only the tools of radio: music and text. The music ranges from trench songs to patriotic and sentimental tunes, as well as Christmas music from the participating countries.

The text is taken from a wide range of sources including letters, journals, official war documents, poetry, grave stone inscriptions — even an old radio broadcast.

One of the reasons I love working in theatre, versus film or television, is because the theatre is a two-way street. It asks the audience to engage their imagination in order to complete the story. So, here are the words and songs of these remarkable men. Completing the story, putting a human face on war — well, that’s up to you.

To the thousands of men who changed history, thank you. May we do your story justice.

Mr. Rothstein would like to extend his gratitude to these generous individuals and impressive institutions for their research assistance: Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra National de Paris; Imperial War Museum, London; In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres, Belgium; Dominiek Dendooven, Knowledge Center, Musée de l’Armée, Paris; Over the Top Tours, Ypres, Belgium; Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels.

We welcome your applause during the carol prelude, but ask that you remain seated and refrain from applause during All Is Calm

Prelude Carols for Male Voices arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams God Rest Ye Merry, The Lord At First, As Joseph Was a-Walking, A Virgin Most Pure, The First Nowell, Coventry Carol, I Saw Three Ships

All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

by Peter Rothstein

With musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach

Prologue Will Ye Go to Flanders?

Scottish Folk Song, arr. Erick Lichte

The Optimistic Departure Come on and Join (Alexander’s Ragtime Band) God Save the King Good Bye-ee It’s a Long Way to Tipperary Les Godillots

Irving Berlin English Traditional R.P Weston and Bert Lee Jack Judge and Harry Williams Paul Briollet and Eugene Rimbault, based on French Traditional

The Grim Reality Pack Up Your Troubles The Old Barbed Wire I Want to Go Home Deutschlandlied Keep the Home-Fires Burning O Come, O Come Emmanuel

George Henry and Felix Powell English Traditional Lieut. Gitz Rice Franz Joseph Haydn Ivor Novello 12th c. plainchant

Christmas Christmas in the Camp We Wish You a Merry Christmas Die Wacht am Rhein Christmas Day in the Cookhouse O Tannenbaum

Harrington and Scott English Traditional Carol Karl Wilhelm English Traditional German Carol, arr. Timothy C. Takach

The Truce Silent Night Angels We Have Heard on High Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella In Dulci Jubilo Wassail Minuit chrétiens (O Holy Night) Will Ye Go to Flanders? (Reprise) Es Ist Ein Rose Entsprungen Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Good King Wenceslas

Franz Gruber, arr. Erick Lichte French Traditional French Carol German Carol Erick Lichte, based on traditional texts Adolph Adam, arr. Erick Lichte Scottish Folk Song, arr. Erick Lichte German Carol, arr. Erick Lichte Philip Nicolai, arr. Erick Lichte Piae Cantiones

The Return to Battle Auld Lang Syne

Scottish Folk Song, arr. Timothy C. Takach

Epilogue The Last Post Silent Night (Reprise)

English Bugle Call Franz Gruber, arr. Erick Lichte

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People Cited Dick Barron, 2nd London Mounted Brigade

Patrick MacGill, London Irish Regiment

Private Frank Bass, 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment

Lt. General C.F.N. Macready, British Army

Robert Burns, 7th Queens Own Cameron Highlanders

Private Peter McGregor, 14th Battalion Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders

Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty

Albert Moren, 2nd Queen’s Regiment

Private W. T. Colyer, Artists’ Rifles

Sgt. G. H. Morgan, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Corporal John Fergusen, Seaforth Highlanders

Oberstleutnant Johannes Niemann, 133rd Royal Saxon Regiment

Count Edvard Gleichen, Brigadier General, 15th Brigade

Wilfred Owen, Manchester Regiment

Hugo Klemm, 133rd Saxon Regiment

Second Lieutenant Arthur Pelham-Burn, 6 Gordon Highlanders

Maurice Laurentin, Commandant 6e Compagnie

Pope Benedict XV

Francis Edward Ledwidge, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Jack Rogers, Sherwood Foresters

Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Lillywhite, Royal Engineers

Private Frank Sumpter, London Rifle Brigade

Captain Sir Edward Hulse, Scots Guards

George Littlefair, Durham Light Infantry Private Tom Macdonald, 9th Batalion Royal Sussex Regiment

Siegfried Sassoon, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Private Jack Sweeney, 1st Batallion, Lincolnshire Regiment G. T. Forrestier-Walker, Brigadier General Frank and Maurice Wray, London Rifle Brigade

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The Actors PETER HALL Stage and film actor, director, puppeteer, teacher and writer, Mr Hall’s career in professional theatre has spanned over thirty-five years. Directing credits have included original productions at the Caravan Farm Theatre, Runaway Moon Theatre, Mortal Coil Performance Society, Kaleidoscope Theatre and Sen,klip Native Theatre. Many of these productions have involved the exploration and synthesis of puppets and actor.

Mr. Hall is the co-artistic director of Mortal Coil Performance Society with whom he directed Letters from Lithuania as well as Salmon Row an original site specific work set in the Steveston Britannia Shipyards Heritage Site. Most recently, Mr. Hall adapted and co-directed Yayoi Movement Theatre’s production of Medea. He has directed/produced a number of Ghost Train offerings in Stanley Park and is currently in development of The Faeries Play, to be performed this coming summer at the Sharing Farm in Richmond.

Recent film credits include Falling Skies, Colour of Rain, Mortal Kombat, and Fringe.Peter is thrilled and delighted at the prospect of being surrounded by the voices of the Chor Leoni Choir!

ASHLEY O’CONNELL is originally from Dublin, Ireland and has lived in Vancouver since 2003. He has acted professionally since 2006 and has been seen on the stage in Vancouver many times. Stage credits include Spamalot, Blood Brothers and The Graduate (Arts Club), A Few Good Men (Citadel Theatre and MTC, Edmonton & Winnipeg respectively), Of Mice And Men (Blue Bridge), The Full Monty (Patrick Street Productions and Persephone Theatre), Richard II, All’s Well That Ends Well (Bard On The Beach), Guys & Dolls, My Fair Lady, Radio Daze (Gateway Theatre) to name some. TV & Film credits include Watchmen, Stargate: Atlantis and others. He is a two-time Jessie Richardson nominee. Ashley has a BFA in Acting from UBC (2006) and an MA in History (1998) from University College Dublin - his lifelong interest in history and previous military service

means that he is absolutely delighted to be a participant in this production. Love to George, Marsha and Bu. Enjoy the show and have a very Happy Christmas!! Fas a Bealac!

GORDON ROBERTS is delighted to perform with such a group of immensely talented gentlemen. He has been a professional performer for nearly fifty years and a huge fan of Chor Leoni for much of that time.

With his baritone/bass character voice he has become a mainstay of the Vancouver musical theatre world; acting at the Arts Club, Playhouse, Waterfront Theatre, Pacific Theatre, Richmond Gateway. Chemainus Theatre Festival and helping to build the Royal City Musical Theatre Company in New Westminster. A trained orchestral percussionist and accompanist Gordon also musical directs and has helped write five musicals with his writing partner Dean Beatty combining his love of musical genres with an appreciation of historical subjects. With fellow actor Damon Calderwood he formed ACEproductions eight years ago to tour small scale musicals. Their website www.aceproductions.ca is well worth visiting. He has taught musical theatre voice for over twenty-five years and still coaches from his home in North Vancouver where he lives with his beautiful wife Marni and two crazy cats.

Riflemen Andrew and Grigg (centre) – British troops from London – during the Christmas Truce with Saxons of the 104th and 106th Regiments of the Imperial German Army.

Kim Smith, Peter Hall, Ashley O’Connell, Gordon Roberts, and Peter Rothstein appear with the permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

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Chor Leoni Men’s Choir FIRST TENORS Corey Hollett, Ken Hollett, Noel Hollett, Shaun Jackman, Derek Kief, Mark MacDonald*, Cliff Reinhardt, Hyo Shim, Gareth Simpson, Nick Sommer, Peter Spira, William Ting SECOND TENORS Stephen Baker, Kevin Chiang, Liam Kearns, Jim Knight, Rod Locke, Marc Petrunia, Keith Sinclair, John Wyness HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS Christopher Gaze, O.B.C., M.S.M.; Martha Lou Henley, C.M.

BARITONES Joseph Anthony, James Carter, Mike Cavaletto, Nate Chan, Russell Cripps, Ian Farthing, Rob Folley, Philip Jack, Mike Jackman, Peter Joosten, Tom Kidd, David Love, Greg Martin*, Rob McAllister, Greg Mohr, Daniel Sheinin, Ted Steiner BASSES Douglas Au-Lange, Rick Bennett, Paul Birch, Stash Bylicki, Steve Castle, Ryan Cho, James Emery, Ed Friesen, Doug Graeb, Michael Hall, Eric Kristensen, Chris Moore, Bob Rankin, Michael Soderling*, Nick van der Velden *section leaders

Known internationally and loved locally, CHOR LEONI MEN’S CHOIR is recognized as one of the vanguard male vocal ensembles in North America.

With stylistic grace and an adventurous spirit, Vancouver’s Singing Lions have enriched and transformed people’s lives through singing for over twenty years. Chor Leoni performs in many languages and styles and genres, always aiming to communicate, engage, and entertain.

The ensemble has been honoured with many awards at the national and international level including five 1st place awards in the CBC National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs.

In July 2012, Chor Leoni won a dozen awards at the 51st Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale “Seghizzi” (Italy), including 1st place trophies in the 19th and 20th Century categories, two Audience Favourite awards, and second place in the competition’s overall Grand Prix.

Chor Leoni prides itself on its musical ambassadorship for Vancouver and Canada and has performed at major music festivals and concert venues across Canada and the United States.

Internationally, the choir has shared its music in Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

Chor Leoni has been a champion of new music and has commissioned hundreds of pieces for male choir, ranging from pop and folksong arrangements to modern works. The ensemble has commissioned works by notable composers such as Robert Sund, Stephen Chatman, Bruce Sled, Malcolm Forsyth, Jocelyn Morlock, R. Murray Schafer, Bob Chilcott, Stephen Smith, and Peter Togni among others.

Believing in the transformative power of male singing, Chor Leoni annually engages young male singers in two successful education programs.

PROMYS (PROgram for Mentoring Young Singers) invites some of the most talented male singers from the Lower Mainland to join with Chor Leoni in rehearsals and performances and MYVoice (Mobilizing Young men’s Voices) provides an opportunity for teenage boys to come together in all-male choirs to find their changed voices, develop their confidence, and nurture their interest and commitment to music and culture.

Chor Leoni was founded in 1992 by Diane Loomer, C.M., and is currently conducted by Erick Lichte.

The Production Team David Carpenter, Chor Leoni Production Manager Dave Goodfellow, Lighting Michael Kidder, Sound 6 All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

Rod Laxton, Head Carpenter Susan Murray, Costumier Kim Smith, Stage Manager

The Creators PETER ROTHSTEIN works extensively as a director of theatre, musical theatre, opera and new work development.

He is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater Latté Da, a Twin Cities-based company dedicated to new music theatre. He has directed 50 mainstage productions for Theater Latté Da, including nine world premieres. Other directing credits include the Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Ten Thousand Things and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater. Opera credits include Minnesota Opera, Opera Colorado and Portland Opera. He is the creator of All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 and Steerage Song, created in collaboration with Dan Chouinard.

Peter has been named one of Minnesota’s Artists of the Year by the StarTribune, Theater Artist of the Year by Lavender, and Best Director by City Pages. He has been awarded five Ivey Awards for overall excellence and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation.

He serves on the board of directors for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Alive and Kickin’. He holds a B.A. in Music and Theater from St. John’s University and a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Peter-Rothstein.com.

ERICK LICHTE has carved out a distinct niche in the vocal music world and concert life in North America.

The Washington Post has hailed the “audacity” of his programming, the Chicago Tribune has noted the “meticulous preparation” of his choirs and Fanfare Magazine declared that he created and helmed “the premier men's vocal ensemble in the United States.”

As a founding member, singer and Artistic Director of the male vocal ensemble Cantus, Lichte created and sustained one of only two fulltime vocal ensembles in the United States. From 2000-2009, Lichte’s programming and artistic direction were heard in over 60 concerts a year and he has collaborated with artists such as Bobby

McFerrin, the Boston Pops, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, Minnesota Orchestra. His work with Cantus garnered the 2009 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the highest honour for the professional choral organization Chorus America.

As a choral conductor, Lichte has served as conductor for many professional, educational and amateur choral ensembles. In January of 2013, he began his tenure as Artistic Director of Chor Leoni Men’s Choir based in Vancouver, BC. Lichte is an active clinician and guest conductor, and is especially passionate in his work to get young men singing. Lichte is a published composer and arranger, especially known for his writing in All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 which has been taken on six North American tours and will, this year, be presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. TIMOTHY C. TAKACH Reviewed as “gorgeous” (Washington Post) and “stunning” (Lawrence JournalWorld), the music of Timothy C. Takach is rapidly gaining momentum in the concert world. Applauded for his melodic lines and rich, intriguing harmonies, Takach is a full-time composer and has received a number of commissions from various organizations including VocalEssence, the St. Olaf Band, Cantus, Pavia Winds, the Bowling Green State University Men’s Chorus, cellist Kirsten Whitson, The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists, the Cherry Creek High School Meistersingers, the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus and the Western Michigan University Chorale. His compositions have been performed on NPR broadcasts, A Prairie Home Companion, The Boston Pops holiday tour, and multiple All-State and festival programs. Takach has been awarded grants from the American Composers Forum, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the Minnesota State Arts Board and Meet the Composer. He received a BA in Music Theory and Composition at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, where he graduated with honours. Takach lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two sons.

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MEMBERS AT LARGE Bob Baker Stash Bylicki James Carter Pete Chamberlain Paul Larocque Rob McAllister

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Donors REGULUS ($5000+) Dick Loomer, Estate of Diane Loomer, Hager (Bob & Judy) Family Fund, Jeff Mooney & Suzanne Bolton, Marni Johnson & Gordon Roberts, Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation, Pete Chamberlain, Peter & Joanne Brown Foundation, Royal Bank of Canada Foundation

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