A collaborative work by visual artist Nike Arrighi Borghese, poet Kevin Brophy and composer George Palmer.
This work was commissioned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, the Australian Catholic University and Catholic Super to mark the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy announced by Pope Francis. The Faces of Mercy, produced and directed by Michael Campbell, with additional text by Professor Clare Johnson of the ACU, was performed by Amelia Farrugia, soprano, and the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney under the direction of Thomas Wilson, in the Crypt of the Cathedral on 23 October 2016 and performed in Rome on 17 November 2016, in the chapel of Domus Australia.
Duration: 53 minutes
A massive work, composed by George Palmer, The Faces of Mercy brings together poetry and art, choir and quartet, as well as the sublime voice of Amelia Farrugia, in celebration of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis…..
Thu 17 Nov 2016.
The Faces of Mercy, a bold Australian artwork combining of painting, music and poetry will premiere at the Vatican, the home of the man who inspired it, on Thursday…