Peace of Abraham a Musical Narrative

Narratives about the patriarch Abraham written during the first millennium BCE may be counted as the most influential epic of the pre-Christian and pre-Islamic Near East. In our days this epic frequently seems to be a cause of religious strife and warfare. Three thousand years ago it was a source for cultural and religious reform. It helped moderate slavery and abolish cultic human sacrifice. Emphasizing today its peace function once again seems worth singing about. Peace of Abraham is a musical narrative an epic for soloists choir and organ accompaniment. Karl W. Luckert is a professor emeritus in the history of religions. Jonas Nordwall author of the organ accompaniments is a celebrated concert organist with appearances in North America Europe Japan and China. He has done no less than ten concert tours in Australia.