DESCRIPTION:
Presentation delivered by Brendan Graham Dempsey and Daniel McGrew to the Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) on January 18, 2017 in the Great Hall. The relationship between Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner is explored with a focus on the theology of the music, and the music of the theology.

More specifically, the presentation looks at Nietzsche's loss of faith in Christianity and, later, in Wagner, and how these experiences contributed to his personal mythology. These events are, in turn, presented for the edification of anyone attempting similar creations of new mythologies.

0:00 Jimmy Taylor introduces Daniel McGrew
0:45 Christian Wiman introduces Brendan Graham Dempsey

1:37 Introduction
4:38 Loss, Change, and Desire
7:37 --- Interlude: Einleitung: Lack of Resolution ---
11:03 Meeting the Master
13:11 --- Interlude: Liebesnacht: Scale and Scope ---
15:48 A New Faith
18:08 Crisis of Faith
21:45 The Break
22:45 --- Interlude: Liebestod: Endless Melody ---
28:48 Final Thoughts

30:41 Q&A

READ MORE AT: https://www.brendangrahamdempsey.com/post/nietzsche-wagner-and-the-fraught-modern-search-for-new-mythologies

BIOs
Brendan Graham Dempsey (M.A.R. religion & literature ‘17) is a writer and artist living in Vermont. He is currently working on the project mentioned in Christian Wiman's introduction at :53 (www.BrendanGrahamDempsey.com).

Daniel McGrew (M.M. voice ‘17) is a native of Orange, California. In 2010, Daniel earned first prize in the Classical Singer Competition; he was honored as a 2011 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied with Salvatore Champagne. Daniel is also passionately engaged with the art-song repertoire and the art of recital singing.