
Stafylakis: A Parable for End Times
Composer: Haralabos (Harry) Stafylakis (1982-) Format: Full Score Instrumentation: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: A Parable for End Times (2018) Binding: Spiral Bound Work Language: English Size: 11.0 x 16.9 inches Pages: 59 Description A Parable for End Times, Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis (2018) for SATB choir and orchestra A Parable for End Times is a setting of an excerpt from Canadian author Steven Erikson's novella "The Devil Delivered". The story depicts a near-future Earth ravaged by nuclear fallout, depleted natural resources, and an ozone hole the size of the Great Plains. in this dystopia, a young boy's painfully naive question – "what did I do wrong" – is met with a scathing diatribe on humanity's complicity in its own planet's destruction, resulting from a myopic preoccupation with ephemeral comforts and exploitative indulgence. This piece is my response to how timely and prescient Erikson's words feel. —HS Instrumentation: 3(picc).2.3(bcl).2 / 4.3.3.1 / timp