Grebel professor emeritus Leonard Enns and assistant professor Mark Vuorinen conducted members of the Da Capo Chamber Choir and Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers in this massive work.
The enormous cast included Canadian actor Brent Carver, throat singer Tanya Tagaq, performance artist Laurie Anderson and was directed by Samoan director Lemi Ponifasio.
"Based in large part on texts from the Old Testament books of Isaiah and Joel and the New Testament book of Revelation, Apocalypsis is, quite literally, biblical in scope: part one depicts the destruction of the world; part two, the birth of a new universe."
"This production is an example of theatre as a civic action — the coming together of different groups, of 1,000 performers to be part of a ritual,” said Schafer in a media release.
Apocalypsis was broadcast live by CBC Radio on June 28, and can be streamed until June, 2016.