Project Summary
A recording of various works for string orchestra by the New York Chamber Players conducted by Dongmin Kim, with guest artist Javier Oviedo (saxophone). Scheduled for November 2023.
The donation goal for this project is $15,000.00.
Project Description
We Will Not Forget. It is the purpose of music, at least for me, to bring sounds into the world to heal, to bring solace, and as a direct antithesis to the murder of innocents that fill our history.
As I wrote the music, it became a piece of remembrance. We can never forget all those souls who were murdered. We can never let that loss be in vain and we must do everything within our power to prevent it happening again. People will try. Those of us who can, must act to prevent them from succeeding.
Serenade. Originally composed for oboe and strings, after a hearing it beautifully performed by saxophonist Javier Oviedo, the time has come to record it.
When the war ends, we will dance again. A year of horrific war continues to weigh on my mind – and translate into music. So far, I’ve composed a setting of a poem yearning for Ukrainian independence by Taras Shevchenko, a single movement symphony for chamber orchestra, and a string quartet based on Ukrainian folk songs. Now this…
I wish for nothing more but to no longer feel compelled to write any more music while Ukraine suffers on.
As with my prior projects, this album will be self-produced and released.
