ORATORIO TEREZIN
A Song of Hope in the midst of the Holocaust
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"Five Songs from Terezin" for Children's Choir with piano accompaniment.
Arrangement of five children's songs from Oratorio Terezin
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ORATORIO TEREZIN
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Oratorio Terezin is a full length work scored for orchestra, children’s choir, adult choir, and three vocal soloists. Set in the context of the Holocaust, using children’s poetry which miraculously survived from the ghetto of Terezin, woven together with passages from the Hebrew scriptures.
From 1941-44 over 15, 000 children passed through the concentration camp of Terezin, Czechoslovakia. A mere one hundred survived. The poignant innocence of their poetry, set against the cry of ‘How long will the wicked exult?’ causes us to come face to face with the testing of faith, in the context of unspeakable human suffering and deprivation.
The musical style is both dramatically intense, and sweetly lyrical. The juxtaposition of the children’s and adult’s voices, along with those of the Voice of the Prophet, the Voice of God and the Voice of Suffering create the tension found in the midst of feelings of rejection and abandonment alongside the hope deep within the human heart that all will be well.
The World Premiere performance of Oratorio Terezin in Toronto in November 2003 was recorded live by Tributary Music on two CDs. Subsequent performances took place in the concert halls of Europe, Israel, and US.
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