Gary Martin conducts the Rhapsody Wind Ensemble in a new arrangement of this musical wartime masterpiece. Rhapsody 1939 – 1945 was composed Jay Boehmer will be playing timpani as part of the percussion section. FREE Admission
A Composition Born of War, Suffering… and Hope
Rhapsody 1939-1945 is a sonic recounting of Leo’s torturous years spent hiding with his wife in Poland during the holocaust. In fact, if not for the courageous help of a 21-year-old Polish student, Leo likely would not have lived to write the piece.
The rhapsody was written in three sections: the first section thunders with the terrifying clamour and chaos of war; the second section recedes into the endless depths of suffering; while the third and final section re-emerges from that suffering with the promise of hope and the unassailable human spirit.
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