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HOLOCAUST-THEMED VOCAL MUSIC

FOUND IN A TRAIN STATION

for soprano and ensemble

Duration:
11'30" minutes
 
Instrumentation:   
soprano, mandolin, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
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Year Composed:  
2007
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Text:
An authentic note found in a train station during World War II
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Language:
To be read in the local language
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Written For:
Avi Avital
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Commissioned By:
In memory of Edwin Jaffe
 
Premiere Performance:
26 January 2008
Modena, Italy
Tehila Nini-Goldstein, soprano
Avi Avital, mandolin
Gilad Harel, clarinet
Jonathan Keren, violin
Luca Bacelli, cello
Amit Dolberg, piano

HOLOCAUST-THEMED VOCAL MUSIC

CLASSICAL MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE HOLOCAUST

Program Notes:

The text I have used for my composition is a note, written and found at a train station, somewhere in Poland, during the Second World War Holocaust. It contains the last words of a mother, who right before stepping into the train that carried Jewish passengers to their bitter end, had decided to abandon her child with an attached note, bearing the hope that someone will have a heart to save the kid. The music portrays the running thoughts, passiveness, stored-anger, remorse and hope that ran in the mind of the mother, facing this heart-breaking dilemma. ​

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The work is dedicated to mandolin player Avi Avital and was commissioned in memory of Edwin Jaffe, who always looked for the bright and hopeful side of life.

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FOUND IN A TRAIN STATION - video

FOUND IN A TRAIN STATION
for soprano and ensemble.
Performers in this video are listed above.

The text of this work is to be translated into the local language for a direct and personal dramatic effect.
 

In Memoriam - Lior Navok - Found in a Train Station pt1

In Memoriam - Lior Navok - Found in a Train Station pt1

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Score of Found at a Train Station for soprano and ensemble

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