Commissioned by Music of Remembrance.
2026 | soprano, girls choir, clarinet, violin, cello, piano. Also available with solo piano accompaniment.
Duration: 15 minutes. Premiere scheduled for January 2027 at Benaroya Recital Hall, Seattle, WA with musicians from Music of Remembrance, soprano Madeline Ross and The Seattle Girls Choir under the direction of Sarra S. Doyle.
There are 7 songs in the cycle, taken from the poetry and prose of the secret magazine by the girls of Terezin who lived in Home LL414. Timothy Cheek translated the following: Laying the Foundation Stone (by Jarka Steinerová, for soprano); Waiting (by Iris for choir); We Do Not Lose Our Optimism (by Jarka Steinerová, for soprano); Oblivion (by Desirée, for choir); Our Horizon Spreads (by Jarka Steinerová, for soprano); From A Primer (by Taja, for choir); Our Eyes Will Sparkle (by Jarka Steinerová for soprano and choir).