Songs of Darkness & Hope

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Label
Affetto Records
Release Date
September 22, 2017
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HARDYK NECHES RAO STROOPE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      5Th Grade Chorus, 6Th Grade Chorus, 7Th And 8Th Grade Chorus, All Choirs, High School Chorus
    • PERFORMER
      Ladies
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 22, 2017
    • UPC
      888295588041
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      AF1710
    • LABEL
      Affetto Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Sim shalom (arr. J. Leavitt)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools Mastersingers

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    2. Anima Amin (arr. P. Caldwell and S. Ivory)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools 7th and 8th Grade Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    3. Zolzain Sholem (arr. P. Rhein)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools 5th Grade Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    4. Dodi Li

      Composer: Doreen Rao

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools 6th Grade Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    5. Shiru L'Adonai

      Composer: David Neches

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools 5th Grade Chorus, Messalonskee Public Schools 6th Grade Chorus, Messalonskee Public Schools 7th and 8th Grade Chorus, Messalonskee Public Schools Ladies Chorus, Messalonskee Public Schools Men's Chorus, Messalonskee Public Schools High School Chorus, Messalonskee Public Schools Mastersingers

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    6. Inscription of Hope

      Composer: Z. Randall Stroope

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools High School Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    7. At Terazin

      Composer: Joel Hardyk

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools Ladies Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    8. The Butterfly

      Composer: Joel Hardyk

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools Ladies Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    9. Peat Bog Soldiers

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools Men's Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    10. Dachaulied

      Composer: Herbert Zipper

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools Men's Chorus

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein

    11. Make Them Hear You

      Composer: Stephen Flaherty

      Ensemble: Messalonskee Public Schools Mastersingers

      Performer: Mary Jo Carlson, Pam Rhein

      Conductor: Joshua Bickford, Amy Peterson, Kevin Rhein


"Songs of Darkness and Hope" was the culmination of a project conceived and created by choral music teacher Pam Rhein of the Meesalonskee Public Schools - Rural School Unit #18 in Oakland Maine for the “Shoah Student Education Initiative” of the Maine State Holocaust and Human Rights Center in the state capital of Augusta. The songs are composed from poems written by interred children found on the walls of concentration camps after WW2, along with a few camp work songs found in the Center’s historical archives. Sung by over 400 students from 5th grade through high school, combined choirs and select auditioned choirs conducted by high school choral teacher Kevin Rhein, the creation of this album was a moving experience in education which changed the lives of those involved, students and teachers alike, many of whom were moved to tears upon hearing the pre-production master.