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KRASA: Brundibar / LAITMAN: I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Brundibár is part of an inspiring human legacy. Hans Krása’s beautiful children’s opera, performed 55 times at the Terezín concentration camp, stands as a memorial to its original performers, the child inmates of Terezín. Tony Kushner’s acclaimed new English libretto, which receives its world première recording here, brings a modern vibrancy to Brundibár’s story about the triumph of good over evil, and the power of friendship to change the world. Contemporary American composer Lori Laitman’s powerful song cycle I Never Saw Another Butterfly captures the voices of six extraordinary poems by Terezín’s child prisoners. Krása’s and Laitman’s works are a deep tribute to the human spirit. They honor the lives and legacy of those remarkable persons – especially children – whose creative work was an expression of spiritual resistance to tyranny. Produced by Music of Remembrance, a Seattle-based non-profit organization dedicated to remembering Holocaust musicians through their art (www.musicofremembrance.org).
Tracklist
Hoffmeister, Adolf - Lyricist
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Parce, Jesse (actor)
Woltz, Evan (actor)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Drumheller, Michael (baritone)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
James, Auston (tenor)
Korn, David (soprano)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Parce, Jesse (actor)
Woltz, Evan (actor)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Drumheller, Michael (baritone)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Drumheller, Michael (baritone)
| 7 | Act I Scene 7: When the winter wind came blowing (Aninku, Pepicek, Milkman, Ice-Cream Seller, Baker, Brundibar, Policeman) | 03:58 |
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Parce, Jesse (actor)
| 8 | Act I Scene 8: Little Children, how I hate 'em (Brundibar, Aninku, Pepicek, Sparrow, Cat, Dog) | 06:33 |
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
James, Auston (tenor)
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
Korn, David (soprano)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Korn, David (soprano)
James, Auston (tenor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
| 13 | Act II Scene 4, "The March of the Schoolchildren": Children Stop (Dog, Cat, Sparrow, Schoolchildren) | 01:48 |
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Korn, David (soprano)
James, Auston (tenor)
| 14 | Act II Scene 5: Morning, people, here's a bargain (Brundibar, Dog, Cat, Aninku, Pepicek, Sparrow) | 01:28 |
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
James, Auston (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Korn, David (soprano)
| 15 | Act II Scene 6: In the basement, down below (Aninku, Pepicek, Schoolchildren, Milkman, Brundibar) | 03:31 |
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Löwy, Hanus - Lyricist
Bachner - Lyricist
Friedmann, Pavel - Lyricist
Kosek, Miroslav - Lyricist
Bass, Franta - Lyricist
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)





























