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Andrew White, Baritone
Nathan Buckner, Piano
University of Nebraska, Kearney
Concerts on the Platte Series
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Composer's note:
It is difficult to describe my feelings as I watched the TV news on the morning of September 11, 2001 – a live broadcast as the second plane struck the tower. I drove the twenty minutes
to the University of Nebraska at Kearney where I was teaching. The department had wheeled a large TV into the choral room. Classes were cancelled and I joined the students in silence. Various newscasters expressed their thoughts and feelings, and I later assembled small fragments from these newscasts. Even after 20 years I can’t forget that morning.
City of Dreams – newscasts, September 11, 2001
City of dreams,
Mourn the dead,
Embrace the living.
Suspended between earth and moon.
City of dreams,
Embrace the living,
Care for the children.
City of hope,
Care for the children
What our hopes are for.
City of dreams,
Care for the children of dreams
Hope
Love
Prayer
Andrew White, Baritone
Nathan Buckner, Piano
University of Nebraska, Kearney
Concerts on the Platte Series
composers.com
Composer's note:
It is difficult to describe my feelings as I watched the TV news on the morning of September 11, 2001 – a live broadcast as the second plane struck the tower. I drove the twenty minutes
to the University of Nebraska at Kearney where I was teaching. The department had wheeled a large TV into the choral room. Classes were cancelled and I joined the students in silence. Various newscasters expressed their thoughts and feelings, and I later assembled small fragments from these newscasts. Even after 20 years I can’t forget that morning.
City of Dreams – newscasts, September 11, 2001
City of dreams,
Mourn the dead,
Embrace the living.
Suspended between earth and moon.
City of dreams,
Embrace the living,
Care for the children.
City of hope,
Care for the children
What our hopes are for.
City of dreams,
Care for the children of dreams
Hope
Love
Prayer
