Echos From The Holocaust

Oboe, viola, and piano
18 minutes
1993

Written for Sally Bloom

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Program Note

Echoes from the Holocaust was written in 1993 at the request of oboist Sally Bloom.  Ms. Bloom had asked for a “sad piece;” she might have gotten more than she asked for.  Echoes from the Holocaust is a set of variations based on the opening oboe melody, which is derived from two songs written during the holocaust by composers who later died in the death-camps.  The often-agitated music contrasts with a peaceful middle section beginning with a statement of the initial melody in the viola, followed by a piano chorale and then an ornamental variation for all three instruments.  The agitated music returns, but the work ends quietly.