Anna Rubin

for orchestra and optional fixed media/backing soundtrack

This orchestra piece was a winner of the National Orchestral Association competition and was  performed under the baton of Jorge Mester at Carnegie Hall in 1989. Textural variety is a strong feature of the piece with contrasting wind, string and brass passages. The mood of the piece is poignant and was inspired by the downfall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. My dear friend, composer Violeta Dinescu, told me much about the repression of his regime and the great hopes of the Romanian people. But his downfall did not usher in the freedom and prosperity promised. The piece premiered at Carnegie Hall in 1993 under the direction of Jorge Mester.

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