Voices Of Protest

Recorded in Paris, France, and co-produced with Les Ateliers UPIC, a French center for computer music, funded by the French Ministry of Culture, Department of Music, Dance and Theater, with Iannis Xenakis as honorary president. A Floresta É Jovem E Cheja De Vida - for soprano solo, B-flat clarinet, 3 reciters, copper-plates and 8-channel tape, was composed in 1965-66 and dedicated to the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam. ¿Donde Estás Hermano? - for 4 female voices, was composed in 1982 and dedicated to the "desaparecidos" of Argentina. Djamila Boupachà - for soprano solo, was composed in 1962 and is an extract from "Canti Di Vita E D'Amore: Sul Ponte Di Hiroshima" for soloists and orchestra. Track 1 title translates as "The Forest Is Young And Full Of Life" Track 2 title translates as "Where Are You, Brother?" 24-page booklet includes texts in English, German and French