"Within the Walls..." was originally composed for a benefits concert in Kuwait for the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1995. It was revised for a Vienna performance (at the Konzerthaus) in 1997 as another benefits event for Karlheinz Böhm's charity Menschen fuer Menschen. The piece is a symphonic poem for solists (soprano, tenor and descant), SA children's choir and orchestra. It is dedicated to "all prisoners of conflict" around the world, a very contemporary and touching topic w... (more)

"Within the Walls..." was originally composed for a benefits concert in Kuwait for the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1995. It was revised for a Vienna performance (at the Konzerthaus) in 1997 as another benefits event for Karlheinz Böhm's charity Menschen fuer Menschen. The piece is a symphonic poem for solists (soprano, tenor and descant), SA children's choir and orchestra. It is dedicated to "all prisoners of conflict" around the world, a very contemporary and touching topic which attempts to communicate the message of "hope" in our very turmoil-oriented world. Please listen to the mp3 selections.



For detailed information, see the section Within the Walls... at the composer's website (

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Rock Transposed Back Into Classical
Although the chord changes here are simple, this music displays more emotion than most efforts. The part-writing is superb, and one is absorbed into the acherontic beauty of the piece.

Keith Otis Edwards