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Satyagraha—an opera by Philip Glass, is loosely based on the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi, it forms the second part of Glass’s “Portrait Trilogy” of operas about men who changed the world. The title refers to Gandhi’s concept of non-violent resistance to injustice. |
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Ground Zero—Chris Cornell’s song “Ground Zero” was inspired by the 9/11 attacks, but stresses what “we’ve got to let go and move on peacefully.” |
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WTC 9/11—Steve Reich has been called “our greatest living composer” by The New York Times. Here he presents his original composition WTC 9/11, which evokes his compositional voice along with the use of what he calls “speech melody” of those who bore witness to September 11, 2001. |
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Je Vous Demande Paix (“I Ask for Peace”)—Nawal originally comes from the ComorosIslands. Accompanied by the instruments of her Indian Ocean roots, she invites us intoher dream of a peaceful world. |
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War—Performed by reggae artist Bob Marley and adapted from an excerpt of EthiopianEmperor H.I.M. Haile Selassie’s address to the United Nations in October 1963. |