September 11 Remembered

Lest we forget the lost and the living...

The American composer, Eric Ewazen, was teaching a music class at the Julliard School at Lincoln Center when Islamist fanatics attacked the World Trade Center. He wrote the following hymn shortly after as a portrayal of "those painful days following September 11th, days of supreme sadness."

Sources

Photos and Illustrations:

National Park Service

Text: 

classicalfm.com, Classical music inspired by 9/11