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Memorial to Martin Luther King |
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- Dec. 2, 1977
La Semaine d'Anvers (Antwerp, Netherlands)
by Olivier (in french)
- Mar. 23, 1978
The Montreal Star
- Mar. 25, 1978
The Globe and Mail
- Mar. 30, 1978
Contrast
"To mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Martin
Luther King Jr.[Memorial] will be heard on 20 radio stations in the USA
and Canada."
- Aug. 14, 1978
The Albertan by Eugene Cramer
"... the highlight of the evening. Morawetz
has written a very effective and moving piece of music ..."
- Aug. 14, 1978
The Calgary Herald
- November, 1978
The Canadian Composer
- 1979
2MBS-FM (Sydney, Australia) by Max Keogh
"... a multi-national broadcast to mark the
50th birthday anniversary of civil rights leader Martin Luther King."
- Jan. 25, 1979
St. Paul Recorder
- Jan. 25, 1979
Twin Cities Courier
- Mar. 26, 1980
The Toronto Star by William Littler
- Feb. 2, 1984
The Gazette by Eric McLean
- Feb. 2, 1984
Le Devoir by Gilles Potvin (in french)
- Nov. 14, 1985
unknown by Rick Kardonne
- Jan. 15, 1987
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) by Robert Finn
- Jan. 16, 1987 The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) by Robert Finn
"It is a beautiful work, concise in design,
heartfelt in expression and traditional enough in its language to reach the
layman."
- Jan. 17, 1991
The Globe and Mail by Mark Bastien
"Canadian composer couldn't be happier that
his tribute to the late Martin Luther King will be played by Yo-Yo Ma."
- Jan. 22, 1991 The Boston Globe by
Richard Dyer
"Morawetz's piece ... is dramatic, deeply
sincere, and affecting. ... won the composer a standing ovation"
- Nov. 14, 1992 Edmonton Journal by
Tiiu Haamer
- Nov. 15, 1992 Edmonton Journal by
Tiiu Haamer
"Oskar Morawetz has attained international
respect and recognition and his Memoriam to Martin Luther King is evidence why."
- Jan. 14, 1993
The Toronto Star by William Littler
- Jan. 28, 1993
The Canadian Jewish News by Paula Citron
"Morawetz's piece is filled with moments both
rapturous and profound and in Ma's cello, King's elegy was being played by a
brilliant master ..."
- 1993
Canadian Music Centre News by David Parsons
"The composer was called repeatedly to the
stage by an appreciative American audience ..."
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