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Description: The Holocaust Suite
Composed, Orchestrated and Performed by Rick McKee
Recorded Live at Yom Hashoah April 15, 2004 in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Piano Version
1. Kristallnacht
2. What They Left Behind
3. The Little Smuggler (rewritten for piano)
4. Liberation
5. The Star Shines On

Orchestral Version
6. Kristallnacht
7. What They Left Behind
8. The Little Smuggler
9. Liberation
10. The Star Shines On
Date: Recorded: 2004 April 15
Contributor: Performer: Rick McKee
Format: CD

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Language: Music
Genre/Form: Music.

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Conditions on Access: This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
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Legal Status: Licensed Agreement
Recorded Sound Provenance: Since 1992, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's music historian has collected historic sound recordings, published materials, interviews, and music related to the Holocaust and World War II.
Recorded Sound Notes: Rick McKee (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Back of CD Case: Kristallnacht - Kristallnacht was the night then the intense persecution of the Jews began. Nazi soldiers broke windows of Jewish shops along with many synagogues.

What They Left Behind - This depicts the sadness the Jews felt when leaving behind loved ones and all their prized possessions.

The Little Smuggler - The only way the Jews could survive in the ghettos was by receiving smuggled food. Most of the smugglers were children. This selection depicts the story of those children who risked their lives to help other survive. You will hear in the music when the child see the Nazis and when they attempt to shoot him. The presto section portrays the Nazis chasing the child until his final breath.

Liberation - This movement begins with the subtle sound of the Russians marching into the concentration camps to free the Jews. As the music grows to its grand crescendo, a chime of the piano marks the very second the Jews become free citizens. The next section is very reflective of the memories of the camps, and now, the days to come.

The Star Shines On - Even though the Jewish community suffered devastating losses during the Holocaust, their faith stayed strong. The "star" that "shines on" is referring to the Star of David - the emblem of the Jewish faith.
Recorded Sound Source: Bret Werb

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