Michael Shapiro
Peace Variations for solo violin
Duration: 20'
Solos:
violin
Peace Variations for solo violin
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Peace Variations were written for the great virtuoso violinist Tim Fain and premiered in 2010 at the Meisel Gallery in Soho, New York City. The customary Jewish greet of Shalom Aleichem - Peace Be Unto You - is also memorialized in a traditional theme often used to greet the beginning of the Sabbath. The music expresses a hope for universal peace that is the ultimate goal of Judaism and civilized living. The Hebrew symbol of 'Chai' or life or the number 18 are represented in an equivalent eighteen variations. Yes, cherishing life is more important than anything else. Those desires outlined in contrasting variations are abundantly nurtured by the expressiveness of Tim's miraculous playing.