Complete Schedule
Broken Child
Presentation Type
Creative Performance (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Abstract
Wissam Boustany’s Broken Child was written in 2015. This piece was inspired by the reaction of the bombing in Gaza that took place in the summer of 2014. Boustany wrote, “During the summer of 2014 the city of Gaza was bombed…again. I watched helplessly, along with the rest of the world, As horrific footage of broken children Flooded into our lives. Something broke inside me and I had to say something. We must stop justifying the unjustifiable. When will this savagery end? This is happening in many parts of the world these days, not just in Gaza – and it ALL wrong. Broken Child is NOT a political piece trying to take sides… if the vicious cycle of pain and violence is to stop, truth and compassion need to be embraced by us all, above all else. May Love Prevail One Day.”
Start Date
3-4-2019 12:00 PM
End Date
3-4-2019 2:00 PM
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Angeleita Floyd
Department
School of Music
Copyright
©2019 Shiqun Ou & Serena Hou
File Format
application/pdf
Embargo Date
4-30-2019
Broken Child
Wissam Boustany’s Broken Child was written in 2015. This piece was inspired by the reaction of the bombing in Gaza that took place in the summer of 2014. Boustany wrote, “During the summer of 2014 the city of Gaza was bombed…again. I watched helplessly, along with the rest of the world, As horrific footage of broken children Flooded into our lives. Something broke inside me and I had to say something. We must stop justifying the unjustifiable. When will this savagery end? This is happening in many parts of the world these days, not just in Gaza – and it ALL wrong. Broken Child is NOT a political piece trying to take sides… if the vicious cycle of pain and violence is to stop, truth and compassion need to be embraced by us all, above all else. May Love Prevail One Day.”
