Relevant Recording New album, featuring KU bands and choirs, articulates hope for ‘Freedom from Fear.’
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DR and democratic socialism. Immigration and the human rights of people forced to flee across borders and oceans. What makes a heartwrenching photo go viral. The issues that inspired and, in turn, are raised by the new album “Freedom from Fear” (Naxos, 2020) featuring the University of Kansas bands and choirs are torn from the headlines of recent years.
ARTICLE BY Rick Hellman, KU News Service
“It was three years ago that we were in the process of conceptualizing it, and two years ago that we premiered it,” KU’s Director of Bands Paul Popiel says. “But every day the headlines come through, and I think this has not faded from national or international relevance. You always wonder what the staying power of a piece of art might be when political times change. But so far, it has been just as relevant.”