Concerto for Violin: Paths to Dignity addresses the connections between homelessness and mental health as well as the role the arts can play in restoring humanity and dignity to the ever-growing population of displaced citizens.
Movements:
- Our Stories (a collage of personalities and street sounds)
- Fever Dreams/Move (addressing the plight of veterans and their families)
- Shelter For My Child (restoring self-worth through grace and kindness)
- Finding Home (examining the barriers to re-entry into society)
Duration: 32 minutes
Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 French Horns, 2 Trumpets, 1 Trombone, Timpani, 1 Percussion, Harp, Piano and Strings (standard woodwind doubling applies)
Bangor Symphony Orchestra - Lucas Richman, conductor, Mitchell Newman, violin
Reading Rehearsals - Mitchell Newman, Lucas Richman, Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Paths to Dignity Project - Trailer
Symphony of the Mountains - Cornelia Laemmli Orth, conductor, Christina Bouey, violin
Symphony of the Mountains - Cornelia Laemmli Orth, conductor, Christina Bouey, violin
Kalamazoo Junior Symphony - Andrew Koehler, conductor, Mitchell Newman, violin
Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra - Peter Askim, conductor, Mitchell Newman, violin