Canadian Composer John Weinzweig and Performing Silence

1:1 Podcast host Dr. Rea Beaumont acknowledges the 75th anniversary of VE Day by exploring an unusual composition that uses silence as one of its main features. The Second World War elicited strong reactions from artists worldwide, including Canadian composers. Considered the 'dean' of Canadian classical music, composer John Weinzweig (1913-2006) responded to the atrocities of the war in his orchestral work Dummiyah (Silence). ©2020 Dr. Rea Beaumont