Coming to grips with the events of that day, and going through a wide range of emotions. I wanted to make a statement through my art, something that would speak to the masses.
'To Light' is a piece made for the new 9/11 Memorial in NYC. The music is conceptual and mirrors the architectural concept by Michael Arad* with its angular, symmetrical and spacious design.
I once had a sweet little doll, dears,
The prettiest doll in the world;
Her cheeks were so red and so white, dears,
And her hair was so charmingly curled.
On January 24, 2006 I wrote a poem that I titled “America – We Stand.” On August 2nd I wrote the music. A CD recording was made on March 21, 2007. It is titled, "America-We Stand Together".
Opening Remark
Hello, my name is Joe Dundore and I have been an instrumental and general music teacher for 7 years now in the Carroll County Maryland Public School System.
“Eyes Upon the Skyline” tells my story as a New Yorker on that dreadful day. I lived in Brooklyn and worked in Midtown Manhattan during that time and this is how I experienced that day and the days following from my own eyes.