Alzheimer's Stories by Robert Cohen

Alzheimer’s Stories was commissioned by the Susquehanna Valley Chorale and is based on libretto by Herschel Garfein, which tells recollections of chorus members and friends with relatives who’ve had Alzheimer’s disease. It was premiered on October 9, 2009, subsequently recorded for broadcast by PBS, and has since been performed throughout the U.S and Europe.

This presentation, by Pax Christi Chorale, was the Canadian premiere. Pax Christi Chorale, conducted by Elaine Choi, October 29, 2023 at Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto.

0:05 Sing Gently
5:44 Your Soul is song
13:31 May You Heal
17:41 Brahms- Abenlied
24:16 Flight Song
28:01 We Rise Again
39:54 Alzheimer's Stories (3 movements)
1:11:23 In remembrance