David Gaines
THE LION OF PANJSHIR (Symphony No. 2)
for narrator and symphonic band
In memory of Ahmad Shah Massoud and dedicated to the people of Afghanistan

Last updated:  3 April 2007

 
 
Click on the Zazzle.com link above to purchase specially made "Now we are all Massoud" T-shirts.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these shirts will be donated to Afghans For Civil Society!

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The live album David Gaines - Music For Winds, which features a recording of the premier performance of The Lion of Panjshir, is now available in both compact disc and digital download formats. Click here for a complete list of places that sell it!

$1 from each compact disc purchase goes to Afghans For Civil Society and to the Peabody Conservatory of Music.

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World premiere performance:
11 February 2004
Friedberg Concert Hall/Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Peabody Wind Ensemble
Dr. Harlan Parker, conductor
H. E. Haron Amin, narrator

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• Critical praise and post-concert reactions
  Updated: 25 July 2004
  

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• Dress rehearsal photo -- February 10th, 2004, Freidberg Hall
  
  
• Sculpture of Massoud presented to Dr. Gaines onstage after the performance
  by the artist, Prof. Amanuiiah Haiderzad (adviser to President Hamid Karzai
  for art and culture)
  
  
• Concert program - in .PDF format
  The following acknowledgements were inadvertently
  left out of the concert program:  Photographs of Massoud by Reza used by permission -
  slide presentation produced by Donna Wiley
  
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• Omaid Weekly full page advertisement
  

• Peabody News follow-up story: "The premiere of David Gaines' The Lion of Panjshir draws a Standing
  Ovation, Critical Acclaim, and some Tears" -- May/June 2004
  
• HopkinsNet News & Events: "David Gaines: A Lion At Peabody" -- February 2004
  
• Baltimore Sun review - 13 February 2004
• Washington Post review - 13 February 2004
• Washington Post review - 13 February 2004 - in .PDF format with accompanying photo
  
• Baltimore Sun feature story: "Symphony For A Fallen Leader" -- 11 February 2004
• Baltimore Sun feature story: "Symphony Narrator Saw In Massoud Hope For Afghanistan" -- 11 February 2004
  
• Washington Post feature story: "Composer Inspired By An Unlikely Muse" -- 8 February 2004
  
• Loudoun (Va.) Times-Mirror feature story: "World Premiere For Ashburn Composer" -- 10 February 2004
  
• Peabody News feature story: "Afghan Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud Celebrated in Peabody Wind Ensemble's
  World Premiere of The Lion of Panjshir by David Gaines" -- January/February 2004
• Peabody Institute press release

From the Omaid Weekly, Vol. 11 No. 614, 26 January 2004:
"Omaid Weekly encourages Afghans to encourage each other in showing their appreciation
and civility by coming to this honorable night's performance and so avoid disgraceful shame."

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