The Survivor: song by Anthony Ritchie and Primo Levi
music by Anthony Ritchie, for 8-part SSAATTBB choir unaccompanied, Opus 186
Poem by Primo Levi
- TEXT: Primo Levi
- YEAR: 2015
- DURATION: 6 minutes
Click this link to the Aquarius choir's recording of The Survivor on Spotify
The famous poem by Levi was written as a result of his experiences in Auschwitz in 1944-45. Levi escaped death, but was haunted by traumatic memories for the rest of his life. In The Survivor Levi dreams of his lost companions at Auschwitz, their faces in the dust and the mist. He tells them to leave his mind, and is haunted by feelings of guilt at being a survivor while others died. The song is unified by a recurring refrain Once more he sees his companions' faces.
The Survivor was requested by Marc Michael de Smet, the Musical Director of the choir Aquarius, from Belgium. It was written for performances in Belgium, and also for inclusion on a CD recording of choral works by Anthony Ritchie.
This composition was supported by The University of Otago.
Dedicated to Marc Michael de Smet
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