Mezzo and Baritone soloists, SATB Chorus, chamber orchestra
Nuclear Dreams: an Oral History of the Hanford Site is a concert-length work exploring the stories and night dreams of those who lived or worked on the land that became the site of the B Reactor, the first full production plutonium reactor in history, part of the Manhattan Project. Plutonium from the B Reactor was used for the Trinity test explosion and the bomb dropped on Nagasaki.
The piece is featured starting on page 44 of the linked article in the April 2020 Choral Journal “Singing in the Cathedral of the Nuclear Age” by Molly Holleran.
Here are some videos and the program from the premiere by the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers, Justin Raffa, conductor. More information can also be found on the Facebook event for the premiere.
Below is a video made from the audio recording on opening night of the piece “Atomic Soldiers.” Atomic Soldiers is now available to be purchased separately
Below is performance video of “Spoonful of Tank Waste,” recorded inside the reactor itself with a live audience.
Below is a performance video of “I Didn’t Know They Work Here,” also recorded inside the reactor with audience.
Below is a performance video of “Spring of Paradise/J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Gita (Reprise)”
Here is the program from the premiere which contains complete program notes, the libretto, and performer information.
For performance information, Email: reg@reginaldunterseher.com