The 1989 Revolution through the eyes of an American composer

Abstract

The 1989 Revolution was an important moment in Romania's history. Today, through the testimonies of those who lived through December 89, we can understand the struggle that people fought to gain access to a better life, a life that they won for us, the people of today. The subject has been a source of inspiration for foreigners, including the American composer Aaron Garber, who, being married to a Romanian woman and learning about the life Romanians led at that time and the prohibitions they were under because of the communist regime, decided to compose a work on the 1989 event as it started in Timisoara. It is important to emphasize that the characters in this work include martyrs of the 1989 Revolution, namely sisters Mariana and Margareta Caceu. The names of the two sisters can be found at the Timisoara Revolution Memorial, an association that honors and keeps alive the memory of martyred heroes, offering the general public the truth about the events of December 1989.