Sheila Silver: Song of Sara
Composer Sheila Silver discusses the inspiration for, and composition of, her orchestral suite, Shirat Sara. Interview by Neil W. Levin. Milken Archive oral history excerpt.
Date: October 20, 1998
Credit: Milken Family Foundation
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