Anne Frank A tone poem William Byron Webster’ lifelong dedication to human rights and knowledge of history inspired him to write a tone poem that he titled ‘Prelude to Intolerance: Mediations on the life of Anne Frank.’ Her historically important story is told in...
Easter Hymn 28 music set to the text of 3 angels William Byron Webster is a man of faith and a historian who understands the great moments in religious history in the larger context of their significance to the development of human institutions. His musical...
Cyrano deBergerac 5 act opera William Byron Webster identified with and was deeply moved and inspired by the story of Cyrano deBergerac — a tragic and heartbreaking story of a man of good heart and transcendent soul who had a great love only realized at the end of his...
American Genesis a music collection on the American Revoution William Byron Webster married his passion for creating meaningful music to his love for signature historic events that forever changed the course of the humanity in a positive direction. The...
The Little Match Girl a grand chamber opera Written 40 years earlier, the 2013 Paris World Premier of William Byron Webster’s The Little Match Girl grand chamber opera, was the realization of an Impossible Dream. The Premier of this musical tour de force concluded...