Having lived through many experiences with that country it should come as no surprise that a large amount of his music is connected with themes such as the atrocities of the war in his homeland, peace, and the quest for brotherhood among disparate peoples. The two principal works on this recording express this. The Rivers Engulfed is about the short time that man has when passing through life. The five movements, ‘Fog’, ‘Song of Silence’, ‘Alert’, ‘Struggle’, and ‘Song of the Rivers’ explore the various moral, physical, and spiritual endeavors that man must overcome and achieve in order to successfully pass through life in a meaningful manner. This is a nicely done tone poem that works musically even without the program notes.