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FORLORN HOPE-The Donner Party Musical : Original Studio Cast
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A true musical based on the actual writings of 12 year old Virginia Reed as she traveled the Donner Pass in 1846. Michaael Bitterman-composer/lyricist wrote the score in the style of the music from the mid 1800s.
Genre: Easy Listening: Musicals/Broadway
Release Date: 2003
Original Studio Cast Record Label: Michael Bitterman
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
OVERTURE 2:36 $0.99
WESTWARD, HO!-Townsfolk 7:09 $0.99
LANSFORD W HASTINGS-L.W.H. (Pat Bottino) & Townsfolk 2:18 $0.99
CALIFORNIA BOUND-Townfolk 2:06 $0.99
THE BUZZARD-Charles Stanton (Steve Stiert) 2:36 $0.99
ROUGH ON THE OUTSIDE-Old Bill Williams (Pat Bottino) 3:04 $0.99
A PART OF THE LAND-Luke Halloran (Caleb Nelson) 2:32 $0.99
I WILL MISS SEEING YOU-Virgina Reed & Luke (Lia Sumerano & Caleb 2:45 $0.99
THERE'S A STORM COMING 1:34 $0.99
MY SWEETHEART'S ARMS-James Reed (Paul Tomasko) 1:50 $0.99
I TELL NO ONE-Virginia Reed (Lia Sumerano) 2:47 $0.99
ACT I FINALE (Lia Sumerano) 0:49 $0.99
ENTR'ACTE 1:24 $0.99
BILLY-Virginia Reed (Lia Sumerano) 2:42 $0.99
SIMPLE PLEASURES 3:34 $0.99
WISH FOR-Margret Reed (Danielle Woerner) 1:27 $0.99
IT MAKES SENSE-Patrick Dolan (Robert DeRivera) 2:00 $0.99
THE TIME OF THEIR LIFE 3:13 $0.99
YOU WILL PROMISE ME-Margret Reed (Danielle Woerner) 1:59 $0.99
A SENSE OF PEACE-Uncle Billy (Alan Hauck) 1:26 $0.99
SONG TO MOTHER-Charles Stanton (Steve Stiert) 3:18 $0.99
FINALE 1:29 $0.99
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Album Notes

In 1846, the 87 ill-fated pioneers known as The Donner Party began their long and slow journey from Springfield, Illinois to Sacramento, California. With a side-trip to a living hell.

Based on the actual writings of Virginia Reed, "FORLORN HOPE" recreates the real drama of the Donner Party's hardships travelling the infamous Hastings Shortcut, and their three months of isolation at "Starved Camp" in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

"FORLORN HOPE" focuses on the Reed family as they struggle to stay alive without resorting to cannibalism before the rescue party, lead by James Reed, finally came over the mountain summit in February 1847.

This is the concept CD of the musical written & produced by Michael Bitterman

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