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CONTRIBUTION TO THE PMM MUSIC FESTIVAL
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INTRODUCTION – NARRATIVE
By: Luis Torres - My contribution for the PMM Music Festival is titled, “God’s Angels”, a lead sheet and guitar arrangement, based on a church song written by Allan H. Ritson, Director of Disaster Services for the Salvation Army, first in Washington D.C., and then in the State of Texas. He coordinated relief efforts for many natural and man-made disasters throughout the United States. He was also a musician, playing his cornet in brass groups, such as the National Capital Band of the Salvation Army, and the Dallas Temple/Irving Corps Band in Texas. He was a piano and organ player, and wrote songs inspired by his service at disasters. Allan was dispatched from Texas to support the Salvation Army’s relief efforts in New York City following the terrorist attack that devastated the World Trade Center and killed thousands of innocent people on September 11, 2001 (known as 9/11). I met Allan in person years ago during his retirement in Texas, and he claimed to me that in the middle of such devastation, an angel in the form of a little girl spoke to him. He later gave me a copy of a song that he wrote about his experiences, which I still have and used for my project. Allan included this song in his biography titled, “Someone Cares“, published by Xulon Press Elite in the year 2020 (ISBN-9781631296918), and available through Amazon.com.
Allan finished his biography few months before he passed away, or like people say in the Salvation Army, “Promoted to Glory” at age 80 on August 4, 2020. - ——————————————————————
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