Available on CD or cassette, this compilation will make a lovely condolence gift, which will last far longer than flowers. Thanks for this collaborative, benefit album go in large part to the contributing composers and musicians for their beautiful and moving memorial music. Before Their Time is a musical resource to promote healing, and it contains far more than entertainment. Dedicated to the memory of people who died young - from accidents, illness and disease, suicide, assault, murder, war and other causes, it is intended to help survivors recover from the emotional trauma that follows a premature death. Family members and friends who grieve for lives and hopes that will never be fulfilled, and who often endure grief far longer than for people who have lived long lives, may find solace in the music.
Music can often open our hearts when they feel closed and shackled by grief.
The variety of music included in Before Their Time will appeal to a broad audience, and although almost everyone may be familiar with one or more songs and performers, many will be totally new to most listeners. Executive Producer Michael Whitman hopes that listeners will discover a universality in the songs' messages, and that these memorial songs will be remembered for their beauty even more than for the grief they express, pointing out that the songs are about the spirit of life as well as the poignancy of loss. All net revenue from album sales will go to Hospice VNH , which provides both assistance for the terminally ill and bereavement support to survivors in Vermont and New Hampshire, and the NH Youth Suicide Prevention Association , a non-profit organization that has provided educational and intervention programs statewide since 1994.