March 26, 1939, New York City, Town Hall Club, League
of Composers’ Concert, Frederick Dvonch, Dorothy
Kesner, violins, Edward Neikrug,viola, and George
Neikrug, cello
program
notes
Fine composed this piece in response to the Spanish
Civil War, and subtitled it “for the children of
Spain.” Both she and her husband Ben actively
opposed Franco and helped raise money for the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade, a contingent of Americans who fought in
the Spanish Republican Army against the Fascists.