Local resident Chris Williams is the Creator of the Anne Frank Project…

  “Having 2 minutes to talk about the Anne Frank project, made me think about the concept of ‘time’.  25 years ago, the Diary of Anne Frank was planted into my mind and gave me the idea to compose a short piece of music which I called a ‘Trilogy’.

It saved the day by supplying the impetus for the 1st music assignment required on a 4-year Degree program.

     25 years later I picked the ‘Trilogy’ back off the shelf and began working on it as a project.

It took 2 years to compose enough music, create Synopsis’ wordage, gather extracts from the Diary, and gain permission from the  Anne Frank Family Trust in Switzerland, to complete the writing of one C.D.

One year ago I launched the Music Disc and one month ago produced a companion audio ‘Talking Book’.

     Anne spent 2 years writing her detailed Diary.  She died 2 months before the Concentration Camps were liberated.

Anne’s story pierced my heart, because of the inhumane atrocities to which she was subjected;  Anne’s story also strengthened my heart, because of the courage and tenacity with which she endured the horrors of her persecution.

     Through this journey of the Diary of Anne Frank, I have been liberated from my own struggles as a victim of abuse and have found my own voice.  The result is a chronicled storyboard in words and music called: ‘six million voices – one girl – and a diary’.  The story will not end there as I continue to write and compose the Anne Frank Project, because Anne’s life is unsinkable.  Thank you for listening.

chris williams

anne frank project

Anne Frank was a 13 year old girl, living an ordinary life in Amsterdam, Holland.

Caught up in World War Two, Anne lost her life, but left behind an enduring legacy in the writing of her Diary.

During those turbulent times, Anne examined through words and in her thinking, to rationalise everything – the behaviours of other people, and in the party of hideaways with whom she was trapped inside a secret annexe for two years; and the actions of Hitler and his army of followers, of their attempt to wipe out the Jewish population.

Anne own personal feelings towards others, her adolescent mood swings, the daily grinding routines within the secret annexe, her love of nature, God and music, her fears of the unknown, the joy of love as she became aware of her fluctuating emotions for boys, her own self-recognition of developing from a child into a young woman; all of these aspects were recorded into the detailed expressions of Anne two years of Diary writing.

Although Anne was physically trapped and immobilised within the square footage of the secret annexe, she was always moving forward in her mind, through her rigorous and continued education; reading and learning were keenly structured into her two years of enforced hiding from the world. Through contemplation and reflection, dreaming and forward thinking, Anne was constantly maturing.

This ethos I have hoped to incorporate into the music, to make it a travelling music, a travelling experience for the listener, a progressive journey for and in the mind of the audience, encapsulating two predominant years of Anne life.

I advocate that the content and impact of Anne illuminating Diary gives cause to the expression of many manners of musical composition to be explored and displayed.

As for the profound significance of this abominable subject on victimisation, I have intended to produce a sincere and honest music biography of The Diary of Anne Frank.

And through my music, to remind the cause for peace, tolerance, and non-violence amongst all peoples, past, present and future.

Thanks for reading
Chris Williams – Creator of the Anne Frank Project

A Synopsis for each track is available. Be sure to click on the track or its photo.