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A composer's surprising decision to be buried in a mass grave

Noah Creshevsky was a composer who wrote experimental electronic music which he called "hyperrealism." He died a few years ago at the age of 75. But before he died, he made a surprising decision.

This story is the second in a series called The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island. You can find a longer version of the story, and other stories about Hart Island, on the Radio Diaries Podcast.

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