Concert #2: “A wall of sound made from 6,000,000 voices...”

Tuesday, December 1^st, 6pm 

Tempe Public Library, 3500 S Rural Rd., Tempe. 

This concert focuses on Electro-acoustic music that was written in response to the Holocaust, by American, German, and Israeli composers. All of the pieces on the program were created by electronic means and are meant to be played through speakers. Each piece will be discussed, explaining the artistic devices used by the composers of these works, and the aesthetic conceptions that guided them. 
 
Free admission.

Concert #1: Music During the Holocaust

Wednesday, October 21^st, 7pm 

Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver St., Phoenix.

The first concert of the series is dedicated to Jewish musicians in Nazi Germany, with emphasis on the composers imprisoned in Terezin. The concert features works by Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein, Hans Krasa, Erwin Schulhoff, and Arie Shapira, with performances by Josh Bennett (clarinet), Alexandra Birch (violin/viola), Ashley Oakley (piano), and Lindsay Stillwell (voice).

Free admission.

Please RSVP here

Can There Be Music After Auschwitz? is a series of four curated concerts about music and the Holocaust, from composers in concentration camps to experimental works written in response to this genocide. 

Each concert features pieces that pertain to its specific topic, accompanied by historical background and commentary on the music. Here I will post general information and updates about the concerts.

All concerts are free and open to the public. 

Can There Be Music After Auschwitz? was made possible through the generosity of Sheila Schwartz and the Schwartz Scholars Fund, with support from the Culter-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center and the Tempe Public Library.

https://www.azjhs.org/
http://www.tempe.gov/city-hall/community-services/tempe-public-library