Music in the Shadow of the Holocaust

For the first time, two powerful Holocaust commemoration projects come together for an evening that explores how to approach topics such as genocide, identity and tolerance through art and music.

“The Mischlinge Exposé,” by acclaimed pianist Carolyn Enger, shines a  light on the stories of Mischlinge (half-Jews) and German Jewish converts in Germany. Enger’s multimedia program provides video testimony from survivors and contextualizes these stories with accounts by German-Jewish artists, poets and musicians from before, during and after the Holocaust.

“To Open in Praise,” music from award-winning composer Daniel Asia, a professor of composition at the University of Arizona, elaborates on the spiritual connections between classical music and Judaism.