Composers censored during the Holocause will be the subject of a special event at The University of Judaism’s Sigi Ziering Institute tomorrow, Sunday, February 4.
“Recovered Voices: A Lost Generation’s Long Forgotten Masterpieces,” produced in conjunction with the Los A ngeles Opera, will be held in the Gindi Auditorium. It will serve as an introduction to the larger “Recovered Voices” project which will showcase the work of composers who were censored by the Holocaust.
Some of the composers were sentenced to death for their “un-German” music. James Colon, LA Opera’s Music Director, will be present to speak about his involvement with the multi-year LA Opera recovery project. OperaToday.com calls Colon “a major force in the modern revival of works banned by the Nazi Regime.”
He will be speaking with a panel about the composers’ lives and music. The panel will also include Dr. Nick Strimple (USC), Dr. Steven Lowenstein (UJ), Dr. Amy Wlodarski (Dickinson College) and will be moderated by Neal Brostoff, founder of the Jewish Music Foundation. The musicians to be discussed include Ervin Schuloff, Ernest Toch, Gideon Klein and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Following the discussion, the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity’s Synergy Ensemble will perform a small chamber music concert. The event is free of charge and will take place from 11:30am-4:00pm.
Those interested in hearing LA Opera’s full revival of lost masterpieces can do so on March 7 and 10 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Both shows will begin at 7:30pm and tickets sell for $15.