Reclaiming More Music of Polish Composers: Refugees from World War II

Presented by the American Society for Jewish Music; co-sponsored by YIVO, Holocaust Music Lost & Found, the Polish Chamber Musician’s Association, and Polish Cultural Institute New York This concert, entitled “Reclaiming More Music of Polish Composers: Refugees from World War II,” is another in a continuing series of collaborations between organizations which share the goal of musical reclamation. Composers whose voices and careers were brutally silenced by the Nazis during World War II were also blindsided by the post-war music world. Even today, more than 80 years later, there is still a need to give voice to the music of these creators. Included on the program is essential, mostly unheard music, by Szymon Laks, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, and Roman Ryterband, some of Poland’s most important pre-war composers. This concert will feature performances by Hanna Hipp (mezzo soprano), Jarosław Nadrzycki (violin), Josif Feigelson (cello), and Grzegorz Mania (piano). Reception to follow concert. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th Street, NYC Located in the Center for Jewish History Directions & Parking Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the program. All public programs are wheelchair accessible. A limited number of assistive listening devices are available for deaf and hard of hearing individuals upon request (Auditorium events only). For questions about this program, please contact: [email protected]