Soundstreams World Premiere
A really exciting premiere is approaching which I can't wait to see and hear. An Unfinished Life is the new work by Brian Cherney 'based on text by extraordinary Dutch author Etty Hillesum. Hillesum, whose wartime diaries have become a classic of 20th century spirituality, died at Auschwitz in 1943.' With a Young Artist Overture @ 7 pm, the concert takes place on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 @ 8 pm, at Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. It features the British Hilliard Ensemble, the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir conducted by Ivars Taurins, a chamber orchestra and Marilyn Lightstone as narrator. The program will also include Jewish composers of the Renaissance. $37/$29sr/$10st through the St. Lawrence Centre box office 416 366 7723 or online at http://www.stlc.com/.
A really exciting premiere is approaching which I can't wait to see and hear. An Unfinished Life is the new work by Brian Cherney 'based on text by extraordinary Dutch author Etty Hillesum. Hillesum, whose wartime diaries have become a classic of 20th century spirituality, died at Auschwitz in 1943.' With a Young Artist Overture @ 7 pm, the concert takes place on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 @ 8 pm, at Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. It features the British Hilliard Ensemble, the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir conducted by Ivars Taurins, a chamber orchestra and Marilyn Lightstone as narrator. The program will also include Jewish composers of the Renaissance. $37/$29sr/$10st through the St. Lawrence Centre box office 416 366 7723 or online at http://www.stlc.com/.
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Thanks so much for posting this. We're really looking forward to the concert. There are also a couple of outreach events happening with two guests we have invited from the Netherlands - Frits Grimmelikhuizen, Director of the Etty Hillesum Centre & Foundation, Netherlands and his partner Manja Pach, daughter of survivors, Founder of the Westerbork Commemorative Centre, Netherlands
Here's the info on them:
Thursday, Nov. 1 @ 7pm
"Music and Text in An Unfinished Life"
This event is with Friz and Manja and composer Brian Cherney.
Faculty of Music, U of T
Edward Johnson Building
80 Queen’s Park
Room 330
And the second event is:
Monday, November 5 @ 7:30pm
"Dutch Perspectives on the Holocaust"
Readings from Dutch Holocaust literature, including Philip Mechanicus, Etty Hillesum, Jan Oberski; films about Etty Hillesum and Westerbork.
With guests: Frits Grimmelikhuizen, Manja Pach, Ruth Mechanicus
Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
750 Spadina Avenue (at Bloor St.)
Room 318
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