In Remembrance
On 29 September 1941, 34,000 Jewish civilians were murdered by Nazi forces at Babi Yar, a ravine in Kiev, Ukraine. In this concert, on this significant date, the New Zealand School of Music Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young will perform the Requiem ‘The Holocaust’ written by Boris Pigovat in remembrance of his grandparents and aunt who were victims of the massacre.The work is for solo viola and orchestra, and NZSM Associate Director Professor Donald Maurice will take the solo role.
The concert also includes Schelomo (Solomon) by Ernest Bloch for solo cello and orchestra, a work written in response to the horrors of World War I. The soloist will be Inbal Megiddo, NZSM’s newly appointed lecturer in cello.
Never forget. Never again.
The two other works featuring in the programme give a New Zealand context to the theme of facing conflict through music: Anthony Ritchie’s Remember Parihaka responds to the 1881 conflict between Taranaki Maori and British soldiers; and John Psatha’s Luminous is in memory of a friend overwhelmed by the cultural dislocation she experienced immigrating to this country from China.
Music, as a response to conflict and trauma, has the power to express what cannot easily be put into words.
Through the music in this concert, these conflicts of the past can be remembered, commemorated and honoured by us in the present.
Wellington Town Hall
Wakefield Street
Wellington
Contact Stephen Gibbs by email to events@nzsm.ac.nz or call 027 5577 854
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