Spring 2020
Poster for Music in the Time of Anne Frank
Music in the Time of Anne Frank
with Deborah Nemko
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
2:15 p.m.
Buchward Theater, Tow Performing Arts Center
I am inspired by the courage and wisdom of a child named Anne Frank. Her impassioned words, "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world," are remarkable, and her diary remains one of the most important narratives related to the difficulties faced by those living in hiding during World War II. By performing and presenting music by forbidden Dutch composers whose musical careers and, in some cases, lives were destroyed, I hope to promote an understanding not only of the difficulties they faced but also the monumental spirit of people whose voices would not be stifled, even in the darkest of times.
This concert will bring to the light works by Dutch composers who were suppressed by the Germans during World War II in the Netherlands. Many of these composers lost their lives in camps, and their works are still not published. For this reason, the concert is a living testament to their art and vitality.
Free and open to the public.
