Combining actual diary entries with voice, harp, cello, and flute, the piece is performed by the nationally acclaimed group Elyrica. All concerts are free, but service fees apply. Please no children under six. This program is made possible by a generous grant from Target. Roger Cohen, Berlin Bureau Chief for The New York Times, will discuss the growing pressure for the biggest economic power in Europe to reject the reduction of its history to the 12 years under Nazi rule, and to embrace national pride once more.
All concerts are free, but service fees apply.
Please no children under six. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announces its eighth season of chamber music concerts. Acclaimed as one of the most original and imaginative chamber music programs in Washington, D.C., the series features outstanding performances by exceptional musicians. In addition to innovative chamber pieces that convey themes related to Holocaust history, the series features works by composers who suffered under the Nazi regime, or whose works were banned during the Nazi era. Featuring Olivier Messiaen's chamber masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time, composed and first performed during his imprisonment in G rlitz in 1941.