MUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE
Programs
Live Concert Series and Online Programming
OUR SEASON FOR FY 2021-22 WAS MARKED BY OUR RETURN TO THE LIVE STAGE WITH THREE IN-PERSON CONCERTS AT BENAROYA HALL AFTER OVER A YEAR OF EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE PROGRAMMING DURING THE PANDEMIC. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2021, WE PERFORMED A WELCOME BACK CONCERT THAT WE OFFERED FREE AS A TRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITYS PERSEVERANCE THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. OUR CONCERT ON MARCH 13, 2022 FEATURED THE FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF STORMY SEAS, A WORK WE COMMISSIONED FROM COMPOSER SAHBA AMINIKIA INSPIRED BY THE TRUE STORIES OF FIVE CHILD BOAT REFUGEES WHO BRAVED PERILOUS WATERS IN SEARCH OF SAFETY AND NEW LIVES. OUR MAY 15, 2022 CONCERT SHOWCASED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TRES MINUTOS, THE ONE-ACT OPERA THAT WE COMMISSIONED FROM COMPOSER NICOLAS BENAVIDES AND LIBRETTIST MARELLA MARTIN KOCH, TELLING THE STORY OF A BROTHER AND SISTER WHO STRUGGLE WITH QUESTIONS OF IDENTITY, DUTY AND BELONGING WHEN THEY ARE ALLOWED A BRIEF SUPERVISED REUNION AT THE BORDER THAT SEPARATES THEM. A WEEK AFTER THE BENAROYA HALL PREMIERE, WE BROUGHT THE WORK TO SAN FRANCISCOS PRESIDIO THEATER. KNOWING THAT MANY AUDIENCE MEMBERS REMAINED RELUCTANT OR UNABLE TO ATTEND LIVE PERFORMANCES, WE ALSO CONTINUED TO STREAM ONLINE PROGRAMS CAPABLE OF REACHING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. THESE INCLUDED THREE NEWLY-PRODUCED ONLINE CONCERTS, IN ADDITION TO ARCHIVED PERFORMANCES THAT WE STREAMED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALONG WITH ITS REPERTOIRE OF HOLOCAUST-ERA MUSIC, MUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES NEW HOLOCAUST-INSPIRED WORKS BY SOME OF TODAYS LEADING COMPOSERS, BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS GENERATIONS AND SHARING STORIES THAT UNDERLINE THE HOLOCAUSTS URGENT RELEVANCE FOR US NOW. TO DATE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FUNDED THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF NUMEROUS NEW MUSICAL WORKS, DANCE COMMISSIONS, AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$318.7K
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