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02 Nov 06 || Music and the Holocaust: Survival, Resistance and Response

Rarely heard music composed in hiding, before deportation, in the ghettos and in Nazi concentration camps

Sponsored by the American Musicological Society (AMS), the November 2 concert featured the Choral Society of Southern California, Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, USC Thornton School of Music Chamber Choir and soloists, members of the Los Angeles Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble (“LA VIE”), Holocaust survivor Cantor David Kane, and recordings made in the camps.

The general audience included participants in the American Musicological Society National Convention (held this year in Los Angeles) and members of the local community.

3Following the concert at the Beverly Hills Presbyterian church, Nick Strimple talks with representatives of the Los Angeles consulates. (l-r) Nick Strimple, Honorary Consul General Vytautas Čekanauskas and Mrs. Čekanauskas; Deputy Consul General Norbert Kürstgens; and Consul Bernhard Faustenhammer.

During the reception after the concert, Nick Strimple chats with Shoah Foundation representatives. (l-r) Nick Strimple, Renee Firestone, Ari Zev and Daisy Miller.4

5In attendance were (l-r):

Honorary Consul General and Mrs.
Vytautas Čekanauskas

(Republic of Lithuania)

Deputy Consul General

Norbert Kürstgens

(Federal Republic of Germany)

Consul Bernhard Faustenhammer

(Republic of Austria)

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