foundation’s mission grows more vital by the year.” “This Jeremy Eichler, Boston — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 2017 page 1 of 7 — Contact: Lisa Pemstein, , tel. 857-222-8262 More information: Interviews available. JIM BRAUDE, KHIZR KHAN, ACCLAIMED MUSICIANS JOIN IN CONCERT TRIBUTE TO ARTISTIC CREATIVITY AND SURVIVAL IN NAZI CAMP Not Forget Me,” October 15, 2017 at Symphony Hall, Boston, will explore “Do the lives and works of prisoners who created remarkable music in the midst of horror, offers insight relevant to contemporary human rights issues. Jim Braude will narrate the program featuring of Greater Boston performances by Charity Tillemann-Dick, soprano; Francis Rogers, tenor; Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; The Boston Children’s Chorus; Holocaust Survivors Ela Weissberger & Michael Gruenbaum, who performed as children in Terezín. Khizr Khan, Muslim-American Gold Star Parent, Democratic National Convention Speaker, to Receive 2017 Terezín Legacy Award. BOSTON April 2017 Boston celebrity Jim Braude and acclaimed musicians will take the — stage October 15 (3:00 P.M. Reception, 4:00 p.m. Concert) at Boston’s Symphony Hall to present Not Forget Me,” a multi-media concert event and tribute to artistic creativity and “Do survival in the Terezín concentration camp. Mr. Braude, co-host of WGBH’s Greater Boston, will narrate the stories of five remarkable prisoners whose music provided refuge and resistance against the horrors of the Third Reich. Their compositions, recovered in large part by this program’s producer, will be performed by soprano Terezín Music Foundation, Charity Tillemann-Dick, granddaughter of the late Tom Lantos, former chair of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to the U.S.
“This foundation’s mission grows more vital by the year.” — Jeremy Eichler, Boston FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 2017 — page 1 of 7 Contact: Lisa Pemstein, , tel. 857-222-8262 More information: Interviews available. JIM BRAUDE, KHIZR KHAN, ACCLAIMED MUSICIANS JOIN IN CONCERT TRIBUTE TO ARTISTIC CREATIVITY AND SURVIVAL IN NAZI CAMP “Do Not Forget Me,” October 15, 2017 at Symphony Hall, Boston, will explore the lives and works of prisoners who created remarkable music in the midst of horror, offers insight relevant to contemporary human rights issues. Jim Braude of Greater Boston will narrate the program featuring performances by Charity Tillemann-Dick, soprano; Francis Rogers, tenor; Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; The Boston Children’s Chorus; Holocaust Survivors Ela Weissberger & Michael Gruenbaum, who performed as children in Terezín. Khizr Khan, Muslim-American Gold Star Parent, Democratic National Convention Speaker, to Receive 2017 Terezín Legacy Award. BOSTON April 2017 — Boston celebrity Jim Braude and acclaimed musicians will take the stage October 15 (3:00 P.M. Reception, 4:00 p.m. Concert) at Boston’s Symphony Hall to present “Do Not Forget Me,” a multi-media concert event and tribute to artistic creativity and survival in the Terezín concentration camp. Mr. Braude, co-host of WGBH’s Greater Boston, will narrate the stories of five remarkable prisoners whose music provided refuge and resistance against the horrors of the Third Reich. Their compositions, recovered in large part by this program’s producer, Terezín Music Foundation, will be performed by soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick, granddaughter of the late Tom Lantos, former chair of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to the U.S.
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