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'Heritage and Hope': synagogue music from pre-war Prague

Date
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Sunday 18 September 2016

‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’

Music and Theatre from the Jewish archive

Jerusalem (Jubilee) Synagogue, Prague

The Holocaust in the Czech lands destroyed lives and traditions: the lives of children interned in the Terezín ghetto and the tradition of sacred music in Prague’s synagogues. In this concert, Táňa Fischerová and Daniel Dobiáš bring to life poems written by the children held at Terezín in new arrangements by Daniel. A a choir visiting from England, the Clothworkers Consort of Leeds, performs recently rediscovered music from Prague’s synagogues that had been lost during the Holocaust.

Synagogue music from pre-war Prague:

  • Sigmund Schwarz (1843–1922): Lecha dodi
  • Baruch Gutmann (1863–?): Jisgadal
  • Zikmund Schul (1916-1944): Mogen avos
  • Armin Freisinger (1846-1920): Orgel-Präludium
  • David Rubin (1827–1922): Adonoj moloch
  • Moritz Wallerstein (1847–1906): Psalm 84, “Wie lieblich sind doch deine Wohnungen”
  • David Rubin: Adon olam

Performers: Clothworkers Consort of Leeds (UK) conducted by Bryan White, with Vaclav Peter (organ)

In collaboration with the Jewish Community of Prague.