Music as a Means of Hope and Resistance: A Panel Discussion on Choral Singing and Composition in the Camps and Ghettos February 10, 2011

The Collegiate Chorale presents a panel discussion, "Music as a Means of Hope and Resistance: A Panel Discussion on Choral Singing and Composition in the Camps and Ghettos", on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 6pm at Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Avenue at 55th Street, NYC.

As a prelude to The Chorale’s concert "We Remember Them: Choral Music from the Camps and the Ghettos", on March 10, 2011, the panel discussion will focus on the historical and cultural implications of music-making in the camps during World War II. In addition it will explore the impact of music and its healing powers during time of extreme stress and duress.

Panelists include:
Dr. Michael Beckerman, Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Music, New York University
Angela Warnick Buchdahl, Cantor, Central Synagogue
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Therapist, Author and Holocaust Orphan
James Bagwell, Music Director, The Collegiate Chorale, Professor of Music, Bard College

Tickets are $10 and are available at http://www.collegiatechorale.org/concert_schedule. Admission is FREE for The Collegiate Chorale "Friends" and "Maestro’s Circle" Donors, members of Central Synagogue, and for ticket holders for the March 10 concert. Please RSVP by email to lectures@collegiatechorale.org to confirm attendance and/or request an e-ticket.