they burn, the fires of the night: lamentations from the ashes
Free (RSVP required)
- Herbert Greenberg, violin
- Jon Manasse, clarinet
- Julian Schwarz, cello
- Marika Bournaki, piano
- Leah Wool, mezzo-soprano
- David Kravitz, baritone
Gerald Cohen — they burn, the fires of the night: lamentations from the ashes (world premiere)
Olivier Messiaen — Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Various — Selected works
Ghosts of the past weave their way into our present and future in Menachem Z. Rosensaft's book Poems Born in Bergen-Belsen. Composer Gerald Cohen has brought Rosensaft's words to the concert stage in his settings of these poems. Mezzo-soprano Leah Wool and baritone David Kravitz are featured performers in the world premiere of Cohen's song cycle, they burn, the fires of the night: lamentations from the ashes.
The program also includes selections from Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time and music by composers who were imprisoned at the concentration camp at Terezín during WWII. Instrumentalists include clarinetist Jon Manasse and cellist Julian Schwarz. Admission is free; reservations are required. The performance will also be live-streamed.
About Jon Manasse, clarinet
About Julian Schwarz, cello
Cellist Julian Schwarz was awarded first prize at the inaugural Schoenfeld International Competition in 2013 and has since made over 200 concerto appearances in the US and abroad. Julian performs in a duo with Marika Bournaki as winners of the 2016 Boulder International Competition's "The Art of Duo," and is a founding member of the Frisson Ensemble. A devoted teacher, Mr. Schwarz serves as Associate Professor of Cello at Shenandoah Conservatory and on the artist faculty of New York University and Eastern Music Festival. He received BM and MM degrees from The Juilliard School under Joel Krosnick. A Pirastro artist, he endorses Pirastro "Perpetual" cello strings.
https://www.julianschwarz.com/About Leah Wool, mezzo-soprano
About David Kravitz, baritone
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
1 West 4th StreetNew York, NY 10012
United States