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Exodus: Jewish Composers in Exile

Name: Exodus: Jewish Composers in Exile
Start: 2023-11-05T14:00:00
Location: Bard College

Bard College

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Renowned Polish composer Alexandre Tansman fled Europe for the United States in 1941, and his rhythmic Polish Rhapsody—inspired by the invasion of Poland and dedicated “to the defenders of Warsaw”—was premiered in St. Louis that same year. Prolific composer Josef Tal emigrated to Jerusalem in 1934, and his dramatic Exodus, based on the Passover Haggadah, was debuted by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra during the first days of that country’s War ...

Program

Walter Kaufmann - An Indian Symphony

Josef Tal - Exodus

Alexandre Tansman - Polish Rhapsody

Marcel Rubin - Symphony No. 4

Participants

Leon Botstein

Conductor

Noam Heinz

Singer

Bard College

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