Post by deanna on Apr 29, 2014 8:02:35 GMT -7
Ellingboe brings 'Defiant Requiem' to UNM
Terezín, a concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic, was designed by the Nazis to eradicate Jewish cultural life. Among those imprisoned there was Czech conductor, composer and pianist Rafael Schächter. He led a chorus of Jewish prisoners in performing Verdi's Requiem. The concert drama, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, and the documentary film, Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance, are the brainchild of Murry Sidlin, distinguished conductor, educator and innovator. Ellingboe is bringing Sidlin to UNM to serve as guest conductor, when UNM presents the Defiant Requiem on Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Popejoy Hall in the UNM Center for the Arts.