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Silenced Scores aims to perform and present music by the lost, forbidden, and forgotten composers during WWII and the Holocaust. While we study many pieces and significant figures from this era in our music history classes and hear them performed by major symphonies, the focus of this collective is on composers who are not represented in school or on stage.
The performances of these lost works are accompanied by a brief historical aspect to provide the audience with a broader context of the pieces and the composers. It is significant that we present archival documents because it demonstrates the truly tragic conditions and circumstances these individuals were forced to endure. It also allows for our listeners to have a greater understanding of the role that music played in the Holocaust and WWII. It is extremely powerful to hear about how music was used as a tool for the Nazis, but also how it represented hope and was a means for survival.
We are excited to continue performing around the East Coast and sharing the stories of these individuals through their music.
Check out some videos from the first instance of this performance from February!
VIDEOS
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