OVERVIEW:
Lakeview Orchestra (Chicago)
Violins of Hope Concert
June 11, 2023
Gregory Hughes, Artistic Director and Conductor
Presented in collaboration with JCC Chicago and Violins of Hope
Performed at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
Please visit: https://www.lakevieworchestra.org/
Video by Atlas Arts, LLC: https://www.atlasarts.media/
Photography by Elliot Mandel: https://www.elliotmandelphoto.com/
On June 11, 2023, Lakeview Orchestra (Chicago) presented a special "Violins of Hope" concert in collaboration with JCC Chicago. Violins of Hope is an initiative that showcases Jewish stories of resilience, resistance, and unity through a private collection of lovingly restored violins, violas, and cellos played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust. For more information, please visit https://www.lakevieworchestra.org/eve... and https://www.jccchicago.org/violins-of....
Each violin in the Violins of Hope collection has a unique and meaningful story. During this special concert, musicians from Lakeview Orchestra played on six violins from the Violins of Hope collection: the Moshe Weinstein Violin, the Auschwitz Violin, the Katrin Violin, the Roddie Edmonds Violin, the Shanghai Violin, and the Sandor Fisher Violin. For more information about the story behind each of these violins, please visit: https://www.flipsnack.com/jccchicago/....
IN THIS VIDEO:
Dr. Henry Panion III - Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin and Orchestra
Caitlin Edwards, Violin Soloist
In this performance, violin soloist Caitlin Edwards played on The Auschwitz Violin from the Violins of Hope collection.
The full concert video can be viewed here: • Lakeview Orchestra (Chicago) - Violins of ...
Program Notes by Dr. Henry Panion III (b. 1959)
Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin and Orchestra
As an African-American growing up in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s, Dr. Panion was struck by the common origins of hate, discrimination, and racism that have and continue to be inflicted upon people throughout the world. Both the African-American and the Jewish people have had to dig deep within themselves to find just a sliver of hope to grasp onto while experiencing some of the worst atrocities known throughout history. In the absence of anything else, it was often only through music that these people found any semblance of relief from oppression, figuratively and literally.
In his preparation for composing Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin & Orchestra, which premiered during Violins of Hope Birmingham. Dr. Panion states, “The story of these violins and the Jewish people is of survival, hope, and triumph, one that so parallels the story of the 16th Street Baptist Church and its people, particularly the Four Little Girls.” The work is a statement of eternal hope and a musical reflection of what can happen when different people of different backgrounds and cultures come together on common ground and communicate with a common voice, recognizing yet celebrating our differences.
Upon hearing Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin & Orchestra, Amnon Weinstein, Founder of Violins of Hope, proclaimed the work to be a “masterpiece that should be heard at Carnegie Hall and all over the world.”
ABOUT VIOLINS OF HOPE:
Israeli violinmakers, Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, have spent the last 20 years collecting and repairing 70 Holocaust-era violins and other stringed instruments from around the world, some with the Star of David on the back and others with names and dates inscribed within the instrument. Together, they have lovingly located and restored the violins to reclaim their lost heritage, give voice to the victims and reinforce essential messages of hope, harmony, and humanity.
Violins of Hope has been featured in books, print, film and television. They have been used in lectures and educational programs worldwide, exhibited in museums, and have been triumphantly played in concert halls around the globe. Through performances, exhibitions, and educational series, the instruments have impacted and inspired hundreds of thousands of people of all ages.
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