Join Isles violist, Kenneth Freed, as he takes us on a personal journey of faith and hope that spans centuries of prayer, memory, and the eternal. Newly uncovered arrangements of music from Auschwitz will serve as the counterpoint to the music of Bruch, Mendelssohn, Bloch, Ravel and Golijov.
Isles Musicians
Stephanie Arado, violin
Natsuki Kumagai, violin
Kenneth Freed, viola
Tom Rosenberg, cello
Laura Sewell, cello
Guest Musicians
Miryana Moteva, piano
Gabriel Campos Zamora, clarinet
MAX BRUCH
Kol Nidrei Ernest Bloch
Baal Shem Suite (Nigun, Improvisation)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13
I. Adagio-Allegro Vivace
RICHARD WAGNER
Ride of the Valkyries
PATRICIA HALL (unearthed music arranged by Nazi prisoners)
Music of Auschwitz (German Waltzes interspersed with narrated letters home from the arrangers)
MAURICE RAVEL
Kaddish
OSVALDO GOLIJOV
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Children and students are admitted free of charge.
Tickets may be purchased in person at the door, or online at eventbrite.
2020 W Lake of the Isles Pkwy
Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 377-5095