Events Calendar · January 2020
New Century Chamber Orchestra: Violins of Hope at Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts
Date: Sunday, January 26, 2020
Time: 3:30pm
Phone: 415-444-8000
You're invited to a Violins of Hope concert at Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts! The Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood, Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts and New Century Chamber Orchestra have joined together to create and present this unique program to the community collaboratively with The Violins of Hope. As part of the Bay Area Violins of Hope residency, Daniel Hope and members of New Century Chamber Orchestra will perform music by Jewish composers played on the iconic collection of recovered and restored Holocaust-era string instruments. This event will also feature exclusive footage from Daniel Hope's award-winning film Refuge in Music: Terezín/Theresienstadt.
ABOUT VIOLINS OF HOPE: The Violins are a collection of 70+ string instruments originally owned and played by European Jews in ghettos and Nazi death camps during WWII, which have been lovingly restored over the past two decades by renowned Israeli violin-makers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein. Concentration camp musicians owed their lives to their instruments. The music they played lifted them above their cruel, day-to-day reality. It gave the musicians hope. And did the same for their fellow Jewish inmates. “Hope is a stubborn thing,” says Weinstein. The legacy of Jewish hope drives Weinstein to restore every Holocaust violin he can get his hands on to make them speak again. These instruments are the focal point of an impactful initiative designed to promote the power of hope through music, reaffirming that the voiceless can indeed have a voice as we reiterate our responsibility to “never forget”.
Tickets:
- General Admission and Reserved Ticket Seating Options: $30-$67.50
- 35 and Under Special Ticket Pricing: $15
Tickets available for purchase online.
Concessions: Wine, beer, a selection of soft drinks along with coffee, tea and a variety of snacks and freshly baked goods available for purchase. Concessions may be enjoyed throughout the performance in the theater. No table service. No outside food/drink permitted at this event.
Additional Location or Other Information
Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts is located on the Osher Marin JCC Campus at 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903. The JCC’s gym and other activities are open at this time and parking may be limited. Please consider carpooling and give yourself time for parking.