BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20180927T163000Z UID: 6841417515856 DTSTAMP:20250605T020421Z LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:Dr. Teryl Dobbs will present "Brundib¨¢r: Singing Against Darkness\," sharing her research about children's musical experiences in the Holocaust.\n\n"Brundibar" is \;a children's opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Kr¨¢sa. It premiered at the Vinohrady Jewish Boy¡¯s Orphanage in the Prague ghetto in 1943.\n\nIt was performed 55 times in the Terez¨ªn \;concentration camp over the course of the next year and a performance was central to an International Red Cross visit to the camp in June 1944\, during which the visiting delegation was deceptively shown a healthy and happy Jewish population. \;\n\nThe Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Chamber Orchestra\, \;Opera at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø and the Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble will perform "Brundibar" Nov. \;16 at 7:30 p.m.\, and Nov. \;17 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.\n\nDr. Dobbs is associate professor and current chair of music education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is an affiliate within the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies and the Disability Studies Initiative. \;Her talk is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities.\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2018/brundibar-singing-against-darkness SUMMARY:Brundib¨¢r: Singing Against Darkness DTSTART:20180927T163000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR