“Words, Music, Memory”

Commemoration is a process that involves witness, preservation, interpretation, and performance. This process calls upon human creativity, commitment, emotional connection, and contemporary context. Focusing on music based on the words of young people who witnessed the Holocaust—many of whom did not survive—the performance uses the power of music to bridge generations in active commemoration. These themes are shared with the exhibit Words, Music, Memory: Re(presenting) Voices of the Holocaust, on display at the Lam Museum of Anthropology through March 2. The performance will feature Dr. Sheena Ramirez (soprano), Dr. Courtney Miller (oboe/English Horn), and Dr. Suzanne Polak (piano) with commentary from Adina Langer (Curator, Kennesaw State University Museum of History and Holocaust Education) and Dr. Laurence Sherr (Composer). A reception in the lobby will follow the performance. This event is sponsored by the Wake Forest University Interdisciplinary Arts Center. Admission is free.