A tribute to the artists who perished in the Holocaust

Founded in 1999 by Pavlina Dokovska, chair of the Mannes Piano department, the Mannes Sounds Festival presents more than 20 concerts annually performed by young artists from Mannes School of Music, the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and the School of Drama as well as master classes and lectures by distinguished faculty members and renowned guest artists. It is one of the outstanding components of the Mannes performance program. The events are held at various prestigious concert venues and cultural institutions throughout New York City. The Fall 2021 events will include virtual and in person events.

Program
Hans Krása: Dance for String Trio
Viktor Ullmann: Three Yiddish Songs, op. 53
Gideon Klein: Piano Sonata
Pavel Haas: Selected Songs
James Solomon: Arioso for cello solo
Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for flute & piano
John Califra’s Chamber Opera Echoes from the Darkness: Messages from the Terezín Diaries of Petr and Eva Ginz (world premiere)

Presented by College of Performing Arts‘ Mannes Sounds Festival.