Brundibar is a testament to the creative power of human beings, even in dark times, to turn ugliness into beauty – and it is just one example among many inspiring stories. Join us for a discussion of other notable instances of remarkable music emerging as a defiant response to horrific oppression.
Special guest: George E. Oliver, Musical Director, Union Baptist Church, Cambridge
Kera Washington, ethnomusicologist and founder of Zili Misik, an all female ensemble that retraces routes of cultural resistance through diasporic rhythm and song.