Music Against All Odds – A Kristallnacht Commemoration

The Jewish Federation of Tulsa Council for Holocaust Education presents the annual Kristallnacht Commemoration entitled Music Against All Odds. The many facets of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, provide myriad perspectives, and the program this year turns the focus to music.

Acclaimed flutist Christine Beard and accompanist Christi Zuniga will perform works that take us through history audibly and visually. The stories of the progression of Nazi oppression to dominance are told by the music’s composers. Christie will introduce each piece and narrate video images that reflect the conditions that were experienced during their composition. The evening performance will give the audience a sense of the emotions associated with the deteriorating climate before Kristallnacht, the despair afterward, and the too-often unrequited hope for peace.