Chattanooga Public Library will host two performances by the Likht Ensemble, a piano-vocal duo comprised of soprano Jaclyn Grossman and pianist/composer Nate Ben-Horin. The Likht Ensemble will perform with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera at UTC’s Hayes Concert Hall on Thursday. Following that, the Ensemble will also perform on Friday at the Downtown Library.
At both performances, the Likht Ensemble will present various songs and poetry from The Shoah Songbook. This multi-part series arranged by the Ensemble explores music from different ghettos and concentration camps by Jewish composers from the Holocaust. The series is designed to shine a spotlight on great composers silenced before their time, ranging from the subtle poetry and haunting lullabies of Ilse Weber, to the stylistically advanced works of Viktor Ullmann, to the never-before-recorded songs of Edwin Geist.
The Shoah Songbook performance by the Likht Ensemble and Chattanooga Symphony on Thursday will be at 7 p.m. at UTC’s Hayes Concert Hall, 752 Vine St. Free tickets can be reserved here.
The Shoah Songbook encore performance by the Likht Ensemble on Friday will be at 5 p.m. at the Chattanooga Public Library, 1001 Broad St. Free tickets can be reserved here.
Americans and the Holocaust is co-presented locally by The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga and the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, with additional support from Lyndhurst Foundation, EPB, Truist, McGriff, CHI Memorial, BCBST Community Trust, The Kennedy Foundation, Patten and Patten Investment Advisors, Southeastern Trust Company, First-Centenary United Methodist Church, Hamico Inc., The Tucker Foundation, Moxy Hotel Chattanooga, Herb Cohn, Amy and John Cohen, Helen Pregulman, and the Watson Family Generosity Fund. CPL and the CPL Foundation are deeply grateful for the support and commitment of these partners.