As Jane Erb has just called attention to it, Aspen is offering a
mini-festival -
Forbidden Music: Conscientious Objectors
June 27-July 1
Numerous World War II-era composers lifted pens and voices
to oppose the Nazi regime, Karl Amadeus Hartmann refused to
allow German performances of his work-though he himself was
German. Hungarian composer Erno Dohnanyi tried to protect
Jewish musicians from Nazi purges, only to find himself accused
of Nazi sympathies. The second in a three-year Forbidden
Music series, "Conscientious Objectors" pays tribute to artists
who prized humanity over conformity, and freedom over fascism.
Janos Gereben
www.sfcv.org
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