It's Now or Never: Songs of Hope and Resilience at Goldrich Cultural Center

An original musical tribute to Holocaust survivor Renée Firestone, tracing her journey from pre-war Europe through the Holocaust to her life in America as a fashion designer and advocate for Holocaust education. The program features reimagined classics, works by composers murdered at Auschwitz, Yiddish songs, German lieder, and jazz and musical theater selections, including the world premiere of the song cycle A Room of Light by composer Michael Schachter and librettist Gene Scheer. Performers include countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, baritone and cantor Simon Barrad, pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg, and chamber ensemble members Leah Zeger, Joshua Ranz, Ted Atkatz and Ted Botsford.