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Composer Michael Horvit Talks About His Piece ‘Even When God Is Silent’

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 7, 2018 · The song is based on words found scrawled on a wall in Germany at the end of World War II and was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

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Composer Michael Horvit Talks About His Piece, ‘Even When God Is Silent’

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 1, 2018 · The song is based on words found scrawled on a wall in Germany at the end of World War II and was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Tags composer Congregation Emanu El Even When God Is Silent Holocaust Michael Horvit music

Choir performing

Houston Matters

Composer Michael Horvit Talks About His Piece, ‘Even When God Is Silent’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 5, 2016 · The song is based on words found scrawled on a wall in Germany at the end of World War II and was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

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Posted on November 17, 2023 · Musiqa co-founder Pierre Jalbert's world-premiere composition was created specifically for the unique underground space.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author who signed letter calling for ceasefire in Gaza has event moved from Houston synagogue

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Posted on October 31, 2023 · It was the second time in less than two weeks that a Jewish organization scrapped an event featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, who was among 750 artists and writers in North America and Europe who signed an open letter that expressed criticism of Israel.

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Houston Symphony celebrates classical music’s rich Hispanic legacy with Fiesta Sinfónica concert

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Posted on October 13, 2023 · Guest conductor Donato Cabrera tells Houston Matters about the free, annual concert featuring Hispanic and Latin American composers and themes.

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