The Violins of Hope residency, presented by the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) and its partners, will be hosting a vast array of educational programs, exhibits, and performances.
Over 60 organizations across several cities in Wisconsin have partnered with MYSO to host these events. Their partnerships include eight universities, 11 cultural centers, 12 faith-based organizations and 26 performing arts organizations.
Through this program, MYSO CEO Linda Edelstein says they hope to “create a community more deeply connected through the arts and committed to mutual respect. And we’re grounding that in the stories of these Jewish individuals and the instruments who bear witness to these stories.”
Here is the complete list of events associated with Violins of Hope, including times, dates, locations and participants:
Sept. 3-Oct. 11: Strings of Survival Exhibit, presented by the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Milwaukee County Historical Society (910 N. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Milwaukee)
Sept. 14, 6 p.m.: Music of the Soul, presented by the MYSO and the Wisconsin Philharmonic String Quartet at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (3270 Mitchell Park Rd., Brookfield)
Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m.: Violins of Hope Wisconsin Grand Opening, presented by MYSO, location to be announced 48 hours before via email
Sept. 19-Oct. 5: Old Wicked Songs, presented by MYSO and the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center Studio Theatre (158 N Broadway, Milwaukee)
Sept. 22-26: Violins of Hope Exhibit at Concordia, presented by MYSO and Concordia University Wisconsin at the Concordia University Art Gallery (12800 N. Lakeshore Drive,)
Sept. 24, 7-9:30 p.m.: Violins of Hope at Concordia: Informative Lecture Night, presented by MYSO and Concordia University Wisconsin at Concordia University in Barth 027 (12800 N. Lakeshore Drive, Mequon)
Sept. 25, 6-7 p.m.: Echoes of Hope: Concord Chamber Orchestra, presented by MYSO at Milwaukee County Historical Society (910 N Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee)
Sept. 26, 6 p.m.: A Special Shabbat Shuvah Experience, presented by MYSO in collaboration with Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jesjurun (2020 W. Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee)
Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.: Violins of Hope at Concordia: Concluding Concert, presented by MYSO and Concordia University Wisconsin at the Concordia University Chapel (12800 N Lakeshore Drive, Mequon)
Sept. 28, 7 p.m.: Violins of Hope: Voices Unforgotten, presented by Frankly Music and MYSO at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee)
Sept. 28th, 7:30 p.m.: Fragments of Time: The Violins of Hope, presented by MYSO at Token Creek Chamber Music Center (4037 State Rd. 19, DeForest)
Sept. 30, 5:30 p.m.: An Aria Extravaganza, presented by MYSO and the Florentine Opera at a private residence provided to ticket purchasers
Oct. 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Violins of Hope for Kol Nidre Service, presented by MYSO at the Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshrun (2020 W. Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee)
Oct. 3-5 (Times vary): Ode to Joy, performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and presented by MYSO at the Bradley Symphony Center (212 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee)
Oct. 3-26: Fiddler on the Roof, presented by MYSO in partnership with Skylight Music Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee)
Oct. 8, 7 p.m.: Stories From the Violins of Hope – Film Screening, produced by The Braid Theater Company, presented by MYSO and the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse at the Lowe Center for the Arts, UW-La Crosse (333 North 16th Street, La Crosse)
Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.: Unity & Hope Performance, presented by MYSO and the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra at Stephanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts (826 N Eighth St., Sheboygan)
Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.: Fall Masterworks “Violins of Hope”, presented by MYSO and the Racine Symphony Orchestra at First Presbyterian Church (716 College Ave, Racine)
Oct. 17-19: Giselle, presented by MYSO and the Milwaukee Ballet at the Marcus Performing Arts Center (929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee)
Oct. 17-Nov. 9: Switzerland, presented by MYSO and the Renaissance Theaterworks at Renaissance Theaterworks (255 S. Water Street, Milwaukee)
Oct. 18, 1:30 p.m.: Hope, Resilience, and Copland’s American Symphony, presented by MYSO, the Festival City Symphony, and the Holocaust Education Resource Center at Bradley Symphony Center (212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee)
Oct. 18, 4:00 p.m.: Elegy by David Avshalomov, presented by MYSO and the UW-La Crosse Symphony Orchestra at the Bluffs Ballroom, UWL Student Union (521 East Avenue N., LaCrosse)
Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m.: Dancing Through Time, presented by MYSO and the Concord Chamber Orchestra at Saint Sebastian Parish (5400 W. Washington Blvd., Milwaukee)
Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.: Remembrance and Hope!, presented by MYSO and The Philomusica String Quartet at Wisconsin Lutheran College (8815 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee)
Oct. 29, 7 p.m.: Ashes and Echoes, presented by MYSO and Frankly Music at Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee)
Nov. 1-2: Play Your Part, presented by MYSO at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (3270 Mitchell Park Rd, Brookfield)
Nov. 4, 7 p.m.: Neshama: The Inextinguishable Jewish Spirit, presented by MYSO and the Prometheus Trio at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee (1360 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee)
Nov. 5-Jan. 25 (Times vary): From Silence to Symphony: Strings of Jewish Resistance and Resilience, presented by MYSO at Jewish Museum Milwaukee (1360 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee)
Nov. 7-16 (Times vary): The Rose of Treason, presented by MYSO and First Stage at Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee)
Nov. 8, 5-6:30 p.m.: Teryl Dobbs: “Experiencing Music in the Holocaust”, presented by MYSO at the Chazen Museum of Art, UW Madison (750 University Ave, Madison)
Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.: Carthage College Philharmonic Concert: “Hope”, presented by MYSO at Carthage College: A.F. Siebert Chapel (2001 Alford Park, Kenosha)
Nov. 9, 12:30-3 p.m.: Sunday Afternoon Live: Violins of Hope, presented by UW Madison’s School of Music graduate students and alums at the Chazen Museum of Art (750 University Ave, Madison)
Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.: Chamber Music Milwaukee: Music in the Times of War, presented by MYSO and Peck School of the Arts at the UWM Music Building (3203 N. Downer Ave, Milwaukee)
Nov. 16, 2 p.m.: The Violins of Hope in Concert, presented by MYSO at Bradley Symphony Center (212 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee)
Nov. 18, 7 p.m.: Resilience in Silence: Echoes of Memory and Survival, presented by MYSO and Milwaukee Musaik at Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church (2366 N 80th St, Milwaukee)
Nov. 19-Jan. 23: Violins of Hope: Call and Response, presented by MYSO and UWM Special Collections at Golda Meir Library (2311 E. Hartford Ave, Milwaukee)
Nov. 22-23 (Times vary): Echoes of Hope, presented by MYSO and Danceworks MKE at Danceworks Studio Theater (1661 N Water Street, Milwaukee)
Nov. 23, 2:30 p.m.: Music: The Quill of the Soul, presented by MYSO and Jewish Arts and Music Organization RUACH at Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee)
Nov. 23, 4 p.m.: Violins of Hope: Music and Resilience, presented by MYSO and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater at Herzfeld Education and Engagement Center (108 East Wells Street, Milwaukee)
Nov. 23, 4 p.m.: Holding Out Hope, presented by MYSO and Master Singers of Milwaukee at Congregation Shalom (7630 N San Monica Blvd, Milwaukee)
Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.: Melodies of Resilience: Featuring the Cohen String Quartet, presented by MYSO and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at the Haas Fine Arts Center (121 Water Street, Eau Claire)
Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.: TRAYF by Lindsay Joelle – A Staged Reading, presented by MYSO at Next Act Theatre (255 S. Water St, Milwaukee)
Dec. 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Lights in Winter: Community Meal, presented by MYSO and the Milwaukee Public Library at Mitchell Street Branch Library (906 W. Historic Mitchell St, Milwaukee)
Jan. 11, 2 p.m.: Remembering with Reverence, presented by MYSO and Own Your Judaism at Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist Church (1600 Underwood Ave, Wauwatosa)
Jan. 11, 3 p.m.: Milwaukee Musaik: Quartet for the End of Time, presented by MYSO and Milwaukee Musaik at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (3270 Mitchell Park Rd, Brookfield)
Jan. 14, 6:30-8 p.m.: Lakeside Speaker – Violins of Hope, presented by MYSO at the Oshkosh Jesuit Retreat House (4800 Fahrnwald Rd, Oshkosh)
Jan. 15, 7 p.m.: Film Screening: The Last Musician of Auschwitz, presented by MYSO at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center (6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Milwaukee)
Jan. 15, 7 p.m.: Maxwell Street Klezmer Concert, presented by MYSO and the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center at Jewish Museum Milwaukee (1360 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee)
Jan. 18, all day: Our Beloved Community: Featuring Violins of Hope, presented by MYSO at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church (1100 N Astor Street, Milwaukee)
Jan. 25, all day: Honoring the Silenced: A Tribute to Jewish Musicians Lost in the Holocaust, presented by MYSO and the Holocaust Education Resource Center, venue TBD
For more details on events and performances, visit the official website of Violins of Hope Wisconsin.
