January 2020
(be)longing
(Be)longing is an exhibit to raise the consciousness of Oceania and her people. Experience the Museum’s collection through the community narrative. For the exhibit duration, artists & cultural practitioners of Oceania ancestry will be given the opportunity to study the historical and cultural context that led an artifact leaving Oceania, entering institutions, as well as the legacies of those practices in the present. Each artist and cultural practitioner will share a creative response reflecting on their discovery. Follow us on…
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Long Beach Symphony: Stories of Hope
Stories of Hope launches the Violins of Hope week with an intimate performance at the Aquarium of the Pacific’s new Honda Pacific Visions Theater (limited to 300 seats.) This mixed-media presentation will feature Dr. James Grymes, author of the book Violins of Hope, and Israeli violinist Niv Ashkenazi accompanied by the musicians of the Long Beach Symphony. Through music and narration, this powerful performance will delve into the gripping backstories of the instruments, allowing each musical instrument to tell its…
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Violins of Hope – Music in remembrance of the Holocaust victims, played on instruments that were once played in the concentration camps. Includes Verdi’s incomparable Requiem, a/k/a the Defiant Requiem. Eckart Preu, Conductor | Niv Ashkenazi, Violin Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano | Teresa Buchholz, Mezzo | Raul Melo, Tenor | Mark Walters, Bass Long Beach Camerata Singers, Chorus | Long Beach Chorale, Chorus JOHN WILLIAMS: “Hatikvah” from Munich JOHN WILLIAMS: Theme from Schindler’s List BEN-HAIM: Symphony No. 1, 2nd Mvmt, “Psalm”…
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Songs of Hope will present the Violins in their final Southern California performance with an intimate chamber concert at the historic First Congregational Church of Long Beach under the baton of Maestro Eckart Preu. An ensemble of players from the Long Beach Symphony will present a concert of string quartets and song cycles by Jewish composers who both survived and perished at the hand of the Nazis.
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Long Beach Architecture Week 2020
Long Beach Architecture Week is a series of tours, events and educational opportunities that celebrate architecture, promote preservation, sustainability, and new ideas. Giving our community members the opportunity to explore important structures in our city through educational talks, exciting tours, and community events.
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