Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Presents Unity & Hope

"Moses in Nederland is a piece for violin soloist and orchestra and is named for my great-grandfather Moses Schenkein, who as a European Jew living in Holland, was forced to lead his family on a dangerous and miraculous journey of escape from the horrors of the Holocaust. He was also an amateur violinist and composer, and left behind a folder of short melodic compositions. These works include melodic settings of Hebrew and Yiddish poetry, violin music, and a number of short tangos. As a composer and violinist myself, I've always felt a special kinship with my great-grandfather Moses; each movement of the concerto focuses on one of his melodies found in the aforementioned folder of compositions that my family inherited" - Muchael Kropf

Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven is one of the best known works in the Classical canon. This four-movement choral symphony features the revolutionary introduction of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass vocal soloists and full chorus in the finale, utilizing the "Ode to Joy" Friedrich Schiller text as a representation of universal humanity.