The Grammy-award winning composition was performed to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
A full house gathered in the Hart Community Centre to witness a moving Prince George Symphony Orchestra performance of Different Trains to in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Different Trains is a string quartet with pre-recorded tape by noted American Jewish composer Steve Reich which won the 1989 Grammy award for Best Contemporary Composition. The piece itself is quite a feat to perform and requires the assistance of an audio technician and PGSO’s Executive Director Ken Hall said it is almost a career defining opportunity to play.“It's something that I've personally been involved with, I used to work with a children's opera company in Toronto, and we did a performance of little children's opera called Brundibar which was actually performed in one of the camps.
“Especially with news coming out about residential schools and things that are happening in Ukraine, it's relevant. There’s another wave of antisemitism in North America and Europe, so it feels relevant and it feels important. It's nice to do something with the symphony that really challenges the community and feels important artistically.”
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