WERTHEIM PARK (2022) | Lori Laitman | International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023

Wertheim Park, a setting of the poetry of Susan de Sola by composer Lori Laitman, was
commissioned by Music of Remembrance in 2022 to mark its landmark 25th concert season.
Soprano Alisa Jordheim interprets this haunting song, a deeply moving elegy for the Dutch Jews
lost to the Holocaust. The stellar instrumental ensemble, drawn from the Seattle Symphony
Orchestra, features Laura DeLuca, clarinet; Mikhail Shmidt, violin; Jonathan Green, double bass;
and Mina Miller, piano.
​​​​​​​Music of Remembrance fills a unique role throughout the world by remembering the Holocaust
through music. With concert performances, educational programs, recordings, and
commissions of new works by some of today’s leading composers, MOR honors those of all
backgrounds who found the strength to create even in the face of suffering, and those who had
the courage to speak out against cruelty. We tell stories that communicate urgent lessons for
today, and we look beyond the Holocaust itself to the experience of others who have been
excluded or persecuted for their faith, ethnicity, gender or sexuality.
◆ Website: www.musicofremembrance.org
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[@SheenaRamirez]

Truly stunning - beautiful performance, everyone!

[@erichparce3619]

What a beautiful and powerful performance everyone. I only heard it in rehearsal and backstage until now. Thank you Lori, Mina, Alisa, Laurie, Misha and Jonathan.

[@vocal-composer]

Thank you, Mina, for creating this beautiful presentation and for your exquisite performance alongside Alisa, Laura, Misha, and Jonathan. So appreciative!