Concentration Camp music/musicians

[Janet . PAPE <Janet.PAPE...>]

There is a CD entitled (I think) "Music from the Camp of Terezin"  it is
a European label.

Your student might be interested in the works of 4 composers who
composed music during their internment at this camp.  The most widely
played are the works of Victor Ullmann, who was a gifted composer.  His
chamber opera, "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" has recently been performed
numerous times here in Paris, and I know it made a tour of Europe.  It
is an extremely ironic piece, written under great duress at Terezin,
well worth listening to, even for a 6th grader.  (It isn't long, but you
must have a translation in front of you.)  There are 2 CD recordings of
it on the market.

I hope this helps.

Janet Pape
janet(dot)pape (at) oecd(dot)org