Re:MAX in Munich

[apikoyros <apikoyros...>]

It's no reflection on the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, (a gig is a gig) but I 
am struck by the fact that the concert hall where they are performing is named 
in honor of Carl Orff. 

I don't have a copy of Michael H. Kater's 
"Composers of the Nazi Era: Eight Portraits" to consult for more details on 
him, but what I know of Orff indicates that he was an enthusiastic Nazi (and a 
brilliant musician-educator). He is not responsible for his music having been 
overused in the popular media, of course, but I still find it as difficult to 
appreciate as the Ride of the Valkyries, for similar reasons. 

Then again, the concert hall IS in Munich, Germany.
Why he is still being honored is the question.

Lee

---------- MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com writes:

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band will be performing in the Carl-Orff Hall in 
Munich, Germany on Saturday night, Nov. 17, 7 PM, as part of a week-long 
Jewish music festival.  If any musician is in the 'hood, please drop by to 
say hi!  (or get together after the show)....

Lori Lippitz




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