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Commemorate the November 1938 Pogrom, known as the Night of Broken Glass, through powerful music written by Jewish composers imprisoned in camps and ghettos during the Holocaust.

Learn about Simon Wynberg’s passion for discovering lost music and the moment he found the work of composer Frederick Block, followed by excerpts of live music with 2 members of the ARC Ensemble.

The multiple Grammy Award-nominee ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) is among Canada's most distinguished cultural ambassadors. Performing a wide range of music, its focus remains the research and recovery of works that were suppressed and marginalized under the 20th century's repressive regimes. A growing number of hitherto unknown masterworks are rejoining the repertoire as a result of the ARC Ensemble's work.