Our Story And Mission Statement

Our Story

We begin with what we don’t know. What we haven’t yet heard. We know many musicians perished during the Holocaust and in other camps worldwide. They were concertmasters and conductors, integrated into societies that systematically shattered their lives. Some survived to tell their stories, but what was lost and mostly remains unheard is the music they wrote during captivity. To free their spirits, to not allow their lights to be extinguished in perpetuity because their souls live on through this music.

This is their story. Our story. Our goal to share these stories by unearthing them, performing them, and educating the world on the beauty that can come within chaos and destruction and how the preservation of the human spirit can uplift us.

Mission

The mission of Holocaust Music Lost & Found is to foster the discovery, study and performance of works by composers whose lives and careers were upended or destroyed during the Holocaust.

By illuminating these works through both concerts and education, we seek to inspire others and raise awareness of the extraordinary power of music to lift the human spirit and counter antisemitism and hate.