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Holocaust Museum Houston

ROCO Connections: We Were the Music

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 – Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020

06:00 PM – 08:30 PM
US/Central

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The chamber concert will feature the premiere of two of Bruce Adolphe’s triptych of commissions for oboe, cello, and piano."We Were the Music" is inspired by and dedicated to Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who played cello in the women's orchestra in Auschwitz. Also to be performed, "Music is a Dream" is dedicated to the memory of pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, who was imprisoned in Theresienstadt and performed there during her imprisonment.

Schedule of events

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception and a look at the Museum's permanent Galleries

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Performance

8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Q&A with ROCO artistic director Alecia Lawyer and composer Bruce Adolphe

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HOURS & ADMISSION

  • Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sunday, noon - 5:00 pm
    The Museum is closed Mondays, except for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day.
  • Members: Free Adults: $22 Seniors (age 65 and above): $16 AARP Members: $16 Active Duty Military: $16 Ages 0 – 18: Free

    The Museum is free to all on Thursdays from 2 pm to 5 pm

    PURCHASE TICKETS or hmh.org/tickets

    If you have an international bank card, please purchase your tickets onsite at the Museum. We apologize for the inconvenience.

    Admission is free on the following holidays:

    • Veteran’s Day for active duty military and veterans
    • Human Rights Day
    • International Holocaust Remembrance Day
    • Yom HaShoah
    • Memorial Day through Labor Day for active duty military and their families

    The Museum is closed on the following holidays:

    • Rosh Hashanah
    • Yom Kippur
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas Day
    • New Year’s Day
    • Easter Sunday

Directions & Parking

  • Paid Parking
  • Paid parking is available in the parking lot next to the Museum on the corner of Binz and Caroline St.

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