Joshua Ford’s impassioned appeal to the Jewish community to support the arts, published in the October Chronicle, was especially poignant for us here at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Our Jewish history, liturgy and culture embrace the important role music and arts holds in our community and to us as a people. One only needs to look at the biblical hero David to prove this.
Our holiday prayers are laden with music and poetry. Music, art and culture played a role in providing respite, comfort and inspiration during the dark days of the Holocaust. The Yiddish theater holds a significant place in the Jewish American immigration story of the early part of last century.
Some of Jewish history’s most famous modern era composers such as Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Marvin Hamlisch have changed the face of music that we enjoy today.
The list of Jewish performers is a list that defines us as a culture/religion, and is one that is so rich in talent it is often referred to as one of our most significant contribution to the arts.
Our Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra faces a compromised existence. We have watched orchestras across the country fold and shut down these past years and the MSO is not immune to these financial challenges.
The MSO plays a unique role in the life of Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Our community needs the MSO and the MSO needs you.
Zach Cohen: Principal, Donald B. Abert Bass Chair
Robert Levine: Principal, Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Viola Chair
Todd Levy: Principal, Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair
Tanya Mazor-Posner: Vice President of Development
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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