MSU Symphony Orchestra and Choral Ensembles 

FEATURING BARITONE MARK RUCKER AND CONCERT PREVIEW LECTURE 

 Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, titled Babi Yar, memorializes the massacre of Ukrainian Jews by Nazi forces. The work 
remains one of the most enduring musical protests against antisemitism. An engaging and informative preview lecture by three 
scholars and the conductor will precede the concert and explore the historical context of the Holocaust and the artistic reaction 
and remembrance generated by Shostakovich’s symphony. The work is paired with selections from 
by Charles Davidson, settings of poems by Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust. 

 SUNDAY, APRIL 28, ORCHESTRA HALL, DETROIT

TICKETS $18, RESERVED SEATING | DSO.ORG | 313-576-5111 | 3711 WOODWARD AVE.

2:00 P.M. PREVIEW LECTURE

 Dr. Amy Simon, William and Audrey Farber Family Chair in Holocaust 
Studies and European Jewish History; Assistant Professor, James 
Madison College, Department of History; and the Michael and Elaine 
Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel.
 Dr. Matthew Pauly, Associate Professor of History, College of Social 
Studies and Modern Israel.
 Dr. Kevin Bartig, Associate Professor of Musicology, MSU College of Music.
 Christopher James Lees, guest conductor.

3:00 P.M. CONCERT

 by Charles Davidson. Performed by 
the MSU Symphony Orchestra, University Chorale and State Singers. 
David Rayl, conductor.
 ) by Dmitri 
Shostakovich. Performed by the MSU Symphony Orchestra, State Singers 
and University Chorale with baritone soloist Mark Rucker. Christopher 
James Lees, guest conductor.

PRESENTED BY

Generously sponsored by Gretchen and Ethan Davidson, Margie Dunn and Mark Davidoff, Howard J. Gourwitz, The Belle and 
Julius Harris Visiting Artist Fund established by Lauren Julius Harris, Sue and Alan Kaufman, Iris and Stephen Linder, Rebecca 
and Alan Ross, Elaine and Michael Serling/The Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel, Drs. Lou A. and Roy J. 
Simon, Linn Van Dyne and Mike Knox, Jeff D. Williams, Andrea L. Wulf.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

M I C H I G A N S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S E N T S

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