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Behind the Music

Season 1 Episode 1

Reflections on creating the textured musical score for “Harbor from the Holocaust."

Reflections on creating the textured musical score for “Harbor from the Holocaust” by Composer Chad Cannon, Violinist Niv Ashkenazi and Cantor Avram Mlotek. The music includes many personal and cultural influences, and features traditional Chinese guzheng played by Bei Bei Monter, and world renowned Cellist Yo-Yo Ma playing passages throughout the score.

AIR DATE 9/8/20

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About Harbor from the Holocaust

In a Holocaust story of hope, 20,000 Jews find refuge in Shanghai during World War II. The film explores the relationship of the refugees and their host city, and the survivors who carried on the traditions that would have been consigned to oblivion.

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