Joža Karas
Joža Karas | |
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| Born | Josef Karas May 3, 1926 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | November 28, 2008 (aged 82) , U.S. |
| Nationality | Czech-American |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
Josef "Joža" Karas (May 3, 1926 – November 28, 2008) was a
Theresienstadt during World War II
. He was the author of Music in Terezín 1941-1945 (1985).
Musical career
Born to Christian parents in
Hartt School of Music for more than 50 years. He also performed with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra until his retirement in 2006.[1] He spent years searching for the World War II era musical compositions made by Jews in the Nazi concentration camps.[2]
In 1970 he read that some musical compositions and fragments had been found at the Terezin concentration camp and been donated to
Brundibar in Czech in 1975 and the English language premiere in 1977 after he and his first wife, the former Milada Javora (died 1974), translated the opera into English. In 1993 Channel Classics recorded his version as part of its Composers From Theresienstadt series.[3]
Death
Joža Karas died in Bloomfield, Connecticut on November 28, 2008, aged 82. He was survived by his second wife (Anne Killackey Karas), six children (Francis, Henry, Michael, Joseph, Alexander, and Joan K. Carrasquillo); seven grandchildren, and three siblings.
References
- ^ The Hartt School website
- ^ "Joža Karas - Revived Musical Works From Nazi Camps"
- ^ a b "Joža Karas obituary". New York Times. December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
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