As part of America’s 250th, this program looks at the role music played in one of the most tumultuous times in the history of the world. At 1945’s Potsdam Conference, works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Kreisler, and others were one of the only things that united the assembled Allies–represented by President Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. In this new production, “Potsdam” will incorporate storytelling to show just how powerful music can be.

Eric Jacobsen, Conductor, Music Director

Mary Birnbaum, Director

Harley Elias, writer

Tanner Porter, arranger and orchestrator

Ben Beckley, Actor

Ariadne Greif, Actor

Daniel Shtivelberg, Actor

Rimma Bergeron-Langlois, Violin

Alexander Stevens,Violin

Tyler Pacheco, Viola

Ronald Gardiner, Cello

Michael Hill, Bass

Colleen Blagov, Flute

Nikolay Blagov, Clarinet

Gabriel Bergeron-Langlois, Bassoon

Matt Pieper, Trumpet