“A Child of Our Time” Panel Discussion and Reception

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Location: Mannes School of Music Arnhold Hall, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 W. 13th Street, New York, NY, 10011
Speakers: Cantor Jill Abramson

What can music tell us about how people respond in times of fear, division, and political upheaval, and why do these questions keep returning?

At this panel on Art, Conscience, and Crisis: A Discussion on Tippett’s A Child of Our Time and Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler, Cantor Abramson along with two other panelists, Musicologist Imani Mosley, Music Director David Hayes, explore Michael how these two works shaped by the turmoil of 1930s Europe.. They examine the historical forces surrounding their creation, the questions of faith, conscience, humanity, and artistic responsibility at their core, and why their themes continue to resonate across generations.

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