ARC Ensemble Music in Exile

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Toronto's ARC Ensemble specializes in composers who went into exile (mostly due to WWII) and are largely or indeed completely unknown.  They very recently started performing live again. https://culture.pl/en/event/torontos-arc-ensemble-revives-music-in-exile

In addition to the concerts, they have put out quite a few CDs in this series: https://www.rcmusic.com/performance/arc-ensemble/arc-ensemble-recordings  (The Weinberg, while interesting, isn't technically part of the Music in Exile series...)

I was able to catch them recently playing a concert dedicated to Frederick Block, who fled Germany but never recovered psychologically from being in exile.  There is a hour-long radio program discussing Block here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/arc-ensemble-perform-exiled-composer-music-1.7060775

I believe the entire concert is supposed to be broadcast at some point without the surrounding commentary, as interesting as it is.  And they will be releasing a Block CD.

I can't make ARC Ensemble's next concert due to conflicts, but I'll see what they get up to in the future.

[Hoppy T. Frog]

I've followed the series on Chandos, I've found stimulating music in them all, but my favorite is Symon Laks.