Bravo Niagara Festival of the Arts

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Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season! Looking forward to seeing you in 2021! ~ Chris & Alexis

Bravo Niagara! is thrilled to present the debut performance of music from Molly Johnson's new holiday EP 'This Holiday Season'! If you missed the premiere tonight, you have a chance to relive the magic until December 31st at the link below! Happy holidays, everyone! https://fb.watch/2yv8nDvF7i/ : Alex Heidbuechel

Bravo Niagara!'s final concert of 2020 and the debut performance of music from Molly Johnson's brand new holiday EP ‘This Holiday Season’! Available to watch until December 31st. Relive the magic at bravoniagara.org/amplified

Sneak peek! Don't miss Molly Johnson: This Holiday Season | Bravo Niagara! Sounds of the Season streaming tonight at 8pm on Facebook and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maVhNIWNmR8). Here is 'Painted Blue', written by Molly Johnson & Mike Downes Music from her new EP, 'This Holiday Season' (https://mollyjohnson.lnk.to/thisholidayseason). This show is part of Bravo Niagara!'s TD Jazz Series. #TDMusic

Tonight we introduced our new Voices of Freedom Festival initiative Sounds of Hope with a special event in partnership with Liberation75: Holocaust Families: What We Learned from Elie Wiesel. We are so grateful to Dr. Robert Krell, Howard Reich, and moderator Marilyn Sinclair for sharing their stories and for such an inspiring, impactful dialogue. Thank you to our partner Liberation75 and to the international audience that joined us from around the world including Canada, the US, South Africa, Australia, the UK, Israel, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and more. #soundsofhope #holocaustremembrance #holocausteducation #voicesoffreedomfestival #liberation75 #bravoniagara

Our new Voices of Freedom Festival "Sounds of Hope" initiative, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust, begins Tuesday November 24th. We invite you to join us for a conversation with Dr. Robert Krell, child Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist specializing in treating trauma in Holocaust survivor families, and Howard Reich, author of 'The Art of Inventing Hope: Intimate Conversations with Elie Wiesel' moderated by Marilyn Sinclair, Founder of Liberatio...n75. This program is presented by Bravo Niagara! in partnership with Liberation75. Register for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_UE3PKxldRfulxmOruCFr1g For more information about Bravo Niagara!'s "Sounds of Hope" programming, please visit http://www.bravoniagara.org/amplified

Tonight at 8pm! Molly Johnson, Robi Botos, Mike Downes Music, and Davide DiRenzo premiere music from Molly's new EP, 'This Holiday Season', as our final show of the year! Tune in right here on Facebook: Molly Johnson: This Holiday Season | Bravo Niagara! Sounds of the Season. This performance is part of Bravo Niagara!'s TD Jazz Series. #TDMusic Music: 'This Holiday Season' by Molly Johnson - listen here: https://mollyjohnson.lnk.to/thisholidayseason

Bravo Niagara! Presents Sounds of Hope, a new Voices of Freedom Festival initiative to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust. Sounds of Hope will honour the past and bring new visions of hope for future generations through compelling musical performances enriched with educational outreach. November 24 @ 8PM EST: Holocaust Families: What We Learned from Elie Wiesel presented by Bravo Niagara! & Liberation75... November 26 @ 7PM EST: Robi Botos Interview with Mark Wigmore - Bravo Niagara! Sounds of Hope November 29 @ 2PM EST: Bravo Niagara! Presents Robi Botos: Romani Experience PREMIERE More coming soon at bravoniagara.org/amplified

Bravo Niagara! Presents Robi Botos: Romani Experience JUNO Award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer Robi Botos takes you on a deeply personal journey through the story of his heritage. Born and raised in Budapest prior to bringing his family to Canada, Botos has remained dedicated in his efforts of bringing the often forgotten history of the Roma genocide during the Holocaust to the surface. Through a suite of selections from his acclaimed score from 'A People Uncount...ed' and the debut of a new piece commissioned by Bravo Niagara!, Botos' glimpse into his heritage with a call for justice for his people will be told through his unmistakable sound that will resonate with all generations. Robi Botos, piano Mike Downes Music, bass Larnell Lewis Music, drums This concert is presented as part of Bravo Niagara!'s Voices of Freedom Festival: Sounds of Hope, a new initiative to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust.

Speaker Spotlight: Marilyn Sinclair To open Bravo Niagara!'s new Sounds of Hope program tomorrow evening, we are proud to partner with Liberation75 and welcome the organization's Founder Marilyn Sinclair as moderator of Holocaust Families: What We Learned from Elie Wiesel presented by Bravo Niagara! & Liberation75. Thank you to all who have registered from around the globe - Canada, the US, Israel, Switzerland, the Netherlands, South Africa and more! November 24 @ 8PM EST //... Register here: https://bit.ly/soundsofhope-eliewiesel Marilyn Sinclair is a child of a Holocaust survivor and the Founder of Liberation75: The largest global gathering to commemorate the 75th anniversary of liberation from the Holocaust. Almost 10,000 people were registered to attend Liberation75 when COVID postponed the event until 2021. Liberation75 has been running virtual programs in partnership with other organizations since April. Marilyn is Past Chair of the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, and she Co-Founded Dialogue for Descendants for children of survivors in Toronto. She represents Canada on the Claims Conference Board and on the Next Generation Council of the USC Shoah Foundation. In her professional life, Sinclair is CEO of ALL ABOUT WORDS, a language services company; and Secretariat Central, an Association Management Company. Sinclair was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs and she was recently awarded the BMO Celebrating Women: Community and Charitable Giving Award. Marilyn invites you to sign up for updates at www.liberation75.org.

Wishing a very happy birthday to Robi Botos! Grateful for the opportunity to record beautiful new music by Robi this past weekend for our Voices of Freedom Festival "Sounds of Hope" initiative. Céline Peterson JUNO Award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer, Robi Botos' "Romani Experience" takes you on a deeply personal journey through the story of his heritage. Born and raised in Budapest prior to bringing his family to Canada, Botos has remained dedicated in his ef...forts of bringing the often forgotten history of the Roma genocide during the Holocaust to the surface. Through a suite of selections from his acclaimed score from 'A People Uncounted' and the debut of a new piece commissioned by Bravo Niagara!, Botos' glimpse into his heritage with a call for justice for his people will be told through his unmistakable sound that will resonate with all generations. See more

The 2020 virtual Kensington Market Jazz Festival kicks off tomorrow! Our friends Céline Peterson and Molly Johnson have put together a stellar lineup - be sure to check it out!

Speaker Spotlight: Tomorrow evening we are excited to welcome special guest Howard Reich to our first Bravo Niagara! Sounds of Hope event in partnership with Liberation75. November 24 @ 8PM EST // Register for Holocaust Families: What We Learned from Elie Wiesel presented by Bravo Niagara! & Liberation75 here:... https://bit.ly/soundsofhope-eliewiesel Howard Reich is the Chicago Tribune’s Emmy Award-winning arts critic; author of six books, including The Art of Inventing Hope: Intimate Conversations with Elie Wiesel and Prisoner of Her Past: A Son’s Memoir; and writer-producer of three documentaries, including Prisoner of Her Past, based on the book of the same name and broadcast on PBS. He holds two honorary doctoral degrees and served on the Pulitzer music jury four times, including for the first jazz winner, Wynton Marsalis’ Blood on the Fields. He has covered music and the arts for the Chicago Tribune since 1978, joining the staff in 1983. https://www.chicagotribune.com//ct-ae-elie-wiesel-reich-04

Robi Botos: Romani Experience... coming soon #bravoniagara #voicesoffreedom #soundsofhope : Céline Peterson

Our new Sounds of Hope program begins tomorrow evening (8pm) with this special event in partnership with Liberation75. If you haven't already registered, please be sure to do so here: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_UE3PKxldRfulxmOruCFr1g

Robi Botos: Romani Experience #soundsofhope #voicesoffreedom Niagara College Canada Fourgrounds Media Inc.

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#behindthescenes @robibotos and sound engineer John Bailey #bravoniagara #voicesoffreedom #soundsofhope

New music by Robi Botos commissioned by Bravo Niagara! for #voicesoffreedom #soundsofhope. #recordingday @mikedownesmusic @larnelllewismusic @firstontpac @niagaracollege @fourgrounds @yamahacanmusic #bravoniagaraamplified

Bravo Niagara! #Amplified Robi Botos Mike Downes Music Larnell Lewis Music #VoicesOfFreedom #soundsofhope FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre TD #TDMusic Yamaha Canada Niagara College Canada Fourgrounds Media Inc.

#Repost @robibotos No stream this weekend, but something NEW and incredibly special is coming soon, courtesy of @bravo_niagara! Stay tuned... #robibotos

Getting ready to experience Robi Botos: Romani Experience Robi Botos Mike Downes Music Larnell Lewis Music #bravoniagara #amplified #voicesoffreedom #soundsofhope

Exciting collaboration! Bravo Niagara! TD #TDMusic Fourgrounds Media Inc. x Niagara College Canada x FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre x Yamaha Canada x Robi Botos Mike Downes Music Larnell Lewis Music