Third Presbyterian Church kicks off their Music at Third's 2026 Spring Concert Series with "Under the Same Sky," a program interweaving Yiddish Tangos and fragments from the writings of Etty Hillesum. Lenny Young and Raquel Winnica Young joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to talk about the concert.
Third Presbyterian Church kicks off their Music at Third 2026 Spring Concert Series with "Under the Same Sky," a program interweaving Yiddish Tangos and fragments from the writings of Etty Hillesum. Lenny Young and Raquel Winnica Young joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to talk about the concert.
Etty Hillesum was a Dutch Jewish writer known for her diaries and letters written while she worked for the Amsterdam Jewish Council and at Westerbork transit camp. Raquel talks about Etty's life and experience during the Holocaust, and combining her writings with music for this program. Lenny speaks about the music on the program, which includes Yiddish music from musical theater and from the ghettos of Eastern Europe. Raquel, mezzo soprano, and Lenny, oboe/English horn, will be performing, as well as pianist Douglas Levine.
Jim also plays recordings of Lenny and Raquel performing. Lenny played Telemann's Sonata in A minor, and Raquel sang Carlos Guastavino's The Rose and the Willow, with pianist Billy Joe Miller. Raquel wraps up the interview with an excerpt of one of Etty Hillesum's diaries.
"Under the Same Sky" will take place on Saturday, January 17th at 7:30pm at Third Presbyterian Church. Admission is by free-will donation. The concert will also be live-streamed on Third Presbyterian's website.