Holocaust Museum Houston’s New $34 Million Center Spotlights the Anne Frank Story

This Musical Masterpiece Guarantees Future Collaborations

By Shelby Hodge // Sep 26, 2019

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The Houston Chamber Choir performs British composure James Whitbourn's 'Annelies; The Diary of Anne Frank' at Holocaust Museum Houston. (Photo by Hung Truong)

Ken & Mady Kades, Kelly J. Zúñiga (Photo by Hung Truong)

Robert Simpson, Mariam Khalili, Benjamin Warren (Photo by Jeff Grass)

Susan & David Osterberg (Hung Truong Photo)

Sheila Aron (Hung Truong Photo)

Harry & Diane Gendel

Jeannie & Gary Wermuth (Photo by Hung Truong)

Bobbie Nau, Mark Grossberg

Nancy Li Tarim & Dr. Soner Tarim

Joyce & Bobby Diamond (Photo by Hung Truong)

Nancy & Hans Strohmer ( Photo by Hung Truong)

Dr. Bob & Mary Anne Wilkins

Alison & Chris Bell (Photo by Hung Truong)

Linda Lorelle & Lou Gregory (Photo by Hung Truong)

Ling Ling Huong, Richard Brown (Photo by Hung Truong)

Mady & Ken Kades (Photo by Hung Truong)

Lily Rubin, Dennis Langlois (Photo by Hung Truong)

Rosanne Kaufman, Ron Juwa (Photo by Hung Truong)

Heidi & David Massin (Photo by Hung Truong)

Dean & Jane Gladden (Photo by Hung Truong)

Leisa Holland-Nelson & Bob Homan (Photo by Hung Truong)

Rob Melrose, Paige Rogers (Photo by Hung Truong)

Mindy Gross, Andre Orban (Photo by Hung Truong)

Sheri Khatami, Sally Miller (Photo by Hung Truong)

What: The Houston Chamber Choir presentation of Annelies: The Diary of Anne Frank

Where: Holocaust Museum Houston

PC Moment: British composer James Whitbourn, the genius behind the musical masterpiece, joined the evening inauguration of the Mady and Ken Kades Stage in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater for the musical presentation and for a discussion on the involved process of creating the choral work. Whitbourn’s oratorio had its world premiere with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in England in 2005.

The Kadeses joined Holocaust Museum CEO Kelly J. Zúñiga in the official ribbon cutting of the stage, which was part of the museum’s $34 million expansion. The success of this inaugural collaboration between the Houston Chamber Choir and Holocaust Museum Houston promises future joint projects, as choral managing director Mariam Khalili noted in her remarks to the gathering of 200.

PC Seen: Holocaust Museum Houston board chair Benjamin Warren, Houston Chamber Choir founder and artistic director Robert Simpson and wife Marianna Parnas Simpson, Houston Chamber Choir board president Richard Kellogg, Kathryn Ketelsen, Heidi and Davd Massin, Alison and Chris Bell, Matthew Dirst, Mary Anne and Bob Wilkins, Liliya and Matthew Kades, Michelle Bercow, Linda Lorelle and Lou Gregory, Zahava Haenosh, Nancy Li-Tarim and Dr. Soner Tarim, Jane and Dean Gladden, Leisa Holland-Nelson and Bob Homan, and Rob Melrose.