This special morning concert brings thousands of 8th-grade students together for a shared educational experience presented as part of Violins of Hope during Tolerance Week. With special guests alongside the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, the program features music by composers such as Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein, and Ilse Weber, whose lives and work were shaped by the Holocaust. The program is performed on instruments from the Violins of Hope collection, offering students a rare opportunity to hear these historic violins in a live orchestral setting.

Through live performance, storytelling, and reflection, students encounter history through human stories of creativity, loss, and resilience. Designed specifically for middle school learners, Music, History, and Reflection offers a meaningful and age-appropriate introduction to why remembrance matters.

This program is made possible by the extraordinary generosity of donors who believe in the mission of Tolerance Week and the Sioux City Tolerance Alliance.