On Feb. 21, Zack Lober, BMus’00, will premiere The Ancestry Project, a musical and visual production inspired by the life of his grandfather, at Montreal’s Segal Centre.
Lober, a New York City-based jazz bassist and composer, is the grandson of Hyman Herman, a seminal figure in Montreal’s Jewish music community. Lober sought to chronicle his family’s personal and musical history, and in 2010 began a series of interviews with the Polish-born Herman, whose own father was also a musician. Lober then crafted an hour-long suite of music informed by the narrative that emerged from those conversations.
Another McGill graduate, saxophonist Chet Doxas, BMus’04, MMus’08, will also take part in the production.
Wed, Jan 30, 2013
Alumni Update