Music Against All Odds: 
A Kristallnacht Commemoration

November 6 at 7:00 pm
at All Souls Unitarian Church

The Jewish Federation of Tulsa Council for Holocaust Education presents the annual Kristallnacht Commemoration entitled Music Against All Odds. The many facets of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, provide myriad perspectives, and the program this year turns the focus to music.

Acclaimed flutist Christie Beard and accompanist Christi Zuniga will perform works that take us through history audibly and visually. The stories of the progression of Nazi oppression to dominance are told by the music’s composers. Christie will introduce each piece and narrate video images that reflect the conditions that were experienced during their composition. The evening performance will give the audience a sense of the emotions associated with the deteriorating climate before Kristallnacht, the despair afterward, and the too-often unrequited hope for peace.

The program includes the Kristallnacht Art Contest for middle and high school students, with winners announced.

About Christie Beard

Christine Erlander Beard enjoys an active international career as a soloist, chamber artist, and teacher with engagements throughout North and South America and Europe. An artist for Sankyo Flutes and piccolo artist for Hernandez Flutes, she has performed as a concerto soloist with orchestras in Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Canada, Russia, and the USA. Second Prize winner in the 2019 American Prize Professional Soloist division competition, she is a member of the International SuperFlutes Collective and Professor of Flute at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She launched #theflutistactivitst initiative – performing and commissioning composers to write pieces inspired by social justice issues – in 2019. 

The program is free and suitable for adults and youth in sixth grade and above. Advance reservations are required.

Partners include The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art and the Tulsa City-County Library.

For more information contact Sofia Thornblad, Director of Holocaust Education, 918-935-3694, eat0@eau0eav0eaw0.

Kristallnacht Commemoration Event Information:


What: Music Against All Odds: A Kristallnacht Commemoration


When: Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm


Where: All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria Ave. Tulsa, OK 74114

Cost: Free but RSVP required at: JewishTulsa.org/kristallnacht25


More info: 918-935-3694 or JewishTulsa.org/kristallnacht25

About the Council for Holocaust Education

The mission of the Council for Holocaust Education (CHE), a committee of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa, is to assist and coordinate the Holocaust educational efforts of teachers and students in the greater Tulsa area and beyond. The CHE believes in the critical importance of Holocaust education for students of all faiths and backgrounds, to encourage a society that tolerates diversity and respects human dignity for all citizens. The Council’s Holocaust education programs provide educational opportunities for students and resources to help educators teach the history of the Holocaust.