Curious Music Collective

06/19/2026

It was such a memorable evening in Sioux Falls. We truly cannot do this without so many people's help! It was a collective effort, and it means very much to us to see so many people coming from different corners in the community to be a part of the evening of stories, music, and voices of those beautiful instruments. We hope our message of hope will help inspire everyone to continue showing a little kindness, light, and creativity through little things we do in our daily lives.

Please help us thank all the sponsors mentioned in our digital program book: https://www.sfcmcollective.com/violins-of-hope-sioux-falls

We also want to thank YOU for being there with us. This event will be one of the concerts that will stay with us for a very long time.

Thank you.

With Mt. Zion Temple, Minnesota JCC, and Jewish Community Relations Council: Minnesota and the Dakotas

Photographer: Letishia and Jonathan Kelley at THINC STUDIO

Concert at Augustana University SD School of Music

Rehearsals at Popplers Music

06/17/2026

Check out these wonderful interviews with our talented student violinists: Kyra Gurath, Xaria Gurath, and Eva Hernandez!

You can find more stories on our website: https://www.sfcmcollective.com/violins-of-hope-sioux-falls

More videos on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

With Mt. Zion Temple and Minnesota JCC

06/16/2026

Check out these fun interviews with violist Kelsey Farr, violinist Ioana Galu, and student violinist Rhea Petersen to learn more about their experience with the instruments and concert!

You can find more stories on our website: https://www.sfcmcollective.com/violins-of-hope-sioux-falls

With Mt. Zion Temple and Minnesota JCC

06/10/2026

Check out the stories of these instruments below from Violins of Hope that our professional musicians used in the concert:
https://www.sfcmcollective.com/violins-of-hope-sioux-falls

The Carl Zach Viola - Kelsey Farr
Cello by Alfred Stelzner - Sharon Mautner-Rodgers
JHV 23 The Auschwitz Violin - Alastair Brown
JHV 48 The Sandor Fisher Violin - Amanda Romani
JHV 2 The Zimmermann-Krongold Violin - Dr. Yi-Chun Lin
JHV 24 The Benedict Wagner Violin - Dr. Ioana Galu

With Mt. Zion Temple & Minnesota JCC

Special thanks to Popplers Music for their venue support!

06/07/2026

Thanks to Dakota News Now for the wonderful story! Stay tuned for more video and photos from the concert in the upcoming weeks!

Thank you all again for being a part of this very inspiring experience!

With Mt. Zion Temple and Minnesota JCC

06/07/2026

Thank you all for coming to share this very special concert with us last night! Thank you, Dakota News Now, for the lovely feature!

Words cannot express our gratitude. As we are processing our concert footage this week and will share them with you later, if you have ANY feedback from the concert, we would love to hear from you:
https://forms.gle/Vvv8vpGHPnGvXbYo9

Our digital program and stories of the instruments used in the concert can be found on our website:
https://www.sfcmcollective.com/violins-of-hope-sioux-falls

We want to thank all of our sponsors for making this concert possible.

We truly hope our concert event brought inspiration, light, and warmth to you all.

If you want to stay connected, you can sign up at our Contact Form:
https://www.sfcmcollective.com/conact

Until next time. :)

With Mt. Zion Temple and Minnesota JCC

In Sioux Falls, the Mount Zion Congregation and Curious Music Collective held a one-of-a-kind show Saturday night featuring restored Holocaust-era string instruments.

Story>> https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2026/06/07/violins-hope-comes-sioux-falls/

06/06/2026

Powerful message from cellist Sharon Mautner-Rogers, who is playing on the cello by Alfred Stelzner in the concert:

"Music is a Universal language, and it's powerful to connect with people from any background and walk of life. It brings people together. ... Like we all have one heartbeat."

We true hope to bring hope and light to everyone with our music and instruments tonight.

Video interviewer/editor: Dr. Yi-Chun Lin

Event details (Free concert. Seating is first come, first served):
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAqh7hx6R/

With Mt. Zion Temple and Minnesota JCC

06/06/2026

The instrument Violinist Alastair Brown will be using for the concert: The Auschwitz Violin (JHV 23)

You can experience the voice of the violin in the beautiful concert hall at Augustana University SD School of Music tonight (Sat June 06) at 7 PM.

Event details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAqh7hx6R/

Video interviewer/editor: Dr. Yi-Chun Lin
Pianist: Dr. Eun-Hee Park

With Mt. Zion Temple and Minnesota JCC

06/06/2026

Meet our violinist Amanda Romani! This is the story and sound of the violin she is using for the concert!

Hope to see you all soon tomorrow!

Video interviewer/editor: Dr. Yi-Chun Lin

Event details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAqh7hx6R/

06/05/2026

Our fantastic students got to choose their own instruments! It was such a beautiful process. They have been spending time with the instruments for a couple of days and are ready to share the voice of the instruments with you all tomorrow at the concert!

We are extremely grateful for Minnesota JCC and Violins of Hope for this incredible opportunity to let our students make music with those instruments that are full of stories and have traveled around the world.

Event details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAqh7hx6R/

with Mt. Zion Temple