On Saturday, August 21, 2021, IMBiH hosted a virtual concert La Convivencia followed by Q&A with the artists. The concert was free to attend and open to the public. Attendees were encouraged to donate to Bosana Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships and mentorship to empower the marginalized youth of BiH through access to education, professional development, and livelihood development programs. To view excerpts from the concert, please click here.
The musical program, La Convivencia, is inspired by the powerful message of coexistence. It is based on Sephardic traditions of different countries visited by Sephardic Jews, traveling through history after the expulsion from Spain. La Convivencia includes music based on traditional Sephardic melodies and lyrics, a cycle of songs dedicated to Flory Jagoda, the Bosnian expert in the field of Sephardic music, and movements from Ključo’s acclaimed composition, The Sarajevo Haggadah: Music of the Book.