Words by Guido Gezelle
not dated
Het Tramkoor "Kunst en Broederschap" te Amsterdam en zijn eminente dirigent Karel Böhne - ter gelegenheid van het 40-jarig bestaan der vereniging - vriendschappelijk opgedragen
Mar 29, 1952 Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the choir in the Main Hall of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, conductor Karel Böhne
Up until World War II, Israel J. Olman had been a celebrated choral conductor and composer. He wrote synagogal music and also music for socialist choirs, to be performed at major singing competitions. His fame, in addition to the fact that he was married to a Catholic woman, offered him some protection during the war. In the post-war years his reputation as a composer diminished rapidly, creating financial difficulties. The world had changed and his musical idiom had become outdated.
by Pauline Micheels