Orchestra at Ruhleben

Notes:

British interrnees could participate in a full orchestra in the prison camp at Ruhleben. Among the prisoners there were a number of accomplished musicians and composers. Concerts provided by the orchestra provided the camp population with a diversion from their problems and homesickness.

Date Created:

1917-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Ruhleben, Entertainment, Music, Orchestra, British POWs, Camp Order, Quarters, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Israel Cohen, "The Ruhleben Camp," London: Methuen and Company, 1917, 160B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/658