UChicago Memorial Concert: We Will Remember

Published on February 25, 2022

In 2021, three University of Chicago students lost their lives due to gun violence in Hyde Park and environs. Feelings of shock, grief, terror, as well as anger and helplessness rippled through our community. Some time has passed and now the University community comes together to support each other, to contemplate our losses and we hope to emerge into a different emotional space to go forward together. Here is a memorial event that we are dedicating to the families and friends of the three young men as well as to our community. We chose photos of our community and of the places where the victims lived and studied before coming to Chicago. We chose music to permeate the program as we wish each individual to process their experiences in their own way. The music was provided by UChicago alumna and violist Clara Takarabe and accompanied by synthesist H. Anton Riehl. Guest performers include vocalist Kevin Qin and violinist Bailey Yu.

永誌》是由芝加哥海德园社区志愿者发起，芝加哥大学东亚研究中心、经济系、洛克菲勒纪念教堂、留学生之家、AEPi兄弟会以及北京大学芝加哥校友会等机构支持的线上音乐会，旨在纪念2021年在枪击事件中遇害的芝加哥大学学生范轶然、马克斯·刘易斯和郑少雄。片中的音乐由财部珠惠（芝大校友）、安东·里尔、秦鹰、余百荷（芝大校友）等共同制作完成，图片则由来自世界各地的近20位朋友提供。希望音乐能拉近我们的距离，让我们在音乐营造的氛围中，以自己独特的感受，共同缅怀不幸逝去的生命。

Click here to hear the concert.

Read about how the concert was created by clicking here (in Chinese), a piece published in the most recent WeChat issue, 微信公众号 of the Peking University Association in Chicago.