"Make Me Smile" is a song written by #JamesPankow for the rock band #Chicago with the band's guitarist, #TerryKath, on #leadVocals. Part 1 of Pankow's 7-part "#BalletForAGirlInBuchannon" #songCycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album, Chicago (often called Chicago II), which was released in 1970. The song "Now More Than Ever", a separate track from the same song suite, serves as a #reprise of the song.
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Thrilled to have another article about „Letters to Fred“ – #NeverAgainIsNow!
”At the center of the commissioned work is Fred Herzberg, who was rescued by a Kindertransport to England in 1939, while his parents and sister were murdered in Auschwitz.“
Thank you so much, Sven Koch and Lippische Landes-Zeitung!
![Screenshot from the Lippische Landes-Zeitung website. On the left a close-up of a dark-haired woman with red lipstick (Megan Marie Hart, photo: Jo Herzberg, CC BY-SA 4.0), on the right yellow and white text on dark gray in German:
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Darmstädter Theater vertont „Letters to Fred“ und erinnert an Detmolder Familie Herzberg
Das Stück feierte schon Ende Januar anlässlich des Holocaust-Gedenktages seine Premiere. Angestoßen wurde das Auftragswerk der Komponistin Bracha Bdil durch die Initiative von Sängerin und Detmolder Theaterpreisträgerin Megan Marie Hart und Joanne Herzberg.
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[The piece celebrated its premiere at the end of January on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The commissioned work by composer Bracha Bdil was initiated by singer and Detmold Theater Prize winner Megan Marie Hart and Joanne Herzberg.
February 26, 2025]](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/082/520/899/345/277/original/77632c29a6e09f39.png "Screenshot from the Lippische Landes-Zeitung website. On the left a close-up of a dark-haired woman with red lipstick (Megan Marie Hart, photo: Jo Herzberg, CC BY-SA 4.0), on the right yellow and white text on dark gray in German:
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Darmstädter Theater vertont „Letters to Fred“ und erinnert an Detmolder Familie Herzberg
Das Stück feierte schon Ende Januar anlässlich des Holocaust-Gedenktages seine Premiere. Angestoßen wurde das Auftragswerk der Komponistin Bracha Bdil durch die Initiative von Sängerin und Detmolder Theaterpreisträgerin Megan Marie Hart und Joanne Herzberg.
26. Februar 2025
[The piece celebrated its premiere at the end of January on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The commissioned work by composer Bracha Bdil was initiated by singer and Detmold Theater Prize winner Megan Marie Hart and Joanne Herzberg.
February 26, 2025]")
Ich freue mich sehr über einen weiteren Artikel über „Letters to Fred“ –#NeverAgainIsNow!
„Im Zentrum des Auftragswerks steht Fred Herzberg, der 1939 durch einen Kindertransport nach England gerettet wurde, während seine Eltern und seine Schwester in Auschwitz ermordet wurden.“
Vielen Dank, Sven Koch und Lippische Landes-Zeitung!
Lippische Landes-Zeitung · Darmstädter Theater vertont „Letters to Fred“ und erinnert an Detmolder Familie Herzberg
"Colour My World" is a song written by #American musician #JamesPankow, one of the founding members of the #rock/#jazzFusion band #Chicago. Part of Pankow's "#BalletForAGirlInBuchannon" #songCycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album Chicago, also called Chicago II (1970). #TerryKath sings the lead vocal, and #WalterParazaider performs the memorable flute solo. The song was initially released as the B-side to "#MakeMeSmile" in March 1970.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKvNoC0SRoY
LETTERS TO FRED
„Zwei Liedprogramme an einem Tag spannten einen Bogen von Lebenslust, Poesie und gerechtem Zorn am Vormittag zu trauerndem Andenken am Abend. Zwei Freundinnen erlebten dies gemeinsam, Megan Marie Hart auf den Bühnen, Joanne Herzberg im Publikum.“
Vielen Dank, lieber Detlef Obens & @opernmagazin!
https://opernmagazin.de/letters-to-fred-urauffuehrung-des-liederzyklus-von-bracha-bdil/
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DAS OPERNMAGAZIN · „Letters to Fred“ Uraufführung am Staatstheater Darmstadt
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LETTERS TO FRED: A Portrait of the Herzberg Family During the Holocaust
Song Cycle by Bracha Bdil
The terrible brutality of the Holocaust is so incomprehensible in its extent that it can only be understood on the basis of individual fates. This song cycle quotes from letters to the only survivor of the #Herzberg family from #Detmold.
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Letters to Fred is a collection of letters sent to my dearest friend Jo Herzberg’s father during the Holocaust, and we hope we can do him justice. The performance will take place on January 27th on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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I am especially thrilled to announce my collaboration with composer Bracha Bdil in January for our world premiere of Letters to Fred, which has been so generously commissioned by the Staatstheater Darmstadt! This is the first time I have had a piece written for me.
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