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9/19/22
The We Remembers to Stream Caffe Lena Concert Sept. 22 through Sept. 29
9/6/22
Live and Online Performances by Songwriters from PBS’s “We Remember Songs of Survivors” Live Performances in NYC and Albany
“When Holocaust Memories Result in Deep Friendships and
Beautiful Music”
Learn the stories of Holocaust survivors through original songs
written in collaboration with singer-songwriters.
The We Remembers, who are the Singer-Songwriters from the PBS
Special “We Remember: Songs of Survivors,” will be sharing songs and telling
stories of writing with Holocaust Survivors at two performances this September.
On September 18, at 7 PM, the group will be at The Cutting
Room,44 E 32nd St., in New York, NY 10016.
Ticket info: www.eventbrite.com/e/we-remember-songs-of-survivors-tickets-388261820557?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
On September
22, at 7 PM, they’ll be at Caffe Lena is at 47 Phila Street, in Saratoga
Springs, NY 12866.
Ticket info: www.eventbrite.com/e/we-remember-songs-of-survivors-tickets-387738164287
The Caffe Lena performance can, also, be viewed online during
the Sept. 22, 7 PM show, and then any time through the 29th of
September. Get your ticket in advance
for the online event
at caffelena.tv/programs/live-songs-of-survivors. (All donations go straight to
our singer-songwriters.)
The We Remembers are: Elizabeth Clark, Jude Roberts, Kelleigh
McKenzie, and Michael Veitch.
8/28/22
Full Hudson Valley Performances of Elizabeth Clark’s “Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera” August 27 & 28, September 23, 24, 25 Multi-Hyphenate World & Sacred Music Composer AKA Mamalama
The first performances of "Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera," in its entirety, takes place this summer and early fall in New York State's beautiful Hudson Valley.
Confirmed performance dates are
August 27 & 28 at the Widow Jane Mine Theater, Rosendale, NY
September 23, 24, 25 at the Byrdcliff Theater, Woodstock, NY
"Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera" shows stories of rebirth in a post-apocalyptic atmosphere. The theme centers on “finding light and beauty in the darkest times, and remembering how connected we all are to each other,” says Elizabeth Clark, composer/producer/performer of this immersive theater/performance art.
Using world and modern sacred music, “Seeds Under Nuclear Winter” offers sounds and visions of otherworldly realms that unfold in a non-linear and timeless path similar to the way we dream. Ms. Clark's 'Earth Opera' combines an immersive experience from many creative disciplines including music, performance art, and movement, as well as experiments with light and audience interaction.
The 'Earth Opera' includes an ensemble of 25 incredibly diverse Hudson Valley musicians, dancers, choreographers, actors, visual and performance artists. Elizabeth orchestrated the Earth Opera's score for a world music 'pit' orchestra of harps, piano, ethereal choral voices, Native American/Andean flutes and traditional instruments, Indonesian gamelan, chamber strings, droning harmoniums, hammered dulcimer, French horn, wind chimes, and frame drums.
Over 500 people came to the two 2021 performances of excerpts from “Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera” at Rosendale, NY’s Widow Jane Mine Theater. Ms. Clark describes that venue like “an earth womb.” Audiences praised: ”So beautiful, and healing" and “Sacred moments of pain and hope for the light....a celebration of our universal humanity. You took us on a journey."
Elizabeth Clark is a composer, harpist, pianist, vocalist, poet, performing artist, and humanitarian, native to the Hudson Valley region. Her ever-evolving sacred and world music project is called “Mamalama” and manifests itself with interdisciplinary art forms in performance. “I see my exploration of music as a form of sung prayer and a way of healing,” she says.
She has performed a variety of solo and group performances and special presentations at many theaters, festivals, retreat centers, listening rooms, and sanctuaries throughout the Northeast including The Omega Institute, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Kripalu Center for Yoga, Deep Listening Space Dream Festival, Bearsville Theater, The Colony, Levon Helm Studios (with Elizabeth Mitchell and Friends), at the United Nations, and others. She has spent many years offering live harp/vocal music at the bedside for those on hospice care. Elizabeth is also a composer/songwriter with the Hudson Valley non-profit organization Sagearts, collaborating on many original, life-reflective songs with local elders. Her work is part of the 2022 documentary PBS Special “We Remember: Songs of Survivors.”
August 27 & 28 at the Widow Jane Mine Theater, 668 Route 213, Rosendale, NY, 3 pm, 845-658-9900 CenturyHouse.org
September 23, 24, 25 at the Byrdcliffe Theater, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 845-679-2079 WoodstockGuild.org
The We Remembers – Songwriters from PBS Documentary, “We Remember: Songs of Survivors” to Share Stories and Sing On the Road
Learn the stories of Holocaust survivors through original songs written in collaboration with singer-songwriters.
“When Holocaust Memories Result
in Deep Friendships and Beautiful Music”
The We Remembers,
who are the Singer-Songwriters from the PBS Special “We Remember: Songs of
Survivors” will be sharing songs and telling stories of writing with Holocaust
Survivors at two performances this September.
On
September 18, the group will be at The Cutting Room,44 E 32nd St., in New York,
NY 10016.
On September 22 they’ll be at Caffe Lena is
at 47 Phila Street, in Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. That performance can, also, be viewed online during
the show and a week afterwards. Get your
ticket in advance for the online event
at caffelena.tv/programs/live-songs-of-survivors. (All donations go straight to
our singer-songwriters.)
“We Remember:
Songs of Survivors,” is a recent PBS Documentary that shares the stories of
Holocaust survivors through songs written in collaboration with
singer-songwriters. These songs, filled with joy and healing, celebrate the
extraordinary lives of this resilient generation.
The We Remembers
are four musicians who participated in this project to the stage to perform
their original music along with the music from the film. Featuring Elizabeth
Clark, Jude Roberts, Kelleigh McKenzie, and Michael Veitch, performances will
include clips and stories from their life-changing collaborations with the
Holocaust Survivors.
About The
We Remembers:
Composer,
harpist/pianist, vocalist, and performance artist Elizabeth Clark’s major works
include her interdisciplinary project "Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An
Earth Opera" which premiered in 2021, and the 2015 live-recorded album
“Live at the Old Dutch Church.” She has performed with her world music ensemble
'Mamalama' at retreat centers and sanctuaries including the Omega Institute,
Kripalu, and Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.
Jude Roberts has
combined contemporary music with roots of English, Irish and Appalachian folk
music and touches of baroque and Romantic-era classical pieces and European
folk/pop. He’s performed at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and has toured
throughout Europe.
Kelleigh McKenzie
is a winner of NPR’s Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, her song "Gin"
won the Independent Music Award for Best Americana Song in 2009 and was
featured on her critically acclaimed album "Chances."
Michael Veitch’s
song “Veteran’s Day” has been covered by Judy Collins. His latest album,
“Wachtraum” (“wake dream” in German) broke the top 20 on the Folk Radio Charts
with “Valentine’s Day” hitting number one. Previously his song, “Pledging
Allegiance” reached #10 on the 2017 Folk/Americana charts. He’s played the
Newport Folk Music Festival and Kerrville.
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6/5/22
Phoebe Legere's Masterful Art Work on Display at the Bundy Museum, Binghamton, Through August 7
Evanescent Landscapes/Vanishing Women is the name of a beautiful and thoughtful Art Exhibition by The Legendary Phoebe Legere in Binghamton, NY.
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4/13/22
Meet the Singer Songwriters Starring in PBS Special with Holocaust Survivors April 26-May 24
WE REMEMBER:
SONGS OF SURVIVORS
Musicians and Filmmakers Available for Interviews
Witness the healing powers of Music and Friendship as Holocaust survivors share their stories with songwriters on 450 PBS Stations. The hour-long documentary will broadcast between April 26-May 24, and then in the fall.
WE REMEMBER: SONGS OF SURVIVORS will premiere the week of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Tuesday, April 26, at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video app.
WE REMEMBER: SONGS OF SURVIVORS follows four working singer-songwriters (Michael Veitch, Elizabeth Clark, Kelleigh McKenzie, Jude Roberts) hired by the community arts organization SageArts in New York’s Hudson Valley. Through a program offered by Jewish Family Service of Orange County, they visit local Holocaust survivors to create original songs based on their conversations. The film documents the relationships that develop and the songwriting process over many months, culminating in an emotional live concert where the survivors and songwriters are celebrated by friends, family and the community.
“At a time when the world is faced with the horrors of war and hatred, we wanted to tell this hopeful story of perseverance and love,” said Ilene Cutler, co-producer of WE REMEMBER: SONGS OF SURVIVORS.
In-depth interviews with the survivors — Rita, Tibor, Tommy and Freide — and access to rare personal archives lead to revealing stories, many of which have been deeply buried in their memories for decades. At the same time, the songwriters — Michael, Jude, Kelleigh and Elizabeth — create video diaries to document their own thoughts and feelings about the experience of telling a Holocaust survivor’s story through song. Michael reflects, "Working with Rita was a life changing experience for me and I know every artist in this project received a similar gift songwriting with their Holocaust survivor."
“Many documentaries exist about the Holocaust. However, few have taken such a unique approach to telling these horrific stories. We wanted to shed light on the devastating experiences of Holocaust survivors while celebrating the possibilities of healing through the power of music,” said Tim Miller, co-producer of WE REMEMBER: SONGS OF SURVIVORS. “Little did we know this film, with its powerful message, would change the lives of both the survivors and songwriters.”
“PBS is honored to shed light on this moving and powerful project, which illuminates the ways in which music can uniquely memorialize these stories of resiliency,” said Zara Frankel, Director of Programming and Development at PBS.
Produced by Tim Miller and Ilene Cutler, WE REMEMBER: SONGS OF SURVIVORS was written and edited by Timothy Guetterman.
WE
REMEMBER: SONGS OF SURVIVORS will be available for streaming concurrent with
broadcast on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS
Video App, available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire
TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and VIZIO. PBS station members can view many
series, documentaries and specials via PBS Passport.
3/30/22
Michael Veitch on PBS This Month, New Song & Lyric Video, Number 1 on Folk Radio
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2/26/22
Michael Veitch’s New Album, “Wachtraum”
“Valentine’s Day” is the first single and a lyric video
“Valentine’s Day,” a co-write with Michael’s long-time
recording engineer Julie Last, is the album’s first single. Watch a lyric video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xLaHAnvO8E.
Folking’s Bill Golembeski says the song “is upbeat and pushes the pop-o-meter
needle into much radio friendlier climes. This one is smooth, passionate, and
graced with Hallmark greeted lyrics. And Michael gets to open the throttle on
his (really nice) falsetto.” Music
Connection’s Eric Harabadian cites “Valentine’s Day” “choice hooks and romantic sentiments.”
Favorite songs on “Wachtraum” include “August Nights,”
which has a “Beach Boys” vibe. “April
Fools,” co-written with Judy Kass, deals with delusional thinking. “Happy
Fourth of July” recalls leaders and peace activists we’ve lost since the 1960s
and features Dan playing brother Chris’s guitar. “Wachtraum” ends with the holy
days of December with “One Wish” a duet with ethereal singer-songwriter Kirsti
Gholsen.
Six Degrees’ Anne Carlini praises Michael’s
songwriting, “His
music visits the past without regret and the future with an optimist’s eye
while his lyrics and melody weave a narrative of world class performance.”
This April, Michael appears on PBS’s upcoming
broadcast, “We Remember-Songs from Survivors"-- songwriters collaborating
with Holocaust survivors.
Michael’s thankful that the folk community has helped
him through the years. Judy Collins covered his song “Veteran’s Day,” on her
2013 Live From the Temple of Dendur DVD, and 2011 CD “Bohemian.”
Michael’s song “Pledging Allegiance,” which reached #10 on the 2017
Folk/Americana charts, was honored by Music2Life Foundation. He’s a regular at
festivals, notably the 2001 Newport Folk Festival. Breaking out in the1980s,
with the help of Shawn Colvin—first sending him to Greenwich Village to expand
his songwriting with Jack Hardy, and later—in the 1990s—having him open for her
on an extensive tour; she also sang on his first album, “New York Journal.”
He has shared stages with a who’s who of
singer-songwriters over many years of touring.
Wachtraum
1.First Day
2.Valentine’s Day
3.Moving Day
4.April Fools
5.Sunday Afternoon
6.Happy Fourth of July
7.August Nights
8.Always Vermont
9.Birthday Oh Birthday
10.Last Days of Summer
11.First Snow of the Year
12.One Wish
12/6/10
JANN KLOSE ON INVENTING A PERSONAL MUSIC BUSINESS THAT WORKS
Photo of Jann and Chris Marolf live in Youngstown by Heather Rebecca Heath
Pop Singer/Songwriter Available for Interviews on Unique Approach to the Business of Making Music
In an age when most music professionals are seeking to "re-invent" the troubled music industry, Jann Klose has developed a paradigm that works.
In the two years since the 2008 release of Jann's third full-length album, REVERIE, the songwriter has recouped recording costs a bit more than three times over. Beyond that, he has earned the respect of his peers, fans, and critics as a singer, musician, and songwriter. You can hear his work on TV, in movies, online, and via radio worldwide.
Jann's approach to building his career centers on principles of dialogue, cooperation, and commerce. This cooperative attitude includes the fans.
Jann and his team think both inside and outside "the box." They work “traditional” music business avenues, such as contacting the music industry media and venues. He also reaches out to regional and international leads in government, media, corporate, business, educational, and charitable organizations. He follows up with contacts that previously passed on his offerings. Unlike major labels that cease promotions of most releases within three months, his team continues to promote his career, and still campaigns for REVERIE.
He'll reach out to music lovers at conventions like NAMM through his endorsers LR Baggs Pickups and Martin Guitar. These companies have given Jann an enormous amount of support - most notably the opportunity to perform on stage with Rosanne Cash, Marty Stuart, and Roger McGuinn at Martin's 175th Anniversary Concert.
Jann's fans get as involved with his career as they are with his music. Among these fans is Renaissance vocalist Annie Haslam. Along with Renaissance's original keyboardist John Tout, they collaborated with him for a sold out show of the Sellersville Theater, in Pennsylvania. Haslam also invited Jann to open for the group's comeback tour in fall 2009, and he will open for Annie when she again plays Sellersville on December 18 and 19.
REVERIE was funded partly by fan support in a campaign Jann modeled after PBS' fundraising style. He's funding his forthcoming album the same way and calls the method The People Records Project. (http://www.peoplerecordsmusic.com), eschewing the new fan-sourced financing sites like Kickstarter, PledgeMusic, Indiegogo. He proved to be several steps ahead of them! His fan sourcing program includes: for a donation of $40, a fan can get Jann's favorite German recipe, hand-written. A birthday call is $75. Jann and his band will play a private concert in your living room (or any other room you choose, anywhere in the world) for $5000 + travel.
This universal strategy can be applied to all kinds of businesses. It just paid off as an album Jann appears on, HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT: GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children. Independent record producer Kevin Mackie created the album to help fight childhood obesity. He invited Jann to contribute a song, and also included recordings from Julian Lennon, Moby, Tom Chapin, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Uncle Floyd, and Michael O'Keefe. The CD's Production team developed a personal outreach strategy of awareness to the recording and encouraged music industry peers to listen to the album and consider it's recording qualities.
Jann's business partner is music services person Anne Leighton, publicist for classic rockers including such self-managed acts as The Yardbirds, Grand Funk Railroad, and Jethro Tull and Tull's leader, flautist, and vocalist Ian Anderson. Anderson networked Jann with Saori Jo who opened for Tull in 2008 and 2009. This resulted in Saori Jo and Jann planning to tour Germany in 2011.
Born in Germany, raised in Kenya and South Africa, Jann first came to the States as an exchange student in Cleveland, OH. After finishing his civil service in Germany, he returned to the US to start his career. Jann's music has been featured on MTV's Cribs and the soundtrack to the Paul Sorvino film Dead Broke. He performed in touring companies of Broadway shows such as The Who's Tommy, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jesus Christ Superstar. His three albums and two EPs can be heard around the world, on over 130 FM stations, Sirius XM in the U.S., the BBC in England and Prambors Radio in Indonesia.
Jann is available for interviews on this new means of funding a music career.
JANN KLOSE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES DEC. 2010 - JAN. 2011
December 7: NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Winsted, CT
December 18, 19: SELLERSVILLE THEATER w/ ANNIE HASLAM Sellersville, PA
December 20: BRONXTALK, BronxNet TV, Bronx, NY
December 22: CLUB CAFÉ, Pittsburgh, PA
January 28: PETER MAX STUDIO, New York, NY
** CD release party for the Grammy-nominated album, HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT: GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT
January 29 WDFH Fundraiser, Yonkers, NY
February 12: AN BEAL BOCHT, Bronx, NY
“Doing Time” video and live performances at http://www.youtube.com/jannklose
http://www.jannklose.com
