Holocaust survivor, Vermont musician join for PBS documentary

A singer-songwriter from Vermont spoke with a Holocaust survivor after which wrote songs about her experiences for a documentary to be broadcast nationwide on PBS beginning at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 26.

Michael Veitch, a local of Bellows Falls, talked with Ritz Schwartz for the challenge, titled “We Keep in mind: Songs of Survivors.” The one-hour documentary will air on PBS stations, www.pbs.org and the PBS video app via Could 24.

Veitch and fellow musicians Elizabeth Clark, Kelleigh McKenzie and Jude Roberts had been every employed by the group arts group SageArts within the Hudson Valley of New York. They visited native Holocaust survivors to create authentic songs based mostly on their conversations.

The movie paperwork the relationships that developed because the songwriting course of advanced over a number of months. The classes culminated in a stay live performance celebrating the survivors and the songwriters.

“At a time when the world is confronted with the horrors of battle and hatred,” co-producer Ilene Cutler mentioned in a information launch asserting the printed, “we needed to inform this hopeful story of perseverance and love.”

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Within the information launch, Veitch, an alumnus of Bellows Falls Union Excessive College, mentioned he was touched completely by the expertise.

“Working with Rita was a life altering expertise for me,” in accordance with Veitch, “and I do know each artist on this challenge acquired an analogous present songwriting with their Holocaust survivor.”

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