Message in a Bottle
Series: CBC Award Winning Radio Programs
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Length: 00:53:23
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The music and lives of two composers Viktor Ullmann and Gideon Klein.
Both men were imprisioned in Terezin, a "model ghetto" created by the Nazis. This is where many of Europe's greatest artists, musician and writers were held, and expected to continue to create and perform during the Holocaust. More than 70 years later, some of Ullmann and Klein's music has be re-discovered in attics, under beds and hidden in libraries around the world. Megan Williams produced this documentary for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. It recently won a Gold World Medal in the history category at the 2010 New York Festivals.
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The music and lives of two composers Viktor Ullmann and Gideon Klein.
Both men were imprisioned in Terezin, a "model ghetto" created by the Nazis. This is where many of Europe's greatest artists, musician and writers were held, and expected to continue to create and perform during the Holocaust. More than 70 years later, some of Ullmann and Klein's music has be re-discovered in attics, under beds and hidden in libraries around the world. Megan Williams produced this documentary for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation. It recently won a Gold World Medal in the history category at the 2010 New York Festivals.
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Out: "...Paul Kennedy."
Intro and Outro
INTRO:We have now an award winning documentary about two brilliant and celebrated composers, whose music was lost during the Holocaust. It was produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation by Megan Williams, and narrated by Paul Kennedy, host of the CBC Radio documentary program IDEAS. Here now is 'Message In A Bottle'.
OUTRO:That was 'Message In A Bottle' produced by Megan Williams for the CBC Radio program IDEAS. This documentary took first prize in the history category at this year's (2010) New York Festivals Radio Program and Promotion Awards.
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