Selected Events 2006

November 19, 2006
Over 60 guests from government, business, theater, opera and music education, and others gathered at the Consul General’s residence Sunday, November 19, to enjoy a program of songs composed or arranged by 20th Century American composers. Soprano Nicole Simml from Wisconsin and pianist Amy Wegge, a native Minnesotan, performed works by Aaron Copland, Virgil Thompson, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Louise Talma and William Bolcon. The All-American program, drawing its theme broadly from the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, was a happy revelation to many from the Leipzig region, whose own musical tradition emphasizes J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and the Schumanns. After the stirring recital the guests, including Markkleeberg Lord Mayor Dr. Bernd Klose and Mrs. Klose, County Executive (Landrätin) Petra Köpping and spouse, European Parliament Deputy Gisela Kallenbach, Polish Consul General Ryszard Król, Sweden’s Honorary Consul Rudolf von Sandersleben, and Thuringia’s Protocol Chief Karl-Michael Danzer, enjoyed pumpkin pie and other American specialties of the season.