Michael Beresh of the Americana group, The Country Devils, set out in September of 2009 on a new project, recounting through music the events of his great uncles’ Walter and Henry Bereshs' WWII travels. Walter and Henry, both employees at Bethlehem steel lived in Highland town. During WWII, they served at Anzio Beach-Head and Bastogne Belgium, writing detailed letters of their accounts, and in Walter’s case, poems for their Baltimore family. Both brothers were killed in action and never returned home.
On March 6th 2010 Michael Beresh will perform the musical composition, Letters to Baltimore from the War at the Creative Alliance at The Patterson in Baltimore, just down East Avenue from where his uncles lived and where they grew up.
The East Avenue Jazz Quartet lead by Bob Brooks and featuring vocalist Karla Chisholm will open with a set of period songs from the WWII era. Arcadia Books author Gary Helton (Highland town) will narrate the evening with text from the Beresh brothers' letters. Michael Beresh will premiere his new songs based on his family history with an all star band of area musicians featuring members of Country Devils, Baltimore Afro-Beat Society, Arc & Sender, The National Symphony Orchestra, Lawn Chair, and Karla Chisholm. The songs meld individual stories and historical facts depicting one family’s joys and sorrows through out World War II.
Event Details:
Letters to Baltimore from the War
March 6th 2010
Creative Alliance @ The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224-3963
(410) 276-1651
Doors: 7:00PM Show: 8:00PM
Tickets are $12 for CA members and $15 for non members
www.creativealliance.org
