Two of a Kind

Big week for Hidden: The Musical - last night we submitted it to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), and a few days earlier to Theatre Nova in Michigan. Wish us luck!

Exclusive, full interview with singer-songwriter Joe Jencks, including live in-studio performances of songs including "Let Me Sing You a Song", "Rise As One", "Martin", "Deportees" and "Lady of the Harbor". Originally recorded in 2019 (yes, it took us a LONG time, but it is such a wonderful interview/performance, we think you'll agree it was worth the wait!), edited by Sarah Voit.

If you are in the Philly area, you can see Joe Jencks and Zoe Mulford at The Folk Factory this Sun., January 7 at 7 PM - https://www.facebook.com/events/328451256626809

https://soundcloud.com/mftnr/joe-jencks-full-interviewperformance

We got some good news last night - our song "Never Again Means Never Again" won a Silver Award in the "Freedom" category of the 40th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, presented by the Songwriters' Association of Washington (SAW). Congrats to our friends who also won awards in the MASC, including Lea Morris, Karyn Oliver, Marsha Goodman-Wood, Marla Lewis, Julie Be/Ants on a Log, Carrie Ferguson, Beverly Granoff, Grace Morrison, and Mike Glick.

2023 results MASC 40 A Million PiecesSilver — Tough Luck — Annalyse McCoy and Ryan DunnFinalist — Grab It! — Lea MorrisLancer's DownFinalist — Shadows — Jillian MatundanHM — Do You Prefer The Rain? — Lily McCulloughHM — Flying — Sherry StewartHalfway GoneMore TimeSocializationThe PriceYou Dont Until ...

Our friend Amanda Udis-Kessler wrote a couple of my favorite Christmas songs, and I had the honor of recording them for her. Here is one: "Jesus the Essential Worker" -

Jesus The Essential Worker: a COVID folk song by Amanda Udis-Kessler An honoring of our essential workers and a reminder that "every worker is essential - also every human being." Possibly useful for Labor Day services or othe...

Pre-school student today: When I grow up, I'm going to be a mermaid!
Me: That's quite a tale (tail)!

Exclusive interview with Ami Yares, singer-songwriter and Executive Director of BuildaBridge, including the songs "Jerusalem", "Bukra Fi Mist Mist" (Heartbeat), and "Moments of Rust". Check out this inspiring, timely and timeless interview!

Ami Yares - Interview Exclusive interview with Ami Yares, singer-songwriter and Executive Director of Buildbridge, including the songs "Jerusalem", "Bukra Fi Mist Mist" (Heartbeat), and "Moments of Rust".

Looking forward to performing in our own local community this Sat., 12/16 from 1-3 pm!

Parks and Recreation has a fun Winter Wonderland planned for December 16. Event will include performances from Two of a Kind, a hot chocolate bar, gingerbread cookie decorating, and games for ages 5-12 years old.
General Entry: $10; Non-Participating Adults: $5
𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟐/𝟏𝟏 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭 at cheltenhamtownship.recdesk.com

Guests:
Cheltenham Township Library System - Story Time
Cheltenham Communities That Care - Crafts
Girl Scouts Troup - Wheel of Fun

Noam Brown was up in Philly from FL, and we got to hang out on Friday afternoon with him along with Ami Yares, Brian Caselli Jordan, Jay Sand and David C. Perry!

Two new recordings of songs from "Hidden"! You can now hear "Silence" as sung by Sydney Zimney, who played Renée in the staged concert readings in May, plus one of the iterations of the title song "Hidden" as sung by Kate Nice, who played Maman in the staged concert readings in May. Stay tuned for more new recordings in the near future!

Audio – Hidden The Musical The title song of the musical, sung by Renée and Maman at the end of Scene 6 in Act I, soon after meeting the Fedou family who help them to survive. Justin Solonynka is on piano, and David is on acoustic guitar. Orchestration by James Coffey.

Looking forward to this event in our community on December 16th!

Parks and Recreation has a fun Winter Wonderland planned for December 16. Event will include performances from Two of a Kind, a hot chocolate bar, gingerbread cookie decorating, and games for ages 5-12 years old.
General Entry: $10; Non-Participating Adults: $5
𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟐/𝟏𝟏 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭 at cheltenhamtownship.recdesk.com

Guests:
Cheltenham Township Library System - Story Time
Cheltenham Communities That Care - Crafts
Girl Scouts Troup - Wheel of Fun

We had a wonderful time performing with Rodney Wittenberg for jkidphilly at the National Museum of American Jewish History last Sunday! We were happy to participate in such a beautiful event.

Harmonious Hearts Concert Tomorrow 💜💜 - Online Benefit Concert for Pickleberry Pie on Sunday, December 3rd, 7:00 PM EST on YouTube Live. For more info and to sign up or donate www.pickleberrypie.org

Harmonious Hearts Concert Tomorrow 💜💜 - https://mailchi.mp/d5801db911b0/pickleberry-pie-update-12752755 Join us on Sunday, December 3rd at 4 - 5 PM PST / 7 - 8 PM EST for an online concert (YouTube Live). For more info and to sign up or donate www.pickleberrypie.org

This Sunday, December 3 at 3:45 PM, we will be performing with Rodney Whittenberg at the jkidphilly "Shine a Light" event at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, PA.

Pickleberry Pie Hospital Concerts for Kids is hosting a fabulous benefit concert called to raise $ so we can bring more musicians into hospitals to sing for kids. Check out some of our artists. The concert is on Sunday December 3rd at 7 PM EST/ 4 PM PST on YouTube. To get the link donate any amount (suggested $20 donation): https://chuffed.org/project/pickleberry-pie-hospital-concerts-fundraiser

Jenny is hosting the concert!

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! Here is our recording of Amanda Udis-Kessler's wonderful song "We Give Thanks in Hard Times". We are working on a new recording of this song to be released in 2024.

We Give Thanks In Hard Times by Amanda Udis-Kessler A folk song about gratitude in times of difficulty. Recording by David Heitler-Klevans; video by Rev. Jamie Lee Sprague-Ballou.

Interview w/ Pickeberry Pie 2023 | Giving Tuesday | WEE Nation Podcast | Hospital Concerts for Kids Uncle Devin interviews Jenny Heitler-Klevans, Executive Director of Pickleberry Pie Hospital Concerts for Kids. They use the healing power of music to help k...

Another new recording of a song from Hidden: The Musical! You can now hear "9 O'Clock and All's Well" as sung by Finley Poskarbiewicz, who played the Town Crier in our staged concert readings of the show in May. We'll be unveiling more new recordings over the next few weeks!

Audio – Hidden The Musical The title song of the musical, sung by Renée and Maman at the end of Scene 6 in Act I, soon after meeting the Fedou family who help them to survive. Justin Solonynka is on piano, and David is on acoustic guitar. Orchestration by James Coffey.

Superhero Video Wins Award!
The super cool animated video created by Frances Kramer of our song "I Wanna Be a Superhero" recently won "Best Animated Music Video" in the Baltimore Next Media Web Festival! So well-deserved, Frances!
You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH5P50zZt48

Another new recording of a song from "Hidden"! You can now hear "Why Am I Here?" as sung by 11-year old Sydney Zimney, who played Renée in our staged concert readings of the show in May. We'll be unveiling more new recordings over the next few weeks!

Audio – Hidden The Musical The title song of the musical, sung by Renée and Maman at the end of Scene 6 in Act I, soon after meeting the Fedou family who help them to survive. Justin Solonynka is on piano, and David is on acoustic guitar. Orchestration by James Coffey.

Huge Congrats to the wonderful Grammy Nominees in the Best Children's Album category: Andrew & Polly, Pierce Freelon & Nnenna Freelon, DJ W***y Wow, Uncle Jumbo, and 123 Andrés! What a great slate this year! I'm so proud of our genre, and of all of our friends who are so deserving of this honor!

So much fun at ! Silly Goose was getting cozy

We’re having a great time at the 2023 conference in Boston. Alphabet Rockers did a wonderful keynote and Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock talked about their conversations on race.