"When I sing Judy Garland's songs, I feel this incredibly strong energy, an exuberant joie de vivre, lust and passion. Judy makes me fly. Judy makes me smile. Like I am in love. In love with Judy!" - Katharine Mehrling
The legendary 1961 concert ‘Judy at Carnegie Hall’ inspired Katharine Mehrling to dedicate five top-class concerts to Judy Garland, the greatest entertainer of all time.
"Ever since I played Judy Garland in the theatre play END OF THE RAINBOW, these iconic songs by composers such as George Gershwin and Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers and Irving Berlin have accompanied me through all my ups and downs."
With new arrangements by her long-time musical director Ferdinand von Seebach and her seven musicians, Katharine Mehrling immerses herself in Judy Garland's Great American Songbook. With songs such as ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’, ‘The Man That Got Away’ and of course ‘Over the Rainbow’, the song of longing with the promise of a better, freer life beyond the rainbow. The song became an immortal LGBTQI+ anthem and the rainbow a symbol of diversity and love.
With
Christian Meyers / Christoph Titz - trumpet
David Beecroft - alto sax / flute
Karola Elßner - tenor sax / clarinet
Johannes Gehlmann - guitar
H.D. Lorenz - double bass
Stephan Genze - drums / percussion
Ferdinand von Seebach - trombone / piano
More information about Katharine Mehrling: www.katharine-mehrling.de
