The Downers Grove Music Club and the Downers Grove Public Library were delighted to have Megan Wells perform her haunting portrayal of "The Life of Miep Gies" for our 2024-2025 Concert Series Season Opener on September 22, 2024 at 2 pm at the Downers Grove Public Library.
Miep Gies was one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank, her family and four other Dutch Jews from the Nazis during World War II. She was also the woman who saved Anne Frank's diary.
Megan Wells is an extraordinary, nationally recognized storyteller known for riveting character portrayals and an uncanny ability to transport you to another time and place for an unforgettable experience. The performance also features the mesmerizing, three movement piano duet Divertimento, performed by Chris Garofalo and Charlotte Ewing. This music was composed during the time of the story by Dutch composer Leo Smit, who himself was killed during the Holocaust.