The Mischlinge Exposé weaves a multimedia tapestry around a little-known aspect of the Holocaust: the Mischlinge (a derogatory Nazi term for those neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan). The program interweaves video and audio testimony from American pianist Carolyn Enger’s godmother and her father (both labeled Mischling, Grade A by the Nazis) with the music of composers from the salon period who converted to Christianity in the decades before the war. Reacting to questions of identity after the war, the program vividly illustrates what it was like to be between worlds in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. Through the telling of her family story, Enger’s live documentary directly addresses universally significant issues of identity and inclusion, encouraging empathy, tolerance, and engagement.

Internationally celebrated Carolyn Enger has gained critical acclaim for her exquisite lyrical playing, as well as her deeply felt interpretations. In addition to an active performance schedule on two continents, including recent performances at The National Gallery Oslo, Baruch College, Kean University and Noontime Concerts in San Francisco; Enger has enjoyed remarkable success as a recording artist. The New York Times selected her Naxos recording of intimate Ned Rorem miniatures, Piano Album I & Six Friends, as one of the newspaper’s “Best In Classical Recordings”, writing “Among the 90th–birthday tributes this year to the essential American composer Ned Rorem, this recording especially stands out,” while Gramophone declared, “Enger raises the miniatures to a higher level.” Recently the recording was “Album of the Week” on Sirius XM’s Symphony Halland was featured on their program Living American. Her latest recording Resonating Earth was released in September 2024