Hymn To Freedom

Описание: A performance of an arrangement of Dr. Oscar Peterson's "Hymn To Freedom", arranged and directed by Culchahworks Founder and Artistic Director Andrew Craig. Performed on February 13, 2016, at the Fleck Dance Theatre, Toronto, Canada. This version, intercut with classic footage of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, was originally shown on April 4, 2018 - the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. The music underneath the intercut video is an arrangement of Dr. Peterson's "Requiem".

Soprano soloist: Denise Williams
Faith Chorale and the Dare To Dream Chorus
Musical Direction, piano, church organ: Andrew Craig
Piano: Anthony Wright
B3 Organ: Dylan Bell
Guitar: Rich Grossman
Bass: Calvin Beale
Drums: Rob Brown

Dare To Dream Chorus:
Rachel Persaud
Nadine Navarre
Alexandra Asher
Jenna Burke
Claire Doyle
Bó Bardos
Mark Rainey
Anthony Faure
Ben MacDonald
Ben D'Cunha
Andrew Gunpath
Darryl Huggins

Faith Chorale:
Sharon Riley
Jean Lawrence-Scotland
Camille Harrison
Roberta Baird
Ermine Gittens
Rochelle Harrison
Grace Clarke
Teena Riley
O'Neil Watson
Michelle Hanson
Patricia Lewis

Director of Photography: Ricardo Diaz
Video Crew Head: Jeremy Hood
Videography: Ricardo Diaz, Jeremy Hood, Antonio Galloro, Ian Sun

Lighting Design: Phillip Cassin

Technical Director, Set Design, FOH engineer, sound recordist: Graham Clarke

Additional recording, audio mix, video edit: Andrew Craig

Performance video ©2016 Culchahworks Arts Collective
www.culchahworks.ca
Archival video used under the Fair Use Doctrine