Category: Music
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Shalom Singers: Jesus of Nazareth
Valerie Mossman-Celestin Executive Director of Haitian Artisans for Peace Internatinal (HAPI) asked me to produce three music videos in Musac, Haiti with the Shalom Singers. HAPI is an UMCOR funded fair trade artisan co-op focused on spirituality and creativity. The Shalom Singers are a group of young adults associated with HAPI. This video was recorded…
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Shalom Singers Video for United Methodist General Conference
This February I will be back in Haiti recording several new music videos which will be integrated into worship settings at the United Methodist Church’s 2012 General Conference, scheduled for April 24-May 4 in Tampa, Fla. The music group, The Shalom Singers, are part of a UMC funded development project known as Haitian Artisans for…
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Edongo Band, Kitgum, Northern Uganda
Jim Quattrocki and I were in Kitgum, Northern Uganda, recording a story at the Anglican Cathedral. I can’t remember if this is out of his camera or mine. Either way, it was a great day and beautiful music.
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Carrie Newcomer – 30 Good Minutes, Spiritual Journey
This is a spiritual journey I produced for 30 Good Minutes, WTTW Channel 11, PBS, Chicago. Singer and songwriter, Carrie Newcomer, drawn to the social justice and peace focus of the Quakers, writes songs about the sacred in the ordinary things of life.
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Ozzie Smith Jr. Spiritual Journey
This is a 2011 Spiritual Journey I produced on Reverend Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr, Senior Pastor. Covenant United Church of Christ. for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club‘s WTTW Channel 11 PBS Chicago program, 30 Good Minutes.
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Music Education: A Sign of Hope in Haiti
January 12, 2010, Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Port Au Prince Haiti was destroyed by an earthquake. One year later, a youth orchestra rehearses in a shelter next to the ruined sanctuary. It is a sign of hope in Haiti.
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Amir Koushkani 2010 Spiritual Journey
This is a 2010 Spiritual Journey I produced on ethnomusicologist, composer, performer and instructor of traditional Persian stringed instruments Tar and Setar, Amir Koushkani for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club‘s WTTW Channel 11 PBS Chicago program, 30 Good Minutes. Dr. Koushkani’s training in Persian music began in Iran, where he was introduced to traditional Persian…
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Carrie Newcomer 2010 Spiritual Journey
This is a 2010 Spiritual Journey I produced on singer, song writer Carrie Newcomer for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club‘s WTTW Channel 11 PBS Chicago program, 30 Good Minutes.
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Glory to God Alone: The Life of J.S. Bach
This is a documentary I produced while working for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I re-post it here, in honor of J.S. Bach’s birthday! Soli Deo Gloria! Glory to God Alone: The Life of J. S. Bach, is an award winning introduction to the great composer. Awarded the DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award for best in…
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Kevin Coval 2010 Spiritual Journey
This is a 2010 Spiritual Journey I produced on Chicago Hip-hop poet Kevin Coval for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club‘s WTTW Channel 11 PBS Chicago program, 30 Good Minutes. Hip-hop music helped Kevin find his poetic voice and led him to a deeper understanding of his Jewish faith.