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The Drive to Sing
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directed by Bryce Denney, fl. 1997; produced by Kathryn Denney, fl. 1997 (Los Angeles, CA: FilmHub, 2021), 1 hour 16 mins
Experience this uplifting story of choirs during the pandemic and the importance of making music together. Through the unique lens of “car choirs,” you will feel the passion of singers and directors who HAD to find a way to do what they love.
directed by Bryce Denney, fl. 1997; produced by Kathryn Denney, fl. 1997 (Los Angeles, CA: FilmHub, 2021), 1 hour 16 mins
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Free Sounds: Iván Fischer
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directed by Odette Toeset; produced by Barbara Duives, VPRO Dutch Broadcasting; interview by Melchoir Hurrdeman (Netherlands: VPRO Dutch Broadcasting, 2016), 48 mins
VPRO Free Sounds travelled to Budapest, city of birth of the director and composer Iván Fischer who, with his Budapest Festival Orchestra, is working on the registration of Gustav Mahler's intractable 7th Symphony. The 7th Symphony, which some directors would rather avoid than perform, is a challenge to Iván Fi...
directed by Odette Toeset; produced by Barbara Duives, VPRO Dutch Broadcasting; interview by Melchoir Hurrdeman (Netherlands: VPRO Dutch Broadcasting, 2016), 48 mins
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Handel’s Messiah Part One
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directed by Ricky Latiff, fl. 1981; composed by George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 (1741); conducted by Pat Bishop, 1940-2011; produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Gayelle Television; performed by Lydian Singers (Port of Spain - Woodbrook: Banyan Archive, 2010), 1 hour 44 mins

This is a Caribbean take on Handel's famous oratorio, Messiah under the baton of Pat Bishop. The chorus is accompanied by a steel drum band.

(NOTE: Video ends during concert at 1:15:52)

directed by Ricky Latiff, fl. 1981; composed by George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 (1741); conducted by Pat Bishop, 1940-2011; produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Gayelle Television; performed by Lydian Singers (Port of Spain - Woodbrook: Banyan Archive, 2010), 1 hour 44 mins
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Jessye Norman, Singer
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produced by Malachite (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 1 hour 36 mins
Jessye Norman was born in Augusta, Georgia and grew up at a time when America was torn with racial strife. Today, she is at the peak of her career. Jessye Norman's insights into her cultural roots and evolution as a singer make this a moving commentary on an extraordinary career. After studying music at Howard Uni...
produced by Malachite (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 1 hour 36 mins
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Making Messiah Movie
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(Banyan Archive, 2000), 26 mins
Text introduction.
Performance at Queen’s Hall with title of MAKING THE MESSIAH – THE LYDIANS AT THIRTY.
Rehearsal space being set up and Pat Bishop rehearsing Lydian Singers at Bishop speaks to Christopher Laird, About the similarity between Steel Pan composers work and what is called counterpoint. And about th...
(Banyan Archive, 2000), 26 mins
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Rolando Villazón - A Mexican Dream
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directed by Daniel Finkernagel and Alexander Lück, fl. 2001; produced by Daniel Finkernagel and Alexander Lück, fl. 2001, ZDF Television, EuroArts and ARTE (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 2006), 59 mins
The best way to get through the streets of the metropolis of Mexico City is with one of the famous green Volkswagen Beetle Taxis. In this city of 18 million people, Tenor Rolando Villazón was born. With a look somewhere between latin lover and Mr. Bean, he has sung himself into the hearts of opera fans. Before Ro...
directed by Daniel Finkernagel and Alexander Lück, fl. 2001; produced by Daniel Finkernagel and Alexander Lück, fl. 2001, ZDF Television, EuroArts and ARTE (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 2006), 59 mins
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Survival Artists
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directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966- and Holger Preusse; produced by Sounding Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2016), 52 mins
They live two lives. They work to survive, but music is their passion. At night they perform in sold out concert halls, and clean toilets the morning after. They tickle the ivories and sort out the trash in close succession. They interpret Beethoven just before repairing exhaust pipes. They are survival artists. A...
directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966- and Holger Preusse; produced by Sounding Images (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2016), 52 mins
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