Hymn To Freedom

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