Choral Caffeine: MORE Choral Music and Film

Date: May 15, 2013

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In last week's Choral Caffeine column, we commented that filmmakers are increasingly turning to choral musicians as subject matter for their films. Almost as if on cue comes this trailer for a documentary currently in production that highlights one of the choral art’s beloved figures.

AMEN: The Life & Music of Jester Hairston, pays a fond and respectful homage to a man who has left an indelible mark upon all of those who have sung his music. In announcing the dedication of the 1989 ACDA National Conference to Jester, the Choral Journal stated that he was a man whose “unwavering devotion to his art is fueled by his love for music and the joy he receives from sharing that music.”

The film is being produced by the California State University Dominguez Hills Foundation. A session hosted by the producers will be featured during the R.E.A.P.: The National Conference on the Spirituals, June 13-15 in Denver, Colorado.