Month: January 2015
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Not the Cuban music you were expecting. D`Cámara Opus 5, J. Strauss
With all the hubbub surrounding the recent trend toward normalizing relations with Cuba, I thought I would repost this March, 2011 video I recorded in Matanza, Cuba. My friend Tony Fernandez is the bass player in this wonderful string quintet. D`Cámara Opus 5 is popular in Cuba and has toured in the United States, Europe…
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God’s Glory, Neighbor’s Good: The Story of Pietism
God’s Glory, Neighbors Good is a 6-part documentary film series on the history and legacy of Pietism. This project is being conducted under the aegis of North Park Theological Seminary, and with the support and advocacy of Pietisten magazine. We are inviting you to join us in creating a 6-part documentary film series on the…
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Amir Koushkani – Spiritual Journey
This is a Spiritual Journey segment I produced for 30 Good Minutes, WTTW Channel 11, PBS, Chicago. Amir Koushkani is an Iranian musician a Sufi and a master of the Persian instrument called “tar,” a stringed instrument whose soothing quality is particularly appropriate for music that stirs the spirit.
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India Tsunami, 10 years ago
Thanks Jim Quattrocki for this look back at our with adventure with Kevin Jacobson covering the impact of the January 2004 Tsunami that hit Tamil Nadu, India.