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Tag: Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera

  • How could an Adirondack opera move a nation?

    How could an Adirondack opera move a nation?

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    Paul Larson
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    How could an Adirondack opera move a nation? Creators of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera” say the story has relevance across the United States and perhaps even in other countries.  While the work is still in progress, composer Glenn McClure makes sure to give key roles to singers from the Adirondacks as well as…

  • What Would You Do?

    What Would You Do?

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    This song is featured in “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera,” composed by Glenn McClure, under the artistic direction of Helen Demong. It is performed here by Kimberly Weems and Kearstin Piper Brown. Pianist: Elizabeth Cordes. Videographers: Michael Hansen and Paul Larson. Video edited by Tyler Warner.

  • Many Shouts

    Many Shouts

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    This song is featured in “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera,” composed by Glenn McClure, under the artistic direction of Helen Demong. The song contains historic quotes by Henry Ward Beecher, Gerrit Smith, Henry David Thoreau, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Henry Highland. The piece is performed here by Kimberly Weems, Eric McKeever and George Cordes.…

  • Anna and Lyman Argue

    Anna and Lyman Argue

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    Jennifer Kowalczyk
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    This song is featured in “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera,” composed by Glenn McClure, under the artistic direction of Helen Demong. It is performed here by Kearstin Piper Brown and Eric McKeever. Pianist: Elizabeth Cordes. Videographers: Michael Hansen and Paul Larson. Video edited by Tyler Warner.

  • Kearstin Piper Brown, Opera Singer (Anna Epps) [Interview]

    Kearstin Piper Brown, Opera Singer (Anna Epps) [Interview]

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    Performer Kearstin Piper Brown discusses why she was attracted to the story of “Promised Land” and how she relates to the character of Anna Epps. History and Peace & Conflicts Studies major Diana Flores of Colgate University conducted this interview as part of a Mountain Lake PBS video project documenting the creation of “Promised Land:…

  • Nicholas Hunt-Bull, Provost PSC [Interview]

    Nicholas Hunt-Bull, Provost PSC [Interview]

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    Jennifer Kowalczyk
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    Dr. Nicholas Hunt-Bull, who supported the opera “Promised Land” by engaging composer Glenn McClure as a scholar-in-residence, discusses the significance of this opera for Adirondack identity as well as the importance of the story. History and Peace & Conflicts Studies major Diana Flores of Colgate University conducted this interview as part of a Mountain Lake…

  • How are we going to produce a major opera in the Adirondacks?

    How are we going to produce a major opera in the Adirondacks?

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    Paul Larson
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    The rural community of the North Country plays a major role in the third of our “Spotlight” series of stories detailing the formation of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.”   Community leaders, historians, grandparents, teachers and high school students have all contributed to the development of an opera that relates the story of an 1840s…

  • Procession of the Pines

    Procession of the Pines

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    Jennifer Kowalczyk
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    This song is featured in “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera,” composed by Glenn McClure, under the artistic direction of Helen Demong. The song has words by the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, set to new music by Glenn McClure. This performance was staged by Paul Larson and Andrew Baker. Soloist: Jason Alexander Holmes. Pianist: Elizabeth…

  • Dr. Curt Stager, Natural Science Professor at Paul Smith’s College [Interview]

    Dr. Curt Stager, Natural Science Professor at Paul Smith’s College [Interview]

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    Jennifer Kowalczyk
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    Dr. Curt Stager discusses his surprising role as a scientist in this opera, as the lessons to be learned from it. History and Peace & Conflicts Studies major Diana Flores of Colgate University conducted this interview as part of a Mountain Lake PBS video project documenting the creation of “Promised Land: An Adirondack Folk Opera.”…

  • Helen Demong, Artistic Director [Interview]

    Helen Demong, Artistic Director [Interview]

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    Choir director Helen Demong discusses the process of creating the Northern Lights Choir, her collaboration with composer Glenn McClure, and the significance of the song lyrics in “Promised Land.” History and Peace & Conflicts Studies major Diana Flores of Colgate University conducted this interview as part of a Mountain Lake PBS video project documenting the…