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Tag: Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera

  • Courageous Characters Sing about Voting Rights in an Adirondack Opera

    Courageous Characters Sing about Voting Rights in an Adirondack Opera

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    Strong personalities take center stage in the second of our “Spotlight” series of stories detailing the formation of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.”  Many performers on stage will portray historical people, as they relate the story of an 1840s settlement in North Elba, New York, named Timbuctoo.  Through melodies and lyrics, the people in…

  • Don Papson, Historian [Interview]

    Don Papson, Historian [Interview]

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    Historian Don Papson discusses some of the historical people whose lives inspired characters in “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.” The historian discusses John Thomas, who had escaped from slavery. Papson also talks about Gerrit Smith, and his own emotional reaction when attending music performances from the opera. History and Peace & Conflicts Studies major…

  • Sandra Weber, Mary Brown Performer [Interview]

    Sandra Weber, Mary Brown Performer [Interview]

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    Sandra Weber discusses her role as a historian and community member in the Northern Lights Choir, and why she thinks this opera is an important work. History and Peace & Conflicts Studies major Diana Flores of Colgate University conducted this interview at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, New York, as…

  • Dr. Terry Lindsay, Paul Smith’s College [Interview]

    Dr. Terry Lindsay, Paul Smith’s College [Interview]

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    As Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life, and Associate Professor of Leadership, Dr. Lindsay discusses his role as the narrator of “Promised land: An Adirondack Folk Opera, ” as well as his impressions on why the project is so powerful. History and Peace & Conflicts Studies major Diana Flores of Colgate University conducted…

  • Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow

    Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow

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    This traditional hymn, sung by Jason Alexander Holmes, is featured in “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera,” composed by Glenn McClure, under the artistic direction of Helen Demong. This performance was staged by Paul Larson and Andrew Baker. Videographers: Michael Hansen and Paul Larson. Video edited by Andrew Baker.

  • O, What a Man

    O, What a Man

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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. This performance was staged by Paul Larson and Andrew Baker.  Kimberly Weems portrays Mary Brown in this piece, and she is accompanied by pianist Elizabeth Cordes.  Videographers: Michael Hansen and Paul Larson. Video…

  • What is Timbuctoo, and why are we singing about it?

    What is Timbuctoo, and why are we singing about it?

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    An Adirondack opera in the works! Enjoy the first in our “Spotlight” series of stories detailing the formation of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.”  Performers on stage will sing of an 1840s Adirondack settlement named Timbuctoo.  The opera treats themes including civil rights, voters’ rights, and racial issues in the era before the Civil…

  • HISTORY COMES ALIVE THROUGH ADIRONDACK VOICES!

    HISTORY COMES ALIVE THROUGH ADIRONDACK VOICES!

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    Mountain Lake PBS will present the first of a series of TV stories about the creation of Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera, on Friday, December 7 at 8pm, on the program Mountain Lake Journal.  The piece, titled “What is Timbuctoo, and why are we singing about it?” will also appear on a new opera-themed web page, to be launched the same…

  • Vote They Will

    Vote They Will

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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. This performance was staged by Paul Larson and Andrew Baker. Videographers: Michael Hansen and Paul Larson. Video edited by Andrew Baker.

  • Come Up to Timbuctoo

    Come Up to Timbuctoo

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    The Northern Lights Choir sings this song, featured in “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera,” composed by Glenn McClure, under the artistic direction of Helen Demong. Videographers: Jordan Craig, Will Houle, Tyler Warner and Mikaela Clary. Video edited by Tyler Warner.