Here is a concert video of a preview performance of the Carnegie Hall performance in NYC for ECC Symphony Orchestra, Chorale, Concert Choir, Women's Chorus. Aside from the ECC groups, there were also the Joanna Medawar Nachef Singers, and Sons of Thunder Choir. The evening's music includes classic and original pieces written by Mozart, Sons of Thunder Choir, Georges Tomb and more!
Enjoy!
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Some of the people involved:
The performance was directed and conducted by Joanna Medawar Nachef. She has toured all over the world, including Canada, the US, Lebanon, and Vienna, and conducting in prestigious events and venues such as Carnegie Hall, Al Bustan Summer Festival, "Beirut Chants Festival", and the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also a speaker and "Citizen Diplomat" for the US State Department. Dr. Nachef has also received numerous lifetime achievement and prestigious awards, including the Daughters of the American Revolution's 2015 State Americanism Medal, El Camino College's Distinguished Faculty Award 2014-2015, featured in 2017 Book "100 Influential Lebanese Figures Around the World", and the first recipient of TPAC 2019 "Peace and Harmony" Award.
The performance was also co-directed by Soyun Kang. She has studied under Albert J McNeil, Jane Hardester, Lynn Bielefelt, Robert Page, and Charlene Archibeque. She is serving as a church choir director since 1990 in Davis, Torrance, Anaheim, San Jose, and Brea. She also serves as an associate conductor at the Los Angeles Chamber Choir.
On the piano/organ is Kenner Bailey. While still in jr high school, he was accepted as a special music student to Truman State University. His mentor was Frederick Kirchberger, a protégé of the great pianist Erno von Dohnanyi. He worked as pianist for the State Ballet of Missouri before turning to Truman State for completion of a B.M in piano with David McKamie.
Heejin Jeannie Kim, on piano during Arirang, has been studying piano since the age of 6, and started as an accompanist for her church at the age of 8. At 16 she studied piano performance in Brazil. At 20 she attended ECC before transferring to Biola.
Samuel Tejada is a SoCal native who began his passion for music in his father's church, leading him to participating in various TV competition shows like American Idol, The Voice, and XFactor. In 2010 Sam began his career as a background vocal producer for well known artists and a ghost writer. He formed Sons of Thunder with his brothers, making a name for themselves by sharing the stage with top gospel artists. Sons of Thunder is a choir of 100 volunteer members from all around SoCal with all types of ethnic and denominational backgrounds
Check out their TH-cam page @Sons.of.Thunder.official
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TIME STAMPS
0:00:00 Intro
Symphony Orchestra
0:00:43 United Against Violence by Georges Tomb (Commissioned in 2017 by the Middle East UN as a PEACE Overture)
Sons Of Thunder Choir
0:05:45 Solo a Ti by Diego Paz/Samuel Tejada
0:10:09 El Viene Ya by Israel and Samuel Tejada
Joanna Medawar Nachef Singers
0:19:23 I Want Jesus To Walk With Me arr. Moses Hogan
0:24:01 Total Praise by Richard Smallwood
Joanna Medawar Nachef Singers & ECC Choirs
0:33:00 Arirang (Traditional Korean Song) arr. Hyo-Won Woo (Guest pianist Heejin Kim)
Combined Ensembles (Mass no. 15 in C Major, K. 317 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
0:45:29 i. Kyrie Eleison
0:48:08 ii. Gloria
0:52:47 III. Credo
0:59:38 IV. Sanctus
1:01:55 V. Benetictus
1:05:16 VI. Agnus Dei
1:13:31 A Memorial Bow by George Tomb (Premiere for Orchestra & Choir, commissioned this Carnegie Hall performance)
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Filmed at El Camino College in Torrance, CA
Equipment:
Lumix G9
Lumix G7
Lumix GX85/80
Panasonic HC-X1000 (testing it out for a first concert, probably not using it again tbh)
Zoom H1n
Tascam DR-70D
Lenses:
12-60mm Leica Lumix
45-150mm Lumix
45-200mm Lumix
Software: Shotcut
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