Robert Shaw [dvd] : man of many voices / directed by Pamela Roberts, Peter Miller ; produced by Peter Miller, David Druckenmiller, Pamela Roberts, Kiki Wilson ; written by Pamela Roberts, Kiki Wilson, Peter Miller ; a production of KWorks in association with Thirteen's American masters in partnership with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Format:
[dvd] :
Publisher:
PBS,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Narrated by David Hyde Pierce. Widescreen. Bonus features: Ann Howard Jones, interview outtakes; Alice Parker, interview outtakes; Robert Shaw perspectives following the ASO/ASOC European tour, 1988; Robert Shaw perspectives on music and the arts, 1994.
Summary:
Traces the journey of conductor Robert Shaw's life and career, from his childhood as a preacher's son in rural California through his rise as a star of popular music during the Great Depression and his subsequent move to classical music. An early champion of civil rights, his chorales were among the first to break the color barrier in the American South. Includes interviews with Yo-Yo Ma, Sylvia McNair, Alice Parker, Marietta Simpson, Florence Kopleff, and others.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.