Trumpets of the Lord

Item

Record ID

615

Identifier

89101

Genre

Operetta/Music Theater/Musical

Work Title

Trumpets of the Lord

Uniform Title

Trumpets of the Lord

Program/Series Title

NET playhouse

Composer

Traditional spirituals

Text Author

Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938

Production Year

1968

Transmission/Release Date

5/10/69

Transmission/Release Year

1969

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

NET

Conductor/Music Director

Roberts, Howard

Soloists

James Earl Jones (Rev. Ridgley Washington) ; Lex Monson ( Rev. Bradford Parham) ; Jane White (Rev. Sister Marion Alexander) ; Theresa Merritt (Sister Henrietta Pinkston) ; Michael Hinton (Pianist)

TV/Film Director

Cambell, Norman

Sets

Soloviov, Nikolai (production design)

Choreography

McKayle, Donald

Production Company

Amherst Productions ; CBC ; NET

Executive Producer

Allen, Robert ; Gilbert, Craig

Technical Information

Tape ; color

Other Information

Adaptation for the musical stage of James Weldon Johnson's God's trombones. National distribution by NET (National Educational Television).

Duration

ca. 90'

Sourcemat

POCAT - 42(X)