Stand Ye Steady – Songs of Courage and Inspiration

Curtain Call Productions returned to West Point January 31st, February 1st and 2nd and completed work on a stunning new 5.1 Digital Surround Sound DVD project entitled Stand Ye Steady featuring the highly acclaimed USMA Cadet Glee Club of West Point with a guest appearance by world-renowned Manhattan Records recording artist Daniel Rodriguez. Mr. Rodriguez will be featured on the track Into the Fire, a piece he recorded on his first CD The Spirit of America for Manhattan. Also featured are some of New York City’s finest session and orchestra musicians on brass and percussion. Sessions were every evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the West Point Chapel.

Six tracks were filmed and recorded this past October in the magnificent 100 year old chapel at West Point with the remaining 9 tracks to be completed during the January 31st - Feb 2nd sessions. This DVD showcases inspirational and patriotic choral works specifically arranged for this recording by renowned arranger/composer Don Fraser. Included in the first recorded portion are Via Dolorosa featuring Broadway star and Tony award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Flower Drum Song, the voice of Jasmine from the hit Disney movie Aladdin). A DVD of 11 of the 16 songs is being made available now on a pre-release basis at a special introductory price. Click below to order.

The frontline release of the complete DVD of 16 tracks will be available June, 2005 on a worldwide basis. The stereo CD of this performance is available NOW. Click below to order. The goal of this DVD is to publicize the Glee Club, the Academy and its heritage and, through the music, make a clear statement of support for members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have served and are now serving this great country. A portion of the proceeds from its sales will be donated to various organizations supporting the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families.

The team of professionals used for this project is one of the best and most experienced in the industry and includes 6 Grammy Awards, a U.S. Gold Record and International Platinum Record. Doug Coppi (Project Finance, Producer, Director and Editor from Curtain Call Productions), John McCracken (Music Producer from John McCracken Productions) and Richard King (Senior Recording Engineer, Sony Music Studios) are experts in choral music and Digital Surround Sound music DVD’s. This team just completed recording the world’s first ever Messiah to be performed along the Sea of Galilee and has released it in both a DVD with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and a music-only 2 CD Stereo Set.

COMPLETE DVD TRACK LISTING AT FINAL RELEASE

Men of Freedom
The Longest Day
Into the Fire
Rise Up, O Men of God
On Lone Great Hills
Lest We Forget
Mansions of the Lord Interlude
Mansions of the Lord
Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Non Nobis
The Star-Spangled Banner
Take Me Home (with I Am A Soldier)
America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
Men of Freedom (Sacred Reprise)
Bonus Track: This Christmastide

Purchase the 16 song stereo CD and 16 song surround sound DVD together at additional savings. A $39 value for $34.98.