A Musical Adventure to Celebrate Dia de la Tierra
Celebrating Earth Day with Anne Phillips and Chembo Corniel
Beginning with Creation up to our “civilization” the show musically incorporates works of such writers as Mark Twain, John Muir, Chief Seattle and Madeleine L’Engle. The piece is woven together into a performance that will leave you with a joyful appreciation of Creation combined with a determination to personally DO something to live a more sustainable, earth- connected life.
Anne Phillips, creator of the annual Christmas celebration “Bending Towards the Light … A Jazz Nativity” is also the creator behind this Earth Day musical. Beth Ann Kennedy is the director of the show.
Anne drew inspiration for her show from famous poetry as well as quotes about our world such as, “All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it for without it, we cannot survive” – Hildegard of Bingen 1098.
Band members include Virginia Mayhew – saxophone, Scott Neuman – drums, Mary Ann McSweeney – bass Adam Asarnow – piano, Ron Afiff – guitar and Grammy Award Nominee, Percussionist Wilson Chembo Corniel on conga adding his own percussive color to this show!
Cast members include Liliane Klein, Robert Encila, Zoe Whittaker, Maya Encila, Frank Basile, Melrose Johnson, Grasshopper Mitch, and Charles D. Carter
Latin Biz Today’s VP and Partner, Tina Trevino spent an afternoon in Anne Phillips’ NYC eclectic & artsy apartment filled with music memorabilia showcasing her life long contributions to the music world to interview her and Grammy nominated musician Wilson “Chembo” Corniel. Trevino says “It was an intimate afternoon with 2 legendary people of the music industry sharing their stories about how they got started and their passion for continuing to create incredible music. We also talked about their newest project together that was inspired by poetry and percussive sound, What Are We Doing to Our World an event that is a celebration of creation and a statement of concern for the planet which will be performed on Earth Day, Sat. April 22 @ 8PM and Chembo’s latest CD Artista’s, Musicos y Poetas (hopefully up for a Grammy – crossing my fingers)”.
Check out a bit of our fun afternoon right here…
You can get purchase tickets for the Earth Day event right here….
https://annephillips.com/
Photography courtesy of: Ivy Dash Photography (ivydashphotography.com)
