National Catholic Reporter

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society — 250 years later, they're part of the sound of America

Director Mona Fastvold's new film, "The Testament of Ann Lee," features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to America. The trailer ...
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Bringing the Shakers to life with music: Daniel Blumberg on scoring ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,' writing ‘favorite' song ‘Clothed by the Sun'

Mona Fastvold directed The Testament of Ann Lee from a screenplay written with Brady Corbet, her partner and collaborator on The Brutalist. The film resurrects the true story of Mother Ann Lee, who ...
Cleveland.com

From Elvis to the Shakers, virtual program to honor legendary DJ Bill Randle

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The legend of Bill Randle, pioneering Cleveland popular music DJ and American cultural preservationist, will return to the airwaves -- via Zoom -- later this month. The Shaker ...
Times Union

Black Shakers take center stage in new folk opera

COLONIE — Seated in the last row of the Shaker Heritage Society’s meetinghouse is an 1870 photograph of Phoebe Lane. Her gentle smile and gaze preside over the unadorned hall where she once sang and ...
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Bringing the Shakers to life with music: Daniel Blumberg on scoring ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ writing ‘favorite’ song ‘Clothed by the Sun’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blumberg spoke with Gold Derby about how this project demanded a different kind of composing. He describes a process built on ...