I was waiting for the echo of a better day
A new commission from the Fisher Center’s Choreographer-in Residence Pam Tanowitz (SummerScape 2018’s Four Quartets) and the ASCAP Foundation’s Leonard Bernstein Award-winning composer Jessie Montgomery (whose work was featured in Bard Music Fesival's Out of the Silence series in 2020). Performed with live music, this large-scale dance is set against the spectacular backdrop of the Hudson River and the sun setting behind the Catskill Mountains. Utilizing the full breadth of Montgomery Place’s historic parkland, I was waiting for the echo of a better day beckons us back to gather on this land and pays tribute to what came before.
A Film by Jeremy Jacob•Directed, Edited, Color, Sound Design, and Title Design by Jeremy Jacob•Choreography by Pam Tanowitz•Cinematography by Daniel Rampulla•Music by Jessie Montgomery and big dog little dog•Costume Design by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung•Starring Jason Collins, Brittany Engel-Adams, Christine Flores, Zachary Gonder, Lindsey Jones, Victor Lozano, Maile Okamura, and Melissa Toogood•Musicians: Jessie Montgomery and Jannina Norpoth (violins), Nathan Schram (viola), Gabriel Cabezas (cello), and Eleonore Oppenheim (bass)•Music Arrangements by Eleanore Oppenheim•Music Design and Mixing by Garth MacAleavey•Recording Engineering by Danny Blume•Produced by Caleb Hammons and Jeremy Jacob•Executive Producer Gideon Lester•Commissioning funds for I was waiting for the echo of a better day provided by Jay Franke and David Herro. I was waiting for the echo of a better day was developed in part through Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Residency Program.
