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Southern Voices

Price: $320.00
Secondary Title: : A Composer's Exploration with Sorrel Doris Hays
Filmmaker Name: George C. Stoney, Sorrel Doris Hays
Film Length: 59 min
Film Year: 1985
Duration: 46-75 min
Decade: 1980s
Language: in English
Color: color
Region: North America
Subject: Music, Dance & Theater
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ABOUT

This documentary traces the development and premiere performance of an avant-garde symphonic work by Southern composer Sorrel Doris Hays. 

Commissioned by the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, Hays' piece is based on the sounds and rhythms of Southern speech and musical traditions. It is a journey into childhood memories via the melodies and rhythms of Southern dialect. Stoney combines analysis of her work with interviews in which Hays discusses her struggle with racism and paternalism of Southern culture. 

A note on the composer's name: After the documentary was completed in 1985, Doris Hays changed her name to Sorrel Hays.


SELECTED SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival, 1985

CREDITS & INFO

Southern Voices

Directed by 
Ken Hey

Writing Credits 
Ken Hey

Cast 
Duane Allman 
Gregg Allman
Dickey Betts 
Jimmy Carter 
Jimmy Hall 
Gerry Hogan 
Paul Hornsby
Hal Needham
Sid Pike 
Jody Powell 
Gerald Rafshoon 
Burt Reynolds 
Ed Spivia 
Ted Turner 
Phil Walden 
Andrew Young

Produced by 
Ken Hey

Cinematography by 
Virginia Brooks
William Wages

Editing by 
Virginia Brooks

Sound Department 
Sandy Fuller
Jim Hawkins

RESOURCES & LINKS

View more documentary photos on flickr.


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