Vox Lumiere – A Christmas Carol is a very special bit of holiday fun featuring members of Vox Lumiere and our friends from the world-class new music quintet The Definiens Project. We got our hands a copy of the 1908 silent film directed by none other than the famous inventor Thomas Edison, and festooned it with a extra helping of Vox Lumiere tinsel (hey, it’s what we do).
Inventor Thomas Edison filmed this version of the classic Dicken’s tale in 1908 at The Essanay Studios in Chicago. Check out the sophisticated film – on film – on film layering (yes, I meant all three) that Edison employs to show Scrooge, the visiting Christmas Ghosts, and the scene each Ghost shows to Scrooge. CGI has got nothing on this “old school” film making – amazing.
Music, lyrics and general craziness by Kevin Saunders Hayes
Featuring performances by:
- Victoria Levy – vocals
- Scott Dicken – vocals
- Christian Nesmith – guitar
- Christopher Allis – drums, percussion
- Joel Alpers – drums, percussion
- Ryan Zwahlen – oboe
- Jennifer Stevens – clarinet
- Michael Kreiner – bassoon
- Amy Tori – flute
- Carter Dewberry – cello
