Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale

Directed by: Liam Romalis, Gerald Packer
Featuring: The Nathaniel Dett Chorale
Format: 16mm
Year: 2002
Produced by: Riddle Films in association with VisionTV
Distributed by: Riddle Films

Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale is the documentary portrait of conductor Brainerd Blyden-Taylor and his extraordinary 20-member chorale.

This acclaimed ensemble brings fire and energy to some of R. Nathaniel Dett’s most inspirational works, and through interviews with such luminaries as jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, the late conductor and arranger Moses Hogan, Grammy-winning musicologist Rob Bowman and singer Mary Lou Fallis, the film provides insight on Dett’s trail-blazing influence on afro-centric music in North America.

Produced by Romalis Productions in association with VisionTV, Bravo! a division of CTV Limited, Knowledge Network, SCN, Canadian Learning Television and with the participation of The Canadian Television Fund.