Ravinia TV: Episode 5 | Tony DeSare, Top 5 Gay Anthems, Wayne Marshall, Morris Robinson

Get all your family with you (safely!)—living life is fun and RaviniaTV has just begun! In this fifth episode, Scott Duff and Ellen Miller of WCPT 820’s “Out Chicago” get everybody up and sing proud their top five gay anthems, and jazz pianist and singer Tony DeSare tears a page out of his Quarantine Diary just for Ravinia. Our mutual love of the piano also reaches into the archives, plucking out the public master class for our President and CEO, Welz Kauffman, led by the superstar Lang Lang after his Ravinia concert 15 years ago.

These days may have us in a fugue, but organist and conductor Wayne Marshall has the toccata to top it in a long-distance exclusive from Malta, and writer/director and choreographer Jessica Redish has her own solution for keeping the bees out of her bonnet in an original comedy sketch. After we share some tips on hosting fun celebrations over group video chats from our own Events and Hospitality Director, one of our favorite basses, Morris Robinson, gives us a powerful performance from home, and Ralph Covert and some of his handy friends from Ralph’s World sing a special tune he wrote to help our Reach Teach Play students time their handwashing to help keep them and their families healthy!

Summer is ON RaviniaTV — tune in to this channel every Friday at 7:00 p.m. CDT for a new episode!

Thank you to our sponsor Exelon and the Ravinia 2020 Society donors for their support.

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00:00 – RaviniaTV Episode 5

00:10 – Exclusive Performance • Tony DeSare: “Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)” (Fred Fisher)

01:32 – Exclusive Performance • Tony DeSare: “I Love a Piano” (Irving Berlin)

06:45 – TOPical 5 • Scott Duff & Ellen Miller of WCPT 820 AM’s “Out Chicago”: Gay Anthems

12:27 – Best Medicine • Jessica Redish: “Getting Out”
Written & Directed by Jessica Redish
Featuring: Jessica Redish, Clayton Farris, Murder Hornets
Director of Photography: Rachael Kliman
Wardrobe & Production Design: Anne M. Robinson
Editors: Jane Huff & Jessica Redish
Colorist: Matthew Notti
Acting Coach: Ron Ben-Joseph
Production Assistant: John Dellaporta
Music: “Clumsy” (Canta), “Nutty” (Rico Uma), “Arioso #2” (Mia Clarke) courtesy of Ritual Music

13:37 – Zoom in on Highland Park • Ravinia’s Hilary Saurer: Celebrations via Zoom

15:45 – Ravinia from Home • Morris Robinson: “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (Wallace Willis)
Pianist and Arranger: Caren Levine

17:23 – Blast from the Past • Lang Lang master class (2005)

22:01 – Reach Teach Play • Ralph’s World: “Baby Baboon” handwashing song

24:50 – Exclusive Performance • Wayne Marshall: “Toccata” (from Organ Symphony No. 5; Charles-Marie Widor)

29:47 – We miss you … and we need you!
With no ticket revenue, the 2020 Annual Fund is our sole means to maintain the festival, serve 85,000 people with our education programs, and run our conservatory, RSMI.
Donate today: https://bit.ly/RavDonate

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Tony DeSare – Catch up on his Quarantine Diaries!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/TDeSare/445457732886510/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJFO6_aXv2GgNaGj-PZYCG4mdZv4WxJN
https://www.tonydesare.com/

WCPT 820 AM / “Out Chicago” – Listen every Sunday 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
https://www.wcpt820.com/out-chicago-w-scott-duff/

Jessica Redish
https://www.jessicaredish.com/
2019/20 Women in Film Mentorship Program member

Morris Robinson
https://morrisrobinson.com/
https://www.youtube.com/massiveqdawg

Ralph’s World
https://www.ralphsworld.com/
https://www.youtube.com/RalphsWorldVideo

Wayne Marshall
http://waynemarshall.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/79q1TT7yMwKjyLdE1LL16u