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CAST/PRODUCTION (alphabetical order)

Ligia Amadio - Conductor, Nat'l Symph of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Mike Balter - Mallet manufacturer, Chicago 
Gary Burton - vibraphonist, USA
Jim Catalano - Ludwig-Musser instruments, Chicago 
Vida Chenoweth ** - Concert marimbist, USA
Peter Concilio - High School teacher
Flavia Fontes ** - Co-Director, Writer
Brett Fugate - Ludwig-Musser Instrument factory, Chicago 
Gordon Gottlieb - Percussionist, New York Philharmonic
Páll Guðmundsson - Sculptor/artist, Iceland
Jerome Harris - Guitarist/composer, NYC
Terje Isungset - Ice musician, Norway
Randy Klein - Pianist/record producer, NYC
Davis Langhoff - Music student
Arthur Lipner - Main journeyperson
Judy Lipner ** - Arthur's mother
Mara Lipner - Arthur's sister 
Mike Mainieri - Vibraphonist, NYC
Israel Moreno - Marimbist/educator, Mexico
Carlos Nandayapa - Marimba manufacturer, Mexico
Marcelo Pontes - Co-Director, writer
Ney Rosauro - Percussionist/composer, Miami
Charlie Schlinkert - Music student, CT
Ken Sieloff - Ludwig-Musser instruments, Chicago 
Chris Washburne - Trombonist/educator, Columbia University
Bernard Woma ** - Percussionist/Arts Center founder, Ghana

 ** deceased (Chenoweth, Fontes, Lipner, Woma)

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LOCATIONS

NORWAY - Ice xylophone construction, Terje Isungset interview
GHANA - Dagara Music Center, Bernard Woma interview
ICELAND - Stone marimba, Páll Guðmundsson  interview
BRAZIL - Carnival, Nat'l Symphony & more...Rio de Janeiro
MEXICO - Nandayapa marimba factory, Carlos Nandayapa &
                   Israel Moreno interviews

USA 
CONNECTICUT - numerous interviews
FLORIDA - Ney Rosauro  interview
ILLINOIS - Musser instrument &Balter mallet factories, Chicago
IOWA - Vida Chenoweth residence
NEW JERSEY - Gary Burton interview #1
NYC - Gary Burton #2, Mike Mainieri, Gordon Gottlieb, others


 

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