Jerusalem is the city where Christian history began and where
many believe it will end. This program ins to events that
are to take place in Jerusalem. Of the eight gates surrounding
the Old City, the Golden Gate is being faithfully watched
continuously by Christians, Muslims and the Jews. Millions around
the world believe it holds the key to the future of history. For
the Jewish faithful the Golden Gate symbolizes the entry for
their Messiah and the beginning of a Messianic age. For
Christians, this gate promises the second coming of their Savior,
Jesus Christ. For Muslims, the Golden Gate will someday be part
of the last judgment of man at the end of history. These
spiritual gateways will play a vital role in Israel's past,
present, and perhaps future. Narrated by award-winning actor
Richard Kiley.
About the Actor
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Richard Kiley - b. 31 March 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 5
March 1998, Warwick, New York, USA. Actor and singer Kiley
studied at Loyala University and spent more than three years in
the US Navy, before moving to New York in 1947. Although he
appeared out of town with Nancy Walker in the musical A Month Of
Sundays, during the late 40s and early 50s Kiley worked mostly in
dramatic parts off-Broadway and in first-class televisions
productions such as Patterns (Kraft Television Theatre) and
P.O.W. (United States Steel Hour). His career in the musical
theatre really began in 1953 when he created the role of Caliph
in Kismet, in which he introduced, with others, several memorable
numbers, including Stranger In Paradise and And This Is My
Beloved. Following a gap of six years, Kiley returned to Broadway
in the murder mystery musical Redhead (1959), for which he and
his co-star Gwen Verdon won Tony Awards. No Strings followed in
1962, and with Diahann Carroll he sang the lovely The Sweetest
Sounds. After taking over from Craig Stevens in Meredith Willsons
Heres Love, Kiley played pitchman Sam the Shpieler in I Had A
Ball (1964) - and then came the role of a lifetime. Kiley won a
second Tony Award for his memorable portrayal of Don Quixote in
Man Of La Mancha (1965), and introduced Mitch Leigh and Joe
Darions The Impossible Dream, a song with which he is always
identified. He reprised the part on several occasions, including
the 1969 London revival, two further New York productions, and on
tour. Since his triumph in Man Of La Mancha, Kileys appearances
in musical productions have been limited. He played Julius Caesar
in Her First Roman (1968), an adaptation of Bernard Shaws Caesar
And Cleopatra; took part in the one-night tribute, A Celebration
Of Richard Rodgers (1972); played an aviator in Alan Jay Lerner
and Frederick Loewes poorly received fantasy movie, The Little
Prince (1974); appeared in a brief revival of Knickerbocker
Holiday (1977) at Town Hall, New York; and starred out of town in
a musical version of A Christmas Carol (1981), with music and
lyrics by Michel Legrand and Sheldon Harnick. However, he
continued to appear in dramatic roles in films, the theatre, and
on television. He won an Emmy in 1984 for his performance as
Paddy Cleary in The Thorn Birds, and in 1999 was inducted into
The Theatre Hall of Fame.
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About the Director
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Rick Ray - A former Lonely Planet backpacker turned
cinematographer, writer and director, Rick Ray has produced more
than twelve films on regions as diverse as Israel, Bali, Borneo,
Lebanon, Ethiopia, Syria, Iceland, with titles that include Raise
The Bamboo Curtain with Martin Sheen and the highly regarded The
Soul of India. Beyond these projects, Ray spent two years
tracking down rare archival footage of the Dalai Lamas youth, the
Chinese takeover of Tibet, documented subsequent hardships, and
was granted a one hour audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
to craft his award-winning documentary titled 10 Questions for
the Dalai Lama which is currently in worldwide distribution. Phil
Cook - Phillip Cooke was born in Penrith, Cumbria in 1980,
spending the first 18 years of his life in the Lake District. He
studied composition in Durham and Manchester Universities and for
a PhD with Anthony Powers at Cardiff University. He has had works
played across the country by many of the countrys top choirs and
ensembles. He was artistic director of the London Contemporary
Music Group (LCMG) from 2004-10, and wrote five works for them.
Recent works were featured in the London Festival of Contemporary
Church Music, Lake District Summer Music Festival (LDSM), Tête à
Tête Opera Festival, Musica Sacrae (Poland), Sound Festival
(Aberdeen) and the John Armitage Memorial (JAM) concerts. Works
were performed in most of the leading cathedrals and churches in
the UK. The US premiere of his first set of Preces and Responses
was given in July 2012 and has been performed by several choirs
across the country. As of 2011 his choral works will be published
by Novello, Schott and Cadenza. In 2012 he was a winner of the
Musica Sacra International Composers Competition 2012 which led
to performances in Poland and Lithuania and in 2016 he won the
Gesualdo Six Composition Prize for his motet Judas Mercartor
Pessimus. His second set of Preces and Responses (2012) was
premiered on BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong as was his organ piece
Exsultet (2014). His large-scale choral/orchestral work Noahs
Fire was premiered in Chester Cathedral in November 2015. A CD of
his choral works performed by the Chapel Choir of Selwyn College,
Cambridge and Onyx Brass was released to great accl on Regent
Records in April 2014, and the CD of The Eternal Ecstasy (again
performed by Selwyn) including his motet of the same name reached
the classical charts top 10 in August 2015. He is strongly
influenced by his native Lake District and by history. His main
musical influences are found in continuing and reconciling a
pastoral British tradition; he has written articles on the
Liturgical music of James MacMillan and the canticles of ert
Howells. He has recently co-edited a book of essays on Howells
which was published by Boydell and Brewer in October 2013. He is
married with two children, lives in Aberdeenshire and supports
Everton. From 2007-08 he was a Career Development Fellow at the
Faculty of Music, Oxford University and a Junior Research Fellow
(2007-10) at The Queens College, Oxford University. He was head
of composition at Eton College from 2011-12. As of January 2013,
he was appointed a Lecturer in Composition at Aberdeen
University.
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