Anthem in DC from historic population of new york city Watch Video
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Description: Sebastian Ruth, CMW’s Founder & Artistic Director, was inspired to commission Anthem in November 2008 after reading an article by Bob Herbert in The New York Times in which the author framed the 2008 presidential election in the context of the civil rights movement. Sebastian felt that this historic moment needed to be celebrated in appropriate CMW fashion—through music.nnAnthem was composed by CMW resident musician Jessie Montgomery, with lyrics by Fidelia “Kirby” Vasquez, a CMW cel
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