TESTIMONY - Music by Stephen Schwartz Lyrics taken from and inspired by the It Gets Better Project
In writing TESTIMONY, Stephen Schwartz collaborated with Dan Savage, creator of the groundbreaking "It Gets Better Project." Schwartz has set the heartfelt words from the "It Gets Better" videos to music, weaving them into a breathtaking, emotional new masterpiece that speaks to anyone who has ever felt out of place.
TESTIMONY was recorded and engineered by Leslie Ann Jones, the legendary multi Grammy award-winning Director of Music Recording at Skywalker Sound. Performed by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus under the direction of Dr. Timothy Seelig.
Shalev Menashe, age 10, soprano, was born in Israel. He studies at the fourth grade of the Vitkin School. He began singing at the Moran Choir where he performed leading roles in concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He also performed as a soloist in the concert series of Astrit Baltsan as well as with the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra in Israel and in Poland. He is a member of the Efroni Choir.
