On November 10th, Creative Video had their hands full at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University for the “Healing for the Nations” with the third annual Veterans Day Concert held by the VA-National Medical Musical Group.  A celebrated symphony orchestra and chorale, made up of medical professionals from around the nation, performed a free concert to honor our nation’s verterans.  Directed by “Medical Maestro,” Victor Wahby, MD, the prgoram also included readings by actress Lindsay Bloom, Maureen Bunyan, Former US Treasurer Anna Escobeda Cabral; Neurosurgeon and Motivational Speaker Ben Carson, MD.  The program also featured Country Singer Lucas Hoge as well as special guest Maestro Reilly Lewis of the Cathedral Choral Society who directed the award winning “Veterans Hymn”.

The concert included a variety of classical and patriotic favorites performed by a 200 person choir and a full symphony orchestra.  Musical selections include: 1812 Overture: Finale, American in Part, American Salute, Armed Forces Medley, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Beatiful Blue Danube, From Sea to Shining Sea, Grad Old Flag, Stars and Strpes and many more.

Creative Video recorded the two hour concert with five Hitachi z3000 cameras, using Broadcast Pix’s SDI based switcher. In addition to the program record, each camera was also ISO recorded onto BETACAM SP tapes. The six tapes will be remastered and added to the multi-track audio recording, and then broadcast on television at a later date.  Last year the concert was seen on CNBC.

Technical director Matthew Eidemiller, and video engineer Ashley Caudill used the stellar camera work of jib camera operator Doug Drew, dolly camera operator Josh Monk, long lens camera operators Sean Hovan and Corey Williams, to capture the inspiring orchestra. Taking into account the Shrine’s enormous layout, Eidemiller, Monk, Hovan and video techs Chris Fitzgerald and Alexander Rau ran over 1,300 feet of CCU cabling to connect the cameras to the control location. Despite the obstacle of extremely long cable runs, the Creative Video team worked hard and made the event an enormous success.