BEVERLEY MCGUIRE sings in the pop, cabaret, folk, music theatre and classical styles. She teaches singing at Concordia University in Montreal, and is a well-known Canadian singer of celtic music. 

HELENE MONTPETIT has been a singer, songwriter, musician and composer for over twenty years. Her experience ranges from singing in nightclubs to composing and producing for staged concerts. She currently fronts the band, "Little Mountain." 

SHEILA SMITH has been singing and performing in jazz groups for many years. She works regularly in a duo with jazz guitarist, Freddy Penserini. 

Hara's Quest Instrumentalists   

HOLLY ARSENAULT, keyboard player, is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, is an active member of Montreal's jazz community. She has also toured North America and Europe, playing keyboard for several theatrical productions. 

SUZANNE UNGAR 's musical roots are based in European folk and gypsy music. An electric bass player since the 1970's, her work includes many musical styles. She also plays keyboard and acoustic double bass. 

TONY SPINA has played percussion for jazz, rock, folk, fusion and Latin bands. In 1995 he was given an honorary award for his playing at the National Music Fest in Toronto. 

BORIS KHODORKOVSKY plays flute, saxophone and clarinet in both the jazz and classical styles. He is also a singer, arranger and composer. 

NANCY CORWIN has played viola in several orchestras. She now lives in Montreal where she teaches viola and violin privately. Corwin is also the choir director at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church. 

CHESTER DOXAS - At sixteen years of age during this project, is a great talent on the saxophone. He performs regularly with several jazz bands in Montreal, and he recently played with a trio of young composers in a concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City. 

MARK CORWIN (Producer), has produced and/or engineered a wide variety of music projects, from rock to classical ensembles and spoken word. He teaches electroacoustic and recording arts at Concordia University in Montreal where he is the Co-Director of the school's 4 electroacoustic studios including the digital editing and mastering facility (514-694-7369) 

GEORGE DOXAS (Engineer), owns and runs the engineering studio, Boutique de Son. He has recorded everything from children's songs to big band. He plays guitar and bass, and teaches music at Lindsay Place High School, Montreal. (514-695-3490) 

NICHOLAS REGUSH (Creative Consultant), is a writer, director, and a television producer for ABC TV, in New York. He has also served as creative consultant for numerous projects involving the arts.   
Graphic Design, Illustrations   

NADINE MCLAUGHLIN has been a graphics designer for over thirty years. For the "Hara's Quest" project, her illustrations convey the dream-like, mystical, and futuristic nature of the music. Several of these illustrations are now in poster form. 

The CD Hara's Quest" was recorded and mixed at Sound Boutique de Son in Montreal, Canada 

Producer - Mark Corwin 
Recorded by George Doxas 
Mixed by Mark Corwin, George Doxas and Barbara Lewis 
Creative Consultant - Nicholas Regush 
Pre-Mastered by Mark Corwin at Corwin Sound and Image 
Mastered at SNB by Jean-Francois Chicoine 

Video Production Notes

The video of two songs from "Hara's Quest" is being aired on select TV shows in both Canada and the United States.  It can be purchased at our Cutting Edge Productions gift shop.  

"Body" (5:40)  &  "Lullaby for a deep sleep" (5:56) are from the CD, "Hara's Quest," written and performed by Barbara Lewis. 

Produced by Cutting Edge Productions - Montreal, Quebec - January 1998 

Nicholas Regush, Producer 

Holly Arsenault -  keyboard 
Nancy Corwin - viola 
Boris Khodorkovsky - flute 
Paul Millette - guitar 
Helene Montpetit, Joanna Peters - backup vocals 
Tony Spina - drums 
Suzanne Ungar - bass 

Valerey Lavergne - production assistant 
Beth Shore - wardrobe design for "Body" 
Johanne Langlois - assistant wardrobe design and assembly 
Gillian Chandler - makeup design 
Rock Poitras - hair design 
Emmet Henchey - lighting assistant 

Director of Photography 
Mike Ellis, csc 

Second camera - Bill Rhodes 
Editor - Warren Chin 

Post Production Facilities 
MPI Productions, Ltd. 
Toronto, Ontario 

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