OUR MUSIC

Special thanks to Dr. Scott Watkins for his amazing score and to musicians violinist Marguerite Richardson and cellist Shannon Lockwood.  Watkins is currently Professor of Piano at Jacksonville University in the Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts & Humanities in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a member of The Kinne Trio, with violinist Marguerite Richardson and cellist Shannon Lockwood.

Scott Watkins has appeared as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestra in more than thirty countries worldwide. Watkins has given four solo recitals at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, and has performed at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and at Chicago’s Cultural Center.  The youngest winner of the US Department of State’s Artistic Ambassador program, Watkins has toured South and Central America and the Caribbean for the US State Department. In demand as a collaborative artist, he has performed with violinists Eugene Fodor and Hillary Hahn, tenor Stanford Olson, and soprano Elizabeth Futral.

Watkins studied with Bela Siki at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, Raymond Dudley at the University of South Carolina, and Edward Kilenyi at the Florida State University.  Dr. Watkins was a Visiting Foreign Scholar at Beifang University Conservatory of Music in Yinchuan, China, from 2011 – 2016. In 2011, Watkins was a soloist in the Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto with the Lanzhou Symphony Orchestra conducted by Heping Liu, becoming the first American pianist to perform with the orchestra.  His recording, American Piano Sonatas, earned praise from Fanfare Magazine which described Watkins’ playing as “splendid, bringing a fine balance of colorful tonality and elegance” to the music. In 2015, Watkins gave the New York premiere of Hanson’s Piano Sonata.  Of this Carnegie Hall appearance New York Concert Review declared Watkins plays “with vivid imagination and fire.  It was a highly praiseworthy concert – a fulfilling musical evening.”

Charles F. Beyer performed an original song in the "Restaurant and Bar Scene" (pictured left) filmed at what was "Henrietta's" located at the corner of "9th and Main" in the Springfield neighborhood of Jacksonville.  This location is now "Strings Sports Brewery."

In addition to his musical performance, Charles also portrays "Judge Bartell" and briefly makes a shorter appearance as a "Corrections Officer."   Wearing many hats, Charles also was a camera operator and is credited as an "additional associate producer."

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTING JACKSONVILLE MUSICAL ARTISTS

JoEveritt  Band 

When Mark was visiting Santa Monica in 2006,  He was fortunate enough to catch a performance by the incredibly talented and beautiful Adrina Thorpe.   Two songs jumped out as perfect for his stage production of "Walking Through Fires," and Adrina was gracious enough to license them  for use in  the production and film.

Explore more sections to learn about how this Indie Feature was made and how it is also being released as a web series.  Follow our technical journey as it has been remastered in 4K over the past several years.