The City Lights Foundation

Members of The City Lights Orchestra together with musical director Rich Daniels and associate musical director Dean Rolando, strive to give back to the community whenever possible. That's why we created the City Lights Foundation. The foundation's purpose is to create, present and fund live and recorded musical concerts and programs for an audience that will benefit from the emotional and intellectual experience that music can provide. The foundation will also foster outreach programs that educate and entertain audiences, especially in underserved communities. Music should inspire the listener to experience the world in a way that is otherwise not available to them. The foundation's goal is to bring and share the inherent joy that can be found in music to those individuals who seek to find awareness and happiness while benefiting from the inspiration that live music can bring to their lives.

The City Lights Foundation is an Illinois 501c(3) non-for-profit corporation. All donations are fully tax deducible up to the extent of the law.

Letter from a Birmingham Jail Cell

Voices of Freedom

Voices of Freedom is the orchestra’s initial recording for the City Lights Foundation. The album verbalizes the words of several great Americans whose statements and reflections have helped to shape and perpetuate our democracy into the 21st Century. The album aims to breathe new life into some amazing thoughts and ideas.

Track Name	Audio Sample
Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness Narration by Jim Williams Composed by Scott R. Jurek Text by Rich Daniels
Ask Not Narration by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Composed by Rich Daniels Orchestrated by Mike Pinto
A Truman Soliloquy Narration by Clifton Truman Daniel Composed by Thomas Matta
Letter from a Birmingham Jail Cell Narration by Art Hoyle Composed by Bradley Williams
Hope Narration by Jorge Ramirez Composed by Christopher Lay
Ode to Joy Composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven Arranged by Scott R. Jurek

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