Francis Reneau's Hymn of Belize was the highbrow highlight of the September Celebrations - erupting with patriotic rapture at the Official Ceremonies on the 21st and at George Price's funeral. The piece was commissioned by NICH - and - composed and conducted by Reneau.
Tonight, in the I am Belize profile, he discusses the composition, but also goes further into his back pages to discuss the piece he composed as a teenaged prodigy, Mass in Blues.
Here's the story of a creative life he calls passionate:
The profile series is the joint effort of this station, Restore Belize, NICH and FULTEC systems…