Produced by

Tika Laudun

Lucille McDowell

Directed by

Tika Laudun

Written by

Anna Reid-Jhirad

Narrated by

Kelly McGillis

Chopin's Literature Read by

JoBeth Williams

Photographed by

Rex Q. Fortenberry

Edited by

Randy Ward

Digital Restoration and Effects

Steve Mitchum

Additional Photography

Al Godoy

Tika Laudun

Foley Artist

Rex Q. Fortenberry

Production Assistants

Mike Abel

Sally Budd

Electronic Graphics

Jodie Fontenot

Production Secretaries

Margie Heinze

Marian Lefevbre

Lucrecia Walsh

Promotions

Bob Neese

Ann Lang

Web Site Producer

John Shortess

LPB Interactive Staff

Tammy Crawford

Mike Melancon

Erica Zimmer

Production Manager

Ed Landry

Director of Educational Services

Homer Dyess

Executive Producer

Clay Fourrier

Chief Administrative Officer

Cindy Rougeou

President and CEO

Beth Courtney

Prints and Images Courtesy Of

Betty Hertzog, Magnolia Plantation

Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris

Society of The Sacred Heart, National Archives, U.S.A.

Ellen Shub

Frank & Marie-Therese Wood Print Collections, Alexandria, Va.

Historic New Orleans Collection - Williams Research Center

Bayou Folk Museum, Cloutierville, Louisiana

Tulane University

Louisiana State Museum

Missouri Historical Society

Musee Fournaisse, Ile des Impressionnistes, Chatou

Northwestern State University

State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia

Gasconade Disaster Footage Provided By

KETC, St. Louis, Missouri

Locations Assistance Provided by

Academy of The Sacred Heart

Grand Coteau, Louisiana

Afton Historical Society

The Oakland House

St. Louis, Missouri

Colonial Dames of America

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lyle S. St. Amant Marine Biology Lab

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Grand Isle, Louisiana

Magnolia Mound Plantation

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Magnolia Plantation

Natchez, Louisiana

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Bayou Folk Museum

Cloutierville, Louisiana

The Gallier House-Herman Grimma House

New Orleans, Louisiana

Historic Natchez on the Mississippi

Convention and Visitors Bureau

Office of the Sheriff

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Jim Bailey

The Cottage Plantation

The Creole Cottage

St. Genevieve, Missouri

The Anglo-American Art Museum and

The Hill Memorial Library

Louisiana State University

Louisiana Office of State Parks

Audubon & Mansfield State Commemorative Areas

Special Thanks to

Jean Bardot

American College in Paris

Ann Chopin

St. Louis, Missouri

Per Seyersted

Oslo, Norway

Jesse Poesch

Newcomb College

New Orleans, Louisiana

Pat Bacot

Louisiana State University

Catherine Tatge

New York, New York

Music Credits

"Nocturne C Sharp Minor" (Frederick Chopin)

performed by Nanette Olivier

"Bamboula, Opus 2" (Louis Moreau Gottschalk)

from the "Congo Square" CD, courtesy of

Percussion Incorporated, 1991. Performed by Moses Hogan

"Solitude, op. 65" and "La Savane" (Ballade Creole) from SELECTED PIANO MUSIC OF LOUIS MOREAU GOTTSCHALK, performed by Lambert Orkis

©1988, Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved. Used by permission

"Spirit Seeking Light and Beauty" (Gaelic: Dombnach Trionoid)

performed by pianist, Willis Delony;

vocalists, Elaine Simmons and Third Grade Music Class of

The Academy of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau, Louisiana

"Prelude No. 4 in E minor, Opus 28" (Frederick Chopin)

performed by Willis Delony

"Leilea Polka" (Kate Chopin)

performed by Nanette Olivier

Bamboula drumming from the "Congo Square" CD, courtesy of

Percussion Incorporated, 1991.

Drummers: Kenyatta Simon, Aaron Kufru Mouton, Luther Gray

"Donnez Moi Pauline" (Dennis McGee & Michael Doucet)

performed by Michael Doucet and Beausoleil

Courtesy of ARHOOLIE RECORDS, El Cerrito, California

Étude in G Minor (Stephen Heller)

performed by Gina Watson of

The Academy of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau, Louisiana

"Blues Acadiens" (W. Perry - B. Carriere - M. Doucet)

performed by Michael Doucet and Beausoleil

Courtesy of ARHOOLIE RECORDS, El Ceritto, California

"Grand Mamou" (PD)

performed by Michael Doucet and Beausoleil

Courtesy of ARHOOLIE RECORDS, El Ceritto, California

"Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Opus 9" (Frederick Chopin)

Performed by Willis Delony