MaultsBy: Eye of the Sparrow

Carl MaultsBy is a contemporary “renaissance artist” whose talents have been utilized both in the commercial realm of musical theatre, film, television, records and in the cultural media as well. A former artist and repertoire staff producer for RCA records, MaultsBy attended Columbia University where he studied with the late Vladimir Ussachevsky and Mario Davidovsky. His credits include liturgical music, music for the Harry Belafonte film Beat Street and the dance music for the Broadway musical “It’s So Nice to be Civilized.” As he writes, “Eye of the Sparrow” was conceived as a joint installation project between visual artist Karen Fitzgerald and myself…which took place in January 2006, at the Celebration of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King at St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City. The title was inspired by the evangelical hymn, ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow,’ a personal favorite of Dr. King.”