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Carnegie Hall Subscriptions - A Measure of Honor!
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Honor: Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, And Beyond
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Ray Chew, Musical Director
Hosted by Sade Baderinwa, Wendell Pierce, and Ben Vereen
Poetry reading by Avery Brooks
Geri Allen
Ashford & Simpson
Terence Blanchard
James Carter
Ron Carter
Doug E. Fresh
Corey Glover
Anthony Hamilton
Freddie Jackson
Leela James
Kem
Paying tribute to the great African American popular music artists of the past, the brightest lights in blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and jazz, as well as today’s daring innovators, gather for a magical evening of music. Each presentation will parallel an event in the bountiful history of performances by African American artists at Carnegie Hall.
Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Ask Your Mama!
Music by Laura Karpman, on a text by Langston Hughes
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Jessye Norman, Soprano
The Roots
de'Adre Aziza, Vocalist
Tracie Luck, Vocalist
Orchestra of St. Luke's
George Manahan, Conductor
Annie Dorsen, Director
Rico Gatson, Artist
Kate Howard, Video Artist
David Korins, Scenic Consultant
Michael Chybowski, Lighting Designer
Leslie Ann Jones, Sound Designer
LAURA KARPMAN Ask Your Mama! (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Ask Your Mama!, a collaboration between four-time Emmy Award–winning composer Laura Karpman and five-time Grammy winner Jessye Norman, is a multimedia presentation on a text by Langston Hughes, Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Honor: The Voice
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Harolyn Blackwell, Soprano
Angela M. Brown, Soprano
Nicole Cabell, Soprano
Gregg Baker, Baritone
Eric Owens, Bass-Baritone
Kevin Maynor, Bass
William Hicks, Piano
Eric Olsen, Piano
Joseph Smith, Piano
Howard Watkins, Piano
PURCELL "Hark! The Ech’ing Air" from The Fairy Queen
HANDEL "Care selve" from Atalanta
BEETHOVEN "In questa tomba oscura"
MENDELSSOHN "Lord God of Abraham" from Elijah, Op. 70
BRAHMS "Auf dem Kirchhofe," Op. 105, No. 4
DUPARC "L'invitation au voyage"
SCHUMANN ROBERT SCHUMANN "Ich grolle nicht" from Dichterliebe, Op. 48
LISZT "Die Loreley"
R. STRAUSS "Cäcilie," Op. 27, No. 2
VERDI "Il lacerato spirito" from Simon Boccanegra
VERDI "O patria mia" from Aida
VERDI "Ciel! mio padre!" from Aida
ROBINSON "Joe Hill"
ANON. "Water Boy"
KERN "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
BERNSTEIN "Somewhere" from West Side Story
GERSHWIN "Bess You Is My Woman Now" from Porgy and Bess
GERSHWIN "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
TRAD. "Witness" (arr. Hall Johnson)
TRAD. "This Little Light of Mine"
TRAD. "There Is a Balm in Gilead"
TRAD. "Oh! What a Beautiful City"
Encore:
TRAD. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
Renowned African American singers from the classical music world come together to pay tribute to icons who opened the doors for succeeding generations. Artists to be honored include Sissieretta Jones, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, and Roland Hayes, among many others.
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