Harlem Chamber Players: Harlem Songfest II
Friday, June 9, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Miller Theatre at Columbia University,
New York,
NY,
United States
$20-$40 general, $50 VIP ($15-$35 senior/student)
- Janinah Burnett, soprano
- Jasmine Muhammad, soprano
- Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
- Martin Bakari, tenor
- Kenneth Overton, baritone
- Damien Sneed, conductor
- Terrance McKnight, host
Scott Joplin
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Overture to Treemonisha
(arr. Damien Sneed; NY premiere)
George Frideric Handel — Semele, HWV 58 ("Hence, Iris Hence Away")
Gaetano Donizetti — La fille du régiment ("Ah! Mes amis")
Giuseppe Verdi — La Forza del Destino ("Pace, pace, mio Dio")
Georges Bizet — Carmen ("Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante," "Habanera," & "Votre toast")
Richard Strauss — "Hab mir's gelobt" (Final Trio) from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
George Gershwin — "My Man's Gone Now" from Porgy and Bess
Mary D. Watkins — "My Son, My Child" from Universal Child: The Emmett Till Story
Damien Sneed / Traditional — Spiritual Sketches ("I. There is a Balm in Gilead")
Dorothy Rudd Moore — "Fourth of July Speech" from Frederick Douglass
Harry Lawrence Freeman — "Voodoo Queen Aria" from Voodoo
Margaret Bonds / Traditional — He's Got The Whole World in His Hands (arr. Damien Sneed)
George Frideric Handel — Semele, HWV 58 ("Hence, Iris Hence Away")
Gaetano Donizetti — La fille du régiment ("Ah! Mes amis")
Giuseppe Verdi — La Forza del Destino ("Pace, pace, mio Dio")
Georges Bizet — Carmen ("Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante," "Habanera," & "Votre toast")
Richard Strauss — "Hab mir's gelobt" (Final Trio) from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
George Gershwin — "My Man's Gone Now" from Porgy and Bess
Mary D. Watkins — "My Son, My Child" from Universal Child: The Emmett Till Story
Damien Sneed / Traditional — Spiritual Sketches ("I. There is a Balm in Gilead")
Dorothy Rudd Moore — "Fourth of July Speech" from Frederick Douglass
Harry Lawrence Freeman — "Voodoo Queen Aria" from Voodoo
Margaret Bonds / Traditional — He's Got The Whole World in His Hands (arr. Damien Sneed)
This concert will feature classic arias from the European canon as well as arias, songs, and spirituals by Black composers, including women composers.
About Janinah Burnett, soprano
About Jasmine Muhammad, soprano
About Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
About Martin Bakari, tenor
About Kenneth Overton, baritone
About Damien Sneed, conductor
About Terrance McKnight, host
Terrance McKnight is an Artistic Advisor for the Harlem Chamber Players and serves on the board of the Bagby Foundation and the MacDowell Colony. He's frequently sought out by major cultural organizations for his insight into the cultivation of diverse perspectives and voices in the cultural sphere. He regularly curates concerts and talks at Merkin Concert Hall, the Billie Holiday Theatre the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Museum of Modern Art.
https://www.wqxr.org/people/terrance-mcknight/