James P. Johnson – Past Concerts

James P. Johnson — Yamekraw (orch. William Grant Still)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)

Program includes works by George Gershwin, Antonín Dvořák, Florence Price, Manuel de Falla, Johann Strauss II, Amilcare Ponchielli, Victor Vanacore, Carlos Gardel, Duke Ellington, Richard Hayman, Leonard Bernstein, Ronan Hardiman, and James P. Johnson.

Camille Saint-Saëns — Carnival of the Animals ("XII. Fossils")
Jan Bach — Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra ("I. Cadenza")
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Infernal dance of King Kashchei")
Brian Prechtl — Cassa Jam
James P. Johnson — Drums – A Symphonic Poem

George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")

George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")

George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")

James P. Johnson — The Charleston
Michael Tippett — A Child of Our Time (5 spirituals)
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite (arr. Maurice Peress)
Edmund Thornton Jenkins — Charlestonia (orch. Vincent Plush)
Robert Russell Bennett / George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess: A Concert of Songs

James P. Johnson — The Charleston
Michael Tippett — A Child of Our Time (5 spirituals)
Duke Ellington — Black, Brown, and Beige Suite (arr. Maurice Peress)
Edmund Thornton Jenkins — Charlestonia (orch. Vincent Plush)
Robert Russell Bennett / George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess: A Concert of Songs

Camille Saint-Saëns — Carnival of the Animals ("XII. Fossils")
Jan Bach — Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra ("I. Cadenza")
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Infernal dance of King Kashchei")
Brian Prechtl — Cassa Jam
James P. Johnson — Drums – A Symphonic Poem

Camille Saint-Saëns — Carnival of the Animals ("XII. Fossils")
Jan Bach — Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra ("I. Cadenza")
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Infernal dance of King Kashchei")
Brian Prechtl — Cassa Jam
James P. Johnson — Drums – A Symphonic Poem

Camille Saint-Saëns — Carnival of the Animals ("XII. Fossils")
Jan Bach — Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra ("I. Cadenza")
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Infernal dance of King Kashchei")
Brian Prechtl — Cassa Jam
James P. Johnson — Drums – A Symphonic Poem

Camille Saint-Saëns — Carnival of the Animals ("XII. Fossils")
Jan Bach — Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra ("I. Cadenza")
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite ("Infernal dance of King Kashchei")
Brian Prechtl — Cassa Jam
James P. Johnson — Drums – A Symphonic Poem

Seattle Symphony Composer-in-Residence and clarinetist Derek Bermel curates an evening of performances featuring cellist Seth Parker Woods, pianist Ethan Iverson, and Seattle Symphony musicians.