Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony
Sponsored in memory of Whit Hodges by his loving family
Aram Demirjian, conductor
Raquel González, soprano
Cierra Byrd, mezzo-soprano
Renée Tatum, alto
John Overholt, tenor
Stephen Salters, baritone
David Crawford, bass
JULIA PERRY (1924-1979)
Ye, Who seek the Truth (1952) (arr. Norpoth)
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
Songfest (1977)
Opening Hymn: Sextet
I. To the Poem (Frank O’Hara)
Three Solos
II. The Pennycandystore Beyond the El (Lawrence Ferlinghetti). Baritone
III. A Julia de Burgos (Julia de Burgos). Soprano
IV. To What You Said (Walt Whitman). Bass (with other voices humming in unison)
Three Ensembles
V. I, Too, Sing America (Langston Hughes) / Okay “Negroes” (June Jordan). Duet for mezzo-soprano and baritone
VI. To My Dear and Loving Husband (Anne Bradstreet). Trio for soprano, mezzo-soprano and alto
VII. Storyette H. M. (Gertrude Stein). Duet for soprano and bass
Sextet
VIII. if you can’t eat you got to (e.e. cummings)
Three Solos
IX. Music I Heard With You (Conrad Aiken). Mezzo-soprano
X. Zizi’s Lament (Gregory Corso). Tenor
XI. What Lips My Lips Have Kissed (Edna St. Vincent Millay). Alto
Closing Hymn: Sextet
XII. Israfel (Edgar Allan Poe)
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64 (1888)
I. Andante; Allegro con anima
II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
III. Valse. Allegro moderato
IV. Finale. Andante maestoso; Allegro vivace
By Ken Meltzer
