Matthew Jones, tenor

Alexander Bernstein, piano

Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Dry Bones from Five Creek-Freedman Spirituals

Spiritual
arr. Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)

When the Dove Enters In

Margaret Bonds
Text by Langston Hughes (1901–1967)

You Can Tell the World from Five Creek-Freedman Spirituals

Spiritual
arr. Margaret Bonds

Beyond the Rim of Day

I. March Moon
II. Troubled Woman
III. To a Little Lover-Lass, Dead

Hale Smith (1925–2009)
Text by Langston Hughes

Bedbug

Dolores White (b. 1932)
Text oral tradition; found in Negro Folk Rhymes

Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra

I. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d
II. O powerful western fallen star!
III. In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house
IV. Sing on, sing on you grey-brown bird

George Walker (1922–2018)
Text by Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Selections from Moments in Sonder

Tears
A Conceit
Reverses
Greyday
Passing Time
How Can I Lie to You
Sounds Like Pearls

B. E. Boykin (b. 1993)
Text by Maya Angelou (1928–2014)

I Want to Die While You Love Me

Buck McDaniel (b. 1994)
Text by Georgia Douglas Johnson (1877–1966)

When Sue Wears Red

Dolores White
Text by Langston Hughes

Matthew Jones is from the studio of Michael Forest. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance (Voice).