A Jubilant Song

Recorded live in concert on June 3, 2006 at Merkin Hall

Jonathan Babcock, Artistic Director
Geoffrey Kiopes, Piano
Daniel Doughty, Assistant Conductor

Tracks

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Disc 1:

  1. A Jubilant Song (Norman Dello Joio)
    Marc Donato, solo
    Narration Lon Black, Orator
  2. Narration: Songs of Self-Awareness (Richard Delong)
    Narration Lon Black, Orator
  3. I. One’s-self I Sing
  4. II. Stranger, If You Passing Meet Me (To You)
  5. III. For Him I Sing
  6. IV. I Will Sing the Song of Companionship
  7. V. O You Whom I Often and Silently Come Where You Are
  8. VI. I Sing The Body Electric
  9. For You O Democracy (Stephen Mayer)
    Lon Black, Orator
    Monica Norton, Soprano
    Ayah Rifai, clarinet
    Jessica Billitteri, flute
    Joshua Norton, trumpet
    Marc Cerri, French horn
    David Cox, timpani
    Robert Butler, percussion
    Nelson Padgett, keyboard
  10. Invocation and Dance (David Conte)
    Geoffrey Kiorpes and Nelson Padgett, piano four-hands
Disc 2:
  1. I Hear America Singing (Carrie Kraft)
    Lon Black, Orator
  2. Workin’ for the Dawn of Peace (arr. Ron Jeffers)
  3. When Johnnie Comes Marching Home (arr. Peter J.Wilhousky)
    Paul Beswick, solo
  4. O Captain! My Captain! (Lee Hoiby)
    Conducted by Daniel Doughty
    Lon Black, Orator
  5. Bound for Jubilee (arr. Joyce Eillers)
  6. Deep River (arr. Marvin Gaspard)
  7. Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit (arr. Moses Hogan)
    Jeremy Ritz, Marshall Taylor, Danton Bankay, solos
  8. Beautiful Dreamer (arr. Scott Henderson)
    Ayah Rifai, clarinet
  9. O Susannah! (arr. Jonathan Crutchfield)
    Geoffrey Kiorpes and Martin Schoenhals, piano four-hands
  10. The Mystic Trumpeter (Eric Helmuth)
    Geoffrey Kiorpes and Nelson Padgett, piano four-hands
    Joshua Norton, trumpet
    Lon Black, Orator