Art of the Spiritual
An exciting evening of spiritual opera , negro spirituals, gospel and jazz. With piano solos, arias and Art songs from Mendelsohn all the way to Nina Simone
Presented by the Black British Classical Foundation.
Performers
Beatrice Nicholas, Piano. Roberta Philips, Soprano. Lufano Indou, Soprano.
Ronald Samm, Tenor. Oscar Castellino, Baritone. Conductor, Dimitri Chrysostomou.
Programme
His Name So Sweet, Hall Johnson Ronald Samm
Every Time I Feel De Spirit George Walker. Roberta Philip
Deep River H T Burleigh Lufuno Ndou
Aao Guru Deva : Come Lord Give Me Your Blessings Hindi Spiritual Oscar Castellino, Arunima Kumar & Baluji Shrivastav OBE
I Got A Letter From Jesus George Walker Roberta Philip
Grief W.G. Still Lufuno Ndou
Jerusalem Paulus Mendelssohn Roberta Philip
The Holy City – Jerusalem. Michael Maybrick Ronald Samm
Tuji boriponnam Konkani Devotional Song from Goa Oscar Castellino, Arunima Kumar & Baluji Shrivastav OBE
Kwaze Kwabonakala Trad. When He Comes Lufuno Ndou & Audience
Thula Thula Trad. South African Lullaby Lufuno Ndou
You can tell the world. Margaret Bonds Ronald Samm
I Wish I Knew Billy Taylor- Nina Simone
Interval
Spirituals and the Music of Margaret Bonds. Introductory talk by Beatrice Nicholas.
Wade in the Water Trad. Arr. Mark Hayes.
Troubled Water Margaret Bonds Beatrice Nicholas
Dry Bones- The Valley Of Bones Margaret Bonds
O Lord My God. Carl Boberg
There is a balm in Gilead. Arr. Greg Gunther
Were You There? Arr. Hogan