An American Sampler
The Sounds of American Composers

John Lettieri, conductor
Eric Sedgwick, piano

Saturday, May 7, 2011

I am the Rose of Sharon William Billings
The Lobster Quadrille
(from Three Choral Settings from "Alice in Wonderland")		 Irving Fine
Salem Awakes
Prologue to the Dramatic Oratorio "Dreaming Salem"
(Premier performance)
David Graf, organ
Eric Sedgwick, piano		 Judith C. Lane
Lullaby of the Duchess
(from Three Choral Settings from "Alice in Wonderland")		 Irving Fine
Sleep Eric Whitacre
Father William
(from Three Choral Settings from "Alice in Wonderland")
Soprano Solo, Diane Schubert 		Irving Fine
Beautiful Dreamer Stephen C. Foster
Arranged by Gilbert Martin
If You've Only Got a Moustache
Solo 1, Charles Drew; Solo 2, David Tay		 Stephen C. Foster
Arranged by Larry Shackley
Dreaming
(from Four Sketches for Piano, Opus 15, No. 3)
Eric Sedgwick, Piano		 Amy Beach
Sure on this Shining Night Samuel Barber
Chichester Psalms
Version for Mixed Choir, Boy Solo, Organ, Harp and Percussion
I. Psalm 108, vs 2; Psalm 100, entire
II. Psalm 23, entire; Psalm 2, vs. 1-4
    Boy Solo: Eli Abbasi
III. Prelude; Psalm 131, entire; Psalm 133, vs. 1
David Graf, Organ
Wendy Lucas, Harp
Glenn Rhian, Percussion		 Leonard Bernstein