Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Pre-concert talk – 6:45 pm
Margaret Bonds and the Ballad of the Brown King
Dr. Ashley Jackson
Adam lay-y-bounden Howard Skempton (b. 1947)
Carol: O come all ye faithful John Francis Wade (1711-1786)
Arr. David Willcocks (b. 1919-2015)
Lux Arumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Ave Maria Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Spaseniye sodelal Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944)
WHITMAN COMMISSION Tania León (b. 1943)
Carol: Hark the herald angels sing Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
arr. Daniel Fortune and Malcolm J. Merriweather
The Ballad of the Brown King Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
Carol: Silent night Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)
Hallelujah from Messiah George Friderick Handel (1685-1759)
Great Music in a Great Space
Kent Tritle, conductor
Robert Convery, I have a dream
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone soloist
Merriweather guest conducts The Grace Chorale of Brooklyn in And They Lynched Him On A Tree William Grant Still (1895-1978). The Chorale is joined by the Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir and Conservatory Singers.
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Merriweather guest conducts The Grace Chorale of Brooklyn in And They Lynched Him On A Tree William Grant Still (1895-1978). The Chorale is joined by the Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir and Conservatory Singers.