PROGRAM

CODED featuring Davóne Tines

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 7:30pm | Jordan Hall (New England Conservatory)
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 3:00pm | Evans Hall (Connecticut College)

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American”, arr. Sarah Darling

I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Lento

TRADITIONAL arr. HARRY BURLEIGH (1866-1949)
arr. Alex Fortes
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

Tyshawn Sorey (b. 1980)
Songs for Death for Bass Baritone and String Orchestra, arr. Sorey

1) Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? (Traditional) *world premiere*

DVOŘÁK
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American”, arr. Sarah Darling

III. Molto vivace

Robert MacGimsey (1898-1979), Sweet Little Jesus Boy arr. Alex Fortes

Sorey
Songs for Death for Bass Baritone and String Orchestra, arr. Sorey

2) Sweet Little Jesus Boy (Robert MacGimsey) *world premiere*

DVOŘÁK
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American”, arr. Sarah Darling

IV. Finale: vivace ma non troppo

Traditional arr. Harry Burleigh arr. Alex Fortes

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Sorey
Songs for Death for Bass Baritone and String Orchestra

3) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional) *world premiere*

FREDERICK C. TILLIS (1930-2020)
Wade in the Water, from Spiritual Fantasy No. 12, arranged by Francesca McNeeley

A Far Cry’s Jordan Hall Series is generously supported by grants from The Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.