Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow: Feel the Spirit Concert II

About this event

Feel the Spirit is a series dedicated to the study, preservation, and performance of the Negro Spiritual.

The second concert of this two-part concert series features mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford and tenor Edwin Cotton. Lucia Bradford, who has been praised by 'Opera News' for her "rich, burnished tone and fearsome low notes," will sing traditional spiritual arrangements by Lena McLin and J. Rosamond Johnson, as well as an original setting entitled 'Lord, I’ll Go', by Jacqueline Hairston. Bradford will share the evening with tenor Edwin Cotton who rounds out the program with arrangements by the "father of the Concert Spiritual" H.T. Burleigh, as well as spirituals by William Grant Still and Wendell Whalum.

Courtney's Stars of Tomorrow is an arts conduit committed to promoting and presenting classical musicians of the highest calibre and is a vehicle to feature them in concert, recital, and opera. Additionally, Courtney's Stars of Tomorrow targets a multi-generational, ethnically diverse audience of both classical music lovers and those who have never been exposed to the medium.

This concert is presented as part of the Arts@Future series in the IDAGIO Global Concert Hall, curated by the Hampsong Foundation. Feel the Spirit is made possible with public funds from Creative Engagement and UMEZ and administered by LMCC. Further support is provided by Columbia Community Service. 

Featuring

Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano

Edwin Cotton, tenor

James Davis, Jr. piano

Courtney Carey, host

Programme

• 1. Concert – approx. 60 min programme

Repertoire

1. 1. O, de Angels Done Bowed Down - arr. by Lena McLin

2. 2. Here’s One - arr. by William Grant Still

3. 3. There’s a Man Going Roun’ Taking Names - Traditional Spiritual

4. 4. I’m Troubled in Mind - arr. by J. Rosamond Johnson

5. 5. Go Down Moses - arr. by H.T. Burleigh

6. 6. Wade in the Water - arr. by H.T. Burleigh

7. 7. Lord, I’ll Go - arr. by Jacqueline Hairston

8. 8. God is a God - arr. by Wendell P. Whalum

9. 9. I Got to Lie Down - arr. by Hall Johnson

10. 10. Soon- ah Will Be Done - traditional spiritual

11. 11. Steal Away - Traditional Spiritual

12. 12. Ride the Chariot - arr. by Betty Jackson King

13. 13. I Don’t Feel Noways Tired - arr. by Jacqueline Hairston

14. 14. The Battle of Jericho - arr. by Margaret Bonds

This concert was recorded at 5th House in Williamsburg, NY.

Stream available to watch until Dec. 31, 2023.

This event was recorded live at 5th House in Williamsburg, NY, USA.

Available until Tue, Dec 31, 2024