Black History Month Concerts 2023
Program 2: Sunday, February 19, 4pm
Join us in Rosen Concert Hall—no ticket or registration is needed. Or watch the Hayes School of Music Livestream!
Introductory Remarks
Jamie Parson, J.D., Chief Diversity Officer
All My Trials, arr. by N. Grant Pfeifer
Ain'-a That Good News! (1937), arr. by William Dawson (1899-1990)
Performers:
Treble Choir, Directed by Priscilla Porterfield
Eric Luke, piano
Gwendolyn Brooks (1969), by Haki R. Madhubuti (b. 1942)
Performer:
Leon Lewis, reader
Romance in D-Flat for English Horn and Piano (2010), by H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932)
Performers:
Alicia Chapman, English horn
Melissa Lesbines, piano
Mother's Sacrifice (published in 1909), by L. Viola Kinney (c. 1890-1945)
Performer:
Hiu-Wah Au, piano
Follow Me (1919), by Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)
Performers:
Thomas McNeil, bass-baritone
Tyler Dellaperute, piano
African Flower (Petite Fleur Africaine) (1962), by Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
Blue Monk (1954), by Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
Performer:
Rob Falvo, vibraphone
Black Boys Play the Classics (1997), by Toi Derricotte (b. 1941)
Performer:
Ryan James McGuckin, reader
His Mercy Endureth Forever (1992), by Richard Smallwood (b. 1975)
He’s Able, by Darwin Hobbs (b. 1968)
Amazing (2015), by Ricky Dillard (b. 1965)
Performers:
Gospel Choir, Directed by DaVaughn Miller
DaVaughn Miller, piano
Alvin Carlisle, bass
Kendrick Davis, drums
