Black History Month Concerts 2023
Program 1: Sunday, February 5, 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
Lift Every Voice and Sing, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) arr. by Roland Carter (b. 1942)
Performers:
Appalachian Chorale, Directed by DaVaughn Miller
Tyler Dellaperute, piano
Go Down, Moses!, arr. by Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Performers:
Glee Club, Directed by DaVaughn Miller
Joby Bell, piano
The Gospel of Barbecue (2000), by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (b. 1967)
Performer:
Leonardo Flores, reader
Sonata No. 2 in e minor (1931), by Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
mvt. II. Andante
Bethena (1904), by Scott Joplin (c. 1868-1917)
Performer:
Rodney Reynerson, piano
Fantasie No. 1 in G minor for Violin and Piano (1933), by Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
Performers:
Nancy Bargerstock, violin
Melissa Lesbines, piano
Is There Anybody Here That Loves My Jesus (1981), by Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Come Down Angels (1978), by Undine Smith Moore
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (1927), by Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
Performers:
Tyler Young, tenor
Catherine Garner, piano
Lenox Avenue: Midnight (1926), by Langston Hughes (1901–1967)
Harlem Night Song (1926)
Performer:
Ryan James McGuckin, reader
Four on Six (1960), by John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (1923-1968)
Road Song (1968)
West Coast Blues (1960)
Performers:
Todd Wright, saxophone
Andy Page, guitar
Adam Booker, bass
