Thursday 14 October 2021 7:30PM
Gweneth Ann Rand soprano; Allyson Devenish piano; Sarah Daramy-Williams violin; Cathy Tyson narrator
In the footsteps of...
Live stream starts at 8:00PM
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This concert was live-streamed as part of the Autumn 2021 Series. The video is no longer online but other concerts are available to watch in full here: Wigmore Hall Concert Video Library
Download the PDF programme and song sheet/translations here. Reproduction and distribution is strictly prohibited.
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- Gweneth Ann Rand soprano
- Allyson Devenish piano
- Sarah Daramy-Williams violin
- Cathy Tyson narrator
Wigmore Associate Artist, soprano Gweneth Ann Rand, collaborates with three fellow performers in this widely-ranging programme celebrating the artistry of African-American singers – Marian Anderson, Jessye Norman and Grace Bumbry – who graced the Wigmore platform on numerous occasions. In addition, works by recent and contemporary North American but mostly contemporary Black British composers are featured, two of them premières.
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Spiritual
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City called Heaven
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Witness
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Is There Anybody Here?
- (arranged by Carter)
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City called Heaven
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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
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Belshazzar's Feast Op. 51
- Solitude (1939 version for voice and orchestra)
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Norden Op. 90 No. 1
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Svarta rosor Op. 36 No. 1
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Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4
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Belshazzar's Feast Op. 51
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Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
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Gypsy Songs Op. 55
- My song of love rings through the dusk
- All round about the woods are still
- Songs my mother taught me
- Give a hawk a fine cage
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Gypsy Songs Op. 55
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Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
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Phidylé
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Phidylé
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Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
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La dame de Monte Carlo
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La dame de Monte Carlo
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Erik Satie (1866-1925)
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Je te veux
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Je te veux
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Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
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Chansons grises
- L'heure exquise
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Chansons grises
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- Interval
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Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
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4 Last Songs
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4 Last Songs
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Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
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12 poems of Emily Dickinson
- Why do they shut me out of heaven?
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12 poems of Emily Dickinson
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Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
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The Sound of Music
- My Favourite Things (arranged by Allyson Devenish)
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The Sound of Music
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Moore (1904-1989)
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I Want To Die While You Love Me
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I Want To Die While You Love Me
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Shirley Thompson (b.1958)
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Tapestry
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Tapestry
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Errollyn Wallen (b.1958)
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My Feet May Take a Little While
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My Feet May Take a Little While
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Spiritual
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By an' by
- (arranged by Clement Ishmael) (world première)
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My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord
- (arranged by Price)
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By an' by
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