Elbphilharmonie Kleiner Saal

Concert Stream: A Celebration of Black Music II

»Song of America«

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Leah Hawkins
Leah Hawkins © Dario Acosta
Thomas Hampson
Thomas Hampson © Jiyang Chen
Justin Austin
Justin Austin © Jessica Osber Photography
Ema Nikolovska
Ema Nikolovska © Kaupo Kikkas
Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubert © Lelund Durond Thompson
Louise Toppin
Louise Toppin © Romanieo Golphin
  • Doors open 19:00

  • Start 20:00

Performers

Louise Toppin soprano

Leah Hawkins soprano

Ema Nikolovska mezzo-soprano

Lawrence Brownlee tenor

Justin Austin baritone

Thomas Hampson baritone

Howard Watkins piano

Joseph Joubert piano

Mitglieder der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Jörg Assmann violin

Beate Weis violin

Friederike Latzko viola

Nuala McKenna violoncello

Programme

»I Know why the Caged Bird Sings« – Songs of Black American Composers

Henry Thacker Burleigh
Passionale (Auswahl)
Ethiopia Saluting the Colors

Florence B. Price
Sympathy
Hold Fast to Dreams
Song to the Dark Virgin

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Oh What Comes Over the Sea op. 57/1
She Sat and Sang Always op. 57/4
Life and Death

William Grant Still
Songs of Separation
Song for the Lonely

David Baker
Deliver My Soul / aus: Through This Vale of Tears

Adolphus Hailstork
Songs of Love and Justice (Auswahl)

Robert Owens
Three Songs für Bariton und Klavier op. 41

Anthony R. Green
Three Quotes of Shakespeare
Sojourner Truth / aus: ... All That Is Good ...

Peter Ashbourne
Liza / aus: Five Songs für Sopran und Klavier
Nobody’s Business / aus: Five Songs für Sopran und Klavier

Shawn Okpebholo
Oh, Freedom

Rosephanye Powell
I Want to Die While You Love Me
A Winter Twilight

Valerie Capers
Song of the Seasons (Auswahl)

B.E. Boykin
Three Maya Angelou Songs

Jasmine Barnes
Flowers / aus: Songs for the African Violet

Tyshawn Sorey
Inhale, Exhale / aus: Cycles of My Being

Promoter: HamburgMusik

In collaboration with the Hampsong Foundation

From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

Song of America: A Celebration of Black Music

A festival celebrating the music, poetry, and stories of Black composers, writers, and artists.

A Celebration of Black Music II

2021 festival: »I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings« – this is the title of the second Elbphilharmonie concert given by Thomas Hampson and his guests. Available until 4 June 2022.

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: Hamburg International Music Festival

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