Made in America
16 June 2018, 7:45 pm
St Barnabas Church
Note: this event has passed.
This concert celebrates the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein – the composer, conductor, educator, musician, cultural ambassador and humanitarian.
We will be performing Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and a medley from his West Side Story, together with songs from other renowned American composers.
Featuring
- Soprano: Emily Dickens
- Piano and Organ: Will Vann
- Percussion: Rob Farrer
- Harp: Vicky Lester
- Conductor: Jonathan Williams
Programme
- Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
- Bernstein: West Side Story Medley
- Whitacre: A Boy and a Girl
- Whitacre: Sleep
- Porter: Begin the Beguine
- Gershwin: Summertime
- Waller: Ain't Misbehavin'
- Grandjany: Rhapsodie pour la Harpe
- Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm
- Gershwin: I got Rhythm
- Gershwin: The Man I Love
- Copland: Old American Songs Selection