TSM presents Cooke & Jones: Of Thee I Sing
TSM presents Cooke & Jones: Of Thee I Sing
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Warren Jones, piano
Aaron Copland: “At the River” from Old American Songs, Set II
Samuel Barber: “Sure on this Shining Night” from Four Songs, op. 13
John Musto: Recuerdo
Charles Ives: “Circus Band” from Five Street Songs
John Adams: “Prayer” from Nightsongs
Enrique Granados: Selections from 12 Tonadillas en estilo antiguo
III. El majo discreto
VI. El mirar de la maja
VII. El tra la la y el punteado
Sergei Rachmaninov: “Lilacs” from 12 Romances, op. 21
Alma Mahler: “Laue Sommernacht” from Five Lieder
Erich Korngold: “Was du mir bist” from Three Lieder, op. 22
Kurt Weill: “Youkali” from Marie Galante
Traditional: “Give me Jesus” (arr. Moses Hogan)
Leonard Bernstein: “Simple Song” from Mass
Michael Tilson Thomas: “Grace”
Stephen Sondheim: “Children Will Listen” from Into the Woods
George Gershwin: “Of Thee I Sing” from Of Thee I Sing
Join two-time Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and pianist Warren Jones for a program titled Of Thee I Sing. Featuring works by the great American composers Copland, Barber, Weill, Sondheim, and Gershwin, as well as selections from Granados's Tonadillas, and more!