DeAndre Simmons, bass
Elizabeth G. Hill, pianist
I
George Fredric Handel (1685-1759)
Honor and arms (Samson, HWV 57)
Leave me, loathsome light (Semele, HWV 58)
II
Johannes Brahms (1833-1887)
Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs), Op.121
Denn es gehet dem Menschen
(For it happens to Man as to the beast)
Ich wandte mich, und sahe an alle
(I turned and looked at all)
O Tod, wie bitter bist du
(O death, how bitter you are)
Wenn ich mit Menschen
(Even if I spoke with the tongues of men)
III
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Old American Songs
Simple gifts (Shaker song)
Ching-a-Ring Chaw (Minstrel song)
Long time ago (Ballad)
I bought me a cat (Children’s song)
At the river (Hymn tune)
IV
Hall Johnson (1888-1970)
Honor, Honor
Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
Come Sunday
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
He’s got the whole world in his hands
Performance time is approximate and subject to change slightly as programs are performed.