Ithaca College

MY NATIVE LAND
FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011
8:15 PM
HOCKETT RECITAL HALL
WHALEN CENTER FOR MUSIC

Join us for an evening of American music, with a little wink to tax day! Mezzo-soprano, dawn pierce sings folk tunes, art song, operatic arias, spirituals, jazz and musical theatre with Charis Dimaris at the piano. The evening will be filled with familiar composers as well as several world premieres!

PROGRAM:
AMERICAN FOLK SONG: . Arr. Aaron Copland: Zion’s Walls Arr. Ruth Elaine Schram: All my trials Arr. John Jacob Niles: The Lass from the Low Countree *Arr. Dave Dunbar: Old Dan Tucker

AMERICAN ART SONG: Ruth Crawford Seeger: White Moon Simon Sargon: Barter *Grant Carey: One Art William Bolcom: Waitin’ John Sacco: Brother Will, Brother John

AMERICAN OPERA: Kirke Mechem: How Strange Men Are, Tartuffe Mark Adamo: Things Change, Jo, Little Women Leonard Bernstein: What a movie! Trouble in Tahiti

INTERMISSION

SPIRITUALS *Arr. John Conahan: Deep River *Arr. Thomas Jefferson Peters: Every Time I Feel the Spirit Arr. H.T. Burleigh: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Arr. John MacGimsey: Sweet Little Jesus Boy Arr. Mark Hayes: Wade in the Water

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the School of Music at 607-274-3717 of the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance at either 607-274-3909 or eoc@ithaca.edu.

MUSICAL THEATRE/MOVIE MUSIC/JAZZ Richard Rogers: My Favorite Things, The Sound of Music Stephen Sondheim: I wish I could forget you, Passion *Arr. Benjamin Costello: *Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Wizard of Oz Bernstein: America, West Side Story