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Jasmine Muhammad, soprano
April 19, 2015 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Soprano Jasmine Muhammad is a rising star in the opera world. Ms. Muhammad is currently a Young Artist with the Pittsburgh Opera. She will present a varied program of music for soprano and piano in the beautiful Chapel at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. The church’s music associate, Gabriel D’Abruzzo, will accompany Ms. Muhammad at the piano.
PROGRAM
I. Knoxville: Summer of 1915 – Samuel Barber/James Agee
II. American art songs by African American composers and poets
Genius Child – Robert Owens/Langston Hughes
Soliloquy – John Work/Myrtle Sheppard
Song for a Dark Virgin – Florence Price/Langston Hughes
Song for a Dark Girl – Ricky Ian Gordon/Langston Hughes
Dream Variations – Ricky Ian Gordon/Langston Hughes
III. Spirituals
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho – arr. Mark Hayes
I Been Buked
De Blin’ Man Stood on de Road an’ Cried – arr. H.T. Burleigh
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel – arr. H.T. Burleigh
Ev’ry Time I Feel De Spirit – arr. H.T. Burleigh
Roun’ About de Mountain – arr. Roland Hayes
Fix Me, Jesus
Ride on King Jesus – arr. Hall Johnson
