Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004): A Celebration
Chicago Sinfonietta et al.
Paul Freeman, Conductor
Cedille 90000 087 (2005)
Martin
Luther King Jr. 50th
Anniversary Concert
‘SYMPHONY
of BROTHERHOOD’
Music
UNTOLD String Quartet
(Clavis
Ballard-cello, Jennifer Lindsay-violin, Darrel Sims-violin, Joseph
Taylor-viola)
Roy
Harris (1898-1979) arrangement - The
Star-Spangled Banner
Pianist
Phoenix Park-Kim, Violinist Annelle Gregory
William
Grant Still (1895-1978) arrangement - Here’s
One
(Talk
about a child that do love Jesus)
Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) arrangement - Deep
River, op. 59 no. 10
Pianist
Phoenix Park-Kim, Soprano Jumi Kim
Christoph
Willibald Gluck
(1714-1787) Paride
ed Elena
(Paris
and Helen) / Paride(Paris):
O
del mio dolce ardor (Oh
my sweet love)
Pianist
David Rubinstein, Flutist Laurel Zucker
Julio
Racine (b. 1945) Tangente
au Yanvalou
for flute and piano
Coleridge-Taylor
Perkinson (1932-2004) arrangement - Lil'
Lite O' Mine / Sparklin for flute and piano
Pianist
Richard Thompson, Bass-Baritone Mark Steven Doss
Gaetano
Donizetti (1797-1848) Lucia di Lammermoor / Enrico: Cruda
funesta smania
(A cruel terrible restlessness)
Pianist
Phoenix Park-Kim, Soprano Jumi Kim
Gaetano
Donizetti (1797-1848) Lucia di Lammermoor / Lucia:
Regnava Nel Silenzio (Reigning
In Silent Darkness)
Pianist
Polli Chambers-Salazar, Bass-Baritone Cedric Trenton Berry
Hall
Johnson (1888-1970) arrangement - Ride
on King Jesus
William
Grant Still (1895-1978)
Troubled Island / Martel: I
Dream A World
Margaret
Bond (1913-1972) arrangement - He’s
Got The Whole World In His Hands
Intermission
Pianist
Richard Thompson, Soprano Anita Johnson
Richard
Thompson (b. 1954)
I, Too, Sing America
Duke
Ellington (1899-1974) Second Sacred Concert:
Heaven
T.G.T.T
(Too
Good To Title)
Almighty
God
Pianist
Phoenix Park-Kim, Cellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun
David
Baker (b. 1931) Sonata
for Cello and Piano, II. Blues (slow)
Cellist
Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun
Coleridge
Taylor-Perkinson (1932-2004)
Lamentations:
Black Folk Song Suite for cello solo, IV. Perpetual Motion
Pianist
James Lent, Soprano Juliana Gondek
Charles
Osborne (b. 1927) arrangement - Ki
Eleicha
John
Carter (1932-1981?) arrangement - Let
Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees
Pianist
Phoenix Park-Kim, Soprano Jumi Kim
Dong-Jin
Kim (1913-2009)
Cho-Hon (Invocation)
Pianist
Polli Chambers-Salazar
Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
Valse
Suite: Three-Fours, Op 71
II.
Andante
IV.
Vivace
VI.
Allegro assai
Pianist
Richard Thompson, Bass-Baritone Mark Steven Doss
Louis
Gruenberg (1884-1964) The Emperor Jones / Brutus Jones: Oh,
Lawd Jesus, heah my prayer (Standin’
in de Need of Prayer)
J.
Rosamond Johnson
(1873-1954) arrangement - Go
Down, Moses
Jacques
Brel (1929-1978) Jacques
Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris -
If
We Only Have Love
-
English
Lyrics: Mort Shuman & Eric Blau
Pianist
Phoenix Park-Kim, Soprano Jumi Kim
Joopoong
Kim (b. 1958) Candlelight
for Soprano
(World Premiere)
Program
Note:
This piece was composed to
commemorate and honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose
vision and leadership helped our society to advance towards greater
civil equality for all. This piece attempts to capture the fragility
of a candle’s flame, vulnerable to being extinguished by the
slightest of winds. Yet with consistent care and protection, even
this fragile flame can light the way in the darkest of times. Dr.
King was that care and protection, kindling the fragile flame of the
Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s. That flame grew stronger and
brighter, and ultimately lit the way towards greater equality for the
entire nation. This piece is, therefore, titled “Candlelight” to
express Dr. King’s legacy.
The
melody attempts to express the equality of all men and women through
its harmonious sounds, while the vertical harmony of the
accompaniment is structured as a dissonant chord, composed using the
homophonic texture. We may have heard the phrase “The night is
darkest before the dawn.” The interaction between the harmonious
melody and inharmonic accompaniment represents the struggle and
darkness that faced Dr. King and his followers during the Civil
Rights Movement. Yet the piece concludes by reaching an overall
harmony. This ultimate harmony represents not only the achievements
of Dr. King’s vision, but also this composer’s hope that the
advances in civil rights we enjoy today continue to strive so that
Dr. King’s vision of equality for African-Americans extends to
equality for all minority groups.
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