I Hear America Singing: Songs for the People and the American Songbook
Schedule
Sat Apr 27 2024 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Scituate, MA | Scituate, MA
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Our Spring concert, "I Hear America Singing" is a fantastic, inspiring, joyful concert. The first half "Songs for the People" features gospel and spiritual music. The second half, "The American Songbook" focuses on music from the Songbook from 1924-1956. Details on the program below! SATURDAY APRIL 27TH 7:30 PM TICKETS:
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SUNDAY APRIL 28TH 4:00 PM TICKETS:
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Act I: Songs for the People
Music Inspires All - Words and Music by Rollo Dilworth
- Incorporating the Spiritual “(Over My Head, I Hear) Music in the Air”
Songs for the People
- Words by Frances E.W. Harper
- Music by Rollo Dilworth
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
- Words by Langston Hughes
- Music by Margaret Bonds
I Dream a World
- Words by Langston Hughes
- Music by André J. Thomas
I Will Sing - Words and Music by Rosephanye Powell
I Hear America Singing - Words and Music by André Thomas
- Quoting the Spiritual “Walk Together, Children”
United in Purpose
- Words by Maya Angelou
- Music by Rollo Dilworth
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
- Words by Emma Lazarus
- Music by Irving Berlin
- Arranged by Roy Ringwald
Intermission
Act II: The American Songbook, 1924-1956
Fascinating Rhythm
- Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
- Arranged by Mark Hayes
- From Lady Be Good, 1924
Ain’t Misbehavin’
- Words by Andy Razaf
- Music by Thomas “Fats” Waller and Harry Brooks
- Arranged by Mark Hayes
- Waller recorded the song in 1929.
- It was also included in the off-Broadway musical revue, Connie’s Hot Chocolates.
I’ve Got the World on a String
- Words by Ted Koehler
- Music by Harold Arlen - Arranged by Paul Langford
- Written for the Cotton Club Parade of 1932
It’s De-Lovely - Words and Music by Cole Porter
- Arranged by Jay Althouse
- Written for Red, Hot, and Blue for Ethel Merman and Bob Hope in 1936
- Featured in the Anything Goes 1956 film and later all stage versions.
They Can’t Take that Away from Me
- Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
- Arranged by Mark Hayes
- Introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall We Dance?
All the Things You Are
- Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
- Music by Jerome Kern
- Arranged by Mark Hayes
- From Very Warm for May, 1939
Long Ago and Far Away
- Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Music by Jerome Kern
- Arranged by Mark Hayes
- Written for the film musical, Cover Girl, 1944
Too Darn Hot - Lyrics and Music by Cole Porter
- Arranged by Mark Hayes
- From Kiss Me, Kate 1949
When Sunny Gets Blue
- Words and Music by Jack Segal and Marvin Fischer
- Arranged by Paul Langford
- Originally recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1956
Anything Goes - Words and Music by Cole Porter
- Arranged by Philip Kern
- From Anything Goes, 1934
- Featuring a solo from CAS singer Sus
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Where is it happening?
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