Fall 2022
We Rise! Songs of Overcoming, a watershed concert that explores the themes of courage, hope, healing, acceptance, confidence, resilience, redemption, and kindness.
Mitchell Covington, Artistic Director
Matt Bourne, Accompanist
Jon Weiner, Drums
Tom Elliott, Bass
Suzanne Rublein, Flute
Program
- Lorica – Joan Szymko
- Truth – Andrea Ramsey, Text by Gardenia Bruce
- Now Let Me Fly – Traditional Spiritual, Arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs
- The Dawn is Not Distant – Christine Donkin
- Look! Be: Leap; – Libby Larons, Text by Muriel Rukeyser
- Rise Up – Jake Runestad
- How Can I Keep From Singing – Robert W. Lowry, Arranged by Gwyneth Walker
- Blackbird – Paul McCartney, arranged by Deke Sharon
- Peace, My Heart (Premiere) – Mitchell Covington, text by Ragindrinath Tagore
- Where the Light Begins – Susan LaBarr, Text by Jan Richardson
- This Day! (Premiere) – Mitchell Covington, Text attributed to Kālidāsa
- Stars in Your Bones – Joan Szymko, Text by Alla Renée Bozarth
- Brave – Sara Bareilles and Jack Antonoff, arranged by Audrey Snyder
- Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down – Traditional Spiritual, Arranged by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory