Sing Spring

Friday May 5, 2006
7:30 pm

First Trinity Lutheran Church
501 4th St., NW
Washington, DC

Program Information

I: SPIRITUALS
A religious folk song of African-American origin characterized by intricate, multi-part harmonies, dealing with struggle and overcoming, faith, forbearance and hope.
Great Day
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Humble
Witness

II: SERENADES
A courtship song performed outdoors in the evening.
Kom, du ljuva (Sweden)
Nocturnal Serenade (Austria)

INTERMISSION

III: FOLK TUNES
Music originating among the common people of a nation or region, passed down orally, often with considerable variation.
Suliram (Indonesia)
Innsbruck (Germany)
Loch Lomond (Scotland)
Black Sheep
Sleep My Young One (Iceland)

IV: WORK SONGS
A song sung to accompany labor, typically having a steady rhythm.
The Wayfaring Stranger
The Drunken Sailor
Shenandoah
Down to the River to Pray