Daybreak of Freedom
Online ticket sales available NOW. Online sales close Friday November 6, at 5pm. After this time, tickets can be purchased at the door prior to the concert. Doors open 1 hour prior to the performance.
November 6, 7:30 pm, Newport performing Arts Center
Pre-concert talk 6:45 pm, Saturday only
November 7, 2:00 pm, Newport Performing Arts Center
Adam Flatt, Conductor
Thomas Young, Tenor and Narrator
A few program changes have taken place, retaining the thematic thrust of the program. Thomas Young provided a gracious opportunity suggesting masterpieces by Purcell and Handel which are performed with a smaller orchestra.
Keeping William Grant Still includes his suave and charming Serenade.
It’s a dream of a program, and we wish you much enjoyment.
PROGRAM
William Grant Still: Serenade
George Frideric Handel: Deeper and deeper still
George Frideric Handel: Waft her angels through the skies
Thomas Young, Tenor
Henry Purcell: "Strike the viol" from Come, ye sons of art
Thomas Young, Tenor
Felix Mendelssohn: "Be thou faithful unto death" from St. Paul
Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World, "Daybreak of freedom" (texts from the works of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Thomas Young, Narrator