Philadelphia, January 8, 2006

Kimmel Center, »Library of Congress – The Song of America Tour«
Thomas Hampson/Wolfram Rieger

I.
Francis HOPKINSON (1737-1791) – My Days have been so Wonderous Free
Stephen C. FOSTER (1826-1864) - Ah! May the red Rose Live Alway!
Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) – The Dodger (trad.)
Stephen C. FOSTER – Hard Times
Aaron COPLAND – The Golden Willow Tree (trad.)
Aaron COPLAND – Simple Gifts (trad.)

II.
Ned ROREM (1923-) – As Adam Early in the Morning (W.Whitman)
Henry T. BURLEIGH (1866-1949) – Ethiopia Saluting the Colors (W.Whitman)
Charles IVES (1874-1954) – In Flanders Fields (Col. McCrae)
Elinor Remick WARREN (1900-1991) – God Be in my heart (anon.16th century)
Virgil THOMSON (1896-1989) – Tiger Tiger (William Blake)
Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) – To What You Said (W.Whitman)

III.
Samuel BARBER (1910-1981) – Sure on this shining night (James Agee)
In the Wilderness (Robert Graves)
Rain has fallen (James Joyce)
Night Wanderers (W. H. Davies)
I hear an army (James Joyce)

INTERMISSION | PAUSE

IV.
John DUKE (1899-1984) – Songs on Poems by E. A. Robinson
Richard Cory
Miniver Cheevy
Luke Havergall

V. Some Old Songs Re-sung

Charles GRIFFES (1884-1920) – An Old Song Re-sung (J.Masefield)
Edward MacDOWELL (1860-1900) – The Sea (W.D.Howells after Goethe)
William Grant STILL (1895-1978) – Grief (LeRoy Brant)
Arthur FARWELL (1872-1952) – The old man’s love song (Omaha Indian)
Charles IVES (1874-1954) – Memories
Stephen WHITE (1943-) – Shenandoah (trad.)
Aaron COPLAND – The Boatmen’s Dance (trad.)

END OF PROGRAM | ENDE DES PROGRAMMS

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Spokane, November 21, 2005

Spokane FOX Theater, »Library of Congress – The Song of America Tour«
Thomas Hampson/Wolfram Rieger

I. Songs of Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Lust der Sturmnacht (J. Kerner)
Muttertraum (H. C. Andersen)
Der Soldat (H. C. Andersen)
Der Spielmann (H. C. Andersen)

II. Songs of Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911)
Ablösung im Sommer (des knaben wunderhorn)
Ging’ heut morgen über’s Feld (from songs of the wayfarer)
Aus! Aus! (des knaben wunderhorn)
Zu Straßburg auf der Schanz’ (des knaben wunderhorn)

III. Some Old Songs Re-sung
Charles GRIFFES
(1884-1920) – An Old Song Re-sung (J.Masefield)
Edward MacDOWELL (1860-1900) – The Sea (W.D.Howells after Goethe)
William Grant STILL (1895-1978) – Grief (LeRoy Brant)
Arthur FARWELL (1872-1952) – The old man’s love song (Omaha Indian)
John DUKE (1899-1984) – Richard Cory (E.A.Robinson)
Charles IVES (1874-1954) – Memories
Stephen WHITE (1943-) – Shenandoah (Trad.)
Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) – The Boatmen’s Dance (Trad.)

END OF PROGRAMME

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Fort Worth – November 15, 2005

Bass Hall / Founders Theatre, »Library of Congress – The Song of America Tour«
Thomas Hampson/Craig Rutenberg

I.
Stephen C. FOSTER (1826-1864) - Ah! May the red Rose Live Alway!
Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) – The Dodger (trad.)
Stephen C. FOSTER – Hard Times
Nelly Was a Lady
Aaron COPLAND – The Golden Willow Tree (trad.)
Simple Gifts

II.
Henry T. BURLEIGH (1866-1949) – Ethiopia Saluting the Colors (W.Whitman)
Charles NAGINSKI (1909-1940) – Look Down Fair Moon (W.Whitman)
Charles IVES (1874-1954) – In Flanders Fields (Col. McCrae)
Elinor Remick WARREN (1900-1991) – God Be in my heart (anon.16th century)
Virgil THOMSON (1896-1989) – Tiger Tiger (William Blake)

III.
Samuel BARBER (1910-1981) – Three Songs, Op 10 (Poems by James Joyce)
Rain has fallen
Sleep Now
I hear an army

INTERMISSION | PAUSE

IV.
Paul BOWLES (1910-2002) – Blue Mountain Ballads (Tennessee Williams)
Heavenly Grass
Lonesome Man
Cabin
Sugar in the Cane

V. Some Old Songs Re-sung

Charles GRIFFES (1884-1920) – An Old Song Re-sung (J.Masefield)
Edward MacDOWELL (1860-1900) – The Sea (W.D.Howells after Goethe)
William Grant STILL (1895-1978) – Grief (LeRoy Brant)
Arthur FARWELL (1872-1952) – The old man’s love song (Omaha Indian)
John DUKE (1899-1984) – Richard Cory (E.A.Robinson)
Charles IVES (1874-1954) – Memories
Stephen WHITE (1943-) – Shenandoah (trad.)
Aaron COPLAND – The Boatmen’s Dance (trad.)

END OF PROGRAM | ENDE DES PROGRAMMS

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Kansas City, November 12, 2005

Carslon Center, »Library of Congress – The Song of America Tour«
Thomas Hampson/Craig Rutenberg

I.
Stephen C. FOSTER (1826-1864) - Ah! May the red Rose Live Alway!
Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) – The Dodger (trad.)
Stephen C. FOSTER – Hard Times
Nelly Was a Lady
Aaron COPLAND – The Golden Willow Tree (trad.)
Simple Gifts

II.
Henry T. BURLEIGH (1866-1949) – Ethiopia Saluting the Colors (W.Whitman)
Charles NAGINSKI (1909-1940) – Look Down Fair Moon (W.Whitman)
Charles IVES (1874-1954) – In Flanders Fields (Col. McCrae)
Elinor Remick WARREN (1900-1991) – God Be in my heart (anon.16th century)
Virgil THOMSON (1896-1989) – Tiger Tiger (William Blake)

III.
Samuel BARBER (1910-1981) – Three Songs, Op 10 (Poems by James Joyce)
Rain has fallen
Sleep Now
I hear an army

INTERMISSION | PAUSE

IV.
Paul BOWLES (1910-2002) – Blue Mountain Ballads (Tennessee Williams)
Heavenly Grass
Lonesome Man
Cabin
Sugar in the Cane

V. Some Old Songs Re-sung

Charles GRIFFES (1884-1920) – An Old Song Re-sung (J.Masefield)
Edward MacDOWELL (1860-1900) – The Sea (W.D.Howells after Goethe)
William Grant STILL (1895-1978) – Grief (LeRoy Brant)
Arthur FARWELL (1872-1952) – The old man’s love song (Omaha Indian)
John DUKE (1899-1984) – Richard Cory (E.A.Robinson)
Charles IVES (1874-1954) – Memories
Stephen WHITE (1943-) – Shenandoah (trad.)
Aaron COPLAND – The Boatmen’s Dance (trad.)

END OF PROGRAM | ENDE DES PROGRAMMS

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Iowa, October 29, 2004

Hanchard Auditorium, University of Iowa
Thomas Hampson/Craig Rutenberg

Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Lust der Sturmnacht (J. Kerner)
Stirb, Lieb und Freud (J. Kerner)
Das Wanderlied (J. Kerner)
Muttertraum (H.C. Andersen)
Der Soldat (H.C. Andersen)
Der Spielmann (H.C. Andersen)

Antonin DVORAK (1841-1904)
‘Ciganské Melodie’ OP 55.1-7
Má písen zas mi láskou zní
    Mein Lied ertönt, ein Liebespsalm
Aj! Kterak trojhranec muj prerozkoöne zvoní
    Ei! Ei, wie mein Triangel wunderherrlich läutet!
A les je tich˝ kolem kol
    Rings ist der Wald so stumm und still
Kdyû mne stará matka zpívat, zpívat ucívala
    Als die alte Mutter mich noch lehrte singen
Struna naladena, hochu, toc se v kole
    Reingestimmt die Saiten! Bursche tanz’ im Kreise!
Iroké rukávy a öiroké gate
    In dem weiten, breiten, luft’gen Leinenkleide
Dejte klec jestrábu ze zlata ryzého
    Darf des Falken Schwinge Tatrahoh’n umrauschen

INTERMISSION | PAUSE

Songs on Texts by Walt Whitman

Ned ROREM (1923- )
As Adam Early in the Morning

Charles NAGINSKI (1909-1940)
Look Down Fair Moon

Henry T. BURLEIGH (1866-1949)
Ethiopia Saluting the Colors

William NEIDLINGER (1863-1924)
Memories of Lincoln

Paul HINDEMITH (1895-1963)
Sing on There in the Swamp

Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
To What You Said

American Art & Folk Song

Edward MacDOWELL (1860-1900)
The Sea (W. D. Howells after Goethe)

William Grant STILL (1895-1978)
Grief (LeRoy Brant)

Arr. Clifford SHAW
The Nightingale (E. Tennesse & W. Va. Mt. Ballad)

Stephen WHITE (Trad.) (1943- )
Shenandoah

Aaron Copland (Trad.) (1900-1990)
The Boatmen’s Dance

END OF PROGRAM | ENDE DES PROGRAMMS

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