All We Are Saying
May 10-12, 2018
harbourfront centre theatre, toronto
The power of music to galvanize a movement and inspire resistance was highlighted in two programs of music that reached across genre, historical context, and message.
The Classical & Folk Program featured George Crumb's Black Angels (inspired by the Vietnam war) for string quartet backed by a live film mix, plus music by John Prine, Bob Dylan, Yip Harburg, Dimitri Shostakovich & Frederic Rzewski.
The Songs Program included songs by Nina Simone, John Lennon, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bruce Cockburn, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, and many others.
Songs Repertoire/Credits/Media
🎥 Compared to What, Gene McDaniels
arranged by Tom Szczesniak
Jackie Richardson, vocals
Universal Soldier, Buffy Sainte-Marie
arranged by Ari Posner
Liam Russell, vocals
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, Nina Simone
arranged by Andrew Downing
Shakura S’Aida, vocals
Sam Stone, John Prine
arranged by Drew Jurecka
Jeremie Albino, vocals
What’s Goin’ On, Marvin Gaye
arranged by Jim McGrath
Colin James, vocals
🎥 Strange Fruit, Abel Meeropol
arranged by Andrew Staniland
Shakura S’Aida, vocals
A Change is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Jackie Richardson, vocals
INTERMISSION
Red Brother Red Sister, Bruce Cockburn
arranged by Andrew Downing
Jeremie Albino, vocals
Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell
arranged by Jim McGrath
Liam Russell, vocals
Village Ghetto Land, Stevie Wonder
arranged by Robert Carli
Colin James, vocals
🎥 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Gil Scott-Heron
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Shakura S’Aida, vocals
Sail Away, Randy Newman
arranged by Bryden Baird
Jackie Richardson, vocals
Revolution, John Lennon & Paul McCartney
arranged by Rob Carli
Colin James, vocals
A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall, Bob Dylan
Jeremie Albino, vocals and guitar
Imagine, John Lennon
arranged by Kevin Fox
Liam Russell, vocals
Lina Allemano trumpet, Andrew Burashko piano, Robert Carli woodwinds, John Johnson woodwinds, Drew Jurecka violin, Colin Kingsmore drums, George Koller bass, Douglas Perry viola, Rob Piltch guitar, Rachel Pomedli cello, Stephen Sitarski violin
Arun Srinivasan, lighting designer
Natasha Bean-Smith, stage manager
Classical & Folk Repertoire/Credits/Media
Theme from The People United Will Never Be Defeated, Frederic Rzewski
Andrew Burashko, piano
🎥 Brother, Can you Spare a Dime?, Jay Crosby & Yip Harburg
🎥 Sam Stone, John Prine
🎥 Keep Your Eyes on the Prize, Pete Seeger
🎥 Masters of War, Bob Dylan
Andy Maize vocals, Josh Finlayson vocals & guitar
🎥 Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67, Dmitri Shostakovich
iii. Largo
iv. Allegretto
Jeff Dyrda violin, Jonathan Lo cello, Andrew Burashko piano
INTERMSSION
🎥 Black Angels (with live film mix by Lester Alfonso), George Crumb
I. Departure
1. Threnody I: Night of the Electric Insects (tutti)
2. Sounds of Bones and Flutes (trio)
3. Lost Bells (duo)
4. Devil-music (solo)
5. Danse Macabre (duo)
ll. Absence
6. Pavana Lachrymae (trio)
7. Threnody II: Black Angels! (tutti)
8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura (trio)
9. Lost Bells (Echo) (duo)
III. Return
10. God-music (solo)
11. Ancient Voices (duo)
12. Ancient Voices (Echo) (trio)
13. Threnody III: Night of the Electric Insects (tutti)The
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