Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration
Carnegie Hall Program

featuring readings by Isabel Wilkerson from her book, The Warmth of Other Suns

FLORENCE PRICE / Sympathy
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Moran, Piano

THOMAS A. DORSEY Precious Lord
Joseph Joubert, Piano

JAMES P. JOHNSON Carolina Shout
Jason Moran, Piano

JOE “KING” OLIVER West End Blues
Marcus Printup, Trumpet

BENNY GOODMAN / Flying Home
LIONEL HAMPTON James Carter, Saxophone

FLORENCE PRICE Nimble Feet, from Dances in the Canebrakes
Thomas Flippin, Guitar

BILLIE HOLIDAY / God Bless the Child
ARTHUR HERZOG JR. Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Flippin, Guitar
Brandon Ross, Guitar
Jason Moran, Piano

JASON MORAN Selections from Cane 
Coincoin’s Narrative Natchitoches to New York
Imani Winds
Jason Moran, Piano

SPIRITUAL There’s a Man Going ’Round Taking Names
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor
Jason Moran, Piano

JACKSON / HUBERT Dear God
LAWS JR. / ASHLEY COLE Pastor Smokie Norful, Piano & Vocals
Jason Tyson, Piano

INTERMISSION

GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings
The Harlem Chamber Players
Tania León, Conductor

COLERIDGE Louisiana Blues Strut: A Cakewalk
TAYLOR-PERKINSON Ashley Horne, Violin
Curtis Stewart, Violin

ANTHONY NEWLEY / Feeling Good, from The Roar of the Greasepaint — The Smell of the Crowd
LESLIE BRICUSSE Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Moran, Piano
The Harlem Chamber Players
Tania León, Conductor

GEORGE GERSHWIN / Summertime, from Porgy and Bess
DUBOSE HEYWARD / Rebecca L. Hargrove, Soprano
IRA GERSHWIN Joseph Joubert, Piano

JEROME KERN / Ol’ Man River, from Show Boat
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Steven Herring, Baritone
Joseph Joubert, Piano

WALTER DONALDSON / How Ya Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?)
JOE YOUNG / SAM M. LEWIS Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Moran, Piano

ALICIA HALL MORAN Believe Me
Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Moran, Piano
The Harlem Chamber Players
Tania León, Conductor

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE Rock Me
Toshi Reagon, Guitar & Vocals
Jason Moran, Piano

SPIRITUAL Lord, How Come Me Here
Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Joseph Joubert, Piano
Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., Speaker

Migration Story
Hilda Harris, Speaker

JASON MORAN Final Speech, from Selma
Jason Moran, Piano
The Harlem Chamber Players
Tania León, Conductor

SPIRITUAL He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
(arr. Margaret Bonds)
Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Imani Winds
The Harlem Chamber Players
Tania León, Conductor

SPIRITUAL Two Wings
Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Moran, Piano
Harriet Tubman: The Band