Native Tongue
A Celebration of British and American Song
Mark Crayton, Countertenor & James Janssen, Piano
Three Songs of William Blake, Op. 20 Roger Quilter
- Dream Valley (1877 - 1953)
- The Wild Flower’s Song
- Daybreak
The Black Dress John Jacob Niles
Black is the color of my true love’s hair (1892 – 1980)
The Robin and the Thorn
Three Songs from Shakespeare Ralph Vaughan Williams
- 1. Take, O Take (1872 – 1958)
- 2. When Icicles hang by the Wall
- 3. Orpheus With His Lute
Let Us Garlands Bring Gerald Finzi
- 1. Come away, come away, death (1901 – 1956)
- 2. Who is Silvia?
- 3. Fear no more the heat o’ the sun
- 4. O Mistress Mine
- 5. It was a lover and his lass
Intermission
Haviranosan No Haiku David W. Solomons
Rose (b. 1953)
A Greek Wassail
Lily Manzer Ronald William Hill
The Lark Ascending (b. 1953)
Humanities Gregory Peebles
- 1. From Seamus, Who Wanted to be Hospitable (b. 1977)
- 2. About Peri, Who was Nearsighted
- 3. About Cory, Who Wanted to be Loved