Where the Music Comes From

Classical tenor, jazz vocalist and pianist Barrington Coleman joins Ottawa pianist James McGowan to perform a selection of classic American art songs, spirituals, and jazz standards.

Barrington Coleman, vocalist
James McGowan, piano

Program

Art Songs

Let the florid music praise, from On This Island (Benjamin Britten / W.H. Auden)
Where the Music Comes From (Lee Hoiby)
Sure on this Shining Night, Op. 13/3 (Samuel Barber / James Agee)

Spirituals

Witness (spiritual, arr. Hall Johnson)
Every Time I Feel The Spirit (spiritual, arr. James McGowan)
Songs of Praise and Adoration (spiritual, arr. Barrington Coleman)

Jazz Songs

Stella by Starlight (Victor Young / Ned Washington)
When I Fall in Love (Victor Young / Edward Heyman)
Night and Day (Cole Porter)