Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Warren Jones, piano 

 Of Thee I Sing 

Copland: “At the River,” from Old American Songs, Set II
Barber: “Sure on this Shining Night,” from Four Songs, Op. 13, No. 3
Heggie: “In the beginning,” from Of Gods and Cats, No. 1
Ives: “Circus Band,” from Five Street Songs, No. 5
Adams: “Prayer,” from Nightsongs, No. 1
Granados: Selections from 12 Tonadillas en estilo antiguo
Rachmaninoff: “Lilacs,” from 12 Romances, Op. 21, No. 5
Alma Mahler: “Laue Sommernacht,” from Five Lieder, No. 3
Korngold: “Was du mir bist?,” from Three Lieder, Op. 22, No. 1
Weill: “Youkali,” from Marie Galante
Traditional: “Give Me Jesus” (arr. Moses Hogan)
Bernstein: “Simple Song,” from Mass
Michael Tilson Thomas: “Grace”
Sondheim: “Children Will Listen,” from Into the Woods
Gershwin: “Of Thee I Sing,” from Of Thee I Sing

 Join two-time GRAMMY Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and pianist Warren Jones for a programme titled Of Thee I Sing. Featuring works by the great American composers Copland, Barber, Weill, Sondheim, and Gershwin, as well as selections from Granados’s Tonadillas, and more! 

Sasha Cooke’s mentorship in the TSM Academy is generously sponsored by Marilyn Cook.

Warren Jones’s mentorship in the TSM Academy is generously sponsored by Marjorie Linden, in memory of Roy Linden.