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Cooke & Jones: Of Thee I Sing

Mon Jul 13 - 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT

30-120

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Edward Johnson Building, Queens Park, Toronto, ON, Canada

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
John Musto: Recuerdo
Ives: “Circus Band,” from Five Street Songs
Adams: “Prayer,” from Nightsongs
Granados: Selections from 12 Tonadillas en estilo antiguo
Rachmaninoff: “Lilacs,” from 12 Romances, Op. 21
Alma Mahler: “Laue Sommernacht,” from Five Lieder
Korngold: “Was du mir bist,” from Three Lieder, Op. 22
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!