Spring Spirits
May, 2024
MunTzung Wong, Music Director
Brian Holman, Pianist
Kelly Guerra, Mezzo-Soprano
David Charles Tay, Tenor
Spring Into Love
| The Evening Primrose | Music by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Poem by John Clare (1793-1864) |
Chorus |
| A Red, Red Rose | Music by James Mulholland (b. 1944) Poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796) |
Chorus and Piano |
| Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair | Appalachian Folk Song Arranged by Stuart Churchill (1907-2000) |
Chorus and Piano |
Spring Spirits
| I Feel Tired Sometimes | African-American Spiritual Arranged by Judy A. Rose |
Chorus |
| Verano Porteño | Composed by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Arranged by Oscar Escalada (b. 1945) |
Chorus |
| Danny Boy | Arranged by Joseph Flummerfelt (1937-2019) Poem by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848-1929) |
Chorus |
Spring is Here and Love Is in the Air
| Mashed Potato/Love Poem | Music by Paul Carey (b. 1954) Poem by Sidney Hoddes |
Sopranos and Altos |
| Aprile | Music by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) Text by Rocco Emanuele Pagliara (1856-1914) |
David Charles Tay, Tenor Solo, and Piano |
| Vive l’amour | American Traditional Arranged by Alice Parker (1925-2023) and Robert Shaw (1916-1999) |
Tenors and Basses |
Spring Has Sprung
| Fern Hill | Music by John Corigliano (b. 1938) Poem by Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) |
Chorus, Kelly Guerra, Mezzo-Soprano Solo, Semi-Chorus and Piano |