Concert Program

AN EVENING WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS

Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 8:00 pm

Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Christopher James Lees, conductor

Rhiannon Giddens, banjo, viola, vocals

Francesco Turrisi, accordion, frame drums, cello, banjo

Jason Sypher, double bass

JOHN WILLIAMS Liberty Fanfare

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Overture to Hiawatha

The Wooing ∙ The Marriage Feast ∙ Bird Song ∙ Conjurer’s Dance ∙ The Departure ∙ Reunion

DYLAN/GIDDENS Spanish Mary

GIDDENS/ABELS Julie’s Aria from Omar

RHIANNON GIDDENS At the Purchaser’s Option / Waterboy / Mouth Music

Trio selection to be announced from the stage

KOSMA/PRÉVERT Autumn Leaves

GEORGE GERSHWIN Summertime from Porgy & Bess

PIAF/LOUIGUY La Vie en Rose

RHIANNON GIDDENS He Will See You Through

Trio selection to be announced from the stage

RHIANNON GIDDENS Wayfaring Stranger / That Lonesome Road / Up Above My Head / Pretty Little Girl with the Blue Dress On

concert duration: approximately 90 minutes, without intermission.