THE CHARLESTON SOUND

PROGRAM

Cecil Mack (1875-1944) and James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
The Charleston

Claflin University Concert Singers
Selections TBD

Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Five Spirituals from the oratorio A Child of Our Time

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974), arranged Maurice Peress (1930-2017)
Black, Brown, and Beige: Suite

Edmond Thornton Jenkins (1894-1926), orchestrated Vincent Plush (b. 1950)
Charlestonia

George Gershwin (1898-1937), arranged by Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)
Porgy and Bess: A Concert of Songs for Soprano, Baritone, Choir, and Orchestra

ARTISTS
Indira Mahajan, Soprano
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus (Dr. Rob Taylor, Director)
Claflin University Concert Choir (Dr. Toomer, Music Director)
Chelsea Tipton, Conductor