Homelands: Dame Imogen Cooper, Roderick Williams & OCMF Artists

Dame Imogen Cooper, appearing as part of her last year on stage is joined by Roderick Williams, Mats Bergström, Julius Drake, Adrian Brendel and other Festival artists.

From the timeless beauty of Mozart’s final piano concerto to Barber’s evocative Dover Beach and UK premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s Earth and Shadow, this eclectic and adventurous programme  crosses new worlds and traditions. Songs by Copland, Ives and Bernstein sit alongside Kern’s Ol’ Man River and a collection of traditional spirituals arranged by Roderick Williams, bringing together an evening of old worlds left behind and new worlds sung in to being.

Performers

Imogen Cooper piano
Roderick Williams baritone
Mats Bergström guitar
Julius Drake piano
Adrian Brendel cello
Priya Mitchell violin
Janne Thomsen flute
Jordi Carrasco-Hjelm double-bass 
Antti Tikkanen violin
Minna Pensola violin
Stephen Upshaw viola
Tomas Djupsjobacka cello

Repertoire

Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint 15'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 32'

INTERVAL (20 mins) 

Samuel Barber Dover Beach, Op. 25 9'
Osvaldo Golijov Earth and Shadow (UK Premiere) 15'
Aaron Copland The Boatmen’s Song and Simple Gifts 9'
Charles Ives He is there and Tom sails away 7'
Leonard Bernstein Somewhere 3'
Trad. Spirituals arr. Williams Amazing Grace, Joshua, Nobody Knows and Deep River 13'
Jerome Kern Ol’ Man River 4'