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, Sean Shibe, Julius Drake, Adrian Brendel, Alena Baeva and other Festival artists.

From the driving minimalist rhythms of Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint and 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
Sean Shibe guitar
Julius Drake piano
Adrian Brendel cello
Priya Mitchell violin
Jamme Thomsen flute
Alena Baeva violin
Jordi Carrasco-Hjelm double-bass 
Antti Takannen violin/viola
Minna Pensola violin
Tomas Djupsjobacka cello

Repertoire

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

INTERVAL (20 mins) 

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