Saturday, June 2, 2007 — 7:00-9:00 pm (with an intermission)
First Unitarian Society of Denver — 1400 Lafayette St
Free admission — All ages welcome — Reception to follow
This concert is to thank the many people who have been supportive and
encouraging during my three years in Colorado. The program ranges
from my earliest memories to my most recent compositions, to give an
idea of where I've come from as a musician and where I'm headed.
—PROGRAM:
"Um Canto De Afoxé Para O Bloco De Ilê (Ilê Ayê)" by Moreno Veloso - for vocal soloists, chorus, and percussionist
"Over the Neptune" by Robert Pollard (Guided by Voices) - for piano
"Tonight, Tonight" by the Smashing Pumpkins - for vocalist, guitar, string quintet, and drumset
"Hope in Darkness" (1993) by Chappell Kingsland - for organ
"Prayer" (2006) by Katherine Hahn - for alto voice and piano
"Love Songs: Love is a beautiful dream • The stony limits cannot keep love out" (1997) by Augusta Read Thomas - for chorus
"Nautilus" (2004) by Chappell Kingsland - for marimba
"Mysterious Ways" by U2 - for cello and piano
"'39" by Queen - for vocalists, string quintet, and drumset
"Roundabout" by Yes - for rock band with seven vocalists
- intermission -
Pastiche on the Hindu Merchant's Song (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji - for piano
"Silence always wins" (2007) by Chappell Kingsland - for acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion,
vibraphone, harpsichord, and piano
"A day in the life of a wasp" (2007) by Nate Koch & Chappell Kingsland - for piano, four hands
"Die Kreuzung" (1995) by Chaya Czernowin - for alto saxophone, accordion, and contrabass
Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók - for piano
"The Long and Winding Road" by the Beatles - for vocalists and piano
Finale from Organ Symphony no. 6 by Louis Vierne - for organ
"Echidna's Arf (Of You)" by Frank Zappa - for organ and drumset
"Jump" by Van Halen - for rock band
—Performed by thirty musicians:
Chappell
Kingsland, Jonathan Leathwood, Ben Cantu, Rachel Slagowski, Mark
Clifford, Jessi Mays, Alix Corboy, Justin Douté, Prof. Eric
Bradler,
Alex Baker, Jeremy Nicholas, Marla Wasson, Katherine Hahn, Nate Koch,
Maya Koch, Carol Foster, Brooke Layman, Issa
Forrest, Rosalind May, Tim Murphy, Steve Caminer, Stu Ferguson, Carl
Mount, Richard von Foerster, Dane Terry, Merisa Bissinger, Chris
Rippey,
Mackenzie Roberts, Mariel Roberts, and Dorothy Crow-Willard