Boston Landmarks Orchestra: "LIFT EV’RY VOICE"

Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Annie Rabbat, violin

Thomas Cooper, violin

Jason Amos, viola

Francesca McNeeley, cello

Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Rosamond Johnson Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing) lyrics by James Weldon Johnson, arr. William Grant Still)

William Grant Still Danzas de Panama (string orchestra version)

Clarice Assad Fusion: Dança Brasileira from Impressions

Aldemaro Romero Fuga con Pajarillo

Jessie Montgomery Strum

Michael Abels Delights and Dances

To celebrate the return of live music, the strings of the Landmarks Orchestra perform in two historic Boston churches. The welcoming tones of Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis offer inspiration and comfort. Then, a string quartet joins the orchestra in music rooted in American soil.