Friday, May 12, 2023
7:30 p.m. at First Church, Boston
Richard Kelley, trumpet
Howard Hanson Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns
Florence Price Calvary
Adolphus Hailstork Sonata da Chiesa for String Orchestra
Carson Cooman Prayer of St. Ambrose
Richard Kelley, flugelhorn
Florence Price Adoration
Alan Hovhaness Prayer of St. Gregory
Richard Kelley, trumpet
Joaquin Turina La oración del torero
Florence Price Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
David Feltner Looking Towards Heaven
About the Program
Adolphus Hailstork
Howard Hanson explored two ancient hymns in counterpoint, while Florence Price used spirituals as inspiration, weaving them around into complex tapestries of sound.
You can feel the expansiveness of a cathedral in Adolphus Hailstork’s joyful Sonata da Chiesa.
And we offer three very different prayers: Carson Cooman’s meditative Prayer of St. Ambrose, Alan Hovhaness’s mystical Prayer of St. Gregory and Joaquin Turina’s fiery Prayer of the Bullfighter.
Join us for an evening of divine inspiration. It will be sure to lift your spirit!
Florence Price
Carson Cooman