Oakland Lyric Opera Past Performance:
Celebrating Black History Month
3 African-American Sopranos
in concert
The program showcased three exceptionally versatile vocalists:
Hope Briggs, Soprano
Angela Dean-Baham, soprano
Erina Newkirk, Soprano
with Carl Fortier, and Ron Valentino, piano accompanists.
They performed Saturday, February 19,2000 at Oakland First Congregational Church,
2501 Harrison Street, Oakland, California.
The Program
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air- Ms. Newkirk
Peter Go Ring Dem Bells - Ms. Dean-Baham
My God Is So High - Ms. Briggs
His Name's So Sweet - Ms. Newkirk
Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Ms Briggs
Let Us Break Bread Together - Ms Dean-Baham
Deep River - Ms. Newkirk
Witness! (Arr. by Hall Johnson) - Ms. Briggs
Ride On King Jesus -Ms. Dean-Baham
The Crucifixion - by Samuel Barber - Ms. Newkirk
Three Dream Portraits - by Margaret Bonds -Ms. Dean-Baham
The Serpent -by Lee Hoiby - Ms. Briggs
Summertime Porgy and Bess Gershwin - Ms. Newkirk
My Man's Gone Now Porgy and Bess Gershwin - Ms. Dean-Baham
Porgy I's Your Woman/I loves You Porgy Porgy and Bess Gershwin - Ms. Briggs
Quando m'en vo La Boheme Puccini - Ms. Dean-Baham
Ah! Je veux vivre Romeo et Juliette Gounod - Ms. Newkirk
Tacea la notte placida Il Trovatore Verdi - Ms. Briggs
His Eye Is On The Sparrow - Ms. Briggs
Blessed Assurance - Ms. Dean-Baham
How Great Thou Art - Ms. Dean-Baham & Ms. Briggs
Holy, Holy, Holy -Ms Newkirk
Medley of Gospel Favorites - Trio:
He's got the Whole World in his Hands - Trio