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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