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Barbican Hall
Silk Street
Barbican, City of London
London
EC2Y 8DS
England
Programme
John Williams – Amistad: Dry Your Tears Afrika
M Jackson & L Richie – We Are The World (arr. Reynolds)
Walter & Edwin Hawkins – Hawkins Medley
Arvis Strickling-Jones – This Is The Day
Isaac Cates – It's Working
Raymond Wise – I Don’t Know What You’ve Come to Do
Ken Burton – The Promised Land
Robert Nathaniel Dett – The Chariot Jubilee
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – African Suite: Danse nègre
Performers
Lurine Cato – Singer
Christian Mark Gibbs – Singer
Brandon Boyd – piano
André J Thomas – Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus
LSO Community Voices
London Community Gospel Choir
Programme Note
A performance bringing together the enlivening power of gospel music and the symphonic sound of the LSO, conducted and designed by André J Thomas to mark Black History Month.
‘Black history is always tied with expression through art, that is, a cultural sharing and a remembrance of the journey of people of African-American descent’ explains Thomas. He takes us through the swinging rhythms of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s festive overture, to the uplifting narrative and gentle harmonies of Nathaniel Dett’s The Chariot Jubilee, based on African-American spirituals and folk songs. But this concert is as much about looking to the future, with music by icons of the US gospel scene celebrating good news and giving a message of hope for the future.
LSO Associate Artist André J Thomas is one of the world’s greatest experts in gospel and choral music. He unites the voices of over 200 singers for this celebration, including MOBO award-winning UK gospel star Lurine Cato, multi-skilled singer Christian Mark Gibbs, and the charismatic London Community Gospel Choir.
'This is a joyful programme celebrating the strength and talent of people of African descent, and the assurance we have gotten from gospel music, which is a part of our culture.'
~André J Thomas
