An American Songbook

Conductor Ken Lam

Soprano Vivian Yau

Programme

Cindy McTee

Circuits (1990) (Hong Kong première)

Copland

From Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2:
Long Time Ago
Simple Gifts
The Little Horses
I Bought Me A Cat

Gershwin

From Porgy and Bess:
Introduction & Summertime

Bernstein

From West Side Story :
Overture
I Feel Pretty
Somewhere

Bernstein

Candide Overture

Copland

Appalachian Spring Suite

Barber

Adagio for Strings

Barber

Second Essay for Orchestra, Op 17

The 20th century saw a flourish of towering figures in American music rising to prominence on the global stage, bringing their fresh, unique and often folk- or jazz-inspired voices to the classical music scene with unparalleled success. An American Songbook celebrates the quintessential and unmistakable American sound – see the colourful and dynamic expanse of the country through the music of Copland, Gershwin, Barber, Bernstein and more, presented to you by Hong Kong Sinfonietta and soprano Vivian Yau under the baton of Ken Lam!