concert-program:

Stephen Foster and the Folk Roots of American Song (Oct. 1994)

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Oct. 26, 1994 | Alice Tully Hall Program (pdf / 1.21 MB)

In Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
(New York City)

New York 1994October 26, 1994

Thomas Hampson, baritone
Jay Ungar, violin, mandolin & banjo
Molly Mason, guitar, bass, & vocal harmony
David Alpher, piano

Alice Tully Hall
Lincoln Center
New York City

The program includes extensive program notes, including an essay and chronological context.


Repertoire:

Part I: The Music of Robert Burns, Thomas Moore, & Stephen Foster

Part II: The Music of Foster’s Musical Descendants, including

  • Philip Bliss
  • William Bradbury
  • Henry Thacker Burleigh
  • Aaron Copland
  • Dan Emmett
  • Woody Guthrie
  • Charles Ives
  • Walter Kittredge
  • John Avery Lomax
  • Robert Lowry
  • J. H. McNaughton
  • G. R. Poulton
  • George Frederick Root
  • Pete Seeger
  • J. P. Webster
  • Henry Clay Work

Instrumental Medleys included:

  • Ashokan Farewell (Ungar)
  • Fischer’s Hornpipe
  • Hits of the 1860’s
  • President Lincoln’s Hornpipe & The Devil’s Dream

File Download

PDF of New York City program

Oct. 26, 1994 | Alice Tully Hall Program (pdf / 1.21 MB)

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