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How Sweet the Sound
April 4, 2014 at 8 PM
Rock Hall, Temple University

Jazz, that quintessentially American art form, tells a story in a very personal way. Harbison's setting of classic old American folk tunes, Songs America Loves to Sing, becomes the springboard for new instrumental songs by Philadelphia composers Uri Caine, James Primosch, Terell Stafford, Anna Weesner and Bobby Zankel, who layer jazz and classical traditions to create works that tell America's story with today's voices. And music by Luke Carlson and Peter Christian brings a new interpretation to some old folk tunes!

John Harbison: Songs America Loves to Sing
Uri Caine: Friend
James Primosch: Meditation on "Amazing Grace"
Terell Stafford: Favor
Anna Weesner: We Shall Overcome
Bobby Zankel: Will the Cycle Be Unbroken
Luke Carlson: Toccata-Fantasy on "Aura Lee"
Peter Christian: Armistice

We'll close the performance with a jazz improv session featuring Harbison himself, a gifted jazz pianist, with guest artist Terell Stafford, trumpet, and jazz musicians from Temple University.

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