DESCRIPTION:
Figli di Dio (Children of God)
Music composed by René Schiffer
Lyrics by Jeannette Sorrell

APOLLO'S FIRE | The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
with Apollo's Musettes (treble youth chorus)
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

with
Amanda Powell, soprano
Erica Schuller, soprano
Owen McIntosh, tenor

Excerpt from performance, November 19, 2016
St Paul's Church, Cleveland Heights, OH

This piece is based on the traditional Renaissance dance tune, the Bergamasca.

Venite fratelli, venite sorelle,
Cantiamo tutt’ insieme!
Bianco, giallo, bruno e nero,
Bianco, giallo, rosso e nero,
Siamo tutti figli de la Terra.

Come my brothers, come my sisters,
Let us sing together!
White, yellow, brown and black,
White, yellow, red and black,
We are all children of the Earth.

Come, my brothers; come, my sisters!
Let us sing as the children of God.
Black and white and brown and yellow,
Each will rejoice with our song of love.

Orchestra:
Olivier Brault, concertmaster
Johanna Novom, violin
Carrie Krause, violin
Adriane Post, violin
Emi Tanabe, violin
Jennifer Roig-Francoli, violin
Kristen Linfante, viola
René Schiffer, princ. cello
Rebecca Landell Reed, cello
Sue Yelanjian, contrabbass
Kathie Stewart, traverso
Luke Conklin, traverso
Michael Leopold, guitar

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