Tenor Peter Pears was accompanied on piano by Benjamin Britten for the premiere performance of Old American Songs on June 17th, 1950 at the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk, UK. Tonight I am including Zion’s Walls a revivalist song using the words and melody of 19th century farmer John G. McCurry. The whimsical children’s song I Bought Me A Cat was reminiscent Old MacDonald, barnyard sounds and all. The final piece in this set in the popular hymn At The River which dates back to 1865 and is originally attributed to the Reverend Robert Lowry. This arrangement was also presented at the memorial concerts commemorating the lives of Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein. I dedicate this set to all of my students, past and present, and to the phenomenal educators with who I worked over the
Tenor Peter Pears was accompanied on piano by Benjamin Britten for the premiere performance of Old American Songs on June 17th, 1950 at the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk, UK. Tonight I am including Zion’s Walls a revivalist song using the words and melody of 19th century farmer John G. McCurry. The whimsical children’s song I Bought Me A Cat was reminiscent Old MacDonald, barnyard sounds and all. The final piece in this set in the popular hymn At The River which dates back to 1865 and is originally attributed to the Reverend Robert Lowry. This arrangement was also presented at the memorial concerts commemorating the lives of Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein. I dedicate this set to all of my students, past and present, and to the phenomenal educators with who I worked over the