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Tippett: Child of Our Time
March 1998
Royal Festival Hall, London
Michèlle Crider (soprano)
Michelle De Young (soprano)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
Gerald Finley (bass)
London Adventist Chorale
Ken Burton (conductor)
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Roger Norrington (conductor)
Broadcast on BBC radio 3: “Susan Sharpe introduces a performance given earlier this month in the Royal Festival Hall, London, of the work which established Tippet’s reputation and reflected his pacifist views. Tippett made use of several spirituals, which are included in the concert in their original guise.”
Traditional: (London Adventist Chorale)
· I’m Gonna Sing
· Deep River
· Wade in de Water
· Steal Away
· Joshua
· Nobody Knows
· Go Down Moses
· By and By
· Jesus is a Rock
Tippett:
A Child of Our time