One Plaintive Little Strain: Songs of Joy and Hope

Featuring the UCLA Chamber Singers and UCLA Chorale under the direction of James K. Bass, featuring guest artist Brandon Zhou and collaborative pianist James Lent.

Program

UCLA Chamber Singers

Gitanjali Chants
Craig Hella Johnson

I Thread the Stars
Timothy C. Takach

Joung-A Yum, conductor*

Even When He is Silent
Kim Andre’ Arnesen

Joung-A Yum, conductor*

Afternoon on a Hill

Eric Barnum

Kendall Renaud, conductor*

S’Wonderful

George Gershwin arr. by Dick Thompson

Kendall Renaud, conductor*

Five Romantic Miniatures from the “Simpsons”

Paul Crabtree

I. Abe

III.  Homer

V. Homer

Seraphic Fire Ensemble Artists and members of Chamber Singers

Shirim L’Yom Tov (Four Festive Songs)

Shulamit Ran

III. Ma Tovu

IV. Hatzneia Lechet

UCLA Chorale

Adorable Flujo
Paul Basler

Kendall Renaud, conductor*

To Sit and Dream

Rosephanye Powell

Joung-A Yum, conductor*

Give Us Hope

Jim Papoulis arr. by Francisco Nuñez

Joung-A Yum, conductor*

Please Stay

Jake Runestad

Kendall Renaud, conductor*

UCLA Chamber Singers and UCLA Chorale

He Never Failed Me Yet

Robert Ray

This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this possible. We are proud to celebrate this program as part of the 2022 - 23 Dobrow Series.