WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The lighting will begin around sunset (7:05 p.m.) and is set to run until midnight. This lighting is supported by Providence Tourism Council and Fidelity Investments in collaboration with PVDFest, & FirstWorks
All of the music is the work of the original artists listed below and they retain the copyright. The music is used here by permission of the artist or the recording company and/or licensed for public performance through ASCAP, SESAC, and/or BMI (including their affiliated foreign performance rights societies). We urge you to further explore and support the work of these artists through the purchase of their recordings. WaterFire Providence® and Barnaby Evans wish to thank the artists for creating such wonderful music and the recording companies for their enthusiastic cooperation and support.
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September 9, 2023 – Music Program
6:48 “Being in Rhythm” composed by Layne Redmond performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes from Being in Rhythm
6:54 “Finney Makes a Point” composed by Mike Figgis performed by Mike Figgis from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
6:57 “Halleluyah” composed by David Hykes performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes, & Timothy Hill from Harmonic Meetings
7:04 “Prelude (From the Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007)” composed by J.S. Bach performed by Yo Yo Ma from the Master and Commander soundtrack
7:07 “Sabu” (The Secret) ancient Wassoulou hunter song performed by Oumou Sangare from Worotan
7:12 “Baba Drame” composed by Kar Kar, Boubacar Traoré & Habib Koite performed by Kar Kar, Boubacar Traoré & Habib Koite from Macire
7:16 “Canzone 8” composed by Giovanni Gabrieli performed by the brass section of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra from Venezianische Mehrchörigkeit
7:21 “Gabby Kai” traditional Hawaiian song performed by James Bla Pahinui from Music from the Coffee Lands
7:25 “Nessun dorma” composed by Giacomo Puccini performed by Luciano Pavarotti from Turandot
7:29 “Por Que Llorax” excerpt traditional Chanson Sefardite performed by Montserrat Figueras and Jordi Savall from La Voix de l’Emotion
7:34 “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis” composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams performed by The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra from Fantasia on Greensleeves, et al
7:39 “Gnossienne No. 1” composed by Eric Satie (arr. Shirim) performed by Shirim from Klezmer Nutcracker
7:43 “Adagio for Strings” Op.11 Samuel Barber – composer from String Quartet, Op. 11 performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi - conductor from Music of Samuel Barber
7:51 “Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor” composed by Frédéric Chopin performed by Daniel Barenboim, piano from Chopin: Nocturnes
7:57 “Moments” composed by Ara Dinkjian performed by Night Ark from Moments
8:06 “Negro River” composed by Philip Glass performed by Uakti from Aguas da Amazonia
8:11 “Travis” composed by Béla Fleck performed by Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, and Mike Marshall from Uncommon Ritual
8:14 “Ocotillo” composed by Steve Smith performed by The Nashville Mandolin Trio from American Portraits
8:18 “Les Pleurs” composed by Sainte Colombe performed by Jordi Savall, viola da gamba from Tous les matins du monde
8:22 “Roucky” composed by Ali Farka Toure performed by Ali Farka Toure, vocals and guitar with Taj Mahal (guitar) & Group ASKO from The Source
8:31 “The End of Words” composed by Dead Can Dance performed by Dead Can Dance from Aion
8:33 “A Prayer” (Improv. no.11)” composed by Ora Bat Chaim performed by Giora Feidman, clarinet from Silence and Beyond
8:37 “El Carretero” traditional Cuban folksong performed by Compay Segundo, Ruben Gonzales, Eliades Ochoa, & Ry Cooder from Buena Vista Social Club
8:40 “Di Terkishe Khasene” traditional performed by Davka from Lavy's Dream
8:46 “Kun Fe Ko” composed by Oumou Sangare performed by Oumou Sangare et al from Worotan
8:50 “Concerto in C Minor” (RV 402) — Adagio composed by Antonio Vivaldi performed by Toronto Chamber Orchestra; Ofra Harnoy, cello from Vivaldi Cello Concertos
8:55 “Suite no. 5 in c minor” BWV 1011 — Sarabande composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, composer performed by Pieter Wispelwey, baroque cello from Bach Cello Suites
8:59 “Concerto in F Major” RV 412 — Larghetto composed by Antonio Vivaldi performed by Ofra Harnoy and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra from Vivaldi Cello Concertos
9:03 “Sudden Waves” composed by June Tabor performed by June Tabor from Angel Tiger
9:10 “Reprise- Julie on the Stairs” composed by Zbigniew Preisner from Blue soundtrack
9:11 “Ndere” composed by Samite Mulondo performed by Samite Mulondo from African Voices
9:13 “Diaraby” composed by Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder performed by Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder and Groupe Asco from Talking Timbuktu
9:21 “Lamento di Frederico” from L’Arlesiana composed by Francesco Cilea performed by Andrea Bocelli from Viaggio Italiano
9:26 “Bolujem ja” traditional performed by D. Nešović and Ansambl Toše Elezovića from Starogradski Biseri
9:29 “Mar Azul” composed by B. Leza performed by Cesaria Evora from Mar Azul
9:32 “Muzinge” composed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda) performed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda) from Pearl of Africa Reborn
9:37 “My Lover’s Gone” composed by D. Armstrong and J. Catto performed by Dido from No Angel
9:42 “Gomni” composed by Ali Farka Toure performed by Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder from Talking Timbuktu
9:49 “Pod Bay Doors” composed by David Chandler performed by David Chandler from Island Light
9:50 “Looking for Sleep” composed by Jenifer Smith performed by Jenifer Smith from Code Mesa
9:55 “Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major” composed by Frédéric Chopin performed by Daniel Barenboim, piano from Nocturnes
10:02 “Sacrifice” composed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke performed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke from The Insider
10:03 “The Little People” composed by Hawk Henries performed by Hawk Henries, native American flute from Keeping the Fire
10:05 “Tacoma Trailer” composed by Leonard Cohen performed by Leonard Cohen from The Future
10:11 “Ill Wind” composed by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler performed by The Ben Webster Quintet from Soulville
10:15 “Eg veit I himmerik ei borg” traditional Norwegian Song performed by Anne-Lise Berntsen, soprano and NilsHenrik Asheim, organ from Engleskyts (Angel’s Arrows)
10:18 “Iguazu” composed by Gustavo Santaolalla performed by G. Santaolalla and Anibel Kerpel from Ronroco
10:23 “Dos Gardenias” composed by Compay Segundo performed by Compay Segundo and Ry Cooder from Buena Vista Social Club soundtrack
10:26 “Areia de salamansa” composed by Pedro Rodrigues performed by Cesaria Evora from Cesaria Evora
10:30 “Obiero” composed by Ayub Ogada performed by Ayub Ogada from En Mana Kuoyo
10:35 “Dounuya” composed by Mamadou Diabate performed by Mamadou Diabate from Tunga
10:40 “Oblivion” composed by Astor Piazzolla performed by Jean Yves Fourmeau Saxophone Quartet from The Art of the Jean Yves Fourmeau Saxophone Quartet
10:44 “Houston in Two Seconds” composed by Ry Cooder performed by Ry Cooder from Paris, Texas soundtrack
10:46 “Jaran hailaas” traditional Mongolian grassland song performed by Urna Chahrtugchi from Tal Nutag
10:51 “Fry Bread” composed by BC Smith performed by BC Smith from Smoke Signals soundtrack
10:52 “Summa” composed by Arvo Pärt performed by Calefax Reed Quintet from Pärt-Byrd
10:57 “Adagio” composed by Samuel Barber performed by Jean Yves Fourmeau Saxophone Quartet from The Art of the Jean Yves Fourmeau Saxophone Quartet
11:03 “Pampa” composed by Gustavo Santaolalla performed by G. Santaolalla and A. Kerpel with J. Torres from Ronroco
11:08 “Little Potato” composed by Malcolm Dalglish performed by Malcolm Dalglish from Metamora
11:11 “Milonga Triste” composed by Sebastian Piana & Homero Manzi performed by Hugo Diaz y su Conjunto from The Tango Lesson soundtrack
11:14 “If I Knew” excerpt composed by Edgar Meyer performed by Joshua Bell & Edgar Meyer from Short Trip Home
11:16 “The Dream of Rabbi Lavy” composed by Davka performed by Davka from Lavy's Dream
11:20 “Rivers of Babylon” composed by B. Dowe, F. McNaughton, Farian, Reyam performed by The Melodians from The Harder They Come
11:24 “Moe ‘Uhane” (Dream Slack Key)” composed by Sonny Chillingworth performed by Sonny Chillingworth from Sonny Solo
11:27 “Many Rivers to Cross” composed by Jimmy Cliff performed by Jimmy Cliff from The Harder They Come soundtrack
11:31 “Wake Me Up” (Acoustic) composed by E. Dawkins III, M. Einziger & T. Bergling performed by Aloe Blacc From Life Your Spirit
11:35 “Prayer of Saint Gregory” composed by Alan Hovhaness performed by Benny Wiame & I Fiamminghi from Hovhaness
11:41 “Shhh/Peaceful” excerpt composed by Miles Davis performed by Miles Davis et al. from In a Silent Way
11:46 “Gnossienne No. 3” composed by Eric Satie performed by Pascal Roge from Satie: 3 Gymnopédies
11:50 “Vladimir’s Blues” composed by Max Richter performed by Max Richter from The Blue Notebooks
11:51 “Doce De Coco” composed by Jacob do Bandolim performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D' Rivera, Romero Lumbambo from Obrigado Brazil
11:56 “Short Trip Home” composed by Edgar Meyer performed by Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, & Mike Marshall from Short Trip Home