WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The lighting will begin at 7:19 PM and the braziers will remain lit until 11:00 PM. This lighting is supported by the Rhode Island Department of Education, Amica Mutual Insurance, and Igus
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 21, 2024 – Music Program
6:26 “Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
6:32 “Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
6:35 “Halleluyah”
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes and Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings
6:42 “Creator’s Song”
traditional Lakota Sun dance closing song in praise of the creator
performed by Joanne Shenandoah
from Orenda
6:45 “Soya”
composed by Ali Farak Touré
performed by Ali Farka Touré
from Savane
6:50 "The Face of Love”
composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder
performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder
from Dead Man Walking soundtrack
6:56 “Canzon IX a 8, 1615”
composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
performed by HR Brass
from Venetian Polychoral Music
6:59 “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
7:02 “Montanerisimo”
composed by A. Ruiz del Castillo & A. Posada
performed by Los 50 de Jeselito
from Lo Que El Pueblo Quiere Bailar
7:04 “Soul Blues”
composed by Coleman Hawkins
performed by Coleman Hawkins
from Coleman Hawkins Soul
7:14 “Nepalese Lullaby”
traditional
performed by Neelam Shrestha
from Welcoming Children into the World
7:17 “Koftos”
traditional
performed by Kohelet 3
from More
7:20 “Oumai”
composed by Maria de Barros
performed by Maria de Barros
from Danca Ma Mi
7:23 “Deep As Love”
composed by Tord Gustavsen
performed by the Tord Gustavsen Trio
from Changing Places
7:29 “Hope There’s Someone”
composed by Anthony and the Johnsons
performed by Anthony and the Johnsons
from I am a Bird Now
7:31 “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
composed by Kern and Harback
performed by Coleman Hawkins
from Coleman Hawkins Soul
7:36 “Durme Durme”
traditional
performed by Tanja Solnik
from Welcoming Children in to the World
7:38 “Underground”
composed by Goran Bregovic
performed by Goran Bregovic
from Underground
7:43 “Casta Diva”
composed by Bellini
performed by Maria Callas
from Norma
7:46 “How Deep is the Ocean”
composed by Irving Berlin
performed by Maggie King
from Maggie King
7:50 “Lele kate”
traditional
performed by Kohelet 3
from More
7:53 “Let’s Never Stop Falling In Love”
composed by China Forbes and Thomas M. Lauderdale
performed by Pink Martini
from Hang on Little Tomato
7:57 “Pie Jesu” for John Carter Brown
from the Requiem, Op. 48
composed by Gabriel Fauré
performed by the Oxford Camerata
from Fauré: Requiem / Messe Basse
8:00 “Melted Matter”
composed by Tord Gustavsen
performed by the Tord Gustavsen Trio
from Changing Places“
8:06 “What Can I Do”
composed by Anthony and the Johnsons
performed by Anthony and the Johnsons
from I am a Bird Now
8:08 “Bulgar Freilach”
traditional
performed by Kohelet 3
from More
8:11 “How Can I Say Goodbye to You”
composed by Arto Tunçboyaciyan
performed by Arto Tunçboyaciyan and Vahagn Hayrapetyan
from Love is Not in Your Mind
8:18 “Igazi”
composed by the Ntu Bhekani Brothers
performed by the Ntu Bhekani Brothers
from Exotic Voices of Africa
8:21 “One Moment of Silence”
composed by Arto Tunçboyaciyan
performed by Arto Tunçboyaciyan and Vahagn Hayrapetyan
from Love is Not in Your Mind
8:25 “As Fontes”
composed by Sophia De Mello, Breyner Andresen, and Luis Oliveira
performed by Malfalda Arnauth
from Encantamento
8:29 “Bakunsaso”
composed by Alessandro Parente
performed by Piccola Orchestra La Viola
from Arovà
8:32 “Decorating the Dummies”
composed by Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso
performed by Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso
from The Screens soundtrack
8:35 “Soya”
composed by Ali Farka Toure
performed by Ali Farka Toure
from Savane
8:39 “I Fall in Love Too Easily
composed by Cahn and Styne
performed by Patricia Barber
from Nightclub
8:43 “Dark Waters”
composed by Ingram Marshall
performed by Ingram Marshall
from Dark Water
8:52 “4th Dance”
composed by Nico Muhly
performed by Nadia Sirota, viola
courtesy of the composer
8:56 “Ausencias”
composed by Astor Piazzolla
performed by Astor Piazzolla
from Songs From A Heavy Heart
8:59 “Monroe”
composed by Bill Frisell
performed by Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
from Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
9:06 “Weep You No More, Sad Fountains”
composed by John Dowland
performed by John Potter and John Surman
from In Darkness Let Me Dwell
9:11 “Carpe Diem”
composed by Rodrigo Leao
performed by Rodrigo Leao
from O Mundo
9:16 “Ne Haciyiz Ne Hocayiz”
traditional Turkish Alevi folk song
performed by Hasan Saltik
from Yore Dokuuma
9:20 “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
9:25 “Flower Duet” from Lakmé
composed by Léo Delibes
performed by Patricia Petibon and Karine Deshayes
from Lakmé
9:30 “Ombra mai fu” from Serse
composed by George Frideric Handel
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
from Sacrificium
9:34 “Count’s Place”
composed by Count Basie
performed by Count Basie and the Kansas City 7
from Count Basie and the Kansas City 7
9:39 “Prayer”
composed by Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff
performed by Anja Lechner and Vassilis Tsabropoulos
from Chants, Hymns and Dances
9:43 “Often a Bird”
composed by Wim Mertens
performed by Wim Mertens and the Flemish Radio Orchestra
from partes extra partes
9:47 “Road to Exile”
composed by Afro Celt Sound System
performed by Afro Celt Sound System
from Hotel Rwanda
9:50 “Woman’s Prayer”
composed by Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff
performed by Anja Lechner and Vassilis Tsabropoulos
from Chants, Hymns and Dances
9:52 “Desperate Man Blues”
composed by John Fahey
performed by John Fahey
from The Legend of Blind Joe Death
9:56 “Rivers of Babylon”
composed by B. Dowe, F. McNaughton, Farian, Reyam
performed by The Melodians
from The Harder They Come
10:00 “Saludo Compay (Son)”
composed by Eliades Ochoa
performed by: Eliades Ochoa
from Sublime Ilusión
10:05 “Giati Pouli Den Kelaideis” [Why Little Bird Do You Not Sing]
traditional Greek [Thrace]
performed by Savina Yannatou
from Mediterranea
10:08 “A Stranger and an Enemy to You”
composed by Christos Nikolopoulos, Lefteris Papadopoulos
performed by Yiorgos Dalaras
from Say Nothing: The Country is in Danger (1989)
10:12 “Tangerine”
composed by Victor Schertzinger, Jehn Herndon and Johnny Mercer
performed by Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins
from Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
10:17 “Pinguli Pinguli Giuvacchinu” and “Lu Purtuni”
traditional Italian [Salento and Apulia]
performed by Savina Yannatou
from Mediterranea
10:21 “Don’t Get Angry, My Love”
composed by Stravos Kouyoumtzis
performed by Yiorgos Dalaras
from High Windows
10:26 “Dove sei, amato bene” from Rodelinda
composed by Georg Frideric Handel
performed by Andreas Scholl
from Rodelinda
10:34 “Cage the Songbird”
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
10:38 “Little Potato”
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Metamora
10:42 “Ta Bakiera”
performed by Goran Bregovic and Kayah
composed by Goran Bregovic and Kayah
from Bregovic and Kayah
10:46 “Miami”
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
10:50 “One True Word”
composed by The Accident That Led Me to the World
performed by The Accident That Led Me to the World
from The Island Gospel
10:54 “Bonatology”
composed by Richard Bone
performed by Richard Bone
from Munia
10:56 “Short Trip Home”
composed by Edgar Meyer
performed by Joshua Bell, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass; Sam Bush, mandolin; and Mike Marshall, guitar
from Short Trip Home