WaterFire Providence presents a full lighting on Saturday, July 14th sponsored by Fidelity Investments and the 2018 NACUFS National Conference. The lighting is scheduled to start just after sunset (8:20 p.m.) and is set to run through 12:30 a.m.
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 right societies). We urge you to further explore and support the work of these artists through the purchase of their recordings. WaterFire Providenceยฎ and Barnaby Evans wish to thank the artists for creating such wonderful music and the recording companies for their enthusiastic cooperation and support.
Get the July 14th, 2018 music program as a Spotify playlist.

WaterFire and its Board of Directors are dedicating this Saturday’s lighting of WaterFire to honor President Donald Farish of Roger Williams University for his inspiring leadership and his transformative impact on our community and our nation. President Farish loved the University, its students and the challenges he faced in building the institution. He was an articulate and active national spokesman for the importance of higher education and the necessity of keeping college both relevant and affordable. Under Farish’s leadership, the University flourished and expanded; enlarging its spheres of engagement in many directions.
WaterFire was honored to join Roger Williams University for its expansion into Providence and the 20th anniversary of the Law School with a special lighting of WaterFire in 2013. Don Farish and his wife Maia set the fires alight in the spirit of recognizing the inspiring power of enlightenment, reason, and education. Later we hosted over one hundred community design projects developed by Roger Williams students at the just-opened WaterFire Arts Center. I was particularly moved and honored to give the 2016 commencement address when I was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. President Farish’s delight in seeing each student step forth into a bright new life was felt wonderfully by all of us that day.
President Farish’s leadership, inspiring words and innovations in teaching at Roger Williams will bring light and engagement to generations still to come. His example of careful, thoughtful and polite civic engagement inspired leaders and the community to work together to accomplish much and is a perfect example of leadership at its finest. We will long remember President Farish and his accomplishments. We can perhaps best honor him, by seeing his as an example of the leadership we must exhibit all across this country. There is still much to accomplish.
This weekend’s sponsor, Fidelity Investments, wished to join us in this dedication with Rick Metters, V.P. of RI Regional Public Affairs and Corporate Community Relations, adding, “Fidelity Investments offers its sincere condolences to the family, friends and all of those whose lives were impacted by the important work of President Donald Farish. His commitment to excellence in education, college affordability, and equity, as well as the deep bonds he forged with the community, positioned Roger Williams University as a vital and integral institution in Rhode Island. He will be greatly missed, but his words, work, and wisdom will continue to inspire us all for decades to come.”
Barnaby Evans, Exec. Artistic Director
July 14th, 2018 โ Music Program
8:20 โBeing in Rhythmโ
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
8:26 โFinney Makes a Pointโ
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
8:29 โHalleluyahโ
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes and Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings
8:36 โCanzon duodecimi toniโ
composed by Gabrielli, Giovanni
performed by HR Brass
from Venetian Polychoral Music
8:40 โNegro Riverโ
composed by Philip Glass
performed by Uakti
from Aguas da Amazonia
8:45 โPrelude (From the Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007)โ
composed by J.S. Bach
performed by Yo Yo Ma
from the Master and Commander soundtrack
8:47 โDjarimirriโ
composed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
performed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
from Australian Aboriginal Music
8:51 โPostalesโ
composed by Federico Aubele
performed by Federico Aubele
from the Poseidon soundtrack
8:55 โSee Me Lakayanaโ
composed by Geoffrey Oryema
performed by Geoffrey Oryema
from Spirit
8:59 โEl Payandeโ
composed by Lhasa
performed by Lhasa
from La Llorona
9:03 โUnion Squareโ
performed by Devil Doll
from Queen of Pain
9:06 โQuererโ
performed by Cirque Du Soleil
from Alegria
9:11 โCelosโ
performed by The Goton Project
composed by The Goton Project
from Lunatico
9:17 โTa Bakieraโ
performed by Goran Bregovic and Kayah
composed by Goran Bregovic and Kayah
from Bregovic and Kayah
9:21 โMiamiโ
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
9:25 โAmelia Desert Morningโ
composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
performed by Gustavo Santaolalla
from Babel
9:26 โOne True Wordโ
composed by The Accident That Led Me to the World
performed by The Accident That Led Me to the World
from The Island Gospel
9:30 โBonatologyโ
composed by Richard Bone
performed by Richard Bone
from Munia
9:32 โMelosโ
composed by Vassilis Tsabropoulos
performed by Vassilis Tsabropoulos
from Melos
9:37 โSin Precioโ
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
9:40 โThis Yearโs Loveโ
composed by David Gray
performed by David Gray
from White Ladder
9:45 โLamento Sertanejoโ
composed by Gilberto Gil
performed by Nicolas Krassik
from Na Lapa
9:49 โHallelujahโ
composed by Leonard Cohen
performed by Jeff Buckley
from Grace
9:56 โBabaโ
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
10:00 โDesert Bus Rideโ
composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
performed by Gustavo Santaolalla
from Babel
10:02 โVirรฐulegu Forsetarโ [excerpt]
composed by Jรณhann Jรณhannsson
performed by the Caput Ensemble
from Virรฐulegu Forsetar
10:09 โCage the Songbirdโ
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
10:13 โAzara Alhaiโ
composed by Rasha
performed by Rasha
from Sudaniyat
10:20 โHeywรจtรฉโ
composed by Bahata Gebre-Heywรจt
performed by Tรจsfa-Maryam Kidanรฉ
from Ethiopiques Vol. 10
10:25 โHurricane Seasonโ
composed by Troy Andrews
performed by Trombone Shorty
from Backatown
10:29 โEmbalasasaโ
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Embalasasa
10:33 โAnyone and Everyoneโ
composed by Lhasa
performed by Lhasa
from Lhasa
10:36 โVladimirโs Bluesโ
composed by Max Richter
performed by Max Richter
from The Blue Notebooks
10:37 โMazurkaโ
traditional [Cape Verdean]
performed by Bau
from Cafรฉ Musique
10:41 โKrokodillโ
composed by Jรณhann Jรณhannsson
performed by the Eรos String Quartet
from Englabรถrn
10:44 โIbe Siran Munlelaโ
composed by Victor Deme
performed by Victor Deme
from Deli
10:48 โAltรจlรจyeshegnemโ
composed by Alรจmayรจhu Eshรจtรฉ
performed by Alรจmayรจhu Eshรจtรฉ
from Ethiopiques Vol. 10
10:53 โOpa Heyโ
composed by Kottarashky
performed by Kottarashky
from Opa Hey
10:56 โOmbra mai fuโ from Serse
composed by George Frideric Handel
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
from Sacrificium
11:00 โWรกtinaโ [โI called outโ]
composed by Andy Palacio
performed by Andy Palacio and Garifuna
from Wรกtina
11:04 โDomine Fil Unigeniteโ
reinterpreted traditional chant
performed by Mercedes Bahleda
from Mercy Songs
11:08 โOfferingโ
composed by Ravi Shankar
(on themes of Philip Glass)
from Passages
11:18 โWaino Bluesโ
composed by Daby Balde
performed by Dabe Balde
from Introducing Dabe Balde
11:23 โWoodsโ
composed by Bon Iver
performed by Bon Iver
from Blood Bank
11:28 โMariama Kabaโ
composed by Boubacar Traorรฉ
performed by Boubacar Traorรฉ
from Mariama
11:33 โLittle Potatoโ
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Metamora
11:37 โPace, Funeral Marchโ [Calabria]
composed by Farina
performed by Banda Ionica
from Passione
11:40 โSposa, non mi conosciโ from Merope
composed by Geminiano Giacomelli
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
from Sacrificium
11:45 โPresentimentโ
composed by Emahoy Tseguรฉ-Maryam Grรจbrou
performed by Emahoy Tseguรฉ-Maryam Grรจbrou
from Ethiopiques Vol. 21
11:49 โChapa Blues Bandโ
composed by Victor Deme
performed by Victor Deme
from Deli
11:50 โDeep Blowโ
composed by Manu Dibango
performed by Manu Dibango
from African Soul
11:56 โ(Donโt) Trembleโ
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
12:00 โKakokoloโ
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Embalasasa
12:06 โWithout Shadesโ
composed by Zagar
performed by Zagar (Hungary)
from Cannot Walk Fly Instead
12:10 โBuรฉโ
composed by Sara Tavares
performed by Sara Tavares (Cape Verde)
from Xinti
12:14 โBabonaoโ
composed by Razia Said
performed by Razia Said (Madagascar)
from Zebu Nation
12:18 โRaquelโ
composed by Rufino Almeida
performed by Bau
from Cafรฉ Musique
12:22 โRivers of Babylonโ
composed by B. Dowe, F. McNaughton, Farian, Reyam
performed by The Melodians
from The Harder They Come
12:26 โShort Trip Homeโ
composed by Edgar Meyer
performed by Joshua Bell, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass; Sam Bush, mandolin; Mike Marshall, guitar
from Short Trip Home