WaterFire Providence presents the first full lighting of the 2014 season. This event is scheduled to take place on May 24th, 2014 and is sponsored by the Brown Alumni Association, Brown University’s 250th Anniversary, and Bank of America. The lighting is scheduled to begin at 8:07pm and is set to run through a little after midnight.
At 8:30pm we will be playing Echo Taps by the United States Army Ceremonial Band to honor all military personnel and veterans this Memorial Day weekend. There will a wreath laying ceremony Memorial Park. Military personnel veterans and their families are encouraged to attend.
The evening’s music program includes dedications to two Providence residents. At 8:59pm will we be playing an excerpt from Sunny by Cher followed by Prabahti by Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin in memory of Sunil Tripathi an Brown University who passed away in last year. Later in the evening at 11:13om we will play The Ice and Snow Haunt Me Still by Brown Bird in memory of local musician David Lamb who sadly lost his battle with leukemia earlier this year. Please join us in honoring the memory these two young men. Providence misses them greatly.
This music program is available as a collection on iTunes.
Many of the songs on the WaterFire Providence soundtrack are available for purchase on iTunes. Click on the title of one of the songs to purchase and download that track from iTunes, a portion or each purchase is returned to WaterFire Providence.
Get the May 24th music program as Spotify playlist.
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8:07pm “Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond &
Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
8:14pm “Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday soundtrack
8:19pm “Halleluyah”
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle
Hykes, Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings
8:26pm “Concerto in F”
composed by Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Ofra Harnoy, cello
and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra
from Vivaldi Cello Concertos
8:30pm “Echo Taps“
composed by Daniel Butterfield
performed by United States Army Ceremonial Band
from A Patriotic Salute to the Military Family
8:31pm “Bachianas Brasileiras”
composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos
performed by Hayley Westenra
from St. James, Wellington, New Zealand
8:36pm “Reprise”
composed by Zbigniew Preisner
from Blue Soundtrack
8:38pm “Ndere”
composed by Samite Mulondo
performed by Samite Mulondo
from African Voices
8:40pm “Diaraby”
composed by Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder
performed by Dido
from No Angel
8:47pm “Lamento di Frederico” from L’Arlesiana
composed by Francesco Cilea
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from Viaggio Italiano
8:52pm “Tre pezzi” (second piece) 1956
composed by Giacinto Scelsi
performed by Claude Delangle, soprano saxophone
from The Solitary Saxophone
8:56pm “Bolujem ja”
traditional
performed by D. Nešović and Ansambl Toše Elezovića
from Starogradski Biseri
In Loving Memory of Sunil Tripathi
8:59pm “Sunny” (Excerpt)
composed by Bobby Hebb
performed by Cher
from Chér
9:00pm “Prabhati”
composed by Ravi Shankar & Traditional
performed by Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin
from Menuhin Meets Shanka
9:04pm “Muzinge“
composed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda)
performed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda)
from Pearl of Africa Reborn
9:08pm “My Lover’s Gone“
composed by D. Armstrong and J. Catto
performed by Dido
from No Angel
9:12pm “Little Potato”
written by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by The Chamber Choir
from Welcoming Children into the World
9:16pm “Dominus Vobiscum”
composed by Urmas Sisask
performed by The Chamber Choir
from Gloria Patri
9:21pm “O mio babbino caro“
composed by Giacomo Puccini
performed by Renata Tebaldi
from Gianni Schicchi
9:24pm “Trivium” excerpt
composed by René Eespere
performed by Camerata Tallinn
from Northern Lights
9:28pm “De Los Amores“
composed by Javier Lazo
performed by Susana Baca
from Eco de Sombras
9:33pm “Pol in B“
composed by The Durutti Column
performed by The Durutti Column
from Factory Once
9:35pm “Siboney”
composed by Ernesto Lecuona
performed by Raul Malo
from Canto
9:36pm “Song to the Siren“
composed by Tim Buckley
performed by Susheela Raman
from Salt Rain
9:41pm “Sarabande“
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
performed by Jordi Savall, viola de gamba
from Les Voix Humaines
9:46pm “A Thousand Whispers“
composed by Michael Hoppé
performed by Michael Hoppé & Martin Tillmann
from Afterglow
9:48pm “Time on My Hands“
composed by V. Youmans, H. Adamson & M. Gordon
performed by Ben Webster Quintet
from Soulville
9:54pm “Nekhome” / “Prelude No. 4”
composed by Frédéric Chopin arr. by Michael McLaughlin
performed by Shirim
from Klezmer Nutcracker
9:58pm “Djôrôlen”
composed by Oumou Sangare
performed by Oumou Sangare
from Worotan
10:06pm “Funny How Love Is“
composed by Roland Gift & David Steele
performed by Fine Young Cannibals
from Fine Young Cannibals
10:10pm “Szól A Kakas Már”
traditional
performed by Márta Sebestyén & Muzsikás
from Máramaros
10:13pm “Misa Criolla” – Kyrie
composed by Ariel Ramirez
performed by Calchakis
from Misa Criolla
10:14pm “Musikalische Exequien” excerpt
composed by Heinrich Schütz
performed by La Chapelle Royale
from Musikalische Exequien
10:21pm “Anastasia“
composed by M. Heitzler
performed by Kol Simcha
from Klezmer Soul
10:26pm “Theme for Ernie“
composed by Fred Lacey
performed by John Coltrane
from Soultrane
10:31pm “Nature Boy“
composed by Eden Ahbez
performed by the Jan Hassell
from Fascinoma
10:36pm “Virðulegu Forsetar” [excerpt]
composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson
performed by the Caput Ensemble
from Virðulegu Forsetar
10:39pm “Cage the Songbird“
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh my God Charlie Darwin
10:43pm “On the Nature of Daylight”
composed by Max Richter
performed by Max Richter Orchestra & Lorenz Dangel
from The Blue Notebooks
10:50pm “Hurricane Season“
composed by Troy Andrews
performed by Trombone Shorty
from Backatown
10:53pm “Anyone and Everyone“
written by Lhasa
performed by Lhasa
from Lhasa
10:54pm “Pōpoki Slack Key“
written by Ray Kāne
performed by Ray Kāne
from Wa’ahila
10:59pm “Ya Rayah“
written by Rachid Taha
performed by Rachid Taha
from Ladysmith Diwân
11:05pm “Homeless“
written by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon
performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
from Ladysmith Black Mambazo
11:09pm “Zwit Rwit“
written by Idir
performed by Idir
from A Vava Inouva
In loving memory of David Lamb
11:13pm “The Ice and Snow Haunt Me Still“
written by David Lamb
performed by Brown Bird
from Bottom of the Sea
11:19pm “Guajira Bonita”
traditional
performed by Julian Avalos and Afro-Andes
from Music from the Coffee Lands
11:25pm “Baby Elephant”
written by Ara Dinkjian
performed by Night Ark
from Moments
11:29pm “Mi Corazon Me Recuerda”
written by Haro and Sabines
performed by Lila Downs
from Border
11:33pm “Esa Noche”
traditional
performed by Café Tacuba
from Music from the Coffee Lands
11:50pm “Nem As Paredes Confesso”
written by Ribeire and Trindade
performed by Amáilia Rodrigues
from The Art of Amália Rodrigues
11:58pm “Werente Serigne“
written by Dieng
performed by Orchestra Baobab
from The Pirate’s Choice
12:01am “Gabby Kai”
traditional Hawaiian song
performed by James Bla Pahinui
from Music from the Coffee Lands
12:06am “La Milonga De Ricardo En Cha-Cha-Chá”
traditional
performed by Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca
from Music from the Coffee Lands
12:11am “Chinar Es” [You are my plane tree]
from the 13th C. Sharakan, arranged by Koitas Vardapet
performed by Ben Black
from Remembered Faces, Private Places
12:14am “Imi Au lā ‘Oe”
written by Keola Beamer
performed by Keola Beamer
from Mauna Kea – White Mountain Journal
12:17am “Via Con Me“
written by Paolo Conte
performedby Keola Beamer
from Mauna Kea – White Mountain Journal
12:20am “Lam Lam“
written and performed by Baaba Maal
from Nomad Soul
12:24am “Bye Bye Blackbird“
written by Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson
performed by Patricia Barber
from Nightclub
12:28am “Sante Notte”
Traditional Italian (Sicilian)
performed by Spaccanapoli
