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May 26th, 2018 WaterFire Music Program

WaterFire Providence presents a full lighting on Saturday, May 26th. The lighting is scheduled to start just after sunset (8:09 p.m.) and the music is set to run until 12:30 a.m.

This lighting is sponsored by Bank of America and The Providence Journal

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 May 26th, 2018 music program as a Spotify playlist.

May 26th, 2018 โ€“ Music Program

Tonight’s music program includes selections from the artist Sting on the occasion of his receipt of an honorary degree as a Doctor of Humane Letters from Brown University during its 250th Commencement Ceremony. Congratulations to Sting, his fellow honorary degree recipients and all of the 2018 graduates.

8:09    โ€œBeing in Rhythmโ€
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm

8:15    โ€œFinney Makes a Pointโ€
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack

8:18    โ€œHalleluyahโ€
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes and Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings 

8:25    โ€œJapurรก Riverโ€
composed by Philip Glass
performed by Uakti
from Aguas da Amazonia

8:30    โ€œDeliciae Meaeโ€
composed by Nicholas Lens
performed by Nicholas Lens, et al.
from Flamma Flamma: The Fire Requiem

8:35    โ€œSudden Wavesโ€
composed by June Tabor
performed by June Tabor
from Angel Tiger

8:42    โ€œRepriseโ€
composed by Zbigniew Preisner
from Blue soundtrack 

8:43    โ€œNdereโ€
composed by Samite Mulondo
performed by Samite Mulondo
from  African Voices

8:45    โ€œDiarabyโ€
composed by Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder
performed by Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder and Groupe Asco
from Talking Timbuktu

 8:53    โ€œLamento di Fredericoโ€ from Lโ€™Arlesiana
composed by Francesco Cilea
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from Viaggio Italiano

 8:58    โ€œHurricane Seasonโ€
composed by Troy Andrews
performed by Trombone Shorty
from Backatown

9:01    โ€œFry Breadโ€
composed by BC Smith
performed by BC Smith
from Smoke Signals soundtrack

9:02    โ€œMilonga Tristeโ€
composed by Sebastian Piana & Homero Manzi
performed by Hugo Diaz y su Conjunto
from The Tango Lesson soundtrack

9:05    โ€œHene Ma Tovโ€ (excerpt)
traditional song from Israel
performed by Harry Bellafonte
from Folk Songs from the World

9:07    โ€œThe Dream of Rabbi Lavyโ€
composed by Davka
performed by Davka
from Lavy’s Dream

9:11    โ€œMoe โ€˜Uhaneโ€ (Dream Slack Key)โ€
composed by Sonny Chillingworth
performed by Sonny Chillingworth
from Sonny Solo

9:14    โ€œMany Rivers to Crossโ€
composed by Jimmy Cliff
performed by Jimmy Cliff
from The Harder They Come soundtrack

9:18    โ€œAnd So Slept Salomeโ€
composed by Alexander Tegu
performed by Alexander Tegu
from And So Slept Salome

9:22    โ€œHabla Meโ€
composed by Gipsy Kings
performed by Gipsy Kings
from Cantos de Amor

9:26    โ€œRivers of Babylonโ€
composed by B. Dowe, F. McNaughton, Farian, Reyam
performed by The Melodians
from The Harder They Come

9:30    โ€œFaithโ€
composed by Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke
performed by Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke
from The Insider

9:33    โ€œShhh/Peacefulโ€ excerpt
composed by Miles Davis
performed by Miles Davis et al.
from In a Silent Way

9:39    โ€œAy Papacitoโ€
composed by Carlos Mรฉndez
performed by Eliades Ochoa
from Sublime Illusion

9:43    โ€œGnossienne No. 1โ€
composed by Eric Satie
performed by Pascal Rogรฉ
from Satie: 3 Gymnopรฉdies

9:47    โ€œIf I Knewโ€
composed by Edgar Meyer
performed by Joshua Bell & Edgar Meyer
from Short Trip Home

9:48    โ€œKnowโ€
composed by Nick Drake
performed by Nick Drake
from Pink Moon

9:50    โ€œMessage in a Bottleโ€
composed by Gordon Sumner
performed by The Police
from Reggatta De Blanc

9:55    โ€œTime on My Handsโ€
composed by V. Youmans, H. Adamson & M. Gordon
performed by Ben Webster Quintet
from Soulville

10:00   โ€œMisa Criollaโ€ – Kyrie
composed by Ariel Ramirez
performed by Calchakis
from Misa Criolla

10:03   โ€œAnastasiaโ€
composed by M. Heitzler
performed by Kolsimcha
from Klezmer Soul

10:08   โ€œMusikalische Exequienโ€ excerpt
composed by Heinrich Schรผtz
performed by La Chapelle Royale
from Musikalische Exequien

10:13   โ€œTheme for Ernieโ€
composed by Fred Lacey
performed by John Coltrane
from Soultrane

10:18   โ€œNature Boyโ€
composed by Eden Ahbez
performed by Jan Hassell
from Fascinoma

10:21   โ€œHakotelโ€
traditional
performed by Kolsimcha
from Klezmer Soul

10:25   โ€œConcerto for Cello In E-Flat, RV 408: II. Largoโ€
composed by Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Ofra Harnoy, cello
from Vivaldi Cello Concertos Vol. 4

10:31   โ€œDesperate Man Bluesโ€
composed by John Fahey
performed by John Fahey
from The John Fahey Anthology

10:35    โ€œWalking On the Moonโ€
composed by Sting
performed by The Police
from Reggatta De Blanc

10:40   โ€œI Am Youโ€
composed by Sally Potter, Yo-Yo Ma, et al
performed by Sally Potter, Yo-Yo Ma, et al
from The Tango Lesson

 10:43   โ€œOndiekโ€
composed by Ayub Ogada
performed by Ayub Ogada
from I Dreamed of Africa

10:47   โ€œLittle Potatoโ€
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Metamora

10:50   โ€œAl Kapav Yaviโ€
traditional
performed by Kolsimcha
from Klezmer Soul

10:52   โ€œRecondita armoniaโ€ from Tosca
composed by Giacomo Puccini
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from Aria

10:57   โ€œFratresโ€ for 12 Cellists
composed by Arvo Pรคrt
performed by Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
from Tabula Rasa

11:07   โ€œMarket Dayโ€
composed by Geoffrey Oryema
performed by Geoffrey Oryema
from Beat the Border 

11:11   โ€œOcotilloโ€
composed by Steve Smith
performed by The Nashville Mandolin Trio
from American Portraits

11:15   โ€œยฟY Tรบ Quรฉ Has Hecho?โ€
composed by Compay Segundo
performed by Compay Segundo and Ry Cooder
from Buena Vista Social Club soundtrack

11:18   โ€œSevani Tsgnorsnerโ€ (Fishermen of Lake Sevan)
composed by V. Kotoyan
performed by George Mgrdichian on the Oud
from George Mgrdichian on the Oud

11:21   โ€œIrisโ€  (excerpt)
composed by Wim Mertens
performed by Wim Mertens
from The Best of Wim Mertens

11:27   โ€œJeito Faceiroโ€
composed by Joupery and Pierre Onasis
performed by Virginia Rodrigues
from Nรณs

11:31   โ€œAs Far As I Can Seeโ€
composed by Charlie Provenza
performed by The Nashville Mandolin Trio
from American Portraits

11:36   โ€œMaria Landoโ€
composed by Chabuca Granda, words by Cesar Calvo
performed by Susana Baca
from The Soul of Black Peru

11:41   โ€œFunny How Love Isโ€
composed by Roland Gift & David Steele
performed by Fine Young Cannibals
from Fine Young Cannibals

11:46    โ€œMorning Is Comingโ€
composed by Sting, Orville Burrell, Rohan Rankine & Shaun Pizzonia
performed by Sting & Shaggy
from 44/876 (Deluxe)

11:48   โ€œOne More Goodbyeโ€
composed by Jenifer Smith
performed by Jenifer Smith
from Code Mesa 

11:53   โ€œBerceuseโ€
composed by Leo Brouwer
performed by the Modern Mandolin Quartet
from Pan American Journeys 

11:57   โ€œSee Me Lakayanaโ€
composed by Geoffrey Oryema
performed by Geoffrey Oryema
from Spirit

12:01   โ€œI Heard It Through The Grapevineโ€ (excerpt)
composed by Marvin Gaye
Performed by Bill Frisell (US)
from East/West

12:06   โ€œSposa son disprezzataโ€
composed by Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Cecilia Bartoli and Gyรถrgy Fischer
from Se tu mโ€™ami

12:12   โ€œRecuerdos de la Alhambraโ€
composed by Francisco Tarrega
performed by The Nashville Mandolin Ensemble
from Plectrasonics

12:16   โ€œEstudio #6โ€
composed by Fernando Sor
performed by Butch Baldassari and John Mock
from Cantabile

12:19   โ€œEvening Skyโ€
composed by Robert Martel
performed by The Providence Mandolin Orchestra
from Songs Without Words

12:23   โ€œArisoโ€
composed by Johan Sebastian Bach
performed by Butch Baldassari and John Mock
from Cantabile

12:26   โ€œShort Trip Homeโ€
composed by Edgar Meyer
performed by Joshua Bell, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass; Sam Bush, mandolin; Mike Marshall, guitar
from Short Trip Home

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