Anywhere but Here... THE East Bay Singers – Saturday, May 4, 2024

The East Bay Singers

Buddy James, conductor

Andrew Kessler, student conductor

Jeffrey Sykes, piano

I. MUSIC FROM AFRICA

Hombe

Kenya (Luo) Folk Song

arr. Laz Ekwueme

Emily Greco · Paige Swarts · Tani Nagaoka · EBS

II. MUSIC FROM ASIA

Red Love Beans

Liu Xue’an (1905–1985)

Paco Wong

Blue Roses Falling

Jake Shimabukuro (b. 1976)

Andrew Kessler

Sana Maulit Muli

Gary Valenciano (b. 1964)

Seth Mijares

Spring in My Hometown

Nanpa Hong, arr. Hye Young-Cho (b. 1969)

Suyeon Shin · EBS

Andrew Kessler, conductor

Kaisa-isa Niyan

Nilo Alcala (b. 1978)

EBS

III. MUSIC FROM EUROPE

Dream (Сон)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Paige Swarts

Duetto buffo di due gatti (Cat Duet)

Gioacchino Rossini (1792–1868)

Paco Wong · Andrew Kessler

Nuit d'étoiles

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Suyeon Shin

Es gulu, gulu (I Lie Asleep)

Latvian Folksong, arr. Ārijs Šķepasts (b. 1961)

Solo: Rian Dindzans · Rain: Ninoangelo Lastimosa, Younngjoo Sharf, Jacob Swift · EBS

O Salutaris Hostia

Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)

Lauren Cadotte · Brenna Borgstede · EBS

IV. MUSIC FROM SOUTH AMERICA

Quedémonos aquí

Hector Stamponi (1916–1997), arr. Melissa Bowman

Tani Nagaoka

Danzas argentinas, Op. 2: II. Danza de la moza donosa

Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)

Yeonhee Lee, piano

V. MUSIC FROM NORTH AMERICA

Sabor a Mí

Álvaro Carrillo (1921 –1969)

Jose Avalos Gutierrez

VI. MUSIC FROM AFRICA

Baba Yetu

Christopher Tin (b. 1976)

Ninoangelo Lastimosa · Josie Ramirez · James Perez · Seth Mijares · EBS

Indodana

Traditional isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett & Ralf Schmitt

EBS

VII.

Recognition of Graduating Students

Presentation of the Dr. David Stein Award for Choral Excellence

VIII. MUSIC FROM ASIA: INDIA

Balleilakka

A. R. Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry

Soloists: Paco Wong, Paige Swarts · Percussion: Jared Moore, James Perez · EBS

As members of the Cal State East Bay community on the Hayward campus, we acknowledge that we are guests on the unceded land of the First People of this region, the present-day Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area (formerly Verona Band of Alameda County). We support the sovereignty of this Chochenyo-Ohlone-speaking tribal group and other indigenous peoples. This acknowledgment was created by the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe with the support of the CSUEB Indigenous Acknowledgement Collective and is a living document.