Songs for Summer: Melodic Repertoire from Instrumental and Vocal Literature

Live from Rosen Concert Hall, on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.

Settle in for a serenade of melodic repertoire of instrumental and vocal literature performed by an ensemble of faculty from the Hayes School of Music: James Stokes (trumpet); Junie Cho (piano); Gennard Lombardozzi (tenor); and James Douthit (piano). Selections include:

  • Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) – “Rondo for Lifey”
    James Stokes, trumpet
    Junie Cho, piano

  • Billy Joel (b. 1949) – “She’s Always a Woman to Me”
    Lerner and Loewe – “On the Street Where You Live”
    Gennard Lombardozzi, tenor
    James Douthit, piano
     

  • George Gershwin (1898-1937) – “The Man I Love”
    George Gershwin/Wild – “The Man I Love”
    Junie Cho, piano

  • George Gershwin/Joseph Turrin/arr. – “Someone to Watch Over Me”
    James Stokes, trumpet
    Junie Cho, piano

  • George Gershwin/Wild – “Embraceable You”
    Junie Cho, piano

  • Oskar Böhme (1870-1938) – Liebeslied, Op. 22. No 2
    James Stokes, trumpet
    Junie Cho, piano

  • Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) – “O sole mio” 
    Salvatore Cardillo (1874-1947) – “Core ‘ngrato”
    Gennard Lombardozzi, tenor
    James Douthit, piano

  • Traditional/Terrell Cordice*/arr. – “The Last Rose of Summer”
    Gennard Lombardozzi, tenor
    James Stokes, trumpet
    James Douthit, piano

    *”The Last Rose of Summer” is an arrangement by one of the Hayes School of Music’s student composers, Terrell Cordice. 

    Click here for a printable pdf of the evening’s program.

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