Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Jeremy Winston Chorale
Jeremy Winston conductor, choir master
“Hallelujah!” from oratorium Christ on the Mount of Olives Op. 85
Ludwig van Beethoven
Serenade to Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Adolphus Hailstork
Hope (World Premiere)
Jeremy Winston
Hold Fast to Dreams
Roland Carter
Bound for Canaan's Land
Trad. spiritual, arr. Undine Smith Moore
Ride on, King Jesus
Trad. spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Trad. spiritual, arr. Raymond Wise
I Will Bless the Lord
Tye Tribbet
Gospel Overture/Total Praise
Richard Smallwood
He's a Great God
Ricky Dillard
For Every Mountain
Kurt Carr
Even Me
Patrick Alston
Amen!
Trad., arr. Jeremy Winston
From the beginning of the Prague Proms festival, it has been a key goal of ours to always meet our audience’s expectations. We’ve always strived to listen to their wishes and try to offer a selection of performers not only within classical music, but from a variety of genres such as jazz and crossover.
This evening, we’ve prepared an extraordinary program. One hundred performers from the renowned American gospel choir Jeremy Winston Chorale will come to Prague and perform in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House. The concert will highlight all one hundred unique performers whose incredible vocal skills and enthusiasm have brought them to the very height of their fields. The vocalists will be accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. We assure you that this program will be unmissable; the audience will hear part of the choir’s wide repertoire featuring pieces from gospel, black spirituals and classical music.
The founder and artistic director of the choir is Jeremy Winston, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Winston is a sought-after vocal teacher and holder of the John F. Kennedy Medal. He is the creator of this unique program, organised specifically for the Prague Proms festival, and he will personally conduct the orchestra and choir.