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Jubilation

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Jubilation

Christopher Parkening, whose remarkable life and career were recently chronicled in his autobiography and companion CD, Grace Like a River, described the young baritone Jubilant Sykes as "phenomenally gifted." Through the years, as Christopher and Jubilant's friendship grew, so did the scope of their individual careers. The two performed together in concert quite frequently so the idea of recording together seemed a natural progression. When Christopher Parkening and Jubilant Sykes walked into Capitol Studios' famous Studio A, where so many legendary artists have recorded, something special was going to happen. This recording, aptly named Jubilation, is a musical journey through Brazil, Spain, and the Americas.

  • Jubilation (Andrew York)
  • The Water is Wide (Traditional, arr. Dave Grusin)
  • Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Traditional, arr. Patrick Russ)
  • He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands (Traditional, arr. Russ)
  • Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
  • Ciranda Bambolé (Rique Pantoja)
  • Modinha (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
  • Lamento (Pantoja)
  • Caçador (Laurindo Almeida)
  • Campo (Abel Carlevaro)
  • La Rosa y El Sauce (Carlos Gustavino, arr. Russ)
  • America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee) (Traditional, arr. Phillip Lester)
  • At the River (Aaron Copland arr. Russ)
  • Ching-a-ring Chaw (Copland, arr. Russ)
  • Cançoneta (Joaquín Rodrigo)
  • Con amores, la mi Madre (Juan de Anchieta, arr. Russ)
  • Pampano Verde (Francisco de la Torre, arr. Russ)
  • La Arrulladora (from Platero and I) (Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco)
  • Granadinas (Traditional, arr. Russ)
  • Koyunbaba, Op. 19; Moderato, Presto (Carlo Domeniconi)