Tippett: A Child of Our Time Susan Sharpe introduces a performance given earlier this month in the Royal Festival Hall, London, of the work which established Tippett's reputation and reflected his pacifist views. Tippett made use of several spirituals, which are included in the concert in their original guise.
Trad I'm Gonna Sing; Deep River; Wade in de Water; Steal Away;
Joshua; Nobody Knows; Go Down
Moses; By and By; Jesus Is a Rock London Adventist Chorale, conductor Ken Burton
Tippett A Child of Our Time
Michele Crider , Michelle DeYoung (sopranos), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass),
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conductor Roger Norrington