Songs of the Americas
Sasha Cooke and Jason Vieaux
October 18, 2026 - 3:00 pm
Sasha Cooke Two-time Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke has been called a "luminous standout" (New York Times) and “equal parts poise, radiance and elegant directness” (Opera News).
Jason Vieaux Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation”.
Jason Vieaux is represented by Curtis Artist Management at Curtis Institute of Music
PROGRAM
Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano
Jason Vieaux, guitar
2026-2027
Selections from Tonadillas Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
La maja dolorosa no.3
El tra la la y punteado
El mirar de la maja
El majo discreto
Asturias Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Tres Canciones Españolas Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Selections from Old American Songs Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990)
Simple gifts
Little Horses
At the River
~intermission~
Tell Me Where Fancy is Bred Elliot Carter (1908-2012)
Tidal Pools (2025) Jason Vieaux (b. 1973)
Somewhere Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Not everyone thinks I'm beautiful Michael Tilson Thomas (1944-2026)
Children will Listen Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Give me Jesus (arr. Hogan) Traditional Spiritual
Hawaiian folk songs (arr. Amy Hanaiali’i)
Palehua
Wailana
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