New Day Begun, by Lara Downes

New Day Begun

by Lara Downes

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1.	A Change Is Gonna Come (Arr. by Jeremy Siskind) 03:54	info	buy track
2.	Changing Faces 01:47	info	buy track
3.	Come Sunday (feat. PUBLIQuartet) 03:09	info	buy track
4.	Like Moons And Like Suns 02:57	info	buy track
5.	Summerland 03:42	info	buy track
6.	The Ecstasy of Love (feat. Jordan Bak) 07:29	info	buy track
7.	Love Will Find A Way (Arr. by Jeremy Siskind) 03:42	info	buy track
8.	Adoration (feat. Titus Underwood) 02:59	info	buy track
9.	Variations on "Lift Every Voice And Sing" 06:12	info	buy track
10.	When The Dove Enters In (feat. Davóne Tines) 04:25	info	buy track
11.	When Young Spring Comes 02:17	info	buy track
12.	Caged Bird (feat. Regina Carter) 03:08	info	buy track
13.	Peace Of Mind 03:48	info	buy track
14.	Lara Downes, Daniel Roumain - Prayer (feat. PUBLIQuartet) 06:09	info	buy track
15.	I Dream A World (feat. Tonality) 02:35	info	buy track

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New Day Begun features works by Black American composers whose music resounds as a celebration of heritage, a cry for freedom, a call to action, and a promise to the next generation. This collection embraces a reawakening, as we emerge from the darkness of pandemic to craft a
new American era.

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released July 16, 2021

Lara Downes, piano; Adam Abeshouse, production
1. SAM COOKE A Change Is Gonna Come (Arr. by Jeremy Siskind)
2. ALVIN SINGLETON Changing Faces
3. DUKE ELLINGTON Come Sunday (w/ PUBLIQuartet)
4. CARLOS SIMON Like Moons and Like Suns
5. WILLIAM GRANT STILL Summerland
6. H. LESLIE ADAMS The Ecstasy of Love (w/ Jordan Bak)
7. EUBIE BLAKE Love Will Find A Way
8. FLORENCE PRICE Adoration (w/ Titus Underwood)
9. LETTIE B. ALSTON Variations on Lift Every Voice and Sing
10. MARGARET BONDS When the Dove Enters In (w/ Davóne Tines)
11. NKEIRU OKOYE When Young Spring Comes
12. ABBEY LINCOLN Caged Bird (w/ Regina Carter)
13. HAZEL SCOTT Peace of Mind
14. DANIEL ROUMAIN Prayer (w/ PUBLIQuartet)
15. ANDRÉ J. THOMAS I Dream a World (w/ Tonality)

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Lara Downes California

Lara Downes has been called “an explorer whose imagination is fired by bringing notice to the underrepresented and forgotten”. Her musical roadmap seeks inspiration from the legacies of history, family, and collective memory, excavating the broad landscape of American music to create acclaimed recordings that serve as gathering spaces for her listeners to find common ground and shared experience. ... more

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