Grammy Award-winning baritone Lucas Meachem, one of the most accomplished, in-demand singers of the moment, continues to captivate audiences worldwide. His first solo album Shall We Gather featuring his wife, pianist Irina Meachem, was praised by BBC Music Magazine as having “vibrant and committed performances” with Meachem delivering “a heartbreakingly beautiful performance.” Lucas Meachem returns to WFMT to share selections from Shall We Gather and to preview his upcoming performance in the title role of Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.
Lucas Meachem performs “I Bought Me a Cat” with the Classical Tahoe Orchestra conducted by Ruth Reinhardt.
Playlist
Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah Part I
Chorus, “Baal, we cry to thee”
Aria, “Lord GOd of Abraham, Isaac and Israel!”
Aria, “Is not his word like a fire?” Part II
Aria, “It is enough”
Arioso, “For the mountains shall depart”
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Paul Daniel, conductor
Traditional, arr. Steve White: Oh, Shenadoah Dan Emmett, arr. Aaron Copland: The Boatman’s Dance Traditional, arr. Charles Ives: In the Mornin‘ Robert Lowry, arr. Aaron Copland: At the River William Grant Still: Grief Carrie Jacob-Bonds arr. Irina Meachem & Steve White: A Perfect Day Jake Heggie: “We Will Always Walk Together” from Pieces of 9/11
Lucas Meachem, baritone
Irina Meachem, piano
