"Joy" by Ricky Ian Gordon, sung by Harolyn Blackwell

Harolyn Blackwell sings Ricky Ian Gordon's setting of the poem "Joy" by Langston Hughes, March 10, 1997, at a concert entitled "Jeffrey's Birthday," at Symphony Space...composer at the piano, Kenny Dybisz, Reeds, Dorothy Lawson, Cello, and David Cerutti, Viola...Phoebe Alison, the beautiful page turner!

[@zoomaliaify]

you see the way Ricky and Harolyn are in such agreement and intertwined freedom!!?!? A truly alive combination of piano, creation, and voice.

[@claviercat]

This is gorgeous. I've played the piano-only version of this but love this arrangement. And what a fantastic, effortless-sounding voice she has! I don't think I've ever heard a performer embody this song so beautifully!

[@donnageorge2712]

Wow what a performance!!

[@antonimendezona5355]

What a gorgeous piece! I've never heard it with this arrangement! And the lovely Harolyn Blackwell brought such wonderful vibrancy! Bravo tutti!

[@SongbirdAlom]

Perfection.