Simple Gifts from Old American Songs

This is a portion of the June 25, 2017 recital I performed at First Baptist Church of Winchester as part of their «Music on the Corner» concert series. «Simple Gifts» is from Aaron Copland's «Old American Songs,» a collection of folk songs from across the United States. Copland used the melody of this song in his ballet, «Appalachian Spring.» If you enjoy this piece, please watch my other videos, and visit and like my artist page, «James Gann, Baritone» on Facebook!