Відому всьому світу мелодію Миколи Леонтовича сучасний американський композитор скомпонував із класичною “black music”. Так народилася пісня “We are Christmas” – “Ми – це Різдво”.
Український “Щедрик” у поєднанні з афроамериканською музикою прозвучав на сцені Вашингтонського кафедрального собору Єпископальної церкви США.
Грудень 2009
A past performance from Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert — Spelman College Glee Club performing We Are Christmas. Lead vocals by Sarah Stephens Song by Dr. Kevin Johnson and Sarah Stephens
Грудень 2017
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of her composition, “We Are Christmas,” the Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol concert featured a special guest performance by Sarah Stephens Benibo, C’2007, during the Saturday performance in Sisters Chapel, on Dec. 2, 2017.
Грудень 2018
VOICES – ‘Hodie!’
Stephen Futrell, Conductor and Artistic Director
Shoko Abe, Accompanist
www.voiceschapelhill.org
Kevin Johnson, piano
Jaleesa Schoolfield, soprano
Tony Sawyer, percussion
Todd Coleman, electric bass
Moeser Auditorium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
12/15/18
Січень 2022
The theme of The Trey Clegg Singers 2021 Christmas Concert was “We Are Christmas” by Sarah Stephens (b.1985) and Kevin Johnson (b. 1959), both from Spelman College, Atlanta, GA. sung by the Chorus, featuring Jazz soloist Myrna Clayton.
“We are Christmas!
We are God’s hands to care for one another in these war-torn lands.
We are Christmas!
The love that we share will carry one another ’til we understand.”
2023 рік
We Are Christmas by Kevin Johnson & Sarah Stephens. Santa Fe Desert Chorale featuring Marques Jerrell Ruff – Winter 2023 . FestivalRecorded December, 2023 Santa Fe, NM
2020 рік
With Christmas Carol premiering tomorrow, Co-Student Conductor, Ariel Alvarado, C’2021 sat down with Sarah Stephens Benibo, C’2007, co-composer of “We are Christmas” to talk about the Christmas Carol Classic.