A Choral Tapestry

presents...

Daniel Balint, Conductor

 

Ehren Brown, Artistic Director

Kathleen Bartkowski, Accompanist

Saturday, June 11th, 2011 - 7:30 PM

First Congregational Church of Vernon
695 Hartford Turnpike (Rt. 30) C Vernon, CT 06066

Suggested donation: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors & students
 Program Order
Alleluia............................................................................................................Randall Thompson (1899-1984)

Earth Song..................................................................................................................... Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)

With a Lily in Your Hand.............................................................................................. Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Words by Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936)

Immigrants Still.......................................................................................................... Kenneth Fuchs (b. 1956)

Words by Richard Wilbur (b. 1921), from On Freedom’s Ground

Ego Flos Campi............................................................................... Jacob Clemens non Papa (c. 1510-c. 1555)
Elizabeth Bologna, Soprano Erin Bartram, Alto Jared Solensten, Bass
Jennifer McCann, Soprano Ehren Brown, Tenor James Burr, Bass
Fran Ferrall, Tenor

Pie Jesu............................................................................................................ Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948)

Patty Richardson, Soprano Rebecca Harris, Soprano

The Ninety-First Psalm.......................................................................Arr. James G. MacDermid (1875-1960)

Dennis Carroll, Baritone

Low Down the Chariot...........................................................arr. Russ Taff (b. 1953) & Bill Gaither (b. 1936)
Steven Tate, Lead Fran Ferrall, Tenor
Jared Solensten, Baritone Bill Reid, Bass

% Intermission %
O Swallow, Swallow..................................................................................................Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
Elizabeth Bologna, Soprano Erin Bartram, Mezzo-Soprano Alex Lewis, Alto

Der Neugieriege.................................................................................................... Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Spencer Hamlin, Tenor

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands........................................................Arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Karen Anger, Alto

There Is a Balm in Gilead....................................................................... Arr. William L. Dawson (1899-1990)

Ehren Brown, Tenor Soloist
Rebecca Harris, Soprano Karen Anger, Alto Bryan Niedermayer, Tenor
Elizabeth Bologna, Soprano Kathleen Bartkowski, Alto Tom Sweet, Tenor
James Burr, Bass Bruce Jones, Bass Laura Lang, Tenor

Come Home................................................................................................................................. Peter Eldridge

The Awakening....................................................................................................... Joseph M. Martin (b. 1959)

 Text & Translations
Alleluia............................................................................................................Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Alleluia.
Amen.

Earth Song..................................................................................................................... Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)

Sing, Be, Live, See…

This dark stormy hour,

The wind, it stirs.
The scorched earth
cries out in vain:

O war and power,

You blind and blur.
The torn heart
cries out in pain.

But music and singing

Have been my refuge,
And music and singing
Shall be my light.

A light of song
Shining strong: Alleluia!
Through darkness, pain and strife, I’ll
Sing, Be, Live, See…

With a Lily in Your Hand.............................................................................................. Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Words by Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936)
O my night love!
With a lily in your hand
I leave you, o my night love!
Little widow of my single star
I find you.
Tamer of dark butterflies!
I keep along my way.
After a thousand years have gone
you’ll see me, o, my night love!
By the blue footpath,
tamer of dark stars,
I’ll make my way.
Until the universe can fit inside my heart.

Immigrants Still.......................................................................................................... Kenneth Fuchs (b. 1956)

Words by Richard Wilbur (b. 1921), from On Freedom’s Ground
Still, in the same great bay,
Now edged with towers and with piers,
Where for a hundred years
Our lady has been holding sway.

The risen tide comes flooding as before

To ramble north a hundred miles or more,
And the same sea-birds rise, though now they wheel
Above the crossing wakes of barge and keel.

(Cont’d)
 Text & Translations (Cont’d)
Immigrants Still (Cont’d)
These waters and these wings,
Whatever once they seemed,
now wear a bright, cavorting air,
And have the look of ransomed things:

To our free eyes the gulls go weaving now

Loose wreaths of flight about our lady’s brow,
And toward her feet the motions of the sea
Leap up like hearts that hasten to be free.

Not that the graves of our dead are quiet,

Nor justice done, nor our journey over.
We are immigrants still, who travel in time,
Bound where the thought of America beckons;
But we hold our course, and the wind is with us.

Ego flos campi................................................................................. Jacob Clemens non Papa (c. 1510-c. 1555)
Elizabeth Bologna, Soprano Erin Bartram, Alto Jared Solensten, Bass
Jennifer McCann, Soprano Ehren Brown, Tenor James Burr, Bass
Fran Ferrall, Tenor
Ego flos campi et lilium convallium. I am the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys.
Sicut lilium inter spinas sic amica mea inter filias. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Fons hortorum et puteus aquarum viventium The fountain of gardens: a well of living waters,
Quae fluunt impetu de Libano. Which run with a strong stream from Lebanon.

Pie Jesu............................................................................................................ Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948)

Patty Richardson, Soprano Rebecca Harris, Soprano
Pie Jesu, Merciful Jesus,
Qui tollis peccata mundi Who takes away the sins of the world,
Dona eis requiem. Grant them rest.

Agnus Dei, Lamb of God,

Qui tollis peccata mundi, Who takes away the sins of the world,
Dona eis requiem Grant them rest
Sempiternam. Everlasting.

The Ninety-First Psalm.......................................................................Arr. James G. MacDermid (1875-1960)

Dennis Carroll, Baritone
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor the arrow that flieth by day;
nor the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
nor the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge,
even the most High, thy habitation;
there shall no evil befall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways,
they shall bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
 Text & Translations (Cont’d)
Low Down the Chariot...........................................................arr. Russ Taff (b. 1953) & Bill Gaither (b. 1936)
Steven Tate, Lead Fran Ferrall, Tenor
Jared Solensten, Baritone Bill Reid, Bass
Low down the chariot, let me ride.
Low down the chariot, let me ride.
Low down the chariot, let me ride.
Low down the chariot, let me ride.
Low down the chariot, let me ride.

Ride on, King Jesus.

Ride on, King Jesus.
Ride on, the conquering King;
I wanna go to Heaven in the mornin’.

I’ve been tryin’ so hard just to make it on thru.

You know, I’m tryin’ to live the way you want me to.
I wanna say goodbye to all the sin inside.
I don’t wanna miss that great glory ride!
So when you break on thru that golden sky,
Please, slow it down, don’t pass me by.
Swing that chariot way down low.
I wanna go like Elijah when I go!

Low down the chariot, let me ride.

Low down the chariot, let me ride.
Low down the chariot, let me ride.
Low down the chariot, let me ride.
Low down the chariot, let me ride.

Ride on, King Jesus.

Ride on, King Jesus.
Ride on, the conquering King;
I wanna go to Heaven in the mornin’.

% Intermission %
O Swallow, Swallow..................................................................................................Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
Elizabeth Bologna, Soprano Erin Bartram, Mezzo-Soprano Alex Lewis, Alto
O swallow, swallow, flying, flying South,
Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves,
And tell her, tell her what I tell to thee.

O tell her, swallow, that thou knowest each,

That bright, and fierce, and fickle is the South,
And dark, and true, and tender is the North.

O tell her, Swallow, that thy brood is flown:

Say to her, I do but wanton in the South,
But in the North long since my nest is made.

O tell her, brief is life, but love is long.

And brief the sun of summer in the North,
And brief the noon of beauty in the South.

O swallow, flying from the golden woods,

Fly to her, and woo her, and make her mine,
And tell her, tell her that I follow thee.
 Text & Translations (Cont’d)
Der Neugieriege.................................................................................................... Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Spencer Hamlin, Tenor
Ich frage keine Blume, I ask no flower,
Ich frage keinen Stern, I ask no star;
Sie können [mir]1 nicht sagen, None of them can tell me,
Was ich erführ so gern. What I so eagerly want to know.

Ich bin ja auch kein Gärtner, I am surely not a gardener,

Die Sterne stehn zu hoch; The stars stand too high;
Mein Bächlein will ich fragen, My brooklet will I ask,
Ob mich mein Herz belog. Whether my heart has lied to me.

O Bächlein meiner Liebe, O brooklet of my love,

Wie bist du heut so stumm? Why are you so quiet today?
Will ja nur eines wissen, I want to know just one thing -
Ein Wörtchen um und um. One little word again and again.

Ja heißt das eine Wörtchen, The one little word is “Yes”;

Das andre heißet Nein, The other is “No”,
Die beiden Wörtchen Both these little words
Schließen die ganze Welt mir ein. Make up the entire world to me.

O Bächlein meiner Liebe, O brooklet of my love,

Was bist du wunderlich! Why are you so strange?
Will’s ja nicht weitersagen, I’ll surely not repeat it;
Sag, Bächlein, liebt sie mich? Tell me, o brooklet, does she love me?

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands........................................................Arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Karen Anger, Alto
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got all the power in His hands,

He’s got all the power in His hands,
He’s got all the power in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got you and me brother in His hands,

He’s got you and me sister in His hands,
He’s got the little baby in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got mother and father in His hands,

He’s got the sun and the moon right in His hands,
He’s got everybody in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.
 Text & Translations (Cont’d)
There is a Balm in Gilead........................................................................ Arr. William L. Dawson (1899-1990)
Ehren Brown, Tenor Soloist
Rebecca Harris, Soprano Karen Anger, Alto Bryan Niedermayer, Tenor
Elizabeth Bologna, Soprano Kathleen Bartkowski, Alto Tom Sweet, Tenor
James Burr, Bass Bruce Jones, Bass Laura Lang, Tenor
There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sinsick soul.
There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sinsick soul.

Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work’s in vain,

but then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.

There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,

There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sinsick soul.
There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sinsick soul.

If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul,
you can tell the love of Jesus, and say, “He died for all.”

There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,

There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sinsick soul.
There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sinsick soul.

Come Home................................................................................................................................. Peter Eldridge

Come home, come home to me.
It’s lonely out there, so crowded and so cold.
Come home, come home to me.
Come hold me, come hold me close to you.
The love you need waits silently.
Waits, waits,
Come home to me.

The Awakening....................................................................................................... Joseph M. Martin (b. 1959)

I dreamed a dream, a silent dream of a land not far away
where no bird sang, no steeples rang, and teardrops fell like rain.
I dreamed a dream; a silent dream.
I dreamed a dream of a land so filled with pride
that every song, both weak and strong, withered and died. I dreamed a dream.
No hallelujah; not one hosanna! No song of love, no lullaby.
And no choir sang to change the world. No pipers played, no dancers twirled.
I dreamed a dream; a silent dream.

Awake, awake! Soli Deo Gloria!

Awake my soul and sing, the time for praise has come.
The silence of the night has passed, a new day has begun!
Let music never die in me; forever let my spirit sing!
Wherever emptiness is found let there be joy and glorious sound.
Let music never die in me; forever let my spirit sing!
Let all our voices join as one to praise the giver of the sun!
Awake, awake! Let music live!
% Ehren Brown, Artistic Director
Daniel Balint, Assistant Conductor %
Kathleen Bartkowski, Accompanist

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

Elizabeth Bologna * ^ Karen Anger ^ Fran Ferrall Vincent Bologna ^
Rebecca Harris Erin Bartram * ^ Spencer Hamlin Ehren Brown
Shreya Joseph Nina Gagnon Laura Lang * James Burr ^
Jayme Kunze Paula Kuenzler Bryan Niedermayer Dennis Carroll
Diane Lipari Alexandra Lewis ^ Jared Solensten Bruce Jones * ^
Jennifer McCann Lorinda Spivey Tom Sweet Charles F. J. Morse
Caragh O’Brien Beth Stewart Steven Tate Bill Reid
Peggy Reid Lynn Sweet
Patricia Richardson Janet Watson
Nicole Yepez

* Section Leader ^ Board Member + Choral Fellow

The Vernon Chorale would like to thank The Vernon Arts Commission for its continued generous support.
For more information, please contact the Commission at the following email address, rather than the phone number in the ad book.
vernonarts@comcast.net

Program Layout by:

Hilary Lang C Blythe Spirit Photography C hilarylang@gmail.com