Category: Past Season

A Spiritual Journey Through American Choral Music

Featuring music by Libby Larsen, Jude Navari, Alice Parker, and Vincent Persichetti. Spirituals arranged by Jacqueline Hairston. Early American Sacred Songs by the Shakers. Appalachian Folksongs arranged by Ron Nelson. World premiere of commissioned piece by Oakland composer Steven Clark.

From Generation to Generation

Jude Navari, Artistic Director
Heather Heise, Piano
Dan Levitan, Harp
Beth Milne & Erin Vang, French Horn

Program

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Jude Navari, Conductor
Heather Heise, Accompanist
Shana Kirsch, Cello

Program

• Canticle of the Creatures – Sister Theophane Hytrek
• In Pace – Orlandus Lassus
• Congratulamini Mihi Omnes – Jacob Handl
• Laudate Pueri – Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
• Laudate Pueri Dominum, op 39 no. 2 – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
• Cantique de Jean Racine, op 11 – Gabriel Faure
• Psalm 150 – Cesar Franck
• Laudate Pueri Dominum – Michael Haydn
• Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
• Psalm 150 – Zoltan Kodaly
• Psalm 23 – The Lord is my Shepherd – Randall Thompson
• Priere de Saint Francois d’Assise – Jacques Chailley
• The Canticle of the Sun – Libby Larsen

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Jude Navari, Conductor
Heather Heise, Accompanist

Program

• Hark! How the Songsters of the Grove – Henry Purcell
  • Shepherd, Shepherd, Leave Decoying
• Ludate Pueri Dominum – Michael Haydn
• Wandl’ ich in dem Wald des Abends – Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn
  • Abshied
• Cantique de Jean Racine – Gabriel Faure
• “Belle nuit, o nuit d’ amour” (Barcarolle) – Jacques Offenbach
• “Viens, Mallika…Dome epais le jasmin” – Leo Delibes
• Sonate for Piano Four Hands – Francis Poulenc
  • Prelude
  • Rustique
  • Final
• ‘Tis the Gift to be Simple – American Shaker Hymn Arr. Alice Parker
• Wade in the Watah – Traditional Negro Spiritual Arr. Ysaye M. Barnwell

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Choral works celebrating women composers throughout history. Choral Prelude by Voci for Stephanie Weisman’s Production, Aphrodisia.

Jude Navari, Conductor
Heather Heise, Accompanist

Program

• Canticle of the Creatures – Sister Theophane Hytrek
• The Canticle of the Sun – Libby Larsen
• O Ecclesia – Hildegard of Bingen
• Stavasi il mio bel Sol – Maddalena Casulana
• Wandl’ ich in dem Wald des Abends – Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn
• Scarborough Fair – English Folk Ballad Arr. Mary Goetze
• Bread and Roses – Traditional Arr. Judy Margulis
• This Little Light of Mine – Traditional African American Spiritual Arr. Ysaye M. Barnwell

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Jude Navari, Conductor
Heather Heise, Accompanist

Program

• Salmo 150 – Ernani Aguiar
• Nigra Sum – Pablo Casals
• Pollerita Roja (World Premiere) (The Red Skirt) – Gabriela Lena Frank
• Missa Sao Sebastiao – Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Kyrie
  • Gloria
  • Sanctus
  • Benedictus
  • Agnus Dei
• Nino Lindo (Beautiful Boy) – Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Song Arr. Dave and Jean Perry
• A la nanita nana (Murm ‘ring a Lullaby) – Mexican Fold Song Arr. David Eddleman
• A La Ru – Mexican Folk Song Arr. Paul Stuart
• A la Media Noche (At Midnight) – Traditional Puerto Rican Carol Arr. Joan Szymko
• Shape-Note Hymns
  • New Jerusalem – Sacred Harp Hymnal – Jeremiah Ingalls
  • Wondrous Love – Sacred Harp Hymnal – James Christopher
  • Exultation – Southern Harmony Hymnal – Ed. William Walker
• Shouts and Lullabies: American Folksongs and Spirituals for Christmas – Traditional Arr. Jude Navari
  • A Bright Morning Star Is Rising
  • Quodlibet
  • Virgin Mary
  • Sing-a -Lamb/Baby Born Today
  • Cradle Hymn
  • Little Bitty Baby
  • I Wonder as I Wander
  • The Cherry Tree Carol
  • A Bright Morning Star is Rising – Reprise
  • Rise Up Shepherd and Follow

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Judit Hartyányi, Guest Conductor
Heather Heise, Accompanist

Program

• Salmo 150 – Ernani Aguiar
• Ave Maria – Gregorian chant
• Ave Maria – Zoltan Kodaly
• Ave Maria, Op.12 – Johannes Brahms
• Suo-gan – Welsh Slumber-Song
• Canticum Sponsae – Erzsebet Szonyi
• Traditional Music from Mexico and Cuba
• Tavasz (spring) – Bela Bartok
• Ne Menj el – Bela Bartok
• Ein Bernelis per Laukeli – Lithuanian Folksong Arr. Kristina Vasiliauskaite
• Dujnel idi ut jufcetja – Bulgarian Folk Song
• Wainamoinen Makes Music – Zoltan Kodaly

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Judit Hartyanyi, Guest Conductor
Heather Heise, Accompanist

Program

• Ave Maria – Gregorian Chant
• Ave Maria – Zoltan Kodaly
• Ave Maria – Johannes Brahms
• Tota pulchra es – Maurice Durufle
• Maria Mater Gratiae – Gabriel Faure
• Salve Regina – Miklos Kocsar
• O Gloriosa – Gyorgy Orban
• Hold the Wind – English Folk Ballad Arr. Mary Goetze
• Canticum Sponsae – Erzsebet Szonyi
• Rise Up My Love – Eleanor Daley
• My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land – Sir Edward Elgar
• The Dance
• LXXV (World Premier) – Andras Feher
• Selections from Vier Gesange – Johannes Brahms
  • Song from Twelfth Night
  • The Gardner
• Queen Jane – Traditional Kentucky Folksong Arr. Stephen Hatfield
• Ne Menj el! (Don’t leave me) – Bela Bartok
• Tavasz (spring)
• Wainamoinen Makes Music – Zoltan Kodaly

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Jude Navari, Conductor
Heather Heise, Accompanist

Program

• December – Paula Foley Tillen
• The Snow – Sir Edward Elgar
• Twelfth Night – Samuel Barber
• Winter Cantata, Op. 97 – Vincent Persichetti
  • A Copper Pheasant
  • Winter’s First Drizzle
  • Winter Seclusion
  • The Woodcutter
  • Gentlest Fall of Snow
  • One Umbrella
  • Of Crimson Ice
  • The Branch is Black
  • Fallen Leaves
  • So Deep
  • The Wind’s Whetstone
  • Epilogue
• Selections from “This Wonderful Feeling” – Joan Szymko
  • In my quiet place
  • Purple night
• Noel des enfants qui n’ont plus de maisons – Claude Debussy
• Les Angelus
• Little tree – Judith Weir
  • little tree
  • i carry you in my heart
  • now is a ship
• Avinu Malkeinu – Traditional
• Canon in Five Parts – Leonard Bernstein
• Selections from “Three Settings of the Moon” – Ron Nelson
  • The Moon Does not Sleep
  • Ask the Moon

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