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Journey back to 18th century Venice, a city that was experiencing a remarkable flowering of sacred music composed specifically for women’s voices, by some of the world’s great masters of vocal music.

Mitchell Covington, Artistic Director
Edna Yeh, Assistant Conductor
Anne Rainwater, Accompanist
Guest Artists: Jubilate Baroque Orchestra and MacKenzie Covington, soprano

Program

• O Frondens Virga (O Greening Branch) a hym to Mary – Hildegard von Bingen

• Rejoice! Rejoice! – William Byrd

• Sucepit Israel (O Servant, Israel) from Magnificat – Johann Sebastian Bach

• Wir Eilen mit Schwachen, Doch Emsigen Schritten (We hasten with Weak, yet Eager Steps) from Cantata No. 78 “Jesu, der du Meine Seele” – Johann Sebastian Bach

• Ave, Regina Coelorum (Hail, Queen of Heaven) – Giovanni Legrenzi

• Laudate Pueri (Give Praise) Psalm 112 – Johann Adolf Hasse
  • Laudate Pueri
  • Excelsus Super Omnes Gentes
  • Quis Sicut Dominus
  • Suscitans a Terra
  • Sicut Erat in Principio

• Fecit Potentiam (He has Shown Power) from Magnificat – Nicola Porpora

• Magnificat – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

• Duo Seraphim Clamabant (Two Angels called to One Another) – Tómas Luis de Victoria

• In Nativitate Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum (Song of the Nativity of the Lord), H 421 – Marc-Antoine Charpentier
  • Historicus
  • Chorus Pastorum
  • Angelus (the Angel)
  • Una Ex Choro

• Ave, Regina Caelorum – Chiara Margarita Cozzolani

• Laetatus Sum (I Rejoiced) – Nicola Porpora
  • Laetatus Sum
  • Quia Illic Sederunt Sedes
  • Fiat Pax
  • Gloria Patri
  • Sicut Erat

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Music from two of the world’s great faith traditions, Judaism and Christianity, performed in a time when our world is experiencing such division and tension.

Mitchell Covington, Artistic Director
Edna Yeh, Assistant Conductor
Amy Belles, Accompanist
Guest Artist: Meredith Clark, Harp

Program

• Karitas Habundat in Omnia – Hildegard von Bingen

• Angelus and Pastores – Sulpita Cesis

• A Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten
  • Procession: Hodie Cristus natus est
  • Wolcum Yole! (Welcome Yule) – Anonymous, 14th century
  • There is no Rose – Anonymous, 14th century
  • That Yönge Child – Anonymous, 14th century
  • Balulalow – John James and Robert Wedderburn
  • As dew in Aprille (As Dew in April) – Anonymous, circa 1400
  • This Little Babe – Robert Southwell
  • In the Freezing Winter – Robert Southwell
  • Spring Carol – William Cornish
  • Deo Gracias (Thanks be to God) – Anonymous, 15th century
  • Recession: Hodie – Vespers for Christmas Day (Traditional)

• Ma Navu (How Pleasant) – Joseph Spivak, Arr. Barbara Wolfman

• Ufros Aleinu (Spread Over Us) – Traditional Jewish Blessing, Arr. Sheryl Kaskowitz

• Yih’yu L’ratzon (May the Words) – Traditional Jewish Prayer, Arr. Sheryl Kaskowitz

• Dans Les Ombres de la Nuit (Premiere) (In the Shadows of the Night) – Traditional French Noel, Arr. Mitchell Covington

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Robert Wells, Guest Conductor
Edna Yeh, Assistant Conductor
Jonathan Dimmock, Organ
Guest Artists: Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir

Program

• Voci:
  • Missa Brevis in D – Benjamin Britten
  • Ave Maria from Dialogues of the Carmelites – Francis Poulenc
  • Tota pulchra es – Maurice Duruflé
  • O viridissima virga – Emma Lou Diemer
  • Litanies à la Vierge Noire – Francis Poulenc
• Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir:
  • Lux Aeterna – Z. Randall Stroope
  • Shchedryk – Traditional, arr. Mykola Leontovych
  • Give Us Hope – James Papoulis
• All:
  • Messa Basse – Gabriel Fauré

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Stunning music for women’s voices by 20th and 21st century composers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia and Estonia.

Mitchell Covington, Artistic Director
Edna Yeh, Assistant Conductor
Amy Belles, Piano

Program

• Three Night Pieces – Karin Rehnqvist (Sweden)
  • Ljusfälten (The light fields)
  • När natten skänker frid (When the night gives you peace)
  • Natt över jorden (Now it’s night over the earth)

• Lauliku Lapsepõli (The Songster’s Childhood) – Traditional Estonian, arr. Veljo Tormis

• In Paradisum (In Paradise) – Galina Grigorjeva (Estonia)

• Smieklis Man (This is My Laugh) – Latvian Folk Song, arr. Aldonis Kalniņš

• On suuri sun rantas autius (Great is the desolation of your shore) – Traditional Finnish, arr. Matti Hyökki

• Mistä on pienet pojat teyty? (What are little boys made of?) – Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland)

• Three Heavenly Songs – Ēriks Ešenvalds (Latvia)
  • Stars
  • O salutaris hostia (O saving victim, opening wide)
  • Benedictus es (Blessed art Thou)

• Two Nordic Pieces – Ola Gjeilo (Norway)
  • Northern Lights
  • Tundra

• Song of the Stars (from Songs of the Lights) – Imants Ramiņš (Latvia/Canada)

• Eatnemen Vuelie (Song of the Earth) – Frode Fjellheim (Norway)

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