PRESENTS SCHUBERT · 2016-03-03 · Crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, he suffered, and was buried. And on the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended

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Directed by Hannah Wunsch

SCHUBERT & FREUNDE

Schubert | J.S. Bach | Beethoven | Mendelssohn | Brahms

“Harmony” 16” x 10” Acrylic by Cantabile Member Kyong Johnson


Vier Zigeunerlieder, Op. 112 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)Himmel Strahlt

Richte Mich, Gott! Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)Ensemble:

Abigail StokleyJulia Lehman

Karen Aschcraft Katja StokleyJulien Salmon Ben Herbert

Phil RiceTom Voll

Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

INTERMISSION

Schubert Mass in G Franz Schubert (1797- 1828)KyrieGloriaCredoSanctusBenedictusAgnus Dei

Soloists: Emily Murdock, SopranoPaul Thompson, TenorAdam Ewing, Baritone

Alleluia, from Lobet den Herrn (Psalm 117) J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)

SCHUBERT & FREUNDEPROGRAM


Himmel StrahltHimmel strahlt so helle und klar,Heller strahlt mir dein Augenpaar.Du meine Rose, mir ins Auge blick,Daß ich dich segne in meinem Glück.

Vögleins Lied so lieblich erklingt,Süß’res Lied mir mein Liebchen singt.Du meine Rose, mir ins Auge blick,Daß ich dich segne in meinem Glück.

Sonne küßt das ganze Erdenrund,Heißer küßt mich dein Rosenmund.Du meine Rose, mir ins Auge blick,Daß ich dich segne in meinem Glück.

Richte Mich, GottRichte mich, Gott, und führe mein Sache,wider das unheilige Volk; und errette mich von den falschen und bösen Leuten.Denn du bist der Gott meiner StärkeWarum verstoessest du mich?Warum lässest du mich so traurig gehenWenn mein Feind mich drängt?Sende dein Licht und deine Wahrheit,das sie mich leiten zu dem heilige Bergeund zu deiner Wohnung.Dass ich hineingehe zum Altar Gottes,zu dem Gott, der meine Freude und Wonne ist. Und dir, Gott, auf der Harfe danke, mein Gott.Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele,und bist so Unruhig in mir?Harre auf Gott! Denn ich werde ihm noch danken.Dass er meines Angesichts Hülfe, und Mein Gott ist.

Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle WeltJauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, dienet dem Herrn mit Freuden!Kommet vor sein Angesichtmit Frohlocken.

TEXTSSCHUBERT & FREUNDE

Heaven ShinesThe sky is beaming, so bright and clear;even more brightly do your eyes beam at me.You, my rose, gaze into my eyes,so that I bless you in my happiness.

The little bird’s song resounds with such loveliness, yet my darling sings a much sweeter song.You, my rose, gaze into my eyes,so that I bless you in my happiness.

The sun kisses the entire world,yet your rosy lips kiss me even more warmly.You, my rose, gaze into my eyes,so that I bless you in my happiness.

Justify Me, God (Psalm 43)Do me justice, o God, and fight my fightagainst a faithless people;from the deceitful and impious man rescue me.For you, o God, are my strength.Why do you keep me so far away?Why must I go about in mourning,With the enemy oppressing me?Send forth your light and your truth;they shall lead me onAnd bring me to your holy mountain,to your dwelling place.Then will I go in to the altar of God,the God of my gladness and joy;Then will I give you thanks upon the harp, my GodWhy are you so downcast, o my soul?And why do you sigh within me?Hope in God! Then I will again give him thanks,In the presence of my saviorand my God.

Shout to the Lord, All the EarthMake a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.


Erkennet, daß der Herr Gott ist. Er hat uns gemacht, und nicht wir selbst, zu seinem Volk und zu Schafen seiner Weide.Gehet zu seinen Toren ein mit Danken. Zu seinen Vorhöfen mit Loben. Danket ihm, lobet seinen Namen.Denn der Herr ist freundlich und seine Gnade währet ewig und seine Wahrheit für und für.

Elegischer GesangSanft, wie du lebtest, hast du vollendet, zu heilig für den Schmerz! Kein Auge wein’ ob des himmlischen Geistes Heimkehr.

Schubert Mass in GKyrieKyrie eleison.Christe eleison.Kyrie eleison.

GloriaGloria in excelsis Deo, Et in terra pax Hominibus bonae voluntatis.

Laudamus te. Benedicimus te.Adoramus te. Glorificamus te.

Gratias agimus tibi Propter magnam gloriam tuam.

Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.

Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.

Qui tollis peccata mundi, Miserere nobis.

[Qui tollis peccata mundi, Suscipe deprecationem nostram,

Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Elegischer GesangGently, as you lived, have you died, too holy for sorrow! Let no eye shed tears for the spirit’s heavenly homecoming

Schubert Mass in GKyrieLord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

GloriaGlory to God in the highest. And on earth peace to all those of good will.

We praise thee. We bless thee. We worship thee. We glorify thee.

We give thanks to thee according to thy great glory.

Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father almighty.

Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.

Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

[Receive our prayer, Who sitteth at the right hand


Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, Miserere nobis.]

Quoniam tu solus sanctus. Tu solus Dominus Tu solus Altissimus [Jesu Christe],

Cum Sancto Spiritu In gloria Dei Patris. Amen

CredoCredo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, Factorem coeli et terrae,Visibilium omnium, et invisibilium.

[Et] in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. [Et] ex Patre natum ante omni saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, non factum, Consubstantialem Patri: Per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui [propter] nos homines, Et propter nostram salutem Descendit de caelis.

Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto Ex Maria Virgine. Et homo factus est.

Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato: Passus, et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, Secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in caelum: Sedet ad dexteram Patris. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, Judicare vivos et mortuos: Cujus regni non erit finis.

Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum, et vivificantem: Qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre, et Filio

of the Father, have mercy on us.]

For Thou alone art holy. Thou alone art the Lord. Thou alone art the most high, [Jesus Christ].

With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen

CredoI believe in one God, The Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth,and of all things visible and invisible.

[And] I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, The only begotten Son of God, [Born] of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, True God from true God. Begotten, not made, Of one substance with the Father By whom all things were made. Who for us and [for] our salvation came down from heaven.

And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary. And was made man.

Crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, he suffered, and was buried. And on the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and he sits at the right hand of the Father. He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; and of his kingdom there will be no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son who together with the Father and the Son


Simul adoratur et conglorificatur: Qui locutus est per Prophetas.

[Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam.]

Confiteor unum baptisma In remissionem peccatorum. [Et expecto resurrectionem] mortuorum. Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

SanctusSanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis.

BenedictusBenedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.

Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis,

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis,

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.

is adored and glorified, who spoke to us through the Prophets.

[And in one holy catholic and apostolic Church,]

I confess one baptism For the remission of sins. [I await the resurrection] of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

SanctusHoly, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.

BenedictusBlessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus Dei Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant us peace.


SCHUBERT & FREUNDEHimmel Strahlt so Helle und Klar is the third of Johannes Brahms’ (1833-1897) Zigeunerlieder (“Gypsy songs”), a set of songs for 4 voices and piano. The texts are originally from traditional Hungarian folk tunes, adapted into German by Hugo Conrat (1845–1906), a poet in Vienna. Throughout the piece, Brahms captures the Romantic preoccupation with love and nature, as the poet continually compares their love to the beauty of nature, and finds nature eclipsed by the lover’s eyes, singing, and kisses.

Athough often remembered for his large-scale works (Elijah, Italian Symphony), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) also composed a number of sacred motets, including Richte mich, Gott and Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle Welt. Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, Germany, and was trained in music from a young age alongside his sister, Fanny Mendelssohn. His family was Jewish, but he was raised as a Christian by his father who converted to Christianity. One of his responsibilities as head of the Berlin Academy of the Arts was to conduct the Berlin cathedral choir, for which he wrote a number of sacred pieces.

Richte, mich Gott and Jauchzet dem Herrn together portray the extremes of emotion. Richte, mich Gott calls for God’s justice; it begins in a minor key, with the Psalmist feeling isolated from God and beset by enemies. However, by the end the piece has transitioned into a major key, with the Psalmist promising to trust in God through an increasingly emphatic Harre auf Gott! (Hope in the Lord!). In a stark contrast, Jauchzet dem Herrn, begins with a similar declamation in the voices, but is instead an

exclamation of joy and praise. Throughout the piece, Mendelssohn creates aural pictures, with light, lilting melodies for Schafen seiner Weide (sheep of his pasture) and expansive chords for für und für (forever and ever).

Elegischer Gesang (Elegy Song), Op. 118, is a short work by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) scored for string quartet and four voices. The text was written by Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781–1862), an Austrian dramatist. Although not published until 1826, it dates from 1814 and is dedicated to Beethoven’s friend and patron Baron Johann Baptist von Pasqualati of Osterberg, whose wife Eleonore had died in 1811 at only 24 years old. It is one of Beethoven’s least known works, but is poignant in its dramatic dynamics and chromaticism to portray the pain of a life cut short.

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was just 18 when he composed his second mass, the Mass in G major. It was finished in six days during March 1815, for a performance in the Lichtenthal church. While the text is mostly that of the traditional Roman Catholic Mass, scholar Dennis Shrock comments, “Unique to Schubert, portions of the Gloria and Credo texts in all the [six Latin] masses are varied: individual words are repeated, the standard order of phrases is interchanged, and, most striking, some words and phrases are deleted. The deletions—such as Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (who sits at the right hand of the Father) and Credo in unam sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam (I believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic church) from the Credo—are intriguing and inexplicable.” Another notable musicologist, Nick Strimple, notes,

PROGRAM NOTES


“Schubert was a freethinker, and this attitude is obvious in his liturgical works.”

While many masses begin with a furious demand for mercy, Schubert’s Kyrie is homophonic and gently lyrical. The “Christe” section begins with an expressive soprano solo, and the chorus enters to finish the section and the movement. The Gloria is in D Major, triumphant in tone, but still permeated with a kind of sweetness rare in Mass settings. The mid-point of the mass, and perhaps the greatest section of the whole piece, is the hypnotic Credo. Schubert creates a dichotomy between the beating heart of the lower strings and the ethereal phrases of the voices that through the Crucifixus section. Certainly, Schubert was intentional with his omission of the phrase Et in unam sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam (and in one holy, catholic, and apostolic church), and perhaps a young Schubert was exploring his own relationship with the church. Following

the impressive Credo, the Sanctus contains a brief but impressive fugal Hosanna. Schubert reserves the Benedictus for the soprano, tenor, and bass soloists, who sing lyrical, flowing melodies. The chorus returns with a repeat of the Hosanna fugue. Schubert sets his passionate Agnus Dei for soprano and bass soloists, interspersed with soft commentary by the chorus on the texts, miserere nobis and dona nobis pacem. The Mass ends as quietly as it began.

Lobet den Herrn, Alle Heiden BWV 230 was written by Johannes Sebastien Bach (1685-1750) on the text of Psalm 117:1-2. Although dates and sources for the motet are somewhat mysterious, its music clearly displays Bach’s style and skill. It is Bach’s only motet set for four voice parts and an independent continuo line. Typically, each line of text is treated in a unique and colorful way. Today, Cantabile will be singing the final movement of the motet: the exuberant, dancing Alleluia.

SINGERS

SopranoRoxanne BailinKyong Johnson*Linda JohnsonMarilyn Kruegel Annie LarnerKathleen McCormickCarol NielsenMary O’BrienAbigail StokleyKatie StremelChelsea ThomasUrsula WadeAudrey Windolph

AltoKaren AshcraftMary Chapin DurlingCathy FryeLinda HaertlingJoanne KarpinskiLucy KellyDebbie KullbyJulia LehmanPam MalzbenderKay NorrisCindy Pierce Kristin SpeedyKatja Stokley

TenorMark BottemillerAloke GuhaBen HerbertBill HorstDave Norris Julien SalmonJeffrey Wang

BassDoug BurgerJeffrey EngleOrin Hargraves Jonathan Hough John KitchingTim O’BrienPhil RiceBrian UnderhillTom VollGreg Werner

* Indicates Cantabile member not singing in this concert.

Violin1 Stacey BradyViolin 2Jennifer Diaz

ViolaMatt DiekmanCelloAnne Brennand

BassBrian KnottOrganStella Pradeau

STRING QUINTET


BIOS

Soprano Emily Murdock, SopranoSoprano Emily Murdock is a versatile performer whose performances “resonate well with the audience” (Opera News). She has sung with PORTopera, Opera in the Ozarks, the Boulder Fringe Festival, Pine Mountain Music Festival, Opera Colorado, and regularly performs with the Central City Opera Ensemble.

Emily is one half of the ensemble Liria Duo with pianist Sara Parkinson. Liria Duo released an album of songs by Libby Larsen in 2013 called Songs of Her Self. The duo spent three years working closely with the composer on this premiere recording.

Emily has appeared as a soloist with several regional orchestral and choral organizations in the Rocky Mountains. She has also been successful in many multi-round competitions, singing in the National Semi-Finals of the NATS Artist Award recital competition, the National Finals of the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition, the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition Finals, and the Regional Round of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

Emily received her Master of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her Bachelor of Music degree in Voice and Flute Performance from the University of Montana. She is a native of Whitefish, Montana, and currently resides with her husband, pianist/coach/conductor Steven Aguiló-Arbues near Denver, Colorado.

Paul Thompson, TenorTenor Paul Thompson is pursuing his DMA in Choral Conducting and Repertoire at CU-Boulder, where his TA duties include directing two vocal jazz ensembles, working with several choirs, and assisting in the teaching of undergraduate conducting.

As a singer, Paul has received honors, including the 2008 UW-Milwaukee Concerto and Aria competition and taking first place at

the Wisconsin NATS competition as a college senior in 2005. He has appeared as a soloist with the Green Lake Festival, the Fond du Lac Summer Music Festival, the South Shore Chorale, and the Fond du Lac Chamber Singers. Paul also performs regularly with the East Side Chamber Players, a group of young professional musicians from the Milwaukee area who perform concerts of chamber works throughout the Midwest. In addition, Paul has appeared as a guest artist with Vocal Tapestry, the UW-Milwaukee Universtiy Community Orchestra, Present Music in Milwaukee, and as a performer on the Yolanda Marculescu Vocal Arts Series.

Paul comes to Colorado from Wisconsin, where he was a member of the choral faculty at UW-Milwaukee, directing the University Choir, the Men’s Chorus, and teaching voice classes. Prior to this, Paul was on faculty at UW-Manitowoc. Paul holds a Masters of Music in choral conducting from UW-Milwaukee, and a Bachelors of Music in voice from Marian University in Fond du Lac. He has been director of vocal music and jazz studies at St. Mary’s Springs High School in Fond du Lac, WI, where he directed the Concert Choir, Vocal Jazz ensembles, Madrigal Singers, Music Liturgy Ensemble, and the Jazz Band.

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Adam Ewing, BaritoneBaritone Adam Ewing, a native of Hiawatha, KS, has gratefully settled along Colorado’s Front Range. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance at CU-Boulder, where he studies with Patrick Mason. In addition to accompanying and teaching voice, Ewing has appeared as Sondheim (Side by Side by Sondheim), John Brooke (Little Women), Gianni Schicchi, the Count (cover, Le

Nozze di Figaro), Man 2 (Songs for a New World), Miles Gloriosus (A Funny Thing…Forum), and Schroeder (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown), among others. He also performs with Central City Opera’s Education and Community Engagement ensemble. Perhaps his most fitting role, both vocally and dramatically, was the Celebrant in the CU Opera Theater production of Bernstein’s Mass.

In addition to dramatic works, Ewing is an avid performer of art song. Last summer he was one of six singers chosen for the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar where he studied with Stephanie Blythe and Alan Smith. He also spent a month in Canada as a student at the Vancouver International Song Institute, an intensive summer program for singers and pianists focusing on art song, particularly French repertoire and the songs of Schubert. While there, he discovered his love for the beaches of the Pacific Northwest and affirmed his fondness for sushi and fish and chips. Ewing enjoys singing contemporary American art song as well, working with both student composers and celebrated masters. He has sung in masterclasses and recitals for Roger Vignoles, William Bolcom, Lori Laitman, Jake Heggie, Bob Spillman, and Libby Larsen.

Ewing is a founding member of the choral groups An die Musik and Vox Reflexa, and a past member of the Missouri Music Educators National Conference, the Indiana University student chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national men’s music fraternity.

Stella Pradeau, Organist and Collaborative PianistA native Arkansan, Stella grew up surrounded by the sounds of gospel and bluegrass in a family of self-taught musicians.She began study of the piano at the age of 10 with a local church pianist.Lessons took place in the broom closet at the local high school. After a few years, Stella began lessons with a classically focused teacher located in a nearby town. She immediately fell in love with

the sounds, colors and beauty of classical music.By the age of 14 Stella accompanied all music at her church and at the age of 18, she performed the second piano concerto by Saint Saëns with the University of Arkansas Concert Orchestra.

Currently a private teacher and popular choral collaborator in the Boulder area, Stella is a graduate of the University of Colorado where she studied with pianists Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow and successfully completed her Masters Degree in Piano Performance.While at CU, Stella was a graduate assistant and winner of the Norris Piano Award.Other awards and honors include a year of study in Paris at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse as a Rotary Scholar (1992-93) and semi-finalist placement at the International Hilton Head Piano Competition (1997).

Stella has worked with Cantabile since 1999. She collaborates with the Boulder Children’s Chorale and is a frequent accompanist at First United Methodist Church in Boulder. She has also appeared in concerts with the Rocky Mountain Chorale. Stella


Hannah Wunsch, Music DirectorHannah became the Music Director of Cantabile in Fall 2014. Hannah is also the Conductor of the University of Colorado Women’s Choir, and is currently directing the inaugural season of the University of Colorado Madrigal groups, The Montagni Singers and Madri-Gals. In Summer 2014, Hannah co-founded the Summer Lab Choir, a new ensemble at the University of Colorado devoted to the development

of undergraduate conductors. She is also the Director of the Bel Canto Children’s Choir, part of the Boulder Children’s Chorale. Hannah has been Director of Worship and Music at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church since 2010, and has enjoyed performing as a vocal soloist in Macky Auditorium and around the Boulder and Denver area since 2009. Hannah’s previous appointments include Assistant Conductor of the University of Colorado University Singers and University Choir, Director of University of Colorado Collegiate Chorale, and the Boulder Aria Singers. She was the St. Martin’s Chamber Choir Mark Sheldon Conducting Intern in 2011-2012.

Hannah received her Bachelor’s Degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN in Vocal Performance. In 2012, she received her Master of Music in Choral Conducting with a vocal performance emphasis from the University of Colorado in Boulder, where she studied with Dr. Larry Kaptein and Dr. Patti Peterson. Hannah is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Colorado with Dr. Greg Gentry.

lives in Louisville with her husband and three daughters. She maintains a thriving piano studio for students of all ages and enjoys spending time on the local trails with her mischievous cairn terrier, Scooter.


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PRESENTS SCHUBERT · 2016-03-03 · Crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, he suffered, and was buried. And on the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended