4. The Driving Boy [soprano solo and children’s choir] text by George Peele (circa 1556-1596), from “The Old Wives’ Tale,” published 1595
Whenas the rye reach to the chin, And chop-cherry, chop-cherry ripe within, Strawberries swimming in the cream, And schoolboys playing in the stream; Then, O, then, O then, O, my true love said, Till that time come again She could not live a maid. text by John Clare (1793-1864)
The driving boy beside his team of Maymonth’s beauty now will dream And cock his hat and turn his eye On flower and tree and deep’ning sky And oft burst loud in fits of song And whistle as he reels along Crack his whip in starts of joy A happy dirty driving boy.
Kulas Series of Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel 26th Season 2013-2014 Presented by Cleveland State University’s Center for Arts and Innovation
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Sunday, September 29, 2013 The Miraculous Mozart
Sunday, December 15, 2013 The Glory of Beethoven
Sunday, January 26, 2014 The Romantic Music of Chopin
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