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Department of Music and Theatre University at Albany presents:
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Choral Hour: Night and Day UAlbany Chamber Singers UAlbany Community Chorale Michael Lister, Conductor Trevor Kahlbaugh, Collaborative Pianist
Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 3pm
Main Theatre UAlbany Performing Arts Center
Note from the Director On behalf of our performers, I am pleased to welcome you to the Fall Choral Hour. The music for this concert all features music and lyrics that was inspired by the changing of time through the day, the power of a moonlit night, the inspiration of the dawn, and other emotions and experiences from the coming of day and the return to night. Songs representing day include Gerald Finzi’s setting of the Robert Burns poem, in which the author wakes to find a thought of Joy represented in his spirit and senses but not fully understood until about an idea or feeling is not fully understood until the right person comes along. A.R. Rahman’s rousing Balleilakka uses the raga melodies and rhythms of his native India to reflect on joyful memories of people going about their daily lives and activities. The Fourth Movement of Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna – Veni Sancti Spiritu – is a joyful representation of light in its various contexts. Susan LaBarr’s gentle and uplifting Wisdom of the Moon reflects on both the brilliant splendor of the day yet finds more room for personal reflection and growth in the quiet and peaceful nature of the night. Like LaBarr, several songs view the night as a time of rest from the bustling activity of the day. German composer Gabriel Rheinberger’s beautiful setting of a simple texts draws anticipation of the coming evening. The music of Billy Joel’s Lullabye itself serves to as a calming and tender love song to slumber, as does Handel’s Nightingale Chorus, which calls on nature itself to serve to create an inviting mood for rest. Arthur Sullivan’s The Long Day Closes is incredibly evocative as it depicts a small town closing down for the night and the calm and peace of the night. In stark contrast, Eric Whitacre’s With a Lily in Your Hand boldly presents an passionate and energetic view of the night time as a time of exploration and wonder. Finally, Undine Smith Moore’s arrangement of the spiritual Daniel Servant of the Lord tells the dramatic unfolding of events of a troubled night spent in a lion’s den. Our two combined selections reference the coming of the dawn as a metaphor with deeper meaning. Craig Hella Johnson’s simple and lovely setting of Dolly Parton’s Light of a Clear Blue Morning invokes the dawn of a new day as a place for hope and spiritual healing. Alic Parker’s timeless setting of the American folk hymn Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal is a joyful celebration
of those souls that have passed from dearth’s dark night into the eternal light of glory. I would like to thank the faculty and staff of the Department of Music and Theater for their support and collaboration and the student vocal soloists and instrumentalists who have greatly enhanced our performance today. I also thank the administrative staff of the Performing Arts Center for their countless hours of work and preparation to make this concert possible. We could not do it without all of you! ~ Michael Lister, Lecturer & Director of Choirs UAlbany Department of Music and Theater
Program UAlbany Community Chorale My Spirit Sang All Day Poem: Robert Burns
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
How Can I Keep From Singing arr. Bradley Ellingboe (b. 1958) Alex Castracane, flute Lullabye (Good Night My Angel) Nightingale Chorus from Samson
Billy Joel (b. 1949) arr. Kirby Shaw George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
The Long Day Closes Daniel, Servant of the Lord
Arthur Sullivan
(1842-1900)
arr. Undine Smith Moore
Raymond Capuzzi, solo Andrew Calvacca, solo
(1904-1989)
UAlbany Chamber Singers
With a Lily In Your Hand Abendlied
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1831-1900)
Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, und der Tag hat sich geneiget.
Veni Sancti Spiritu from Lux Aeterna
Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Abide with us, for it is nearly evening, and the day has almost gone away.
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Veni, Sancte Spiritus, Et emitte coelitus Lucis tuae radium. Veni, pater pauperum, Veni, dator munerum, Veni, lumen cordium.
Come, Holy spirit, send forth from heaven the ray of thy light come, Father of the poor Come, giver of gifts come, light of hearts.
Consolator optime, Dulcis hospes animae, Dulce refrigerim. In labore ruquies, In aestu temperies, In fletu solatium.
Thou best of consolers, Sweet guest of the soul Sweet refreshment. In labor, thou art rest, In heat, the tempering, In grief, the consolation.
O lux beatissima, Reple cordis intima Tuorum fidelium. Sine tuo numine Nihil est in homnie, Nihil est innoxium. Llava quod est sordidum, Riga quod est aridum. Sana quod est sucium. Flecte quod est rigidum, Fove quod est frigidum Rege quod est devium.
O light most blessed, fill the inmost heart of all thy faithful without your grace, there is nothing in us, Nothing that is not harmful. Cleanse what is sordid, moisten what is arid, heal what is hurt flex what is rigid fire what is frigid correct what goes astray
Da tuis fidelibus, In te confidentibus, Sacrum septenarium. Da virtutis meritum, Da salutis exitum, Da perenne gaudium.
Grant to thy faithful, those trusting in thee, thy sacred seven-fold gifts Grant the reward of virtue Grant the deliverance of salvation grant everlasting joy.
Wisdom of the Moon Poem: Jan Richardson Briana Start, solo Baleilakka
Susan LaBarr (b. 1981)
A. R. Rahman (b. 1967) arr. Ethan Sperry
Jara Manatan, solo Haley Boom, River Rubinstein & Jared Harmon, percussion Sooriyano chandirano Yaar Ivano Sattena sollu Saera paaNdiya chozhanum ivana Sollu sollu sattena sollu Paaradi paaradi yaaradi ivano Paaigira siruththaiyin kaaladi ivano Kooradi kooradi yaaradi ivano Kettathai pattena suttidum sivano Eh balleilakka balleilakka Saleththukka maduraikka Madrasukka tiruchchikka thiruthanikka Eh balleilakka balleilakka Ottu moththa makkaLukka Annan vantha thamizhnadum america*
The Sun? The Moon? Who is he? Tell me now! Is he the medieval warrior Cheran or the Pandiyan King? Tell me tell me, tell me now! Look at him, look at him, who is he? He with the legs of a dancing leopard Tell, tell, who is he? The Sivan who scorches the wrongdoers? Balleilakka (no translation) Salem or Madurai Madras, Tiruchy or Thiruthani Balleilakka (no translation) For all the people of these places, When Annan comes to Tamil Nadu, it shall be like America
Kaaviri aarum kai kuththal arisiyum maranthu poguma? Ooh thaavaNi peNgaLum toothuvidum kaNgaLum tholainthu poguma? Namma kaLaththu maedu Kammaakara karasikkaadu SemmaN aLLi theLLikkum roadu
Can the river Kaveri and the hand pounded rice be forgotten? Oh, can the girls in alluring clothes and expressive eyes ever be lost? Our ploughed fields and Woods on the side of the creek The roads which splash red wet mud,
Sadugudu sadugudu aadiya maraththadi The trees where we play Sadugudu Padu padu paduvena porththiya The glistening grass which covers pulveLi the ground Thoda thoda thoda thoda udaigira The dew drops which break as you panithuLi touch them Suda suda suda suda kidaikkira iddly The idlis (bread) served really hot, Thada thada thadavena athirgira The railways that thunder with railadi passing trains, Kada kada kadavena kadakkira The rapid flowing of the river Kaveri kaaviri The crisp betel leaves folded with Viru viru viruvena madikkira vettrilai vigor Muru muru muruvena murikkiya The moustaches curled with meesaigal exuberance Manathil irukkuthu mei They all stay in my heart
Combined Choirs Light of a Clear Blue Morning
Dolly Parton (b. 1946) arr. Craig Hella Johnson
Noel Bond, solo Alex Castracane, flute
Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal
arr. Alice Parker
(b. 1925)
UAlbany Chamber Singers Soprano Aspen Dooley Helena Danzinger Mattea Kallner Yoona Lee Camille McCalla Aly Morse Kathleen Miller Chizi Okieche Keziah Ranger Alto Michaela Adam Noel Bond Colleen Chamberlain Bria Knox Molly O’Toole RyLeigh Rapp Lucy Skidmore Briana Start Sanaa Woodley Tenor Jared Harmon Chai Kam Stephen Kapalczynski Sun Cho Kim Jara Manatan Peter Mostert David Pastuszka Bass Andrew Calvacca Bruce Konopa Logan Levack Andrew Makowski Ben Pasternack Joey Schiano
UAlbany Community Chorale Soprano Amy Andrews Helena Danzinger Marie Edmond Arely Gonzalez Hernandez Jackie Harris Fiona Hernandez Ethan Kavalunas Heidi Liscomb Ivy Liscomb Katherine Long Aleana Loveless Fatou Mbaye Nnemaka Nwaezeapu Oroboshene Obaro-Ogbovah Inez O’Shea Masheea Ross Iyanna Smith Stefanie Weber Kathryn Wood Jocelyn Zapien-Espinosa Alto Cassie Ackerman Noel Bond Alex Castracane Emma Gordon Myah LaFave Nicole Lenzovich Esther Lim
Alto (c’td.) Grace Link Sam McElroy Kimberly Riek Catherine Semaska Abigail Simon Elizabeth Stiegerwald Aliecia Thomas Alexis Thoonkuzhy Hailey Valle Tenor Martin Doherty Jared Harmon Minsung Kim Luke Korff David Mors Bass Andrew Calvacca Raymond Capuzzi Will Carroll Clark Constant Mark Eamer Severin Johnson Gabriel Kitt Yuchen Mao Ayodele Majekodunmi Haydn Pepe
Upcoming Concert Dates 11/3/23 - First Friday Concert at First Presbyterian Church, Albany UAlbany Chamber Singers, First Presbyterian Chancel Choir and Chamber Orchestra: Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna (a modern Requiem) free and open to the public 12/4/23 - Holiday Concert at UAlbany Performing Arts Center
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