04.14.2022 ENS New Music Series

NEW MUSIC SERIES Jacob Cooper and Van Stiefel, Directors

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 WARE FAMILY RECITAL HALL SWOPE MUSIC BUILDING 8:15 PM

PROGRAM LOVE SONGS FOR ADA ........................................................................................ Sabrina Clarke I. Vespers II. In Excelsis III. Prime

Emily Bullock, voice Christine McCloskey, piano

SEEKING TERPSICHORE ..........................................................................................Larry Nelson

Kim Reighley, flute Lotus Chang, piano SHADES OF LIGHT............................................................................................... Danton Arlotto

Danton Arlotto, piano I Greg DiBona, piano II

Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices.

Notes Love Songs for Ada VESPERS Last night, at sunset The foxgloves were like tall altar candles.

Could I have lifted you to the roof of the greenhouse, my Dear, I should have understood their burning.

IN EXCELSIS You—you— Your shadow is sunlight on a plate of silver; Your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies; Your hands moving, a chime of bells across a windless air.

The movement of your hands is the long, golden running of light from a rising sun; It is the hopping of birds upon a garden-path.

As the perfume of jonquils, you come forth in the morning.

Young horses are not more sudden than your thoughts, Your words are bees about a pear-tree, Your fancies are the gold-and-black striped wasps buzzing among red apples.

I drink your lips,

I eat the whiteness of your hands and feet.

My mouth is open, As a new jar I am empty and open.

Like white water are you who fill the cup of my mouth, Like a brook of water thronged with lilies.

You are frozen as the clouds, You are far and sweet as the high clouds.

I dare reach to you, I dare touch the rim of your brightness.

I leap beyond the winds, I cry and shout, For my throat is keen as a sword Sharpened on a hone of ivory.

My throat sings the joy of my eyes, The rushing gladness of my love.

How has the rainbow fallen upon my heart?

How have I snared the seas to lie in my fingers And caught the sky to be a cover for my head?

How have you come to dwell with me, Compassing me with the four circles of your mystic lightness, So that I say “Glory! Glory!” and bow before you As to a shrine?

Do I tease myself that morning is morning and a day after?

Do I think the air a condescension, The earth a politeness, Heaven a boon deserving thanks?

So you—air—earth—heaven— I do not thank you, I take you, I live.

And those things which I say in consequence Are rubies mortised in a gate of stone.

PRIME Your voice is like bells over roofs at dawn When a bird flies And the sky changes to a fresher color.

Speak, speak, Beloved.

Say little things For my ears to catch And run with them to my heart.

Seeking Terpsichore Terpsichore was named Muse of choral song and dancing, patron of lyric poetry and dancing, and, in some versions, flute playing. “Seeking Terpsichore” is a piece with searches for dance styles, moments of solemnity, bursts of comedy, and instances of toe-tapping propulsion. The momentum changes frequently and without anticipation. The closing section condenses much of the earlier music into a stream of brief musical images.

Shades of Light "A reflection of the contrast between light and dark, "Shades of Light" is a musical meditation for two pianos, showcasing the talents of two diverse pianists. Written in the form of an overture, the first movement involves fastpaced, mixed meter contrasts in several different keys, ending in a hymnal final cadence. The second movement invites an inner look at these contrasts further, while the third and final movement offers a diverse assortment of musical ideas that have been established prior, in a new context. Shades of Light is evocative of imagery, ranging from natural environments to city skylines, and anything in between."

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Monday, April 18, 2022, 8:00 PM Faculty Recital: Daniel Cherry, trombone Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 8:15 PM Percussion Ensemble Concert Ralph Sorrentino, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 8:15 PM Woodwind Chamber Recital Henry Grabb, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Thursday, April 21, 2022, 8:15 PM Keyboard Honors Recital Emily Bullock, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Saturday, April 23, 2022, 7:00 PM New Music Series: Singularity Jacob Cooper & Van Stiefel, directors Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Sunday, April 24, 2022, 3:00 PM Symphony Orchestra & Choirs Concert David P. Devenney & Ryan Kelly & Joseph Caminiti, directors Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Sunday, April 24, 2022, 7:00 PM Student String Quartet Concert Jesus Morales, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Monday, April 25, 2022, 8:00 PM Faculty Recital: Jonathan Ragonese, saxophone & Peter Paulsen, double bass Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

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