guitar chamber music
Benjamin Verdery, Director May 7, 2014 • Morse Recital Hall
Robert Blocker, Dean
guitar chamber music Wednesday, May 7, 2014 • 8:00 pm • Morse Recital Hall Benjamin Verdery, Director
Miroslav Tadic´ b. 1959
Four Macedonian Pieces I. Zajdi, zajdi II. Pajdushka III. Jovka Kumanovka IV. Gajdarsko oro Bo Hee Kim, alto flute Lilit Mardiyan, guitar
René Eespere b. 1952 Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750
Tres in unum “Aus Liebe,” from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, flute Jessica Oddie, violin Koh Kazama, guitar
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897
Andante ma moderato from String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18 Arranged by John Williams Ian Tuski, guitar John Kossler, guitar
Claudio Monteverdi 1567–1643
Two Scenes from L’incoronazione di Poppea Kelly Hill, mezzo-soprano Gregory Vartian-Foss, viola da gamba Grant Herreid, lute Arash Noori, theorbo Antoine Malette-Chénier, baroque harp intermission
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Paulo Bellinati b. 1950
Jongo Ray Zhou, guitar Katrin Endrikat, guitar
Robert Schumann 1810–1856
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 Arranged by Carl Herring and Bogdan Dumitriu I. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai II. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen III. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne IV. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh Bogdan Dumitriu, bassoon Ian Tuski, guitar
Larry Polansky b. 1954
10 Strings (9 Events) Nathan Lesser, violin Trevor Babb, resophonic guitar
Ástor Piazzolla 1921–1992
“Cafe 1930,” from Histoire du Tango Arranged by Bogdan Dumitriu Bogdan Dumitriu, bassoon Ian Tuski, guitar
Texts & Translations
claudio monteverdi Two Scenes from L’incoronazione di Poppea Text by Giovanni Francesco Busenello Translations by Grant Herreid Arnalta, Poppea’s nurse, sings Poppea to sleep. Arnalta: Adagiati, Poppea, Acquietati, anima mia: Sarai ben custodita. Oblivion soave I dolci sentimenti In te, figlia, addormenti. Posatevi occhi ladri, Aperti deh che fate, Se chiusi anco rubate ? Poppea, rimanti in pace; Luci care e gradite, Dormite omai dormite.
Be at ease, Poppea, lie quietly, my soul: you will be well guarded. May gentle oblivion lull your sweet feelings to sleep, my child. Close, thieving eyes; ah, why stay open, since you steal hearts even when shut? Poppea, rest in peace; eyes, dear and pleasing, sleep now.
As Poppea is to become Empress, Arnalta gloats over her changing fortunes. Arnalta: Oggi sarà Poppea Di Roma imperatrice; Io, che son la nutrice, Ascenderò delle grandezze i gradi: No, no, col volgo io non m’abbasso più; Chi mi diede del tu, Or con nova armonia Gorgheggierammi il “Vostra Signoria” Chi m’incontra per strada Mi dice: “fresca donna e bella ancora”, Ed io, pur so che sembro Delle Sibille il leggendario antico;
Today Poppea will be the empress of Rome; I, who am her nurse, will climb the steps of status: No, I will not lower myself with the vulgar; those who were familiar with me, now in a new harmony embellish me with warbling “Your Ladyship.” When they meet me in the street they say, “Fair lady, and still so beautiful,” and I know well enough that I resemble the decrepit Sybil in old legends;
Texts & Translations
Ma ogn’un così m’adula, Credendo guadagnarmi, Per interceder grazie da Poppea: Ed io fingendo di non capir le frodi, In coppa di bugia bevo le lodi. Io nacqui serva, e morirò matrona. Mal volentier morrò; Se rinascessi un di, Vorrei nascer matrona, e morir serva. Chi lascia le grandezze Piangendo a morte va. Ma chi servendo sta, Con più felice sorte, Come fin degli stenti ama la morte.
but they all praise me, intending to gain my help in obtaining favors from Poppea. And I, pretending not to understand the conceit, from a cup of lies I drink up the praise. I was born a servant and shall die a lady. I do not want to die; If I were ever reborn, I would rather be born a lady, and die a servant. She who leaves behind grandeur at the end goes to death weeping. But she who lives as a servant, with a happier fate, loves death, as the ending of hardship.
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