Nola Richardson, soprano

nola richardson soprano

doctor of musical arts degree recital Yale Institute of Sacred Music • Martin Jean, Director April 11, 2015 • Saturday at 7:30 pm Marquand Chapel

Robert Blocker, Dean

Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Recital

nola richardson soprano Ignacio Prego, piano and harpsichord Dominick Argento b. 1927

Six Elizabethan Songs I. Spring II. Sleep III. Winter IV. Dirge V. Diaphenia VI. Hymn

François Couperin 1668–1733

Première Leçon de Ténèbres pour le Mercredi Saint Incipit Lamentatio Aleph Beth Ghimel Daleth He Jerusalem

Thomas Nashe

Samuel Daniel William Shakespeare Shakespeare Anonymous Ben Jonson

Rebekah Ahrendt, viola da gamba Judith Weir b. 1954

King Harald’s Saga Act I: Harald (aria) Fanfare Tostig (aria) Act II: St. Olaf (aria) Harald (aria) Harald’s wives (duet) Act III: The Norwegian Army (chorus) Messenger (recitative) Soldier (aria) Epilogue Icelandic Sage (recitative) intermission

Judith Weir

George Frideric Handel 1685–1759

Selections from Acis and Galatea, HWV 49 Recit: Ye verdant plains...

Aria: Hush, ye pretty warbling quire!

John Gay

Recit: Oh! Didst though know the pains...

Aria: As when the dove laments her love Recit: Tis done...

Aria: Heart, the seat of soft delight Benjamin Britten 1913–1976

On This Island, Op. 11 Let the florid music praise Now the leaves are falling fast Seascape Nocturne As it is, plenty

W.H. Auden

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

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Robert Blocker, Dean