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School of Musicpresents11/13/04EAS T pera nes Live-AROITINA in theCAROLINA Wri g htUNIVERSITY AuditoriumECU Women's Choraleand theUniversity ChoraleDaniel Bara, conductorwithSharon Munden, mezzo-soprano;Alisa Gilliam, Eric Stellrecht, accompanists

EM LEAVES BIBER LM ALA A ORE SEPALS LORELEI LEIS CONESEAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY School of Musicpresents-The ECU Women??Ts Choraleand theUniversity ChoraleDaniel Bara, conductorfeaturingSharon Munden, mezzo-soprano soloistAlisa Gilliam and Eric Stellrecht, accompanistsC)- TieBeast . Ute CAA =Saturday, November 13, 2004Wright Auditorium8:00 p.m.ProgramThe Women??Ts ChoraleLisa Stockard and Erica Washburn, assistant conductorsWith a voice of singing Martin Shaw (1875-1958)With a woice of singing declare ye this, and let it be beard, ??oAlleluia!???Utter it even unto the ends of the carth, The Lord bath delivered bis people.O be joyful in God, all ye lands. O sing praises to the Lonour of his name,Make his praise to be glorious.Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains from Elijah Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)Lift thine cyes, O lift thine eyes to the mountains whence cometh help.Thy belp cometh from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.He hath said, thy foot shall not be moved,Thy keeper will never sluniber.Veni Domine, Op. 39, No. I Felix MendelssohnMary-Jean O??TDougherty, soprano soloistTranslation of Latin:Come Lord, and tarry no longer.Assuage all of the suffering of thy people, and gatber the scattered unto thy dwellings.Employ for us, O Lord, thy gracious power; and bring salvation to us.Father William Irving Fine (1914-1962)Nikki Jenkins, Jennifer Vickers, Katy Avery, and Megan Williams, quartet??oYou are old, Father William,??? the young man said, ??oAnd your bair bas become very white. And yet you incessantly standon your brad. Do you think at your age it is right??????oIn uty youth,??? Father William replied to bis son, ??oT feared it would injure the brain. But now that I'm perfectly sure Ibave none, why I do it again and again.?????oYou are old,??? said the youth ??oAnd your jaws are too weak for anything tougher than suet. Yet you finished the goose, withthe bones and the beak, Pray, how did you manage to do it??????oIn my youth,??? said his father, ??oI took to the law, and argued cack case with wry wife. And the muscular strength which itgave to nny jaw bas lasted the rest of ny life.???

Alleluia. Amen from The Place of the Blest Randall Thompson (1899-1984)Allehsia, Amen.The Storm ts Passing Over Charles TindleyErica Washburn, conductorHave courage my soul and let us journey on,Though the night is dark and I am far frow bome.Thanks be to God the morning light appears.The storm is passing over, Hallelu!The UniversiLawrence Speakman, Lisa Stockard, andperformChoruses from the Operatic StageChoralerica Washburn, assistant conductorsfeaturingMs. Sharon Munden, mezzo-sopranoI Pagliacci Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858-1 919)The Bell ChorusTranslation of Italian:ing Dong!Hear the vesper bells, it calls friends and neighbors.Cease your labors and hasten on. How the fading sun is ending the day.Our mothers have cagle eves, Br careful, I say!All the world is a-glow and radiant with love!But, old ones keep a watchful eve from the terrace.Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell (1659-1696)When I am laid in earthWhen I am laid in earth, may nry wrongs create no trouble in thy brrast.Remember me, but forget mry fate.With drooping wingsWik drooping wings you Cupids come,To scatter roses on ber tornh.Soft and gentle as ber beart;Keep here your watch and never part.I! TrovatoreGiuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)Anvil ChorusTranslation of Italian:See bow the night mist is lifting its veil and the great vault of heaven above is shining:Scents like a widow whose mourning is done, casting off all the black of ber sorrow and pining.To work then! Ready your bamtuers!Who cheers the gypsy's days and raises up bis spirits?You know the answer? A pretty women!Fill up your glasses! Our anus are strong and hearts are brave again when wine is flowing.Took bow the sunbeatns shine in tke glass where the wine that we drink is so brightly glowing.??~lo work, then...Tannhauser Richard Wagner (1813??"1883)Pilgrim??Ts ChorusSmall Ensemble: Ashley Baker, Nikki Jenkins, Jennifer Murray, Megan WilliamsDante??T Johnson, Lawrence Speakman, John Williams, Todd RichmanOnce more, dear bome, I with rapture bebold theeand greet the fields that so sweetly enfold ther,Thou pilgrim staff, may rest thee now,since I to beaven have fulfilled my vow.By penance sore | bave atoned,and God's pure law my beart bath owned;My pains bath He with blessing crown??Td,To god my song shall aye resound.Hallelujab! I'll serve my God forevermore.The GondoliersArthur Sullivan (1842-1900)Dance a cachuca, fandango, boleroDance a cachuca, fandango, bolero,Xerrs we'll drink, Mazanilla, Montero,Wine, when it nuns in abundance, enbancesThe reckless delight of that wildest of dances!To the pretty pitter pitter patter,And clitrer, clitter, clitter clatter, we'll dance!Once more, gondolicri, both skillful and wFree from this quandary, contented are* From Royalty flying, our gondolas plyAnd merrily crying our ??opreme stali!CD-7763insert

So goodbye cachuca, fandago, boleroWe'll dance a farewell to that measure;Old Xeres, adieu, Manzanilla, Montero,Ue leave you with feelings of pleastere!Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)Madam ButterflyHumming ChorusBineise Samuel Barber (1910-1981)Under the Willow TreeUnder the willow tree two doves cry,Where stall we sleep, uty love, whither shall we fly?The wood bas swallowed the moon, the fog has swallowed tke shore,the green toad has swallowed the key to my door.Aida Giuseppe VerdiTriumphal SceneChristopher Neely and Lawrence Speakman, soloistsTranslation of Tralian:CHORUS OF THE PEOPLEGlory to Egypt, motherland, Isis, our great defender!O King, who reigns in splendor, anthems of praise we sing!Glory! Glory to our king!A lotus garland fair among the victors??T laurel rwining,We'll spread a carpet shining bright with the blossoms of spring.We'll dance, Egyptian maidens, in honor of our great one;Stars circling round the sun who dutiful tribute bring.PRIESTSOffer your bumble thanks this triumphant boly day!Your eyes lift up ye people, unto your judges offer bumble thanks;thank all the Gods, offer up your homage in this triumpkant day.George Bizet (1838-1875)CarmenHabaneraTranslation of French:Love's a bird that will not obcy,A bird too wild for you to tame;Uf ber pleasure??Ts to stay away,No use for you te call ber name!Ef you threaten ber, she'll ot stay;So try to charmn her from ber tree;If you chase me, I'll fly away,But if you charm me, then we'll sce!Love knows no rules and bas no home,A gypsy wandering as free as air;And if my fancy starts to roam,Then I'm warning you, young man, take care!H ben you think love is in your bandShe spreads ber wings and flies away;No use trying to understand.Just let the bird return some day.If ske??Ts there out of veach, just wait:She'll come and nestle in your lap;Try to catch ker, you'll be too late,??~But try to nan, and you're in her trap!La jolie Parfumeuse Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)Neighbors ChorusPlease excuse me mister, we don't want to bother, we only want to know.All of ws are neigkbors, so we're very curious, Why do you look so low?Give us all the low-down, did you reach a show-down wwitk your last lady love?Did she keep vou waiting? Did she break your date? Please elucidate, please rlaborate!Did ske treat you badly, was she very bad? Did she make you mad? Ave you very sad?Was she a very rich man??Ts dauphier who stowed that she was not all you thought her?When with your songs of love you sought her, were you dowsed with water posered down from above?Did you heat her, try to choke ber till you made ber pout?Did ber father take a poker, did he throw yon out?Did you beat ber and choke ber and knock ber all about?

Women??Ts ChoraleSoprano |Kristy BrevoortNikki JenkinsKelly LandholtAlison LassiterKristel MaxwellMelody MaxwellMelissa MeerzeSarah MoselyMary-Jean O'DohertyEileen ShibleyVictoria WoodSoprano IlJuliana AllenJoya BarnettLiz BeanAshleigh BensenKimberly ChenowethDorothy GlickCrystal HallLauren McKinneyKac MoriguchiBrittany PierceAmber SatterthwaiteJackie ThompsonJennifer VickersUniversity ChoraleSopranoAshley BakerHeather BrinkleyMegan CumminsKim CutllSarah P. DavisLauren DonovanNoél GuidryDale HarrisNikki JenkinsMeredith JennyAshka LewisTiffany MangumEkua MensahElizabeth MerlinMary-Jean O'DohertyRebecca PageRashidah ReedTracy RichmanMelissa WilliamsAltoAlycia AldieriMaggie AshworthDannah BarnettTa-Kisha DardenKristie DavisSara De HoogFilippa DukeMadiynah IlesSusan MorganJennifer MurrayKimberly Paige LilleyNell SeiglerDeondra ScortLisa StockardDorthea TaylorErin ThompsonErica WashburnAlicia WilliamsMegan WilliamsAlto |Nicole AllenHilary AttanasKathryn AveryCrystal ButtsJessica BarberMarie CarpenterAlice DorsettEmily LitakerPamela RykwalderNell SeiglerKatya SimikRozanna VancilMegan WhitakerTenorJonathon CarsonJairus DolfiSteven FreemanDennis KnightBobby MooreStephen MountChris NeelyJohn RainsTodd RichmondKenneth TaylorBradley WhaleyJohn WilliamsMart WilsonAlto IlLauren DennisHampton GirmusSara PowellNathlyn RiceRochelle StewartCourtney WhiteSarah VladimeryMegan WilliamsLeah YatesBassChris AdkinsMark BellBradley CollierJohn CoreyHoward DudlevHarry FrankKyle GreerBrent HawkinsDavid JerniganDante??T JohnsonDavey KolkRaoul MataLawrence SpeakmanBrent UsreyMatthew WhiteSelect upcoming eventsSunday, December 5 oeFriends of the School of Music Holiday Concert: ECU Symphonic Wind Ensembleand Chamber Singers, Scott Carter and Daniel Bara, conductors, 3:00 p.m., WrightAuditorium, freeMonday, December 6 3 3ECU Women's Chorale and Bell Choir Concert, featuring seasonal Christmas musicincluding Britten's Ceremony of Carols, Erica Washburn and Lisa Stockard, conductors, 8:00p.-m., St. James Methodist Church, 2000 East Sixth Street, freeMonday, January 10Faculty recital: John Keamar, baritone, with guest pianist John Keene, works by Brahms,Poulenc, Thomson and Finzi, 7:00 p.m., A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall, freeMonday, January 17 ;Guest recital: Darryl Taylor, voice, 7:00 p.m., A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall, freeSaturday, January 29 ;Friends of the School of Music Scholarship Gala: ??oBroadway and Orchestra,??? JohnKramar, baritone, and Karen Patton Hall, soprano, 7:00 p.m., call 252-328-6331 fortickets.Saturday, February 12 |Symphonies of the Renaissance: Mass for Joan of Arc, Pierre De La Rue: Missa |L??THomme Armé with plainchant propers from the Feast of Sancta Toannac Arcensis andinstrumental interludes; ECU Early Music Singers with the ECU Viol Consort, Kevin N.Moll, director, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal-Church, freeFriday, February 25Women's Chorale and University Choral present Love is in the Air: Choral Music from the Heart,Daniel Bara and Janna Brendell, conductors, 8:00 p.m., Wright Auditorium, freeEAS TCAROLINAUNIVERSITY