First hear the story behind the music. Then hear the music. Now decide. Is it... an historical choral concert/quiz. presented by

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1 First hear the story behind the music. Then hear the music. Now decide. Is it... True or False an historical choral concert/quiz presented by The Golden West College Chamber Singers and Early Music Ensemble Dr. Bruce Bales, director Saturday, May 14, 2011, 8pm St. Wilfrid s Episcopal Church, H.B. Take notes... there will be a test!

2 The Golden West College Chamber Singers, Chorale and Early Music Ensemble Dr. Bruce Bales, director present True or False: an historical choral concert/quiz Saturday, May 14, 2011, 8pm St. Wilfrid s Episcopal Church, H.B. * * * O magnum mysterium à 8 from Sacræ symphoniæ (1597) Giovanni Gabrieli (c ) O great mystery and wondrous sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord lying in their manger. Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia! Combined Choirs and Orchestra Miserere mei (c.1635) Gregorio Allergri ( ) Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. Psalm 51:1-3,15-19 Sara Cabrera, Kiera Hornby, Liza Mardoyan, Nicole Sax, Michelle Lacy, Ruth Terry, Wesley Mann, Timothy Miller and Joseph Perkins, Antiphonal Choir Nicole Sax, subconductor Combined Choirs The Frog Galliard from The First Booke of Consort Lessons (1599) arr. Thomas Morley ( ) and Now, O now I needs must part from The First Booke of Songs or Ayres (1597) John Dowland ( ) Wesley Mann, baroque flute; Bruce Bales, treble viol Jason Cottrell, violone; Margie Campos, bandora Wendell Ballentyne, harpsichord; Dana Seufert, organ Paul Orris, baritone Early Music Ensemble Jesu, meines Lebens Leben, BuxWV 62 Dieterich Buxtehude (c ) Jesus life of my life, Jesus, death of my death, you, who sacrificed yourself for me, into the deepest torment, into the most extreme decay, just so that I would not die, Thank you a thousand, thousand times, Dear Jesus, thanks for this! You, oh, you have endured blasphemies, mockery and scorn, spitting, beating, lashing and bondage. You righteous Son of God, only to spare my poor soul from the devil's chains of sins! Thank you... You have let wounds be struck, have let yourself be injured severely, in order to heal my troubles and put me at rest! Oh, for my bliss, you have let them put a curse on you! Thank you... You were so very harshly deposed, with severe insults. They even adorned you with a crown of thorns. What made you endure this? That you wanted to please me, place the real crown on me? Thank you... Now, I thank you from my heart, Jesus, for all your misery: for the wounds, for the hurt, for the harsh, bitter death, for your trembling, for your apprehensiveness, for your thousand-fold plagues, for your anguish and deep agony. I want to be eternally grateful. Amen. - Christian Homberg (Translated by Dr. Birgit Penzenstadler) Early Music Ensemble and Orchestra Der Greis (The Old Man), Hob.XXVc:5 (1796) Franz Joseph Haydn ( ) Gone is all my strength! Old and weak am I, barely refreshed by jest and the juice of the vine. Gone is all my strength! The blush has vanished from my cheeks! Death is knocking on my door. I open it without fear; heaven, be thanked: a harmonious song was my life! Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim Early Music Ensemble and Orchestra

3 Quel sguardo sdegnosetto from Scherzi musicale (1632) Claudio Monteverdi ( ) That scornful little glance gleaming and threatening that poisonous dart Shoots out and strikes my heart. Charms that have set me on fire and have divided me. Wound me with a glance Heal me with laughter! Eyes be armed with roughest rigor pour on my heart a cloudburst of sparks! But let not the lips be late in reviving my corpse; Wound me... To arms sweet eyes! I prepare my breast for you: take joy in wounding me until I faint. For if by your darts I remain conquered, Wound me... Anonymous Amy McCoy, soprano Wendell Ballentyne, harpsichord; Margie Campos, baroque guitar Bruce Bales, theorbo; Jason Cottrell, violone Kyrie eleison from Mass in D (1788) Antonio Salieri ( ) Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Chamber Singers and Orchestra Finale from the Mikado (1885) William S. Gilbert ( ) and Arthur Sullivan ( ) Chamber Singers and Orchestra 67 th psalm (1894) Charles Ives ( ) Combined Choirs Dirge for Two Veterans from Dona nobis pacem (1914) Ralph Vaughan Williams ( ) The last sunbeam Lightly falls from the finish d Sabbath, On the pavement here and there beyond, it is looking, Down a new-made double grave. Lo! The moon ascending! Up from the east, the silvery round moon; Beautiful over the house tops, ghastly phantom moon; Immense and silent moon. I see a sad procession, And I hear the sound of coming full-key d bugles; All the channels of the city streets they re flooding, As with voices and with tears. I hear the great drums pounding, And the small drums steady whirring; And every blow of the great convulsive drums, Strikes me through and through. For the son is brought with the father; In the foremost ranks of the fierce assault they fell; Two veterans, son and father, dropt together, And the double grave awaits them. Now nearer blow the bugles, And the drums strike more convulsive; And the day-light o er the pavement quite has faded, And the strong dead-march enwraps me. In the eastern sky up-buoying, The sorrowful vast phantom moves illumin d; ( Tis some mother s large, transparent face, In heaven brighter growing.) O strong dead-march, you please me! O moon immense, with your silvery face you soothe me! O my soldiers twain! O my veterans, passing to burial! What I have I also give you. The moon gives you light, And the bugles and the drums give you music; And my heart, O my soldiers, my veterans, My heart gives you love. Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass Combined Choirs and Orchestra Best of All Possible Worlds from Candide (1989 final revised version) Leonard Bernstein ( ) Combined Choirs and Orchestra * * * We would like to thank the following patrons whose contributions help to underwrite this event: Margann Barngrover Ruth Bales Susan La Pittus Valerie Klein Karen Keuhner Jaima and John Bennett Jack and Elise Masseling Bonnie Rook David and Tina Hudson Margie Bunten Tarin Olson Noris Azcua Wes Bryan Mary E. Orris Anna Seufert Nancy Lloyd Helen Wagner Risa and Robert Hicks Judith Hendler Liza L.V. Mardoyan Ticket sales will recover roughly half the cost of producing this evening s event. The remainder is funded through the kind gifts of our benefactors. If you d like to help assure the continuation of choral music programs like this one at Golden West College, consider joining them by making a tax-deductible donation to: Golden West College Foundation Choral Music Fund Golden West St., Huntington Beach, CA 92647

4 We would like to extend special thanks to the following people whose support made this event possible: Dr. David Hudson, Dean of Arts and Letters, Golden West College Lynn Schramm, Arts and Letters Administrative Assistant Mark Craig and John Hanna, Technical Support The Congregation of St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church, Terry Roberts, Parish Administrator * * * Golden West College Chorale and Early Music Ensemble Dana Seufert, rehearsal accompanist Sopranos Melanie Bever Sarah Cabrera Judy Ernst Kiera Hornby Amy McCoy Liza Mardoyan Altos Marjorie Campos Michelle Garcia-Lacy Elise Masseling Ruth Ricahrds-Terry Leslie Rudolph Nicole Sax Tenors Wendell Ballentyne Jason Cottrell Wesley Mann Richard Ullrich Basses Richard Grogan Jason Kim Timothy Miller Nicolas Newman Paul Orris Shawn Sainz David Stockman Gregory Tabat Golden West College Chamber Singers Dana Seufert, rehearsal accompanist Sopranos Valerie Boardman Kylie Mae Browning Rebecca Lopez Ashley Nagel Kendall Phelan Rebecca Terry Altos Rachel Adams Nicole Addi Avalon Cobb Michelle Lang Judith Lopez Floria Myung Keihla Rivera Kimmai Vo Tenors David Muller Alan Porter Michael Schilhab Daniel Tefera Richard Ullrich Ryan Wagner Basses Jason Kim Timothy Miller Russell Osborne Joseph Perkins Paul Rogers Orchestra Chris Dierl, contractor Violin 1 Ann Marie Cavadini-Goodwin Larry Greenfield Bridget Bow Violin 2 Roman Selezinka Victoria Selezinka Deborah Gagnon Violas Lisa Santana Irene Kroesen Cello Stephen Green Double Bass Jason Cotrell Flutes Ruth Ricahrds-Terry Wesley Mann Oboe Nicole Siegel Clarinet/Bassoon Chris Dierl Keybords/Bassoons Wendell Ballentyne Sackbut Richard Grogan Baroque Guitar/Bandora Margie Campos Theorbo/Treble Viol Bruce Bales Organs/Harpsichord Dana Seufert

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