La Rondine (The Swallow)

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2 I N DI A NA U N I V E R S I T Y La Rondine (The Swallow) NEW PRODUCTION by Giacomo Puccini This bird you cannot change. February 26, 27 8 pm March 5, 6 8 pm Conductor: David Effron Stage Director: Vincent Liotta Set & Costume Designers: Bill Forrester & Linda Pisano Set in mid-19th-century Paris Magda begins as wealthy Rambaldo s jaded mistress, but Prunier s poetic ballad restores her faith in love. Inspired, she disguises herself as a shop girl to pursue her romantic dream. While acting under her alias, Magda finds love with Ruggero, only to realize that she must choose between wedded bliss and telling the truth. In the end, which way will this swallow fly? Sung in Italian with English supertitles Where the finest productions come alive! Box office: (812) music.indiana.edu/operaballet

3 Five Hundred Fifty-Third Program of the Season Early Music Institute Paul Elliott, Director Concentus and Pro Arte Singers Nigel North and William Jon Gray, Directors Claudio Monteverdi ( ) Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis Friday Evening February Twelfth Seven-Thirty O Clock Auer Concert Hall Sunday Afternoon February Fourteenth Four O Clock music.indiana.edu

4 Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) 1. Versicle and Response: Domine ad adjuvandum Intonation: Benjamin Geier, Tenor 2. Psalm 110: Dixit Dominus Shin-Yeong Noh, Cantus Samuel Green, Altus Steven Eddy, Quintus Julie Wyma, Sextus Daniel Rakita, Tenor Max Wier, Bassus 3. Motet: Nigra sum Asitha Tennekoon, Tenor 4. Psalm 113: Laudate pueri Dominum [For 8 solo voices with the organ] Jenny Kim, Cantus Arwen Myers, Sextus Lindsey Lang, Altus Andrew Rader, Septimus Benjamin Geier, Tenor Matthew Wells, Quintus Steven Eddy, Bassus Joseph Beutel, Octavus 5. Motet: Pulchra es Jessica Beebe, Cantus 6. Psalm 122: Laetatus sum Katelyn Lee, Cantus Dominic Lim, Altus Matthew Wells, Quintus Lindsey Lang, Sextus Kimberly Redick, Sextus Michael Porter, Tenor Gavin Hayes, Bassus 7. Motet: Duo Seraphim Benjamin Geier, Tenor Matthew Wells, Quintus 8. Psalm 127: Nisi Dominus 9. Motet: Audi cœlum Benjamin Geier, Tenor James Bennett, Quintus [Echo] 10. Psalm 147: Lauda Jerusalem Dominum 11. Sonata sopra Sancta Maria, Ora pro nobis Jessica Beebe, Judith Bowers, Lindsey Lang, Cantus 12. Hymn: Ave maris stella Christine Papania, Cantus Judith Bowers, Septimus Steven Eddy, Tenor Brennan Hall, Sextus James Bennett, Quintus Joseph Beutel, Octavus

5 13. Magnificat à 7 Magnificat anima mea Dominum Andrew Rader, Cantus Et exultavit Quia respexit Quia fecit Samuel Green, Tenor Michael Porter, Quintus Michael Porter, Quintus Max Wier, Bassus Joseph Beutel, Septimus Et misericordia Lindsey Lang, Cantus Andrew Rader, Altus Max Wier, Septimus Fecit potentiam Deposuit potentes Esurientes Lindsey Lang, Cantus Benjamin Geier, Quintus Judith Bowers, Sextus Benjamin Geier, Tenor Joseph Beutel, Bassus Judith Bowers, Sextus Suscepit Israel Lindsey Lang, Cantus Judith Bowers, Sextus Benjamin Geier, Tenor Sicut locutus est Gloria Patri Sicut erat Andrew Rader, Cantus Benjamin Geier, Tenor Matthew Wells, Quintus

6 Pro Arte Singers William Jon Gray, Conductor Gregory Geehern, Associate Conductor Alice Baldwin, Accompanist Soprano 1 Jessica Beebe Wing Wun Ip Jenny Kim Katelyn Lee Shinyeong Noh Kimberly Redick Soprano 2 Anna Hofmann Arwen Myers Christine Papania Hannah Stephens Julie Wyma Mezzo-Soprano/ Countertenor Judy Bowers Catherine Elliot Lindsey Lang Dominic Lim Julia Snowden Laura Thoreson Megan Watson Tenor Colin DeJong Gregory Geehern Samuel Green Michael Porter Daniel Rakita Matthew Wells William White Baritone/Bass Joe Beutel Steven Eddy Gavin Hayes Gabriel Lubell Max Wier Juan Carlos Zamudio I N D I A N A U N I V E R S I T Y J A C O B S S C H O O L O F M U S I C Our bi-weekly newsletter is always available at: music.indiana.edu/fanfare Here are a few more quick links! music.indiana.edu/events music.indiana.edu/opera music.indiana.edu/ballet music.indiana.edu/iumusiclive

7 Violin James Andrews Marie Elise McNeeley Viola Go Yamamoto Bass Viol Courtenay Gallon Alex Foxcroft-Knopf Cello Inha Kim Concentus Nigel North, Director Voices Judy Bowers Lindsey Lang Brennan Hall Andrew Rader Jay Bennett Benjamin Geier Asitha Tennekoon Violone Chris Briden Cornetto Kiri Tollaksen Jedediah Allen Philip Hembree Sackbut Linda Pearse Sarah Barbash-Riley Ray Horton Recorder Laura Hagen Ben Wiggins Organ Maho Sone Alice Baldwin Harpsichord Dawn Kalis Theorbo Nigel North An American Evening Ballet March March 26, 27 8 pm 27 2 pm Spring Ballet Serenade Rubies Rodeo Box office: (812) music.indiana.edu/operaballet

8 The Pro Arte Singers Now under the direction of William Jon Gray, the Pro Arte Singers is a chamber choir that performs medieval, renaissance and baroque repertory. Founded in the 1960s by Fiora Contino and John Reeves White, Pro Arte evolved into a specialized performing organization under previous conductors Thomas Binkley, Paul Hillier and John Poole. The ensemble has made critically acclaimed recordings on the Focus (IU Early Music Institute) label, including recently expanding its repertoire to include the music of contemporary composers Arvo Pärt and Giles Swayne to complement its stylish performances of early composers. In addition to choral concerts, the members perform early theatrical works and baroque opera, and, on a smaller scale, solo chamber music with other voices and instruments. The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music As one of the world s premier music schools, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music maintains a distinguished reputation for the quality of its programs. Students from all 50 states and over 55 countries study in a conservatory atmosphere with 170 full-time faculty members who are among the best performers and educators in the world. Talented students consistently win national and international competitions and advance to careers in performance and teaching. The Jacobs School offers over 1,100 performances, including 7 fully stages operas, annually. World-renowned faculty, exceptional students, and incomparable artistic achievement are the hallmarks of the tradition at the Jacobs School of Music, which touches virtually every segment of musical life in the Americas and beyond.