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1 rsar y S ea son Annive Deborah Simpkin King Artistic Director & Founder Season Showcase Saturday, October 17, :00 pm St. John s in the Village Greenwich Village Sunday, October 18, :00 pm St. Paul Lutheran Church Jersey City

2 Singing Members of Schola Cantorum on Hudson Mary Ellen Assue * Salvatore Basile * Frank J. Borroto Mark Davies Amy Elise dejong Salvatore A. Diana * Maureen Dowdell * Laura Greenwald * Max Jefferson * Andrew Jones Marlene Karu Gordon King Sherry Kosinski * Dorian Lake * Sandy Martiny Diane Michael * Vivian Muñoz Joyce Nestle John Paul Poplawski * Caroline L. Sargent * Karen Lea Siegel Salvatore Spataro * Don Strangfeld Neela R. Taub Alexander Wentworth * Roger West * Susan Wray * * Schola Repertory Singers Schola Sings Solo Cast Barbara Novak and Lisa Laskowich, Accompanists About Schola Cantorum on Hudson Schola Cantorum on Hudson (SCH) is a 30- to 35-voice choral ensemble based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Dr. Deborah Simpkin King, the group adopted a mission of enriching the life of the diverse New Jersey and New York communities. The ensemble has grown dynamically to embrace a mission of global cultural impact deepening and enlivening the human spirit through high-quality, passionate musical experiences. SCH members, supported by a dedicated Board and staff, endeavor to fulfill this mission through inspired artistic leadership that includes: Innovative programming representing a wide variety of musical styles; active promotion of new choral works; broad-reaching support for all aspects of the vocal art: and commitment to a robust music education program. Music education has been a cornerstone of SCH s outreach from its inception. In addition to the Cantorum Young Singers and Choral Scholar Programs, SCH s innovative Member In-Reach program offers classes in vocal technique, performance presentation, assertive sight-singing and ensemble skills. SCH also provides opportunities for professional-level soloists within the group to develop artistically through involvement in its Schola Sings Solo recital series.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

3 This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Annua Gaudia Please silence all electronic devices. Please do not take flash photographs of the singers during the performance. Annua gaudia, Iacobe, debita sunt tibi danda. Refrain: Organa dulcia conveniencia sunt resonanda. Et tua celica facta perhennia sunt reseranda. Refrain Hec quoque splendida secla per omnia sunt memoranda. Refrain Tam pia, tam bona, tam rata dogmata sunt imitanda. Refrain Hec sacra commoda, florida, fulgida sunt adamanda. Refrain Thank you! Program Salvatore A. Diana, tenor Fitting sounds of joy, O James, must be raised to you yearly. Refrain: Sweet sounds of music fit for your feast must sound out. And your heavenly deeds must ever be revealed. Refrain And these splendors must be remembered throughout the ages. Refrain These good and holy doctrines so fine must be followed. Refrain These sacred precepts, blossoming, gleaming, should be adored. Refrain J. David Moore Earth Song Sing, Be, Live, See This dark stormy hour, The wind, it stirs. The scorched earth cries out in vain: O war and power, you blind and blur. The torn heart cries out in pain. But music and singing have been my refuge, And music and singing shall be my light. A light of song, shining strong: Alleluia! Through darkness, pain and strife, I ll Sing, Be, Live, See Peace. Frank Ticheli

4 Bright Morning Stars Ubi caritas Bright morning stars are rising; O where are our dear fathers? They are down in the valley praying, Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exultemus et in ipso jucundemur. Timeamus et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Amen. Dorian Lake, baritone O where are our dear mothers? They ve gone to heaven shouting, O where are our dear children? They re upon the earth a-dancing. Traditional Appalachian Song, arr. Shawn Kirchner Where true charity and love dwell, God himself is there. Since the love of Christ has joined us in one body, let us all rejoice and be glad now and always. And as we hear and love our Lord, the living God, so let us in sincerity love all people. Where true charity and love dwell, God himself is there. The love of Christ has joined us in one body. Amen. Ola Gjeilo Home on the Range Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day. Traditional, arr. Mark Hayes O, give me a home where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day. Fields of Gold You ll remember me when the west wind moves Among the fields of barley. You can tell the sun in his jealous sky When we walked in fields of gold. Gordon Matthew Sumner ( Sting ), music and lyrics, arr. Roger Wesby Salvatore A. Diana, tenor and Dorian Lake, baritone Will you stay with me, will you be my love, Among the fields of barley? We ll forget the sun in his jealous sky, As we lie in fields of gold. So she took her love for to gaze a while, Among the fields of barley. In his arms she fell as her hair came down among the fields of gold. See the west wind move like a lover s soul upon the fields of barley. Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth, Among the fields of gold.

5 Fields of Gold (continued) I never made promises lightly, And there have been some I ve broken, But I swear in the days still left we will walk in fields of gold. Many years have passed since those summer days Among the fields of barley. See the children run as the sun goes down, As you lie in fields of gold. You ll remember me when the west wind moves Among the fields of barley. You can tell the sun in his jealous sky, When we walked in fields of gold. Tonight, from West Side Story Salvatore A. Diana, tenor, as Tony; Mary Ellen Assue, soprano, as Maria Maureen Dowdell, mezzo-soprano, as Anita; Dorian Lake, baritone, as Bernardo; Salvatore Basile, bass-baritone, as Riff; and the cast of Schola Sings Solo The Jets are gonna have their day tonight. The Sharks are gonna have their way tonight. The Puerto Ricans grumble Fair fight, but if they start a rumble, we ll rumble em right. We re gonna hand em a surprise tonight We re gonna cut em down to size tonight We said, OK no rumpus, no tricks, but just in case they jump us, we re ready to mix tonight! We re gonna rock it tonight; We re gonna jazz it up and have us a ball! They re gonna get it tonight; the more they turn it on, the harder they fall! Well, they began it! Well, they began it! And we re the ones to stop em once and for all, tonight! Anita s gonna get her kicks tonight. We ll have our private little mix tonight. He ll walk in hot and tired, so what? Don t matter if he s tired, as long as he s hot tonight! Tonight, tonight, won t be just any night, tonight there ll be no morning star. Tonight, tonight! I ll see my love tonight And for us the stars will stop where they are. Today the minutes seem like hours, The hours go by so slowly, and still the sky is light... Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night! Leonard Bernstein (music) Steven Sondheim (lyrics) I m counting on you to be there, tonight. When Diesel wins it fair and square, tonight. That Puerto Rican punk ll go down. And when he s hollered Uncle, we ll tear up the town! Tonight, tonight [ensemble reprise] Tonight, late tonight; we re gonna mix it tonight. Anita s gonna have her day, Bernardo s gonna have his way. Tonight, tonight, tonight this very night, We re gonna rock it tonight! They began it, they began it! We ll stop em once and for all! The Jets are gonna have their way, The Jets are gonna have their day, We re gonna rock it tonight, tonight! I ll see my love tonight And for us stars will stop where they are. Today the minutes seem like hours, The hours go so slowly, And still the sky is light... Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night! Tonight! Today the minutes seem like hours, The hours go so slowly, And still the sky is light... Oh moon, grow bright, And make this endless day endless night! Tonight!

6 I See I saw; I saw the light before I knew to call it light I saw the light at the moment I was born And I cried for the darkness For the soft smooth darkness the darkness that had been my only home. Then I felt the cold before I knew to call it cold I felt the cold and I wailed out for the warm The warm and the closeness of the soft smooth darkness Robert S. Cohen (music) Marian Siegenthaler (libretto) And the rhythm of the comfort I had known. Then I felt the love before I knew to call it love I felt the love as she touched and held and fed me. Then I welcomed in the light For the love was in the light Where I came to see that I am not alone. In the light I saw that I am not alone. Il est né le divin enfant Il est né le divin enfant, Jouez hautbois, résonnez musettes! Il est né le divin enfant, Chantons nous son avènement. Une étable est son logement, Un peu de paille est sa couchette. Une étable est son logement; Pour un dieu quel abaissement! Un bel ange est venu disant: Que votre âme bonheur s apprette. Un bel ange est venu disant: Le Sauveur est né maintenant! Partez, Ô rois de l Orient! Venez vous unir à nos fêtes! Partez, Ô rois de l Orient! Venez adorez cet enfant! Ô Jésus! Ô Roi tout-puissant! Tout petit enfant que vous êtes! Ô Jésus! Ô Roi tout-puissant! Regnez sur nous entièrement! Schola Repertory Singers He is born the divine child, play the oboe, sound the bagpipes! He is born the divine child, let us all sing of his coming! A stable is his lodging, a little straw is his crib. A stable is his lodging; such abasement for a god! A beautiful angel appeared and spoke, Dress your soul in happiness. A beautiful angel appeared and spoke, The savior is born today! Depart, O great kings of the East! Together, come to our celebration! Depart, O great kings of the East! Come adore this child! O Jesus! O Almighty King! Although you are a small child, O Jesus! O Almighty King! Reign over us completely! Traditional French Carol arr. J. David Moore The Gift In the gift we deliver, in the gift we receive is the living spirit Mary did conceive, the royal gift of love incandescent flame is given to all mankind in his name. Traditional Shaker Tune, arr. Bob Chilcott Tony Vincent Isaacs (lyrics) Joy, joy, it is our true delight to give and receive on this wondrous night. A boy child to Mary is born and his light will shine on beyond the dawn. Please join us for a reception following the concert.

7 Dr. Deborah Simpkin King is a choral and vocal performer and educator, working primarily in the northern New Jersey/NYC area. As Artistic Director and Founder of the thirty-voice choral ensemble Schola Cantorum on Hudson, her choral work is favorably reviewed. She is Director of Music at The First Presbyterian Church (Ramsey, NJ), and has an independent voice and conducting studio in Essex County. She frequently guest-conducts and provides choral workshop sessions, focusing on vocal production, sight reading, and other matters of the choral art. The thread of continuity that connects Dr. King s various activities is her fundamental belief that music is a gift, possessing the potential for profound impact on the human spirit, which can nurture all of us throughout our lives. It is this perspective that informs all of her activities, from polished performances to vigorous insistence on the development of fluency in sight singing. One reflection of her commitment to this mission was her introduction of competitive sight singing as part of the NJ-ACDA High School Choral Festival, which she has coordinated since 1994, and for which new material is commissioned annually. Equally consistent within her mission is the programming and polishing of performances for maximum impact on all those sharing them. Dr. King is an active member of Chorus America, Classical Singer Society, American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Teachers of Singing, and the Conductors Guild. She is privileged to have served on the NJ-ACDA Board of Directors since Dr. King holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of North Texas; a Master of Music in Music Education from North Texas State University; and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Texas Christian University. Her mentor of twenty years was Caro Carapetyan, whose choral work was the subject of Dr. King s master s thesis (Caro Carapetyan: His Choral Beliefs and Practices, 1981). Dr. King is also a published editor and writer. Dr. King continues her research and writing activities primarily through the development of programs and program notes for the three ensembles of Schola Cantorum on Hudson. Dr. King has two sons: Patrick Daniel, Segment Producer with Comedy Central s The Daily Show; and Michael Alexander, currently a student at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, in its Master of Divinity program. Ms. Barbara Novak is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and earned two Masters Degrees from the University of Mississippi. Additionally, she studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. Ms. Novak is an accomplished pianist, organist, and conductor. She recently retired from the Clifton Public School system where she was a music teacher. She has worked extensively as a music director and producer for numerous shows both in public education and community theater, and is vice president of the Theatre League of Clifton. Ms. Novak is presently on the teaching staff at Caldwell College, and is the organist and choir master at Christ Episcopal Church in Glen Ridge.

8 Celebrating Our Fifteenth Season Tis the Season: There Is No Rose SCH focuses on prophecy, preparation and joy, and the human experience of the Divine A City Singing at Christmas Come hear us as part of St. Patrick s annual joyful Yuletide celebration The American Melting Pot featuring music of the many cultures that come together in American music, in conjunction with the Wagner College Choir Saturday, December 6, pm St. John s in the Village 218 West 11 th Street, New York, NY Sunday, December 12, pm St. Paul Lutheran Church 440 Hoboken Avenue, Jersey City, NJ Thursday, December 17, pm St. Patrick s Cathedral 5 th Avenue between 50 th and 51 st Streets, New York, NY Sunday, February 28, pm Trinity Lutheran Church 309 St. Pauls Avenue, Staten Island, NY Saturday, March 6, pm St. Peter s Lutheran Church 619 Lexington Avenue at 54 th Street, New York, NY Sunday, March 7, pm St. Paul Lutheran Church 440 Hoboken Avenue, Jersey City, NJ Day Is Awaking featuring the encore performance of Roger Wesby s Gospel-style Free At Last Schola Sings Solo featuring music of Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Sondheim, and others Sunday, May 16, pm First Presbyterian Church 15 Shuart Lane, Ramsey, NJ Saturday, May 22, pm St. John s in the Village 218 West 11 th Street, New York, NY Saturday, November 14, pm First Presbyterian Church 15 Shuart Lane, Ramsey, NJ Saturday, January 23, pm Alumni Theater, Caldwell College 9 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ Snow date: January 31, 2010 Saturday, February 6, pm St. John s in the Village 218 West 11 th Street, New York, NY All tickets are $15 in honor of our fifteenth season. Visit or call (201) for more information or to reserve tickets.

Saturday, October at : St. James Episcopal Church Valley Road, Upper Montclair, NJ

Deborahh Simpkkinn King Artistic Director Saturday, October at : St. James Episcopal Church Valley Road, Upper Montclair, NJ Monday, October at : pm St. Malachy s R.C. Church (The Actors Chapel) West th