Golden West College Choral Music presents

Meta Music e

A concert of Music about

music

Saturday, November 19, 2016, 7:30pm GWC Forum II

Golden West College Choral/Vocal Music Bruce Bales, director

presents

Meta Music: A concert of Music about music Saturday, November 19, 2016, 7:30pm GWC Forum II

e IfMusicbetheFoodofLove,Z.379a(1692) HenryPurcell(1659-1695)

AnthonyCevallos,tenorWendellBallantyne,recorderJaniceMassatt,harpsichordBruceBales,violadagamba

ExcerptsfromComeYeSonsofArt,Z.323,birthdayodeforQueenMary(1694) HenryPurcell(1659-1695) ComeYeSonsofArt

TracyFerguson,soloist SoundtheTrumpet

ChamberSingersWomenStriketheViol

MargaretClitheroe,altosoloist ThusNatureRejoicing

SaraCabrera,sopranoandAdamBreaux,basssoloistWendellBallantyne,recorder;RuthRichards,fluteBruceBales,violadagamba;AnthonyCevallos,lute

JaniceMassatt,organ/harpsichordLirumbililirum RossinoMantovana(fl.1500-1511) firstpublishedinLefrottolenell’editzioneprincipediOttavianoPetrucci(1505)

LirumbililirumlirumlirumAh,soundnowthemutedviol!Youunderstandmewell,Pedrina,butnotnowoutofduty.I’velovedyounowforsixlongyears,andafaithfulservantI’vebeentoyou,butyou’rewaiting,andwellIknowit,formetoswellandburstwithlove.Ah,stopcausingmesuchpain,youknowwellthatIspeakthetruth.Faithlesswoman,howcanyoubeartoletmeliveinsuchdespair.GivemeanaudienceofjustonehourandIshallbequitesatisfied.Putyoursealonadocumentdeclaringmygoodandfaithfulservice.

MarjorieCampos,mezzo-sopranosoloistPsaume150,M.69(1883) CésarFranck(1822-1890)

PraiseyetheLORD.PraiseGodinhissanctuary:praisehiminthefirmamentofhispower.Praisehimforhismightyacts:praisehimaccordingtohisexcellentgreatness.Praisehimwiththesoundofthetrumpet:praisehimwiththepsalteryandharp.Praisehimwiththetimbrelanddance:praisehimwithstringedinstrumentsandorgans.Praisehimupontheloudcymbals:praisehimuponthehighsoundingcymbals.LeteverythingthathathbreathpraisetheLord.PraiseyetheLord.–Psalm150

ChamberSingersJaniceMassatt,organ

FinalefromRejoiceintheLamb,op.30(1943) BenjaminBritten(1913-1976)“ForHisaSpirit”ForHisaspiritandthereforeheisGod.ForKiskingandthereforeheisGod.ForLisloveandthereforeheisGod.ForMismusicandthereforeheisGod.

FrancescoSannicandro,baritonesolo“Fortheinstrumentsarebytheirrhimes”Fortheinstrumentsarebytheirrhimes,Fortheshawmrhimesarelawnfawnandthelike.Fortheshawmrhimesaremoonboonandthelike.Fortheharprhimesaresingringandthelike.Fortheharprhimesareringstringandthelike.Forthecymbalrhimesarebellwellandthelike.Forthecymbalrhimesaretollsoulandthelike.Forthefluterhimesaretoothyouthandthelike.Forthefluterhimesaresuitmuteandthelike.Forthebassoonrhimesarepassclassandthelike.Forthedulcimerrhimesaregraceplaceandthelike.Fortheclarinetrhimesarecleanseenandthelike.Forthetrumpetrhimesaresoundboundandthelike.ForthetrumpetofGodisablessedintelligenceandsoarealltheinstrumentsinHeav'n.ForGodtheFatherAlmightyplaysupontheharpofstupendousmagnitudeandmelody.Foratthattimemalignityceasesandthedevilsthemselvesareatpeace.Forthistimeisperceptibletomanbyaremarkablestillnessandserenityofsoul.

“HallelujahfromtheheartofGod”HallelujahfortheheartofGod,andfromthehandoftheartistinimitable,Andfromtheechooftheheavenlyharpinsweetnessmagnificalandmighty.Hallelujah!

ChamberSingersJaniceMassatt,organ

AnddieMusik,op.88,no.4,D.547(1817) FranzSchubert(1797-1828)

O,wond'rousart,incountlessgrayanddarkenedhours,whenlife'smostbittertasteoflonelinesswasmine,Youhavetransportedmyhearttowarmandhappymeadows,Andso,you'veofferedmejoyandfierceendurance,yourmagicbeauty,yourlove,andpeace.Sometimesyourharppoursforthasighofpassion,sosweetablessedchordinmelodiesofold,Thenheaven'sdoorwithhoursoflovedoesopen.Oh,graciousart,fortheseIthankyouso!

SeokSeo,tenorJaniceMassatt,piano

IWanttoBeWheretheMusicComesFrom(1973) LeeHoiby(1926-2011)

Iwanttobewherethemusiccomesfrom,Wheretheclockstops,whereit’snow.Iwanttobewiththefriendsaroundme,Whohavefoundme,whoshowmehow.Iwanttosingtotheearlymorning,Seethesunlightmeltthesnow.Andoh,Iwanttogrow.IwanttowaketothelivingspiritHereinsidemewhereitlies.IwanttolistentillIcanhearit,Letitguideme,andrealizeThatIcangowiththeflowunending,Thatisblending,thatisreal,Andoh,Iwanttofeel.Iwanttowalkintheearthlygarden,Farfromcities,farfromfear.Iwanttotalktothegrowinggarden,Tothedevas,tothedeer,Andtobeonewiththeriverflowing,Breezesblowing,skyabove,Andoh,Iwantlove.

SarahCabrera,sopranoJaniceMassatt,piano

L’ultimacanzone(1905) FrancescoPaoloTosti(1846-1916)

Theytoldmethattomorrow,Nina,youwillbeabride.YetstillIsingmyserenadetoyou!Uponthebarrenplateau,downintheshadyvalley,oh,howoftenIhavesungittoyou!Rose-petal,Oflowerofamaranth,thoughyoumarry,Ishallbealwaysnear.Tomorrowyou'llbesurroundedbycelebration,smilesandflowers,andwillnotspareathoughtforourpastlove;Yetalways,bydayandbynight,withpassionatemoanmysongwillsightoyou.Mint-flower,Oflowerofpomegranate,Nina,rememberthekissesIgaveyou!

FrancescoSannicandro,baritoneJaniceMassatt,piano

TwoexcerptsfromZigeunerlieder(GypsySongs),op.103(1888) JohannesBrahms(1833-1897) “HeZigeuner,greifeindieSaitenein”

Hothere,Gypsy!Strikeresoundinglyeachstringandthesongoffalseandfaithlessmaidensing!Letthestringsallmoanlamenting,sorrowweeping,'Tiltheburningtearsrundownthesecheeks!

“BraunerBurscheführtzumTanze”

Brownthelad,blue-eyedthelassie-Ledbyhimtodanceisshe.Clashingspurshestrikestogether:StarttheCzardasmelody!Hekissesfondlyhissweetdove,andspinsher,whirlsher,shoutsandsprings!Throwthreeshiningsilverguldenonthecymbalsoitrings!

ChamberSingersJaniceMassatt,piano

WhatSweeterMusicCanWeBring?(1970) MichaelFink(b.1939)

ChamberSingersJaniceMassatt,piano

TheSycophanticFoxandtheGullibleRaven(2000) BruceBales(b.1955)

SarahCabrera,theRavenJohnathanHarbottle,theFox

CircusBand(c.1899) CharlesIves(1874-1955)ChamberSingers

AnnRayburnBalesandJaniceMassatt,four-handpiano

IfMusicbetheFoodofLove(2001) DavidDickau(b.1953)ChamberSingers

JaniceMassatt,piano

GoldenWestCollegeChamberSingers

SopranosSaraCabreraDestinyCastanedaJacquelynDoTracyFergusonLeahFudimStephanieMunsonBaileyRamirez

AltosAmsiAnguloMargieCamposMegClitheroeTerryHoangJeanPattugalanLeslieRudolphSarahTownsend-HandleyRuthTerry

TenorsAnthonyCevallosJohnathanHarbottleRyanLisackRobertMolinaGeanPierrePereyraSeokSeo

BassesAdamBreauxJosephNguyenJackRobertsFrancescoSannicandroVictorTranKevinVuNikolausZeller

Instrumentalists

JaniceMassatt–piano,organandharpsichordAnnRayburn-Bales–pianoandharpsichordWendellBallantyne–recordersandbassoon

RuthTerry–fluteAnthonyCevallos-lute

BruceBales–violadagamba