The Cecilian SingersPresent

TheDALE WARLAND SINGERS

Saturday, March 12, 1988Cypress Creek Christian Community Center

THE DALE WARLAND SINGERSDale Warland, Music Director

Sigrid Johnson, Assistant ConductorJerry Rubino, Pianist and Cabaret Conductor

I. MUSIC OF MOZART (1756-1791)Regina Coeli, K.276Ave Verum, K. 618

II. AMERICAN, ENGLISH AND FRENCH MOTETSGloria (from The MaSQue of Angels) Dominick Argento (b. 1927)The Rose John Paynter (b. 1931)Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11 Gabriel Faurt~ (1845-1924)

III. SWEDISH AND ITALIAN MUSICLa Passeggiata (The Excursion) Gloacchino Rossini (1792-1868)Aftonen (Evening) Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)Domaredansen Swedish Folk Song(Bengt Hallberg)

• INTERMISSION •

IV. CABARET MUSICSelections will be announced from the stage.

V. MUSIC OF STEPHEN FOSTER (1826-1864)Laura Lee Nelly Bly

Gentle Annie Ohl Susanna

VI. FOLK MUSICThe Spring Time of the Year English

(Ralph Vaughan Williams)Oh, Dearl What can the Matter Be? American

(Gail Kubik)Dixie American

(Norman Luboff)Zion's Walls American Revivalist Song

(Aaron Copland)

GRAND BENEFACTORS

American Association of University WomenCooper IndustriesMr. and Mrs. lance DaviesExxon Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. William FenwickPerforming Arts Center, Inc.Donald and Pamela SheleyTexas Commission on the Arts

Mr. and Mrs. leonard Wallace

BENEFACTORSBennie and Jannette BalkeMr. and Mrs. Owen B. BennettJeanne and Don BrandisFranklin C. Fisher, Jr.First Capital Savings Association of TexasMartha Jane and William GardinerMr. and Mrs. James IveyRandy and Harriet JordanWilliam S. MoyerThe Music RackThe N.L Industries Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'BrianThomas and Sandra PetersonJoe and Jane RichardEvelyn and Paul RileyKathi and Homer RobertsonSanta Fe Industries FoundationThe Oaks AcademyMr. and Mrs. W. A. WothkeDean and Gay ZimmermanWhataburger, Inc.

PATRONS

Ms. F. L Bunch Pennzoil Producing Co.Chevron U.S.A. Randall's StoreRichard and Judy Edmonson Mr. and Mrs. Don RiddleMrs. Franklin C. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. John S. Trout

Mr. and Mrs. George T. Scott

SUSTAINERS

Mr. and Mrs. M.L DaughtertyH & H Music Co.

Philip and Marie HolbrookLawrence and Merrily NillesMr. and Mrs. Clayton Schumacher

FRIENDS

Dr. and Mrs. Crow James and louise DickMr. and Mrs. W.J. Hitt

PROGRAM NOTES AND TEXTS

(Texts are given for works in languages other thanEnglish. When available, program notes are alsoprovided.)

Regina Coe/~ K. 276by W. A. Mozart

o Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia;For He whom thou was made worthy to bear,alleluia;Hath risen again, as He said, alleluia;Pray for us to God, alleluia.o Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.

As organist and Konzertmeister to the chapel ofArchbishop Hieronymous Colloredo in Salzburg,Mozart naturally was expected to supply suitable,generic sacred musicjn the conservative traditionfor Mass and church festivals. In addition tosatisfying Colloredo, Mozart was also obliged tofollow the edicts of Joseph II, which limited thelength and complexity of certain liturgical works.Mozart complied with the edicts, but often with littleenthusiasm or originality.

Regina Coe/; (K. 276), composed around 1779, isan example of his late Salzburg style. Using thetext but not the chant of this Marian anthem, thework would have been performed at Vespers or at aMarian festival between Easter and Pentecost.Unlike his earlier setting of the same text (K. 127),here Mozart avoided virtuosic solos, choosinginstead a concerto style where the solos provide thecontrasting episodes and the chorus adds thepunctuation of Handelian-like "alleluias",

(\Ave Verum, K.618

Jesu, Word of God Incarnate, of the Virgin Maryborn;On the Cross Thy sacred Body for us men with nailswas tom.Cleanse us by the Blood and Water streaming fromThy pierced side.Feed us with Thy Body broken, now and in death'sagony.

Ave Verum, K. 618, was written in friendship forAnton Stoll in Baden (near Vienna). Composed InJuly , 1791 while Mozart and his wife were trying torecuperate form illness by taking the Baden spawaters, the piece was probably intended for thecelebration of Corpus Christi at the local parishchurch where Stoll served as choir director. Accord-ingly, the music is restrained and unostentatious instyle. But its daring harmonies, unexpected melodicleaps, and dramatic use of overlapping lines at theconclusion reveal a highly personal, even Romanti(:,response to the text. The Ave Verum remains oneof Mozart's most enduring sacred works.

Gloria (from The Masque of Angels)by Dominick Argento

Glory be to God on high. And on earth peace tomen of goodwill. We praise thee, we bless thee, W8worship thee, we glorify thee. Glory be to God onhigh. And on earth peace to men of goodwill.

Dominick Argento has gained national attention as acomposer of opera and chamber works. Gloria isfrom Argento's semi-staged opera, The Masque ofAngels (1963), a heartwarming tale about a group ofbungling angels sent to earth to aid young lovers.Argento is a Regents Professor of Music at theUniversity of Minnesota and received the PulitzerPrized in 1975 for his song cycle, From the Diarv otVirginia WooK

The Roseby John Paynter

Of a rose singe weMisterium mirabile.

This rose is red of colour bright,Thro' whom our joye gan alightUpon this Christmasse night,Claro DavkJ germine.

Of this rose was Christ ybore,To save mankind that was forlore,And us aIle from sinnss sore.

Prophetarum carmine.Mira plenitudine.Claro DavkJ Germine.Misterium mirabile

This rose of floweres she is flower;She ne will fade for no shower;To sinful men she sent succor.

This rose is so fair of hue;In maid Mary that is so true~'le was lord of virtue,t._.•-atar sine crimine.

cantlque de Jean Racine, Op. 11by Gabriel Faur6

!II Word equal to the Godhead,l ou- unique hope,

Eternal day of the heavens and earth,We break the silence of the peaceful night.

I Divine Saviour, cast your eyes upon uslI Send down on us the fire of your powerful grace, soI that all hell will flee at the sound of your voice.I Free a suffering soul from the sleep that leads it toI forget your laws.

Oh, Christ, be favourable to this faithful people now

gathered to bless you.Receive the hymns that they offer to your immortalglory, and may they return filled with your gifts-translation. by Virginia Schubert

La Passegglataby Gloacchlno RossInI

Calm and serene the heavens, limpid thewaves below us, sailing from ashore to shoreguided alone by love.

To gentle winds and flowers we speak ourwords of love, all beating hearts together to themrespond in love.

Winds now are blowing stronger, ripplingthe sea around us, winds now are whistling, windsare now blowing, quickly let us depart, move on.

Ahl no, the moon appearing turns all ourfear to gladness, in this delightful country we singour songs of love.

In 1855, Gioacchino Rossini retired to Paris. He,who a few decades earlier had fascinated Europewith his operas, was in miserable condition now,unable to find work and deeply depressed. Hebegan to write again in 1857, and in the last 11years of his life wrote nearly 200 minorcompositions. La Passeggiata is from Rossini'sSins of Old Age, a brilliant collection of short choralworks.

Stephen Foster (1826-1864)

The tenth of eleven children, Stephen Foster wasthe son of well-to-do, politically active parents nearPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Among Americancomposers, he was the first to make a living fromcomposing songs. While his formal musicaleducaton is unknown, he did play the violin and fluteand probably absorbed current musical vogues fromexperience.

The Cecilian Singers wish to thank the Cypress-WoodlandsJunior Forum for ushering during this evening's performance.Thanks also to Bill Fenwick, and Pam Sheley for their asistancein making this performance possible.

The Cecilian Singers welcome your tax deductible contributions.

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Dale Warland, founder and music director of The Dale WarlandSingers, occupies a preeminent place in this nation's choral life. He is adistinguished conductor, clinician and lecturer, as well as a composerand arranger. Through concerts, tours, broadcasts and recordings hehas made a significant contribution to choral music, both at home andabroad. Warland has drawn critical acclaim as a conductor in the UnitedStates, Canada, Europe and South America and has conducted theSwedish Radio Choir, and many other prominent professional choralensembles. He is a former co-ehair of the National Endowment for theArts Choral and Recording panels, a past director of Chorus America(Association of Professional Vocal Ensembles), and a life member of theAmerican Choral Directors Association (ACDA).

Soprano Tenor

Sigrid JohnsonDeborah LoonBarbara NelsonSolveig K. NelsonMelissa O'NeillMarie SparLinda Steen

Paul AndersonPaul GerikeJohn HenleyGary A. KortemeierDavid ReeceTimothy Sawyer

BassAlto

Linda BurkKaren JohnsonLynette R.JohnsonJoan Quam-MacKenzieCarrie StevensClaudia Zylstra

Steve BurgerMichael DaileyWayne DaltonJerry RubinoArthur Rudolph-LaRueJulian SellersFrank Steen