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THE DALE WARLAND SINGERS

Dale Warland, Conductor

Sioux Falls CollegeJeschke AuditoriumSioux Falls, South Dakota

September 25, 19828:00 p.m .

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Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf (1729) •••..••..••.•.••.•• J. S. Bach(sung in German)

This motet (Ho. 2) was written for the funeral of Johann HeinrichErnesti, the long-time rector of the St. Thomasschule in Leipzigwhere Bach was employed. It is scored for double chorus.

II

Mass in G Minor (1923) .........•..•.....••.•.•••.... Ralph Vaughan Williams(sung in Latin)

Elizabeth Miller, sopranoRoxanne L. Bentley, alto

James Goodrich, tenorFrank Steen, bass

I. KyrieII. GloriaIII. CredoIV. Sanctus - Osanna I - Benedictus - Osanna IIV. Agnus Dei

Ralph Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor is considered by many tobe one of the masterpieces of English church music in our time.Dedicated to Gustav Holst and his Whitsuntide Singers, it isessentially a liturgical work inspired by the great polyphonicliturgy of the English Renaissance - particularly the masses ofWilliam Byrd and Thomas Tallis. Scored for double chorus andsolo quartet, the Mass abounds with massive sonorities and anti-phonal effects. Its second performance was in London's Westmin-ster Cathedral under the direction of Sir Richard Terry, and ithas been sung at the most solemn liturgical observances thereever since.

III

The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (1943) •.•••Benjamin Britten(for male voices)

Britten wrote this work for friends who were in a British POWcamp in Germany, where one of the prisoners was organizing amusic festival.

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IV

ArrErican Folk Music

I Gave My Love a Cherry ••.•••.•••.•..••.•••••••.••••• Courtship Riddle SongElizabeth Miller, soprano (Stephen Paulus)

Courtship riddle songs were frequently used as the basis forAmerican folk songs; this one is perhaps the most popular ofthem all.

Shenandoah .••••..••••...•.••.•..•••...••..••••.•••••••• Voyageur River SongA. Douglas Nodland, tenor (Shaw-Parker)

This river song came from the American or Canadian voyag~urssome 170 years ago. It tells the story of a snubbed voyageurwho found solace with an Indian maiden (the daughter of thechief Shenandoah), finally leaving her on the shores of theMissouri River.

Li ttle Bird, Li ttle Bird •••.•••••••••••.•••...•••.••••.••.•• ··•Tradi tional(Gail Kubik)

A kind of endless singing game, millions of Americans have grownup singing the tune and words upon which this setting is based.

Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair ••..••••••.••••••••••• Appalachian(Stuart Churchill)

Originally a girl's song of unrequited love discovered about100 years ago in the Appalachian mountains, this beloved balladattained popularity as a man's elegy in this century.

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The Horticultural Wife ...•...•.•••..•••.........•...• The Hutchinson FamilyTim Johnson, tenor

Darling Nelly Gray ••.••••.••••.•..••......••......•.....••.••.. B. R. HanbyListen to the Mockingbird •••...••.•..••.•••...•..•......•.. Alice HawthorneI Took Her to the Ball •••.•••••.•••••.•..•••••••.••••••.••••• Will S. Hayes

William Rollie and James Goodrich, tenorsTenting on the Old Camp Ground ••••••••••••••.••.•••••.••.• Walter Kittridge

VIThree Portraits by Stephen Foster ••...•.......••..•..••..••• Stephen Foster

(Edwin Fissinger)1. Laura Lee2. Oh! Susanna3. Gentle Annie

VIIBroadway Spectacular! ........•. Favorites from the American Musical Theater

"Hello, Dolly!" from Hello, Dolly! (Roger Emerson)"Tomorrow" from Annie"Put on a Happy Face" from Bye, Bye Birdie"What I Did for Love" from A Chorus Line"Marne" from Mame

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SOPRANOS:

The Il3.1e\'V'arlandSingers / 1982-1983 Personnel

ALTOS:

Allen, Sally+Henderson, Sandra

Hendricks, Karen LouiseHofstad, Carol Adelaide

+*Johnson, SigridKahn, Susan

++ +Miller, ElizabethSams, Lea AnnaSathrum, MarieSchoenwald, RobinShepard, Sue

+Steen, Linda

+Bentley, Roxanne L.+Halvorsen, Joanne

Jones, Lynn CarolKleman, DanelleLaitinen, Lois

+*Ludwig, Chris+Ridder, Diane

Sandeen, Kay E.Van, Rica JaneWaldo, Mary HelenWar land, Ruth

TENORS: BASSES:

Anderson, Paul J.Bartholome, Peter G.Berglund, GeorgeGerike, Paul William

+Goodrich, James+*Henley, John

+Johnson, TimNelson, Jerry D.Nodland, A. Douglas

+Pearthree, Steve+Rollie, William

+Boyce, PaulCowles, Robert

+*Elmore, Robert+Hanslep, Peter

Hornicke, Waynne B.Neumann, DanSheppard, Steven

+Steen, FrankTheisen, Paulvan Houten, Paul R.

Pianist:* Denotes section leader

Jerry Rubino++ Dale Warland Family Singers

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The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (1943).(for male voices)

As it fell on one holy-day,As many be in the year,

When young men and maids together did goTheir matins and massto hear,

Little Musgravecame to the church-<loor-The priest was at private mass-

But he had more mind of the fair womenThan he had of Our Lady's grace.

The one of them was clad in green,Another was clad in pall,

And then came in my Lord Barnard's wife,The fairest amongst them all.

Quoth she, " have loved thee, Little Musgrave,Full long and many a day:-

'So have I loved you, fair ladye,Yet never word durst I say:-

'But I have a bower at Bucklesfordberry,Full daintily it is dight;

If thou'lt wend thither, thou Little Musgrave,Thou's lig in my arms all night:

With that beheard a little tiny page,By his ladye's coach as he ran.

Says, 'Although I am my ladye's foot-page,Yet I am Lord Barnard's man:

Then he's cast off his hose and shoon,Set down his feet and ran,

And where the bridges were broken downHe bent his bow and swam.

'Awakel awakel thou Lord Barnard,As thou art a man of life!

Little Musgraveis at BucklesfordberryAlong with thine own wedded wife:-

He called up his merry men all:'Come saddle me my steed;

This night must I to Bucklesfordberry,For I never had greater need.'

But lOme they whistled and sang,And some they thus could say,

Whenever Lord Barnard's horn it blew:'Away Musgrave, away!'

!' •• . Benjamin Britten(1913·1976)

'Methinks I hear the threstle cock,Methinks I hear the jay;

Methinks I hear Lord Barnard's horn,Away, Musgrave, away/'-

'Lie still, thou Little Musgrave,And huggle me from the cold;

. 'Tis nothing but a shepherd's boyA-<lriving his sheep to the fold:

By this, Lord Barnard came to his doorAnd lighted a stone upon;

And he's pull'd out three silver keys,And open'd the doors each one.

He lifted up the coverlet,He lifted up the sheet:

'Arise, arise, thou Little Musgrave,And put thy clothes on;

It shall ne'er be said in my countryI've kill'd a naked man.

I have two swords in one scabbard,They are both sharp and clear;

Take you the best, and I the worst,We'll end the matter here:

The first stroke Little Musgrave struck,He hurt Lord Barnard sore;

The next stroke that Lord Barnard struck,Little Musgrave ne'er struck more.

'Woe worth you, my merry men all,You wp.rene'er born for my goodl

Why did vou not offer to stay my handWhen you saw me wax so wood?

For I've slain also the fairest ladyeThat ever wore woman's weed,

Soe I have slain the fairest ladyeThat ever did woman's deed.

'A grave,' Lord Barnard cried,'To put these lovers in!

But lay my ladye on the upper hand,For shecomes of the nobler kin.'

-Anonymous (from The Oxford Book of Balladsl

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The Dale War land Singers is a member of the Associationof Professional Vocal Ensembles (APVE).

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This concert has been sponsored by

The South Dakota Chapter ofthe American Choral Directors Association

with financial support from:.

The Affiliated State Arts Agencies of the UpperMidwest: Iowa Arts Council, Minnesota State ArtsBoard, North Dakota Council on the Arts, SouthDakota Arts Council, Wisconsin Arts Board, withfunds provided by the National Endowment for theArts, a Federal agency,

and

The South Dakota Arts Councilthrough a grant from

The National Endowment for the Arts

Additional financial support for this concert has been provided by thefollowing Sioux Falls businesses:

Dayton'sThe Austad CompanyNorthwestern BankNordica InternationalValley National BankHagen's Men's WearJ. W. Horner Lumber Co.Larsen Designs, Ltd., Marianne LarsenRobsons HardwareCrossroads Religious Books and MusicHarold J. Ersland, Dist. Rep., Lutheran BrotherhoodJohn H. Kittleson, RHU, New York Life Insurance Co.K+M Band Instruments, Inc.Music MansionSchmitt Music Centers

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The Dale Warland Singers1643 Wellesley AvenueSt. Paul, MN 55105

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