Samedi 16 novembre 2013 / Saturday 16th November 2013
2 Concerts!
13h00 / 1pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal
Ste-Catherine / University. Metro McGill
Contribution volontaire / Freewill donation
The Music Department of Concordia University
Voice Recital Students of Dr. Irene Feher
Collaborative pianists
Genevieve Jalbert & Polina Minatcheva
Genevieve Jalbert & Polina Minatcheva
Que mœrebat et dolebat (Stabat Mater)………………………G. B. Pergolesi (1710-36)
Du Ring an meinem Finger (Frauenliebe und Leben)………R. Schumann (1810-56)
Va! laisse couler mes larmes! (Werther)…………………………J. Massenet (1842-1912)
Chanmee Chung, mezzo-soprano
An Sylvia…………………………………………………………………F. Schubert (1797-1828)
Sure on this Shining Night…………………………………………………S. Barber (1910-81)
Violon (Fiançailles Pour Rire)…………………………………………F. Poulenc (1899-1963)
Kyla Smith, soprano
It was a Lover and his Lass…………………………………………………R. Quilter (1877-1953)
O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)…………………………………G. Puccini (1858-1924)
Piper Ainsworth, soprano
A Serpina penserete (La Serva Padrona)……………………G. B. Pergolesi (1710-36)
Ganymed………………………………………………………………………F. Schubert (1797-1828)
Stephanie Brassard, soprano
Bella siccome un angelo (Don Pasquale)………………………G. Donizetti (1797-1848)
Widmung…………………………………………………………………………R. Schumann (1810-56)
I Hear an Army………………………………………………………………………S. Barber (1910-81)
Gabriel Frank, bass-baritone
Giunse alfin il momento – Deh vieni, non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro)W. A. Mozart (1756-91)
L’invitation au voyage…………………………………………………H. Duparc (1848-1933)
Gretchen am Spinnrade………………………………………………F. Shubert (1797-1828)
Gabrielle Emard, soprano
Oh! ne finis jamais! (Poème D’Amour)……………………J. Massenet (1842-1912)
La ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni)……………………….W. A. Mozart (1756-91)
Stephanie Brassard, soprano & Gabriel Frank, bass-baritone
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Samedi 16 novembre 2013 / Saturday 16th November _______________________________________________________________________________
16h 30 / 4:30 pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal
Contribution volontaire / Freewill donation
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Serenade
Concert Review
Flute Sonata (1927) Allegro moderato, Aria Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
Ondine (1908) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Winter Pastorale (1925) Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
4 Pieces H104 (1912) (selections) Frank Bridge
Linda Brady, piano
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op 31 (1943)
L’Oasis Musicale’s celebration of the 100th anniversary
of the birth of Benjamin Britten reached a new high at last week’s concert with
an ambitious and compelling performance of the composer’s Serenade for Tenor,
Horn and Strings. The Chamber Music Without Borders String Ensemble, comprising
mainly young musicians from McGill along with some guests, was conducted with
precision, sensitivity and assurance by John Wiens, and provided a highly complementary
accompaniment to the soloists. Kevin Myers, tenor and Gabriel Mairson, horn both
possessed a fine range of tone, colour and mood to match the varying atmospheres
conveyed by these masterful settings of English poetry. In the first half
Shayna Palevsky, flute displayed fine phrasing and a lovely legato line in
pieces written by Britten’s composition teacher Frank Bridge, whilst Linda
Brady produced a silvery and shimmering performance of Ravel’s Ondine. Bravo and
thank you to all the artists in this wonderful concert.
Flute Sonata (1927) Allegro moderato, Aria Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
Ondine (1908) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Winter Pastorale (1925) Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
4 Pieces H104 (1912) (selections) Frank Bridge
Linda Brady, piano
Shayna Palevsky, flute
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op 31 (1943)
1. Prologue
2. Pastoral, de/from The Evening Quatrains, Charles Cotton (1630–1687)
3. Nocturne, Blow, bugle, blow by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
4. Elegy, The Sick Rose by William Blake (1757–1827)
5. Dirge, the anonymous Lyke-Wake Dirge (fifteenth century).
6. Hymn, Hymn to Diana by Ben Jonson (1572–1637)
7. Sonnet, To Sleep by John Keats (1795–1821)
8. Epilogue
Kevin Myers, tenor, Gabriel Mairson, horn
Chamber Music Without Borders String Ensemble,
John Wiens conductor/ directeur