Faculty Recitals Recitals 3-24-2010 Faculty Recital

Faculty Recitals Recitals

3-24-2010

Faculty Recital

Michelle Latour

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected]

Weiwei Le

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected]

Andrew Smith

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected]

Jennifer Grim

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected]

Barbara Riske

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected]

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'" lf wishes were fairies 1 would not stay, J1NlX
But they would wile my soul away;
And peace would creep CoU"',-<e of Fine Arts- Ocparbncnl of Music
Into my s leep as soft Prese nts
As a dream at evenfall ,
When the cri ckets sing Michelle Latour
And the c urlews call ;
And ' ti s I would wake for no soprano
New morrow
On the grey round of this Faculty Recital
World of sorrow.
featuring
' Loch Kyoonbawn, the fair, calm lake
·Moymalla , the plain of honey Weiwei Le, violin
Andrew Smith, cello
Text by Joseph Cambell ( 1879- 1944) Jennifer Grim, flute
Barbara Risl<e, piano

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

5:30pm

Doc Rando Recital Hall

Beam Music Center

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"""' Program """' ,.., Notes and Translations,...,

from 25 Schottische Lieder, Op. 108 Ludwig van Beethoven from 25 Schottische Lieder, Op. 108
The sweetest lad was Jamie (1770-1827)
Sunset Ludwig van Beethoven's folksong settings are among the least familiar of his output,
Andre Previn yet he wrote far more of them than any other genre , composing 180 arrangements of
Four Songs for soprano, cello and piano (b. 1929) Scottish, Irish, and Welsh folksongs for one or more voices with piano , violin, and
Mercy cello accompaniment between I 809 and 1818. This body of work stemmed from
Stones W.A. Mozart collaboration with George Thomson , a Scotsman who was an avid music lover and
The Lacemaker (1756-1791) amateur cellist, and grew out of a movement from the early 18th century to collect
Shelter folksongs. However, Thomson wanted to make hi s collections surpass his predeces-
sors in scope, variety, and quality . To do this, he commissioned well-known figures
Schon lacht der holde Fruhling such as Haydn and Beethoven to write complex harmonizations, to compose in-
strumental introductions and postludes , and to add optional violin and cello parts .
,.., Intermission ,.., Although Beethoven's settings were considered to be of exceedingly high quality,
they were too complicated for amateur musicians to play. As a result , none of them
Leden Yftezslava Kapnllova sold well, and were deemed too difficult for their intended public.
(1915-1940)
from Romance-Suite The sweetest lad was Jamie
llecm1 O¢emrn Dmitri Shostakovich
M.bJ6bJJUfBMeCTe (1906-1975) The sweetest lad was Jamie ,
ropop, cmrT The sweetest, the dearest,
EypSI Roger Quilter And well did Jamie love me ,
TaHr!bJe 3HaKH (1877-1953) And not a fault has he.
My3hiKa Yet one he had it spoke his praise,
He knew not woman's wish to tease ,
Three Pastoral Songs, Op. 22 He knew not all our silly ways, alas!
I will go with my father a-ploughing The woe to me!
Cheny Valley
I wish and I wish For though I loved my Jamie
Sincerely and dearly,
Yet often when he wooed me,
1 held my head on high;
And huffed and tossed with saucy air,
And danc'd with Donald at the fair,
And plac ' d his ribbon in my hair and
Jamie pass'd him by!

So when the war pipes sounded,
Dear Jamie, he left me ,
And now some other maiden
Will Jamie turn to woo.
My heart will break ,
And well it may,
For who would word of pity say
To her who threw a heart away,
So faithful and so true!

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Oh! Knew he how I loved him , Four Songs for soprano, cello, and piano
Sincerely and dearly ;
How I would fly to meet him! Four Songs for soprano, cello and piano were written in 1994 by Andre Previn , and
Oh! Happy were the day! use poems by Toni Morri son. The first song, Mercy, examines how the media looks
Some kind, kind friend, at starvation , blood and mi sfortune in settings such as Ethiopia. The traveler and the
Oh, come between , probing camera , as referred to in the poe m, attempt to exploit those in this c ircumstan·ce
And tell him of my a ltered mien! who can only turn away in shame. The poem expresses embarrassment at the way
That Jeanie has not Jeanie been the medi a invades the privacy of the dying. The musical setting for thi s poem can be
Since Jamie went away. described as static, somber, slow and chromatic. The poem used for Stones is based on
an old blues song called Rocks in my Bed and was inspired by the blues singer Bessie
Sunset Smith. The voice in this poem is a bras h, bold woman who is angry at the absence of
a man in her life. Only stones warm her bed at night. In The Lacemaker, the character
The sun upon the We irdlaw hill , in the poem is hollow, regretful , and mournful . The lyrics describe a spinster, a woman
In Ettrick's vale is s inking sweet; who has settled for less in life . Her vocation as a lacemaker has prevented her from
The westland wind is hush and sti ll , committing 'crimes' in her life- that is, passions that she has left unexplored . The
The lake lies sleeping at my feet. music reflects this intense sadness and di sappointment. The vocal line is segmented
Yet not the landscape to mine eye and simple, while the cello and pi ano are hi ghlighted throughout. In thi s way, Previn 's
Bears those bright hues that once it bore; music is highly representative of the poem; underscoring a woman who has lived an
Tho' Ev'ning, insignificant and lackluster life.The final song,Shelter, is about a woman who is having
With her richest dye, a good time in her imagination . She thinks about her man and of the challenges, both
Flames o'er the hull s on Ettrick's shore. mythical and metaphorical , that she can overcome with him .

With li stless look along the pl ain , Mercy
I see Tweed's silver current glide;
And coldly mark the holy fane of I could watch heads
Melrose ri se in ruin 'd pride. turn from the traveler's look
The quiet lake, the balmy air, the camera 's probe
The hill , the stream, the tower, bear the purity of their
The tree, are they still shame
Such as once they were, hear mute desolation in sy ll abl es
Or is the dreary change in me? anci ent as
dea th.
Alas the warp ' d and broken board , I co uld do these things if only if only
How can it bear the painters dye? l knew that when milk
The harp of strain ' d and tuneless chord , spi li s
How to the minstrel's sk ill reply ? and hearts stop
To aching eyes underheel
Each land scape lowers, some small thing gone
To feverish pul se each gale blows chill: c hill
And Araby's or Eden's bowers, is ri ght to warm toward a touch because
We re barren as this moorl and hill. mercy
lies in wait
Text by George Thompson ( 1757 - 182 1) like a shore.
Mercy like a shore .
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I don't need no man In thi s soft pl ace
te lling me I ain 't one . Under yo ur w ings
M y trigger fin ger strong I w ill fi nd shelter
as hi s o n a shot gun . From o rdinary things.
Bu ttercake and roses smooth
stones in my bed . Tex t by Toni Morriso n (b . 193 1)
Handmade quil ts cover
sto nes in my bed. S chon lacht der holde Friihling
I don' t need no man
telling me I ain ' t one. W.A. Mozart's Schon lacht der holde Friihling is full of coloratu ra wri ting -
My back bone ai n' t like hi s pyro technic runs , leaps, and ornaments in the upper range of the soprano vo ice. lt
but at least I got one.
High-heeled slippers break is a free-standing concert aria that does not come fro m a Mozart opera, a lthough it
stones in my bed . is commonly included in the less-than-famo us !l barbiere di Sivig lia by G iovanni
Games pl ayed at ni ght trick Paisie llo .
stones in my bed .
Stones in my bed . Sto nes . Sc ho n lacht der ho lde FrUhling Already fa ir Spring smiles
I don' t need no man telling me. Auf blume nre ichen Matten, On fl owerdight meadows,
Wo sich Zephire gatten Where west w inds mate
The Lacemaker Unter geselligem Scherze. ln convivia l sport.
Wenn auch auf allen Zweigen Altho ugh yo ung blossoms appear
I am as you see Sich junge BlU ten ze igen, On every branch ,
what most becomes me; Kehrt doch ke in Ie iser No gentle consolation
mil es skipped Trost in dieses arme He r Returns to thi s poor heart.
cancelled trips Da sitze ich und we ine He re 1 sit and weep
masters yet unmet. Einsam auf de r Flur Alone in the lea
Lace a lo ne is loyal , sacred , roya l, Ni cht urn me in verl ornes Schafchen, But it is not fo r my lost lamb ,
in contro l Ne in , urn de n Schafer Lindor nur. No, it is for the shepherd Llndoro that I weep.
of crimes stopped
by pattern s of blood Ano nymo us text Tra nslation by S. Spencer
bred to best behavior.
As you see I am Leden
what has become of me .
In her short li fe, Vitezslava Kapralova showed every sign of becoming a major
Shelter mu sical fi gure in the 20'h century, stud ying with pro minent compos ition and
conducting teachers, winning prestig io us internati onal compos ition pri zes ,
In thi s soft pl ace and even conducting the BB C Orchestra in Londo n in 1938. She composed in all
Under your wings genres yet mai nta ined a special place in her heart fo r the art song. Leden was written
I w ill find she lter in 1933. For the surreali stic text by the Czech poet Yftezs lav Nezva l, KapnHova
From ordinary things. chose an unusual instrumentation , flu te, two vio lins, cello and pi ano, the affect of
which creates a unique atmosphere, capturing the decadent imagery and me lancholy
Here are the mo un ta ins emotio ns of the poem . Kapralova died in ex ile in France in 1940 fro m tuberculosis.
I want to scale
Amazo n ri vers
I'm dying to sa il.

H ere the eyes of the fores t
I can hold in a stare
And smile at the movement
Of Med usa's green hair.

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Ones v noci vymaloval mraz Today in the night the frost painted Mbl 6bJJut BMecTe We were together
na 1110je okno kfehkou vazu. on my window a delicate vase.
Desfm se zimnfch dnu i vaz, I am horrified of winter days and vases, Mbt 6btJlH BMecTe, noMHto 5I We were together, I remember
desfm se jejich zimostn\zu. I am horrified of their boxwoods. HoLtb sonHosanacb, CKpHnKa nena , Violins sang in vibrant darkness,
Tbt B3THAI!H 6btJla M051, You were mine then,
Sto svfcf nad varhanami One-hundred candles above the organ Tbt c K3)f(JJ,b1M LtacoM xopowena. With every hour you grew more fair.
se ti'pytf v matutinu sera. glitter in the matin twilight.
Dum s ledovymi pannami The house with icy virgins CKB03b Twxoe )f(ypLtaHbe cTpyi1, The secrets of a woman's smile,
je zabednen tak jak by! vcera. is boarded up just like it was yesterday.
CKB03b Tai1t-ry )f(eHCTBeH:Hoi1 ynbt6KH The quiet whispering of breezes
Coz nerozsype se ten chram? Well , is that cathedral toppling down ?
Rozbfjfm vazu, strop se borf. I am shattering the vase, the ceiling is collapsing. K ycTaM npocwnc51 no~enyi1, Set tender kisses on my lips ,
A zda se mne, ze umfram
jiz pri pohledu na nadvorf. And it seems to me that I am dying already OpocwnHCb BcepJJ,~e 3BYKH CKpHnKH. Like the strings of love in my heart.

Text by Vftezslav Nezval ( 1900- 1958) while looking at the courtyard. fopOJJ, CllMT The Sleeping City

Translation by Timothy Cheek fopOJJ, CllHT, OKyTaH MrJlOIO, The city sleeps enveloped in the mist,
lfyTb Mep~atOT <j:lOHapH Lanterns flickering and pale
from Romance-Suite TaM JJ,aneKo, 3a Hesoto , Daybreak's distant sc intillations
BH.>KY oT6necKH 3apH. Gleam beyond the dark Neva.
Dmitri Shostakovich composed the song cycle Romance-Suite for soprano, vio- B 3TOMAMbHeM oTp3)f(eHbH, Over there, 1see reflections of dawn ,
lin , cello and piano in 1967, utilizing texts from the Russian poet, Alexander Blok. B 3THX OT6necKax ont51 ln these glimmerings of flame
Shostakovich combines three obbligato instruments in a variety of ways so as to pro- OpHTaHJlOCb npo6y)f(JJ,eHbe Lay concealed the key of
duce a panoply of contrasting forms which exploits all the possibilities of tone-paint- AHei1, TOCKJlHBbiX AJ151 MeH51 . My forsaken, joyless days.
ing inherent in the images and moods of Blok 's lyrics. Ophelia 's Song is loosely tied
to Shakespeare's Hamlet , as Shostakovich 's version describes Hamlet as a warrior EypSJ The tempest
who leaves without returning and who dies far away. We were together depicts a ten-
der love song for the violin, which contrasts with the following song, The Sleeping 0, KaK 6e3yMHO 3a OKHOM PeBeT, Beyond my window, fierce and wild,
City. This melancholy depiction cannot silence the " dark days" in the poet 's heart. In 6ywyeT 6yp51 3Jla51, The savage tempest roars and rages,
the fourth song, a ferocious Storm unleashes its rage , yet shows pity for those who HecyTc51 Ty<tw, JlbiOT JJ,O)f()],eM, Outside my window,
have no roof over their head. This is followed by Secret Signs, the most ambiguous VI BeTep BOeT, 3aM Hpa51 ! The clouds fly over, the rain teems down,
of the set. The cycle ends with Music, which features the entire ensemble. And the wind whines and moans!

Y)f(aCHa HO'-Ib! B TaKylo HOLib Oh, awful darkness! On such a night

MHe )f(aJlb JliOAei1, nwweHHbtx Kposa, I pity those bereft of shelter:

Co)f(aneHbe roHHT npO'-Ib - A deep compassion drives me forth

necHSJ Ocjlemnt Ophelia's Song B o6'h51Tb51 xonoJJ,a Cbiporo! To share the winter's Damp embraces!

Pa3nycta51Cb c JJ,esoi1 MHJlOH, Apyr, When you left your beloved , EopoTbC51 c MpaKoM "'AO)f(J],eM , To strive against the gloom and rain ,
Tbt KJ151JlC51 MHe mo6HTb! My love, you swore to love me ,
Ye3)1(35f B Kpai1 nocTbtJlbti1 , You left for a distant land , CTpaJJ,an~es y<taCTb pa3JJ,en5151 At one with outcasts, doomed to suffer
Kn51TBY JJ,aHHyto xpaHHTb! And swore to keep your oath!
0 , KaK 6e3yMHO 3a OKHOM Beyond my window, fierce and wild,
TaM, 3a AaHwei1 C'-laCTJlHBOH, Beyond the happy land of Denmark,
Eepera TBOH so Mrne The shores are in darkness , EywyeT BeTep, H3HbiB351! The raging wind sinks in exhaustion!
Ban cepAHTbiH, rosopnwBbiH The angry waves wash
MoeT cne3bt Ha cKane. Over the rocks . Tai1Hbie 3HaKM Secret Signs

Mwnbti1 BOHH He sepHeTC51, My warrior shall not return , Pa3ropaiOTC51 TaHHbie 3HaKH The secret signs appear
Becb oJJ,eTbti1 B cepe6po All dressed in silver. Ha rnyxoi1, Henpo6yAHOH CTeHe On the impenetrable wall.
B rpo6e T5f)f(KO BCKOJlbtXHeTc51 The bow, and the black feather 30J10Tble H KpaCHble MaKH Golden and crimson poppies
EaHT "' LtepHoe nepo . Will restlessly lie in their grave. J-laJJ,O MHOH T51rOTeiOT BO CHe. Blossom in my dreams.

YKpbiBaiOCb B HO'-IHbte ne~epbt I drown in the caverns of ni ght
VI He nOMHIO cypoBblX <JyJJ,ec . And forget the magic of my dreams.
Ha 3ape rony6bte xwMepbi My fanciful thoughts reflect
CMOTp51T B 3epKane 51pKwx He6ec . In the bright heavens.

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Y6era10 Bnpowe}1.wHe MHrH , These moments will disappear, I will go with my father a-sowing
3aKpbJBaJo OT CTpaxa rnaJa , And the young beauty's eyes To the red field by the sea,
Ha JJHCTax xoJJOAeiOil\eH KHHrH - Will close And the rooks and the gull s
30JJOTa51 AeBH'IbSI KOCa . Like the pages of a book. and the starlings
Will come flock ing after me .
Ha11.o MHOH He6ocBOJl. y)f(e HH30K, The star 's canopy is low now, I will sing to the striding sowers
l.£epHbiH COHTSirOTeeT BrpyJl.H. The darkest dreams Lie In the bottom of the heart. With the finch on the flow ' ring sloe,
MoJ';i KOHeu, npeAHaYepTaJ-tHbJH 6JJH30K , My end is close, as fate has ordained, And my father will sing the seed-song
11 BOHHa, H no)f(ap - snepeJl.H. That only the wise men know.
War and fire are before me.
I will go with my father a - reaping
MpbtKa Music To the brown field by the sea,
And the geese and the crows
8 HO% , KOrJl.a ycHeT Tpesora At night , when ag itation dies down, and the children
l1 rOpOA CKpOeTCSI 80 MrJJe, When the city si nks into the mi st, Will come flocking after me.
0 , CKOJJbKO MY3bJKH y 6ora, 0 how much music 1 will sing to the weary reapers
KaKHe 3BYKHHa JeMne! There is in the heavens, With the wren in the heat of the sun ,
And what concert on earth! And my father will sing the scythe-song
LJTO 6ypS1 >KH3HH , That joys for the harvest done.
EcnH p03bl TBOH u,seTyT MHe HropSIT! Forget the storms of your life,
LITo •JenoseYeCKHe cne3bl , See such beautiful roses bloom! Cherry Valley
Kor11.a pyMSIHHTCSI JaKaT! What are the tears of humans
When the hour of twili ght comes! In Cherry Valley the cherries blow;
flpHMH , 8 JJaAbi 'IHU,a BCeJJeHHOH , The valley paths are white as snow.
CKB03b KpOBb , CKB03b MYKH , 0 sovereign of the universe, And in their time with clusters red
CKB03b rpo6a Accept through pain and blood The heavy bou ghs are crim soned.
0ocJJe}1.HeH CTpaCTH Ky60K neHHbiH . The cup fill ed to the brim Now the low moon is looking thro'
With your slave's des ires. the glimmer of the honey dew.
Text by Alexander Blok ( 1880- 192 1) A peta l trembles to the grass,
Tra nslati on by Jeremy Drake the feet of fairies pass and pass.

Three Pastoral Songs I wish and I wish

Roger Quilter was an English composer who is known mostly for hi s vocal music. I wish and I wish and I wish I were
A prolifi c composer, hi s output forms an important body for early 20'" century A golden bee in the blue of the air,
song repertoire. Three Pastoral Songs use verses by a contemporary Irish poet, Winging my way at the mouth of day
Joseph Campbell. It dates from 1921 and was designed originally for low voice and To the honey marges of
piano trio. Loch Kyoonbawn·;
Or a little green drake or a sil ver swan,
I will go with my father a-ploughing Floating upon the stream of Aili,
and I to be sw imming gaj ly, ga ily.
I will go with my father a- ploughing
To the green field by the sea, I wish and I wish and I wish I could be
And the rooks and the crows A bud on the branch of a red thorn tree
and the seag ulls That blows at the head of Blanid 's Bed ,
Will come flock ing after me . And sheds a peta l at ev' ry breath;
I will sing to the patient horses Or a white mil estone on the shining path
With the lark in the shine of the air, That climbs the cairn and dips the holl ow,
And my father will sing the plough-song Up to the walls of bright Moym all a*.
That blesses the cleaving share.
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