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PresentPresentPresentPresent
An oratorio by Joseph HaydnAn oratorio by Joseph HaydnAn oratorio by Joseph HaydnAn oratorio by Joseph Haydn
Accompanied byAccompanied byAccompanied byAccompanied by
The Aurelian OrchestraThe Aurelian OrchestraThe Aurelian OrchestraThe Aurelian Orchestra Conductor Conductor Conductor Conductor
Alan ChildsAlan ChildsAlan ChildsAlan Childs AtAtAtAt
St Mary’s Church, HitchinSt Mary’s Church, HitchinSt Mary’s Church, HitchinSt Mary’s Church, Hitchin By kind permission of the Vicar and ChurcBy kind permission of the Vicar and ChurcBy kind permission of the Vicar and ChurcBy kind permission of the Vicar and Church Wardensh Wardensh Wardensh Wardens
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Saturday 21Saturday 21Saturday 21Saturday 21stststst April 2007 April 2007 April 2007 April 2007
From the ChairmanFrom the ChairmanFrom the ChairmanFrom the Chairman
When the committee first discussed performing Haydn's Creation I
have to admit that it was a work with which I was not familiar.
However, I was struck by the enthusiasm shown by those that knew
the piece well.
Over the last few months of rehearsals I have come to know this
glorious piece of music and I am looking forward to singing again in
the beautiful surroundings of St Mary's Church. I am delighted that
we are performing this work with our friends the Aurelian Ensemble
after last year's very successful collaboration for the Vivaldi Gloria
and Rutter Requiem.
Our Society has played a dynamic role in the local community for
over 100 years. In recent years, however, it has become more
difficult to attract audiences to some of our events...there are so
many competing leisure interests and opportunities these days.
Therefore, I would like to thank you for supporting Hitchin
Thespians, and, if this is your first Thespian event, I would like to
extend a warm welcome to you and hope that you might attend
many more of our shows and concerts in the future.
Conductor Conductor Conductor Conductor –––– ALAN CHILDS ALAN CHILDS ALAN CHILDS ALAN CHILDS
Alan trained at the Royal Academy of Music, London where he gained the
GRSM(Hons) degree, the LRAM and ARCO diplomas. He was also the recipient of
the C H Trevor Prize and Frederick Keene Prize for Organ and the Peter Latham
Prize for Musicology.
As an organist, Alan has held various posts, including that of Cathedral and City
Organist in Perth, Scotland and is currently Director of Music here at St Mary’s
Parish Church, Hitchin.
Alan spent many years as a Preparatory school Director of Music but is at present
pursuing a variety of musical activities such as instrumental teaching, choir
direction and examining both at home and abroad for the Associated Board of the
Royal Schools of Music.
Bass Bass Bass Bass ---- DEREK WELTON DEREK WELTON DEREK WELTON DEREK WELTON
Derek Welton is 24 years old and is a graduate of the University of Melbourne.
Operatic roles Derek has performed include Mozart’s Count Almaviva, Masetto,
Guglielmo and Papageno, all in Melbourne, and the title role of Salieri’s Falstaff (Dunedin, New Zealand). Derek relocated to London in August 2006 to commence
postgraduate study at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, to which he won a full
scholarship in the final of the 2005 Australian Singing Competition (Sydney).
Derek’s concert repertoire includes performances as soloist in diverse repertoire
ranging from Charpentier to Tavener and including Bach’s Christmas Oratorio,
Magnificat, St John Passion and St Matthew Passion, Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Händel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation
and Nelson Mass, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Rossini’s
Stabat Mater.
Derek gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Guildhall School Trust
and The Sheila White Award as well as the forthcoming support of the Tillett
Trust and the Marten Bequest.
Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor –––– NIEL JOUBERT NIEL JOUBERT NIEL JOUBERT NIEL JOUBERT
Born in South Africa, Niel developed a significant interest in singing after
attending the well-known Drakensberg Boys’ Choir School. He currently studies
at the Royal Academy of Music and is supported by the Ernest Oppenheimer
Memorial Trust.
Niel has appeared extensively as oratorio soloist. His performances
include works by Handel, Bach, Mozart, Orff, Schubert, Saint-Saëns and of course
Haydn’s Creation. He has appeared twice with the City of London Chamber
Players and performed at the London Handel Festival in the St. John Passion under Laurence Cummings.
Niel’s operatic roles for the RAM Opera Scenes have included Don Ottavio,
Pelléas, Ormindo (L’Ormindo) and Nerone. Concert appearances include
performances at the Houses of Parliament, the Kenwood Festival, Peterborough
Cathedral, Neresheim Cathedral in Germany, the Duomo Montepulciano in
Tuscany and the Baugé Opera Festival in France.
Niel performs with the BBC Singers on a regular basis
Soprano Soprano Soprano Soprano –––– SANDRA PAGE SANDRA PAGE SANDRA PAGE SANDRA PAGE
Born in Dublin, Sandra studied singing at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
While studying there she took part in many festivals and competitions winning the
Soprano Gold Medal at the Feis Ceoil.
Sandra then went on to study with Rita Streich in Vienna for four years, facilitated
by the Austro-Irish exchange scholarship scheme. After this she moved to
England where she has continued to sing semi-professionally.
Her oratorio repertoire includes Messiah, Elijah and the Christmas Oratorio and
Requiems by Mozart, Fauré and Rutter. She has also taken the soprano role in
Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Operatic roles include Cherubino in Marriage of Figaro, Pamina in the Magic Flute, and both the Countess and Adele in Die Fledermaus.
Alto Alto Alto Alto –––– LILIAN DIXON will join the other soloists for the final chorus LILIAN DIXON will join the other soloists for the final chorus LILIAN DIXON will join the other soloists for the final chorus LILIAN DIXON will join the other soloists for the final chorus
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 –––– 1809) 1809) 1809) 1809)
The Creation was the result of Haydn being overwhelmed upon hearing a
Handel oratorio performed by a large choir and orchestra when he
attended one of the great Handel festivals held In Westminster Abbey in
1791. Haydn resolved to write an oratorio that would be worthy of
Handel’s mastery in this field.
The libretto for The Creation is based on quotes taken from the Bible and
from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, sections of which were
translated for Haydn to set to music.
The first public performance of The Creation was on 13th March 1799 at
the Burgtheater in Vienna with one hundred and eighty performers
conducted by the composer himself.
The Creation is very operatic in construction with named characters and
is divided into three acts each made up of different scenes. The work
begins with an orchestral introduction, “Representation of Chaos”,
followed by Parts One and Two which describe the six days of creation.
Each of the six days follows a threefold pattern with an initial biblical
narrative, a descriptive central section and a final hymn of praise. The
soloists represent the archangels: Gabriel (soprano), Uriel (tenor) and
Raphael (bass), with the choir portraying angels glorifying their maker.
Part Three is devoted to Adam and Eve (bass and soprano) who sing of
their happiness together in God’s “new created world” and to end the
oratorio the soloists and choir combine for a final uplifting chorus of
praise.
THE CREATIONTHE CREATIONTHE CREATIONTHE CREATION
Part the FirstPart the FirstPart the FirstPart the First
INTRODUCTION Representation of chaos
RECIT and CHORUS In the beginning
AIR Now vanish before the holy beams
CHORUS Despairing, cursing rage
RECIT And God made the firmament
SOLO and CHORUS The marv’llous work
RECIT And God said, Let the waters
AIR Rolling in foaming billows
RECIT And God said, Let the earth
AIR With verdure clad
RECIT And the heavenly host
CHORUS Awake the harp
RECIT And God said, Let there be lights
RECIT In splendour bright
CHORUS The heavens are telling
Interval 20 MinutesInterval 20 MinutesInterval 20 MinutesInterval 20 Minutes
Part the SecondPart the SecondPart the SecondPart the Second
RECIT And God said, let the waters
AIR On mighty pens
RECIT And God created great whales
RECIT And the Angels
TRIO Most beautiful appear
TRIO and CHORUS The Lord is great
RECIT And God said, Let the earth bring forth
RECIT Straight opening
AIR Now heaven in fullest glory shone
RECIT And God created man
AIR In native worth
RECIT And God saw everything that he had made
CHORUS Achieved is the glorious work
TRIO On thee each living soul awaits
SECOND CHORUS Achieved is the glorious work
There will be a short break at this pointThere will be a short break at this pointThere will be a short break at this pointThere will be a short break at this point
Part the ThirdPart the ThirdPart the ThirdPart the Third
INTRODUCTION and RECIT In rosy mantle appears
DUET and CHORUS By thee with bliss
DUET and CHORUS Of stars the fairest
RECIT Our duty we have now performed
DUET Graceful consort
RECIT O happy pair
CHORUS Sing the Lord, ye voices all
The AThe AThe AThe Aurelian Orchestra, urelian Orchestra, urelian Orchestra, urelian Orchestra, now in its fourth decade, is happy to join with Hitchin
Thespians for a second time. Over the last thirty years this ever-popular
orchestra has performed to widespread critical acclaim, a vast repertoire
including many world premiers. The Aurelian Music Ensembles can be heard in
venues throughout London and the Home Counties playing varied and interesting
programmes which include both perennial favourites and new commissions.
InstrumentInstrumentInstrumentInstrument PlayerPlayerPlayerPlayer Sponsored BySponsored BySponsored BySponsored By
1st Violin (Leader) MicMicMicMichael Grayhael Grayhael Grayhael Gray Ann Crook
1st Violin Bradley Winand Evans-Pughe Strings
1st Violin Anna Szabo Rehearsal Raffles
1st Violin Christine Dalton An anonymous donation
2nd Violin Izzy Giles Phillip & Susan Osbourn
2nd Violin Paul Samuels A generous Patron
2nd Violin Julia Atkinson A generous Patron
2nd Violin Rachel Eyres A generous Patron
Viola Janet Hicks Sandra Page & John Keogh
Viola Jane Miller Janise Frith
Viola Sarah Turner Melanie Plowman
Cello Paul Lockyer Margaret Richmond
Cello Peter Vel Helen & Colm Hodge
Double Bass Mary Spiers Andrew Carmichael
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Flute Ann Miller Procam Agriculture Ltd
Flute Jennie Small Jack Lardent
Flute Liz Lee A generous Patron
Oboe Tim Eaton Kate Roberts & Lilian Dixon
Oboe Rosalind
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In memory of Dorothy Brooks
Clarinet Val Cheesman Lucy Miller-White Optometrists
Clarinet Karina Kempton A generous Patron
Bassoon Sue Eversden Vivienne & Philippa Tadman
Bassoon Tom Symonds Lucy Miller-White &
Your Choice Cakes
Contra Bassoon Kay Warner Sheila Soothill
French Horn Nigel Hiscock Carols at the Craig
French Horn Stuart Carruthers Rehearsal Raffles &
Donations for Music
Trumpet Giles Liddiard John Beal & Andrew Carmichael
Trumpet Simon
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Trombone Robb Tooley GSK
Trombone Richard Watkin GSK
Trombone Mark Hampson GSK & Brenda Cundell
Timpani Matthew West Alex & Tom Evans
Keyboard Alan Childs
Hitchin Thespians would like to thank Miss Margaret Richmond for her
invaluable support and Patronage of their choral events.
This concert has been financially supported by The Arts Council for North
Hertfordshire.
Members of the ChoirMembers of the ChoirMembers of the ChoirMembers of the Choir
Sopranos:Sopranos:Sopranos:Sopranos: - Jean Austin, Margaret Brendish, Maureen Briddon,
Su Cassidy, Gill Cheaney, Joanna Chugg, Margaret Coxall,
Ann Crook, Sheila Davies, Christine Fox, Michelle Marple,
Lucy Miller-White, Susan Osbourn, Ann Peacock, Doreen Pettitt, Melanie
Plowman, Kate Roberts, Sheila Soothill, Jane Tunesi, Lindsey Waghorn,
Ellen Ward, Roz Ward, Jenny Wilson
Altos:Altos:Altos:Altos: - Elise Carr, Gillian Clough, Lilian Dixon, Hazel Frost, Kathleen
Gillan, Pauline Gimson, Helen Hodge, Antonia Homer,
Sheila Mole, Alison Nicholas, Keryle Rutherford, Viv Tadman, Barbara
Thomas, Kay Watts, Annette Woodbridge
Tenors:Tenors:Tenors:Tenors: - Fred Ardron, Andrew Carmichael, Alan Dickinson,
Tom Evans, Andy Johnson, Howard Roberts, Iain Rutherford,
Peter Wall
Basses:Basses:Basses:Basses: - John Beal, Gilbert Cobb, Ray Gorbing, Bob Harris,
Jack Lardent, Nick Morgan, Mike O’Leary, Mike Steele,
Bryan Summers, Chris Waghorn
AcknowledgementAcknowledgementAcknowledgementAcknowledgementssss
Choral Manager: Susan Osbourn
Concert Manager: Andy Johnson
Box Office Managers: Nick & Nicky Morgan
Front of House Manager: Audrey Jenkins
Publicity Manager: Sandra Page
Programme Editors: Sandra Page and Susan Osbourn
Lighting: Alan Bailes and team
Rehearsal Pianist: Audrey Jenkins
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