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May 2007

Dear Music Lover,

Schola is riding the crest of a very exciting wave! In continuing pursuit of our mission to make a profound impact in our community through high quality performance and education in music, we find that our community is enlarging rapidly! When the unsolicited invitation to perform in the heart of the Salzburg

Festival activities arrived, we knew that we were in for a ride! We look forward to sharing the ride with you, as details continue to emerge.

In just the past three months, we have seen all of the following: a ground-breaking three performances of our popular Sacred Bridge concert; an invitation to sing in Salzburg during the internationally-renowned Salzburg Festival, Summer 2008; the inauguration of our first annual Summer Music Conservatory for singers; a performance by invitation in the North/South Consonance concert series on Manhattan’s Upper West Side; two performances with this year’s fabulous Cantorum Kids group, the Nutley High School Choralettes of Nutley, NJ, to close out what has been a marvelous season; andthe completion of a month-long feasibility study, leading to the decision to travel and perform internationally for the first time!

Please look thoroughly through this program booklet, where you will find all kinds of information relating to Schola’s first annual Summer Music Conservatory, next season’s concert dates, the beginning of our annual audition season on June 4th, and more. There are many ways in which you can be involved, and we actively encourage you to join with us in making a positive difference in our world through music!

We are so very pleased to have the wonderful young women from Nutley High School with us today. We have had the pleasure of working with their director, the talented Ms. Nicole SanGiovanni, throughout the year as our accompanist. Through such exciting collaborations, we seek to help nurture lifelong enrichment through singing activity, such as that in which Schola singers participate regularly.

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Today’s musical offering surrounds the springtime notions of love and nature. As always, we are honored by your presence with us, and hope that the music we share today will in some way deepen and enrich your life.

Warmly, in great music!

Deborah Simpkin KingSCH Artistic Directorcantate@DSKsing.com(20�) 9�8-3009

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We would like to thank the following for their generous commitments to our 2006–2007 season

Archangel ($5,000+)Salvatore A. Diana

Guardian Angel ($2,000+)Jim Gard

ExxonMobilSalvatore Spataro

Penelope Vance & William Hobbie IIIAlexander Wentworth

Angel ($1,000+)Daniel Brondel

Jeffrey S. McEldowneyCaroline L. Sargent

Sophia Zalios

Benefactor ($500+)Allstate NJ Insurance Co.

Mr. and Mrs. George A. SargentGeorge MeltzerTime Warner

Sponsor ($250+)Beverly Fiorentino

Gordon KingJoyce Nestle

Sara Solberg & Richard McAdams

Patron ($100+)Katherine E. Bolcar

Frank BorrotoLaura Clayman

Laura GreenwaldDeborah Simpkin King

Blair MacInnesSandra MartinyDiane MichaelLeslie Penny

Arlene PollackRichard Taub and Betty Farrell

The Wachovia FoundationIra & Denise Wagner

Thomas G. Whittemore

Golden Benefactor ($10,000)The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation

The Provident Bank Foundation

Seraphim ($7,000+)Roger & Mary Lou West

Mr. Trayton & Dr. Maris Davis

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You can make a difference!We are delighted that you attend and enjoy our concerts. These musical offerings and our educational program require a considerable amount of effort—and funding. Fortunately, more than half of Schola Cantorum on Hudson’s annual operating budget comes from generous gifts from people like you!

We invite you to join us by contributing to our 2006–2007 Annual Fund. In this way, you will help us in continuing to provide the highest quality choral and educational programs for Hudson County, New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area.

How do you make a gift to SCH? Annual Fund envelopes are available at the reception area. Simply fill one out and include a check made payable to Schola Cantorum on Hudson. You can also make a donation online at http://www.scholaonhudson.org, by following the Giving link on the left-hand side of the page. Or mail your tax-deductible gift to:

Schola Cantorum on Hudson P.O. Box 39�4

Jersey City, NJ 07303

Thank you for your interest, your attendance, and your enthusiasm.

Donor ($50+)Max Lifchitz

Paulina K. and Robert MarksDr. & Mrs. Donald & Karen Siegel

Friend (up to $50)Carol and Al Branchi

George ConnollyCindy Darling

Sherry KosinskiNikki Li Hartliep Lawrence & Murray E. Lopdell Lawrence

Bernadette OberndorfMonica Neblett

Michael RicciardoneBlair TysonJean White

We would like to thank the following for their generous commitments to our 2006–2007 season

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Program Notesby Dr. Deborah Simpkin King

May Day just might have more holiday associations than any other celebration of the year! Furthermore, although it is most prominently observed on May �st, it has also variously been associated with the first Monday in May (in England) and the 4th Monday in May (in Scotland). Celtic tradition divided the year into

halves, one half of which begins on May �st, on which date began a season of merry-making that would last until Midsummer’s Day, on June 2�st.

May Day is a celebration of spring; of fertility and the renewal of nature; of political protest in some locations; of hopes for a bountiful harvest upon which very survival would depend; and, ultimately (in the time-honored tradition of “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!”), was transformed into a saint’s feast day by the church.

May Day celebrations, and particularly May Pole dancing, fell out of favor during times of Puritan influence, due to their objectionable links to fertility and sexual reproduction. Also associated with May Day was the election of a queen of the May from the eligible young women of the village, to rule the crops until harvest. Some speculate that it is out of this tradition that modern beauty pageants may have emerged.

Although May Day never achieved great popularity in the United States, due to Puritan influence, in many European countries it signals the beginning of a time of courtship. In England, it is still observed as an official holiday.

Thus, May Day carries with it both pagan and Christian traditions. Often townsfolk would attend church in the morning, viewing the evening as theirs, during which dancing and revelry could become raucous!

Today’s musical offering is designed to guide us through various aspects of the period of seasonal renewal symbolized in May Day celebrations, beginning with musical indications of anticipation and the call to morning worship, and concluding with lively evening dances.

Bob Chilcott’s marvelous Canticles of Light, which are receiving their New York and New Jersey premieres in these concerts (!), provide the ecclesiastical element in the day—first at the break of day (No. 3 in the set), and later as evening approaches (Nos. � and 2 in the set). The Canticles are settings of three Latin hymns from the Liturgia Horarum, the plainsong melodies of which are featured most prominently for the women’s voices (Nutley Choralettes), placed at a distance from the mixed-voice ensemble of SCH.

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Dvorák composed his five-movement a capella song cycle Songs of Nature in �882, and the set is divided for our purposes according to the “time of day” appropriateness in our program. The lush harmonies warm the heart, and “text painting” abounds through such musical devices as imitative melodic figures (“sounds like shawm and violin”), contrast of major and minor keys (“Now she is gone…”), articulation (staccato “This day was made for great rejoicing!”), and more. The second movement is removed from the set, to appear as part of the call to evening Vespers in the second half of the “day.”

The singing ladies from Nutley provide a variety of experiences of love—invitation, disappointment, and betrothal, in their set of four selections. Our first half concludes with the Eastern Seaboard premiere of a setting by English composer Paul Ayres of the popular “Londonderry Air,” followed by Bernstein’s final movement from Candide—both inclusive of the concepts of love and nature.

Although we’ll be erecting no May Pole and donning no ribbons today, we commemorate dancing as central to May Day celebrations in the performance of Brahms’ popular first set of Liebeslieder Waltzer. They were conceived as “chamber music” (by which we mean that they were intended to be performed without a conductor), and will be so presented today. In the varied tempi of the eighteen movements, you will hear hues of both the countryside Ländler (a gentle dance, seen in the balcony scene in The Sound of Music), and the better-known Viennese waltz.

Far from the usually simplistic harmonies and structures of the actual dances, however, Brahms challenges his singers and pianists with cross-rhythms and hemiolas and often-surprising harmonic and melodic twists; all the while making clear his prominent position as a composer of �9th-century German song.

Following evening worship, secular dancing concludes the May Day festivities.

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About Schola Cantorum on HudsonSchola Cantorum on Hudson formed as an independent chorus in the fall of �99�. The group’s artistic mission is to enrich the life and the cultural awareness of the community by providing the highest quality of choral music and educational opportunities. Our outreach efforts include our Cantorum Kids Program and our Choral Scholar Program, in which local high school students of exceptional musical promise participate as full singing members of SCH. Our educational efforts extend to “inreach,” as well, as we have begun offering class voice instruction for a half hour each week prior to rehearsal. This year, for the first time, Schola will offer a Summer Conservatory both for members and the community, focusing on vocal technique and ensemble singing. In addition to its expanded 2007-2008 concert season and its anticipated tour for the 2008 Salzburg Festival, SCH participates in a variety of community events and is increasingly performing concerts beyond Hudson County, into Manhattan, and Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey. The individual members of SCH have been drawn together by a shared love of great choral music and by a dedication to the highest standard of performance of that repertoire.

About Our Artistic DirectorDr. Deborah Simpkin King is a choral and vocal performer and educator, working primarily in the northern New Jersey/Manhattan area. As Founder and Artistic Director of the thirty-five-voice choral ensemble Schola Cantorum on Hudson, her choral work is favorably reviewed. She is the alto in the professional vocal quartet Chantez!, Director of Choral Studies at Caldwell College, and has an independent voice studio in the Glen Ridge/Bloomfield/East Orange area. She frequently guest-conducts and provides choral workshop sessions, focusing on vocal production, sight reading, and other matters of the choral art.

Dr. King holds a Ph.D. in Musicology (minor: choral conducting) from the University of North Texas; a Master of Music in Music Education (choral focus) from North Texas State University; and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (minor: choral conducting) from Texas Christian University. Her mentor of twenty years was Caro Carapetyan, whose choral work was the subject of Dr. King’s master’s thesis (Caro Carapetyan: His Choral Beliefs and Practices, �98�). Additional independent study has included work with Gregg Smith, Robert Shaw, Julius Hereford, Lloyd Pfautsch, and James Rives-Jones, among others.

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Dr. King’s academic work has included graduate, undergraduate, and administrative posts on several campuses (Kutztown University, Jersey City State College, Tarrant County Junior College, University of North Texas, Rutgers University), teaching courses in music history, voice, sight singing, and choral conducting. She was the recipient of the �99� award “In Recognition of Outstanding Service to College and Community” award, presented by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Jersey City State College. As an interim professor at Kutztown University, Dr. King was nominated as the �997 “Student Organization Advisor of the Year.”

Dr. King is also a published editor and writer. Her edition of full anthems by Baroque composer John Blow, published by Oxford University Press, has been very favorably reviewed (A Blow Anthology, �996). Her dissertation, The Full Anthems and Services of John Blow and the Question of an English Stile Antico, was honored with the �990 University of North Texas Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Award for Scholarly Communication.

For the past thirteen years, Dr. King has coordinated the annual High School Choral Festival for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Under her tenure as Coordinator, the Festival has incorporated competitive sight singing, and annually commissions its own material for that event. She has served on the state ACDA Board of Directors for fifteen years. In addition to her activity with ACDA, Dr. King is also an active member of Chorus America, the National Association for Teachers of Singing, the Conductors Guild, and the American Guild of Organists.

Dr. King has two sons: Patrick Daniel, Associate Segment Producer with Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, and graduating senior in Broadcasting at Montclair State University; and Michael Alexander, a senior this fall (and a tenor!) at Westminster Choir College, in Princeton, NJ, majoring in vocal performance.

About Our AccompanistNicole SanGiovanni is a 2002 graduate of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where she majored in Music Education. She currently teaches vocal music at Franklin Middle School and Nutley High School in Nutley, NJ, where she serves as choral director for the Franklin Middle School Chorale and Debonaires, as well as the Nutley High School Choralettes. Ms. SanGiovanni has provided piano accompaniment for many vocalists and choirs in the NJ area, including the Rutgers Children’s Choir, the Region � Junior High School Mixed Choir and, most recently, the Region � Women’s Choir under the direction of our very own Deborah Simpkin King.

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Educational Outreach and “Inreach”From its inception, the leadership of SCH has been involved in music education outreach in our extended community. The Choral Scholar Program is only one way that SCH reaches out to the community. The Cantorum Kids program invites a selected choir of young people (elementary, middle, high school, or independent youth choir) and its director to work with our Artistic Director periodically throughout the year in preparation for collaboration on a selected concert.

This year, Schola is pleased to announce the realization of its long-term plan for a Summer Conservatory, to include both Vocal Skills and Ensemble Skills development, which will replace the one unit of sight singing classes that have previously been offered annually. For more on the Conservatory and how you, or someone you know, can take advantage of this training, see page �3 in this program booklet.

Our commitment to fine music education is not only without, but also within SCH. In January of 2006, SCH took the new and innovative step of offering its members the opportunity to refine their understanding and application of advanced vocal technique through a weekly voice class taught by Dr. Deborah Simpkin King. Visit www.scholaonhudson.org for more information about any of these educational programs offered by Schola Cantorum on Hudson.

About the Choral Scholar ProgramSCH’s Choral Scholar Program is designed for high school juniors and seniors of outstanding vocal promise who intend to pursue a career in music. The Choral Scholarship enables the student to participate fully as a singing member of SCH and to receive partial tuition for private vocal instruction. SCH experience, training, and written recommendations go with our Scholars as they apply to various conservatories and music schools. Scholars are selected toward the end of their sophomore or junior year through a process that includes submitting application materials, undergoing singing and sight-reading auditions with the Artistic Director, and meeting for interviews with the SCH Educational Outreach Committee.

If you, as a teacher, parent, student, or friend, know of a young person you feel might qualify for our Choral Scholar Program, please contact our Artistic Director by phone (20�-9�8-3009) or e-mail (cantate@DSKsing.com). Additional information about this program may be obtained by visiting our web site, www.scholaonhudson.org.

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Choral Scholar UpdateOur fourth Choral Scholar, Crystal Charles, is a sophomore at Westminster Choir College majoring in vocal performance. Last November, Crystal took first place among freshman women in the statewide vocal competition sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. José Candelaria, our third Scholar, completed his degree in Vocal Jazz at the University of Miami this past spring. We are delighted that he is singing with us again! Gilberto Gómez, our second Choral Scholar, graduated from Westminster Choir College in 200� and toured with a theater company, before returning to Schola Cantorum in January of 2006 as a full singing member. Our very first Choral Scholar, Natasha Badillo, also joined Schola Cantorum on Hudson as a full singing member during the 200� season.

Professional Development CreditsAs part of our continuing dedication to making a profound impact in our community, Schola Cantorum on Hudson has Provider status for Professional Development Credits required by the State of New Jersey of all public school teachers. Singing members who teach in a New Jersey public school can now receive these credits for their singing participation in Schola Cantorum on Hudson.

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Another Successful Collaboration!

Schola Cantorum on Hudson has enjoyed collaborating with the Nutley High School Choralettes for this concert. Their enthusiasm, singing ability, attentiveness in rehearsal, and responsiveness to direction have contributed greatly to today’s

performance. We hope they have enjoyed this challenge, and wish them well as they continue to grow musically in the future.

As part of its mission to have a profound impact in our community through music, Schola Cantorum on Hudson collaborates with a choir of young people in one of its concerts each year. In preparation for this collaboration, Dr. King meets with the students a number of times in rehearsal. The goal of this branch of our Music Education Outreach Program is to provide a memorable musical experience for young singers that will encourage them to seek out singing ensembles once they are adults.

Do you know a choir that you think might enjoy the experience of being a Cantorum Kids group? Call and let us know at 20�-9�8-3009!

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Introducing the inaugural session of

SCH Summer Music Conservatorydesigned to provide skill-building opportunities for

singing musicians of all levels

Dates Vocal Techniques Ensemble Skills

Module I 6/�4, 6/�8, 6/2�, 6/2�, 6/28

Structure & functionForming the instrument;breathing fundamentals

FundamentalsBeginning level of notes and

rhythms

Module II 7/9, 7/�2, 7/�6, 7/�9, 7/23

Voice as ensemblistbreath planning,

“sneaky breathing,”IPA basics,

singing of punctuation

Intermediate fluencyReading in major keys,

simple/compound meters,score prep for first readings

Module III 7/26, 7/30, 8/2, 8/7, 8/9

Voice as soloistmaster class format:

singers prepare for in-class coaching session

Advanced fluencyReading in minor keys,more complex rhythms

Classes held at St. James Episcopal Church, �8� Valley Rd., Upper Montclair, NJVocal Techniques: 7:00 pm – 7:�0 pmEnsemble Skills: 8:00 pm – 9:4� pm

Fee Schedule( for non-SCH members)

Vocal Techniques: $�00/module; Ensemble Skills: $��0/moduleAll 3 Vocal Techniques Modules: $270 (�� one-hour modules)All 3 Ensemble Skills Modules: $4�0 (�� two-hour modules)

All 6 (Vocal & Ensemble) Modules: $650 (30 three-hour modules)

Class sizes will be limited to optimize instructor-to-participant ratio.Enroll early to ensure your spot is reserved.

To enroll, please contact Daniel Brondel, Education CoordinatorPhone: (9�7) 779-9226 E-mail: danielbrondel@gmail.com

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About the Nutley High School ChoralettesThe Nutley High School Choralettes have a long tradition of excellence at Nutley High School, where they have been a fixture for over fifty years. The group has performed extensively in and around the Nutley community, and has also performed in venues across the country, traveling as far as the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Choralettes most recently performed at Carnegie Hall with the Nutley High School and Franklin Middle School Concert Choirs. They are pleased to add their collaboration with Schola Cantorum on Hudson to their list of credits, and are grateful for the opportunity to join forces with such fine musicians!

Singing Members of the Nutley High School Choralettes

Ira AglibutAnna Blank

Daniella BrancatoMeaghan CarloMichelle Ciance

Cara ConteJillian Conti

Danielle CooksonDanielle Cristantiello

Jeniffer CruzKeri Ann Davis

Alyssa De MatteoElisabeth Erdmann

Katie Faurot

Gianna FerraraMadison FischerAlexa FisektsisMelissa Glovin

Rebecca IannucciMariel KennedyJudith KinneyMeghan Lang

Nicole Le BoeufLarissa Lohman

Jessica LydenDana Majana

Alison ManzellaMichelle Martorelli

Somaya McBrideLauren McCabe

Meaghan McGloneMeghan McGrath

Karly MerkleChrista Milici

Jennifer NastasiDanielle NicoletteAlex Anne PaganoJessica Raimondo

Kristin RempusheskiErika Rodas

Amanda RodriguezKaitlin Ryan

Brielle SargentGabrielle ScaliaJillian Scioscia

Heather ScheaferMarisa Sottos

Gianna StefanelliBetsey ToblerAshley Varga

Jessica WeischedelAmanda WeitzelAubree Woods

Karolina WrobelJaimy Zekry

J. Mark Dunn, OrganGlen Fittin, Percussion

Michael Cundari—Piano, accompanying ChoralettesRonald Land and Jeane Minette—Piano, accompanying Brahms LiebesliederNicole SanGiovanni, Piano—accompanying Schola Cantorum on Hudson

Instrumentalists

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Singing Members of Schola Cantorum on Hudson

Schola Cantorum on Hudson is pleased to announceAuditions for our 2007–2008 Season

held on June 4, 2007 and by appointmentAudition Requirements

One classical solo (oratorio aria or art song preferred)Scales (major, minor, chromatic, and whole-tone)Sight-Reading—Pitch Memory Drills—Intervals

Set up an audition with our Audition Coordinator, Daniel Brondel, at AuditionCoordinator@gmail.com, or by calling 9�7-779-9226.

More information about auditions is available on our web site at www.scholaonhudson.org.

SopranosCaroline L. Sargent, Section Leader *

Katherine Bolcar *Marlene Karu

Sherry Kosinski Kimberly Prins *Karen Lea Siegel

Gail Watson §

BassesSalvatore Spataro, Section Leader *

Daniel Brondel *José Candelaria

Victor H. ChapmanTrayton M. Davis

Jim Gard §Gilberto Gómez *William RichertRonald SeludoRoger West *

AltosSara Solberg, Section Leader *

Laura ClaymanCynthia Darling

Rebecca DeFelice *Ina Fontaine

Sandy MartinyJoan MacPherson §

Diane Michael §Joyce Nestle

Bernadette OberndorfNeela R. Taub

TenorsSalvatore A. Diana, Section Leader *

Frank J. BorrotoGordon King *

Alexander Wentworth *

* Schola Repertory Singers§ Singers on leave

AccompanistNicole SanGiovanni

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This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, County Executive, and the Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Please silence all cell phones, pagers, watch alarms, and other electronic devices.Thank you!

ProgramI – The Break of Day

Sounds of seasonal anticipation in music* O nata lux de lumine (Canticles of Light, No. 3) Bob Chilcott

II – The World AwakensFrom Songs of Nature Antonín Dvorák

�. Melodies steal into my heart�. This day3. Golden sunlight4. Slender young birch

III – Love and Nature† Come In Randall Thompson† Hotaru Koi Japanese Children’s Song, arr. Ro Ogura† Der Bräutigam (The Bridegroom) Johannes Brahms† Johnny Said, “No!” Vijay Singh

* I would be true Irish tune, arr. Paul Ayres* Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide Leonard Bernstein, arr. Robert Page

Intermission

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IV – Dancing for Love‡ Liebeslieder Waltzer, op. �2 Johannes Brahms

�. Rede, Mädchen (Answer, maiden)2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut (Deep in thunder roars the tide)3. O die Frauen (Oh, these women)4. Wie des Abends schöne Röte (Like the evening sunset’s rapture) �. Die grüne Hopfenranke (The tender hopvine wanders)6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel (There was a tiny, pretty bird)7. Wohl schön bewandt war es (How dear, alas, was life together)8. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir (When your eyes so fondly seek)9. Am Donaustrande (On Danube’s border)�0. O wie sanft die Quelle (Oh, how calm the river flows)��. Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen (No, I will not listen to them)�2. Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser (Locksmith, go and bring me padlocks)�3. Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft (Ev’ry bird that soars the sky)�4. Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar (See how bright the fountain gleams)��. Nachtigall, sie singt so schön (Nightingale, you sing so sweet)�6. Ein dunkeler, Schacht is Liebe (My love is a well)�7. Nicht wandle, mein Licht (Don’t wander, my light)�8. Es bebet das Gesträuche (Each tender leaf is trembling)

V – Evening ApproachesVesper Bells Ring (Songs of Nature, No. 2) Antonín Dvorák* Te lucis ante terminum (Canticles of Light, No. �) Bob Chilcott* Christe, qui, splendor et dies (Canticles of Light, No. 2) Bob Chilcott

VI – Evening Festivities* Dance of Zalongo Greek folksong, arr. Carol Burnett

* Schola and Choralettes † Choralettes ‡ Schola Repertory Singers

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Texts and Translations

O nata lux de lumineO nata lux de lumine, Jesu redemptor

saeculi,dignare clemens supplicum laudes preces

que sumere.Qui carne quondam contegi dignatus es pro

perditis,Non membra confer effici, tui beati

corporis.

O light born of lightO light born of light, Jesus redeemer of

mankind,kindly deign to accept the praises and

prayers of your supplicants.You who once stooped to take on human

form on behalf of those who were lost,Grant that our weary limbs find a resting

place in you.

Songs of NatureMelodies steal into my heartMelodies steal into my heart; I never know

how melodies do it.You would not ask the grass to know whence

come the diamonds that bedew it?‘Round me the world grows still and clear as

Nature greets the new day’s sunrise;now beauty fills my soul with joy, now

tender sadness moistens my eyes.Dewdrops from moonlit sky appear; and from a heart that’s filled with joy and

sorrowthence come the songs we love to hear,and thence comes all hope for a brighter

new day,and thence comes hope for a brighter

morrow.

This dayThis day was made for great rejoicing, this day is truly God’s creation.The universe delight is voicing, all Nature joins the celebration.To watch the midges gaily dancing, insects are perched on leaf and blossom,while through the forest busy brooks are

rushing, filling with longing ev’ry bosom.See how the heavens turn to crimson:

sunset’s flaming torches are burning.O hear how the lovely nightingales sing

their rapt’rous songs of deep yearning!The world resounds with wondrous music as

each fulfills the joyous dutyof giving thanks for countless blessings:

Peace and contentment, truth and beauty.

Radiant in moonlight, glitt’ring with starlight, glowing with rapture and emotion,

now earth and heav’n form a chalice:drink of the boundless joy Nature holds!

Canticles of Light

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Texts and TranslationsGolden SunlightGolden sunlight, golden sunlight shine upon

the ripn’ing grain, warm winds whisper in the cornfields,

harvest time has come again.Flax and barley murmur softly, toss’d by

breezes to and fro, and the kernels of wheat and rye grow heavy

in the sunshine’s ardent glow.Yellow butterflies are dancing to the buzz of

bumblebees, whistling quail and chirping cricket fill the

air with melodies.Golden sunshine, golden harvest, wondrous

world of golden hue,this our song of harvest sun and summer

joyously we sing to you.

Slender Young BirchSlender young birch, how straight you grow,

green and silver, there on the hill,banishing thoughts of winter snow,

promising rose and daffodil.Birch tree, your feath’ry robe of green shyly

bids the breezes to play; whisp’ring they tell of things they’ve seen

while wand’ring through this April day.What could that magic tone have been,

sounding like shawm and violin?’Tis the enchanted carol of spring through

all of Nature echoing!

Slender Young Birch, cont.Buds form and swell, leaflets unfold, till all

spring’s glory we behold,while branches stir and gently wave, joining

in praise of their Maker.Building their nests in ev’ry tree, birds sing

again their roundelay,and all of Nature soon will be greeting the

lovely month of May.

Come InAs I came to the edge of the woods,Thrush music—hark!Now if it was dusk outside, inside it was

dark.Too dark in the wood for a birdBy sleight of wingTo better its perch for the night, Though it still could sing.The last of the light of the sunThat had died in the westStill liv’d for one song more In a thrush’s breast.Far in the pillar’d darkThrush music went.Almost like a call to come inTo the dark and lament.But no, I was out for stars: I would not come in.I meant not even if ask’d.And I hadn’t been.

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Texts and TranslationsHotaru KoiHo, ho, hotaru koi,

atchi no mizu wa nigai zo,kotchi no mizu wa amai zo,

ho, ho, hotaru koi,ho, ho, yama michi koi.Hotaru no otosan

kanemochi da,doride oshiri ga

pikapika da.Ho, ho, hotaru koi, yama michi da.Hiruma wa kusaba no

tsuyu no kage,yoru wa ponpon, taka chochin.Tenjiku agari ahitareba, tsunbakura ni sarawarebe.Ho, ho, hotaru koi,

atchi no mizu wa nigai zo,kotchi no mizu wa amai zo,ho, ho, hotaru koi, yama michi da, ando no hikari o

chotto mite, koi,ho, ho, hotaru koi.

Der BräutigamVon allen Bergen nieder so fröhlich

Grüssen schallt.Das ist der Frühling wieder, der Frühling,

der ruft zum grünen Wald!Ein Liedchen ist erklungen herauf zum

stillen Schlossdein Leibster hat’s gesungen, dein Liebster,

der hebt dich auf sein Ross.

Ho, FireflyHo, ho, ho, firefly,

come, there’s some water that’s bitter to taste,come, here’s some water that’s sweet to your taste,

ho, ho, ho, firefly,Ho, ho, up this mountain path.Firefly’s daddy struck it rich,

so he’s got lots of dough,no wonder that his rear end

sparkles in the dark.Ho, ho, ho, firefly, up this mountain path.In the daytime hiding ‘mongst the

dewy blades of grass,but when it’s night, his lantern burns bright.E’en though we’ve flown all the way from India,zoom! and those sparrows swarm to swallow us.Ho, ho, ho, firefly,

come, there’s some water that’s bitter to taste,here’s some water that’s sweet to the taste;ho, ho, ho, firefly, up this mountain path,look! see a thousand lanterns

sparkling in the dark,ho, ho, ho, firefly.

The BridegroomFrom ev’ry tow’ring mountain, so gaily

greetings ring.It is the lovely Springtime, the Springtime,

which thro’ the wood doth sing!Then to the lonely castle a song floats up to

plead.It is thy love who sings it, thy true love, who

lifts you on his steed.

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Texts and TranslationsDer Bräutigam, cont.Wir reiten so geschwinde von allen

Menschen weitda rauscht die Luft so linde, so linde, in

Waldeseinsamkeit.Wohin? wohin? im Mondenschimmer so

bleich der Wald schon steht, Leis rauscht die Nacht, frag nimmer, frag

nimmer, wo Lieb zu Ende geht!

The Bridegroom, cont.We ride so swiftly onward, from all

mankind removed,Where breathes the wind so gently, so

gently, in leafy solitude.Where to, where to? In shimm’ring

moonlight, that sets the trees aglow,Soft sighs the night, “Ask never, ask never,

where love at last will go?”

Johnny Said, “No!”Johnny was a handsome boy who lived

beyond the river;In the spring he’d come to town and catch

the young girls’ eyes.When the girls would talk to him, young

Johnny’s voice would quiverwith a shy and nervous tone, and all the girls

would sigh.Johnny, will you dance with me and take me

to the hayride?I’ll be true to only you and you’ll be true to

me.When the moon shines o’er the glen, I want

you there by my side.Johnny, don’t you understand? Your wife I

want to be!All the girls in town will cry the day I marry

Johnny.I’ll bat my eyes and softly sigh, and wait for

his reply. But…Johnny said, “No!”

I would be trueI would be true, for there are those who

trust me,I would be pure, for there are those who

care,I would be strong, for there is much to

suffer,I would be brave, for there is much to dare.I would be friend of all, the foe, the

friendless, I would be giving, and forget the gift,I would be humble, for I know my weakness,I would look up, and laugh, and love, and

live.

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Make Our Garden GrowYou’ve been a fool, and so have I, but come

and be my wife,And let us try, before we die, to make some

sense of life.

We’re neither pure nor wise nor good; we’ll do the best we know;

We’ll build our house, and chop our wood, and make our garden grow.

I thought the world was sugar-cake, for so our master said,

But now I’ll teach my hand to bake our loaf of daily bread.

We’re neither pure nor wise nor good; we’ll do the best we know;

We’ll build our house, and chop our wood, and make our garden grow.

Let dreamers dream what worlds they please; those Edens can’t be found.

The sweetest flow’rs, the fairest trees are grown in solid ground

We’re neither pure nor wise nor good; we’ll do the best we know;

We’ll build our house, and chop our wood, and make our garden grow.

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Texts and Translations

Rede, MädchenRede, mädchen, allzu liebes,das mir in die Brust, die Kühle,hat geschleudert mit dem Blickediese wilden Glutgefühle!Willst du nicht dein Herz erweichen?Willst du, eine überfromme,rasten ohne traute Wonne,oder willst du, dass ich komme?Rasten ohne traute Wonnenicht so bitter will ich büssen.Komme nur, du schwarzes Auge,komme wenn die Sterne grüssen.

Am Gesteine rauscht die FlutAm Gesteine rauscht die Flut,heftig angetrieben.Wer du nicht zu seufzen weiss,lernt es unter’m Lieben.

O die FrauenO die Frauen, o die Frauen,wie sie Wonne tauen!Wäre lang ein Mönch geworden,wären nicht die Frauen!

Wie des Abends schöne RöteWie des Abends schöne Rötemöcht’ ich arme Dirne glüh’n,Einem, Einem zu Gefallensonder Ende Wonne sprühn.

Tell me, maidenTell me, maiden, in all ways lovely,you who with your glancesfire my soulwith ardent longing:Will you not yield your heart?Will you remain without delightor would you have mecome to you?To remain without delight—I would not have so bitter a penance.Come then, dark-eyed one,come when the stars appear.

Deep in thunder roars the tideOn the rocks lashes the tide,in violent agitation.He who knows not how to sighwill learn through love.

Oh, these womenO these women!Filled with delights!I would have become a monk long ago,were it not for women!

Like the evening sunset’s raptureAs the evening’s lovely sunset glows,so would I, a lowly lass;one man to please,shining with delight.

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Texts and Translations

Die grüne HopfenrankeDie grüne Hopfenranke,sie schlängelt auf der Erde hin.Die junge schöne Dirne,so traurig ist ihr Sinn!Du höre, grüne Ranke,was hebst du dich nicht himmelwärts?Du höre, schöne Dirne,was ist so schwer dein Herz?Wie höbe sich die Rankeder keine Stütze Kraft verleiht?Wie wäre die Dirne fröhlich,wenn ihr der Liebste weit?

Ein kleiner, hübscher VogelEin kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm den Flugzum Garten hin, da gab es Obst genug.Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär’,ich säumte nicht, ich täte so wie der.Leimruten Arglist lauert an dem Ort;der arme Vogel konnte nicht mehr fort.Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär’,ich säumte doch, ich täte nicht wie der.Der Vogel kam in eine schöne Hand,da tat es ihm, dem Glücklichen, nicht an.Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär’,ich säumte nicht, ich täte doch wie der.

The tender hopvine wandersGreen hop vinesthat creep along the ground.Lovely young maiden,so sad in her mind!Listen, green vines! Why do younot lift yourself heavenward?Listen, lovely maid!Why is your heart so heavy?How can the vine lift itselfwith no support to lend it strength?How can a maid become joyfulwhen her love is far away?

There was a tiny, pretty birdA tiny, pretty bird flew into an orchard,where he found plenty of fruit.When I was a pretty, small bird,I did not hesitate, I did just as he.A cunning trap lurked at that place;the poor bird could escape no more.When I was a pretty, small bird,I hesitated then, I did not as he.A bird perched on a lovely handthat did him, O lucky one, no harm.When I was a pretty, small bird,I did not hesitate, I did then as he.

Liebeslieder Waltzer

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Wohl schön bewandt war es Wohl schön bewandt war es vor ehemit meinem Leben, mit meiner Liebe;durch eine Wand, ja durch zehn Wändeerkannte mich des Freundes Sehe.Doch jetzo, wehe, wenn ich dem Kaltenauch noch so dicht vorm Auge stehees merkts sein Auge sein Herze nicht.

Wenn so lind dein Auge mirWenn so lind dein Auge mirund so lieblich schauet,jede letzte Trühe flieht,welche mich umgrauet.Dieser Liebe schöne Glut,lass sie nicht verstieben!Nimmer wird, wie ich, so treudich ein and’rer lieben.

Am DonaustrandeAm Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus,da schaut ein rosiges Mädchen aus.Das Mädchen ist wohl gut gehegt,zehn eiserne Riegel sind vor die Türe gelegt.Zehn eiserne Riegel, das ist ein Spass;die spreng’ ich als wären sie nur von Glas.

O wie sanft die QuelleO wie sanft die Quelle sichdurch die Wiese windet!O wie schön, wenn Liebe sichzu der Liebe findet!

How dear, alas, was life togetherHow lovely it was formerlywith my life, my love—through a wall, yea, through ten walls,he acknowledged me;but now, alas, though I standso close to the cold one’s eyes,his eyes and his heart notice nothing.

When your eyes so fondly seekWhen your eyes so tenderlyand lovingly look on me,each remaining carethat troubles me flees.Let this love’s wondrous ardornever die!Never will another love youso truly as I.

On Danube’s borderOn the banks of the Danube stands a houseout of which looks a rosy maiden.The maiden is well protected,ten iron bars are placed before the door.Ten iron bars are a joke; I break themas though they were only of glass.

Oh, how calm the river flowsO how gently the brookwinds through the meadows!Oh how lovely when lovefinds itself matched by love!

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Texts and Translations

Nein, es ist nicht auszukommenNein, es ist nicht auszukommenmit den Leuten;alles wissen sieso giftig auszudeuten!Bin ich heiter, hegen soll ichlose Triebe;bin ich still, so heisst’s, ich wäreirr’ aus Liebe.

Schlosser auf, und mache SchlösserSchlosser auf, und mache Schlösser,Schlösser ohne Zahl!Denn die bösen Mäulerwill ich schliessen allzumal!

Vögelein durchrauscht die LuftVögelein durchrauscht die Luft,sucht nach einem Aste;und das Herz, ein Herz begehrt’swo es selig raste.

Sieh’, wie ist die Welle klarSieh’, wie ist die Welle klar,blickt der Mond hernieder!Die du meine Liebe bist,liebe du mich wieder!

Nachtigall, sie singt so schönNachtigall, sie singt so schön,wenn die Sterne funkeln.Liebe mich, geliebtes Herz,küsse mich im Dunkeln!

No, I will not listen to themNo, there is no bearingwith these neighbors;to everything they givea malicious interpretation:Should I be happy, it is becauseI am wicked;should I be quiet, it is saidI am mad from love.

Locksmith, go and bring me padlocksLocksmith up, and make locks!Locks without number!Then the spiteful mouthswill I lock for all time.

Ev’ry bird that soars the skyA little bird flying through the airseeks a branchAnd this heart another heart would find,where it might happily rest.

See how bright the fountain gleamsSee, how clear is the stream,the moon shines here below!You are my love,love me again!

Nightingale, you sing so sweetNightingale, you sing so sweetlywhen the stars twinkle,Love me, beloved heart,kiss me in the darkness!

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Texts and Translations

Ein dunkeler Schacht ist LiebeEin dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe,ein gar zu gefährlicher Bronnen;da fiel ich hinein, ich Armer.Kann weder hören noch seh’n,nur denken an meine Wonnen,nur stöhnen in meinen Weh’n.

Nicht wandle, mein LichtNicht wandle, mein Licht,dort aussen im Flurbereich; die Füsse würden dir,die zarten, zu nass, zu weich.All überströmt sind dortdie Wege, die Stege dir;so überreichlich träntedorten das Auge mir.

Es bebet das GesträucheEs bebet das Gesträuche,gestreift hat es im Fluge ein Vögelein.In seiner gleicher Art erbebet die Seele mir,erschüttert von Liebe, Lust und Leide,gedenkt sie dein.

My love is a well A dark pit is love—an all-too-dangerous well;I fell therein—I, poor one,can neither hear nor see;I only can think of my joys—only groan in my anguish.

Do not wander, my lightDo not wander, my light,but into one meadow.Your tender feetwill become too wet.All the pathways thereare overflowing for you—so abundantlyhave my eyes wept.

Each tender leaf is tremblingThe branches tremble—a little birdin flight has brushed them.In its way my soul trembles,quivering from love, delight,and sorrow, thinking of you.

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Texts and Translations

Vesper Bells RingVesper bells ring, evening is falling.The birds of day are hushed and silent.Only one cuckoo still is calling,and deep in shadows nightingales sing.Stirred by the westwind’s gentle caressing,the trembling leaves with dewdrops

glimmer,while through the trees moonlight is

pouringto fill the woods with silver shimmer.

Vesper Bells Ring, cont.Nodding in slumber flow’rs are dreaming,song birds are dreaming in the treetops.Only the timid doe still lingers to drink of

the crystalline dewdrops.Now she is gone, and her departure leaves

silence reigning in the forest;ah, let the distant nightingale sing, for such

beauty can trouble no rest.Now even she has ceased her warbling.Veiling the woodland, darkness has spread.Thus slowly all the realm of Nature in quiet

and peace is enfolded.

Songs of Nature

Te lucis ante terminumTe lucis ante terminum, rerum creator,

poscimus,ut solita clementia sis

praesul ad custodiam.Te corda nostra somnient,te per soporem sentiant,tuamque semper gloriam vicina luce

concinant.Vitam salubrem tribue, nostrum calorem

refice,taetram noctis caliginem tua colustret

claritas.Praesta, Pater omnipotens, per Jesum

Christum Dominum,qui tecum in perpetuum regnat cum Sancto

Spiritu. Amen.

Before the end of dayBefore the end of day, creator of all things,

we ask youwith your wonted kindness to be our

protector and guardian.Let our hearts dream of you,let us feel you near while sleeping,and let us celebrate always your eternal

glory in the light of the new dawn.Grant our bodies health, restore our

strength,and let the foul gloom of night be

illuminated by your brightness.Do all this, omnipotent Father, through

Jesus Christ our Lord,who reigns with you and the Holy Ghost

forever. Amen.

Canticles of Light

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Texts and Translations

Christe, qui, splendor et diesChrist, qui, splendor et dies, noctis tenebras

detegis,lucisque lumen crederis, lumen beatis

praedicans.Precamur, sancte Domine, hac nocte nos

custodias;sit nobis in te requies,

quietas horas tribue.Somno si dantur oculi, cor semper ad te

vigilet;

tuaque dextra protegas fideles, qui te diligunt.

Defensor noster, aspice, insidiantes reprime,

guberna tuos famulos, quos sanguine mercatus es.

Sit, Christe, rex piissime, tibi Patrique gloria,

cum Spiritu Paraclito, in sempiterna saecula. Amen

Dance of ZalongoÉxete yá vrisúles, lóngi, vuná, raxúles.

Éxe yá kaiméne kózme, éxe yá ylikiá zoi.

Ke si thistixi patritha, éxe yá pandotini.

Christ, brightness of the light of dayChrist, brightness of the light of day, you

who roll away the shadows of the night,who bestowed the light of light, telling of

the light to come for the blessed.We pray, Holy Lord, that you watch over us

this night; Let us find rest in you,

and grant us peaceful hours.Though our eyes be given over to sleep,

let our hearts be filled with you through the night,

and with your right hand protect the faithful who cherish you.

Look upon us, our protector, check those who best us,

and guide your servants whom you have redeemed with your blood.

Glory be to you Christ, holiest of kings, and to the Father,

and to the Holy Ghost forever and ever. Amen.

Farewell, springs, forests, mountains and hills.

Farewell, unfortunate world, farewell, sweet life,

And you, destitute homeland, farewell forever.

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AcknowledgementsThe work of Schola Cantorum on Hudson

is made possible in part by generous grants from

The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation The Provident Bank Foundation

and

the New Jersey State Council for the Arts/Department of State a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts,

administered by the Hudson County Office of

Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development and by

the County of Hudson, Thomas A. DeGise, County Executive and the Board of Chosen Freeholders

We wish to express our deepest appreciation for the hospitality of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church and Fr. Rino Lavaroni

who make us welcome both for regular rehearsals and home performances

Special thanks also to our gracious hosts for our “away” concert St. Malachy’s Roman Catholic Church (the Actors’ Chapel) and Fr. Richard Baker

Deepest gratitude to Mary Lou West, our dedicated concert day helper, and also to Emma Solberg, Elizabeth McAdams, Gideon McAdams, Donald Siegel,

and the many other concert day helpers.

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Schola Cantorum on Hudson Board of Directors

Salvatore A. Diana, ChairmanCaroline L. Sargent, Vice Chair

Salvatore Spataro, TreasurerPenelope A. Vance, Secretary

Daniel Brondel, Asst. SecretaryTrayton Davis, Jim Gard, Alexander Wentworth, Sophia Zalios

Artistic Vision & PlanningDaniel Brondel, Coordinator

Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director

CD ProductionSalvatore Spataro, Coordinator

Salvatore A. Diana, Marlene Karu, Deborah King

DevelopmentCaroline L. Sargent and Penelope A. Vance,

C0-CoordinatorsDaniel Brondel, Trayton M. Davis,

Sandy Martiny, Alexander Wentworth, Roger West

EducationDaniel Brondel, Coordinator

Frank Borroto, Deborah King, Sara Solberg

FinanceSalvatore Spataro, Coordinator

Bernadette Oberndorf, Alexander Wentworth

MarketingSalvatore A. Diana and Sophia Zalios,

Co-CoordinatorsChristina Blosser, Frank Borroto, Robyn Entlich

PublicationsKaren Lea Siegel, CoordinatorRobyn Entlich, Neela R. Taub

PublicityJim Gard, Coordinator

Laura Clayman, Linda Gard, Gordon King, Diane Michael, Caroline L. Sargent

VenueBernadette Oberndorf, Coordinator

Deborah King, Joyce Nestle, Caroline L. Sargent

Special Thanks ToFrank J. Borroto, Pre-Sold Tickets Coordinator

Bernadette Oberndorf, Concert Day OperationsNeela R. Taub, Music Librarian

Alexander Wentworth, Disabilities CoordinatorRoger K. West, Database Manager

SCH is committed to accommodating audience members with disabilities whenever possible. If you require special assistance on the day of the concert,

please contact us in advance and every effort will be made to assist you.