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THE MAGAZINE OFTHE DALE WARLAND SINGERSNovember 5 & 6, 1983
December 4, 1983
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Margie AnkenyDuane BellArland D. BrusvenJon KietzerTerry KnowlesMay G. MunsonMary K. SteinkeJames R. TreanorDale Warland
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Judson BemisN. Bud GrossmanBower HawthorneShirley HarrisThelma HunterBetty MusserJohn H. MyersMarilyn NelsonGeorge T. PennockStephen R. PflaumWilliam ReberElla Slade
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MUSIC DIRECTORDaleWarlandASSISTANT CONDUCTORSigrid Johnson
SOPRANOKaren Louise
HendricksCarol Hofstad
'grid Johnsonsanna Johnston
~iizabeth MillerLea Anna Sams-
McGowanSue ShepardLinda SteenRoxanne Stouffer
LmRARIANDan KallmanGENERAL MANAGERCraig Carnahan
ALTORoxanne BentleyJoanne HalvorsenDonelle KlemanLois Laitinen
.Christine LudwigDiane RidderKay E. SandeenRica Jane VanDenise Wahlin
TENORPaul AndersonPaul AndressCraig ArnoldPaul W. Gerike
·John HenleyTim JohnsonSteve PearthreeDavid ReeceWilliam Rollie
ASSISTANT MANAGERCelesteKoeberl
BASSPaul BoyceSteve Burger
·Robert ElmoreWaynneB.
HornickeDan KallmanJulian SellersFrank SteenPaul A. Theisen
·Section leader
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DALE WARLAND
Dale Warland, Music Director of TheDale Warland Singers, is Professor ofMusic at Macalester College in St. Paul,Minnesota. He received his Bachelor ofArts degree from St. Olaf College, Mas-ter of Arts degree from the University ofMinnesota, and Doctor of Musical Artsdegree from the University of SouthernCalifornia. His academic honors includea Tanglewood scholarship and a FordFoundation grant which made possiblea nine-month study of choral music inEngland, Sweden, and Norway.
Under his leadership, The Dale War-land Singers have received extensivenational and international acclaim. Inaddition to conducting dozens of majorperformances, Dale Warland has pre-pared The Dale Warland Singers forappearances with The Saint PaulChamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orches-tra, Minnesota Opera, and AmericanBrass Quintet - led by such interna-tionally-known conductors/artists asAntal Dorati, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski,Robert Shaw, Fruhbeck de Burgos.Dennis Russell Davies, Norman Luboff,Eric Ericson, and Dave Brubeck.
Dale Warland has distinguished him-self as a composer and arranger, is a
member of the American Society ofComposers, Authors and Publishers(ASCAP), and has his own choral serieswith Jenson Publications, Inc. He wasawarded an Individual Artist Grant bythe Minnesota State Arts Board in 1981to work with Robert Shaw, Music Direc-tor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.He guest-conducted the Swedish RadioChoir (Stockholm) in January 1981, theDanish Radio Choir (Copenhagen) inJanuary 1982, and co-chairs the ChoralPanel of the National Endowment forthe Arts.
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THE DALE WARLAND SINGERS CI ========:::JTenor Paul Anderson is employed as
a school counselor at Irondale HighSchool. He has a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Music Education and History,and a Master's degree in Guidance andCounseling from Mankato State Universi-ty.
Paul Andress, tenor, received aBachelor of Arts degree in Music Educa-tion from St. Olaf College. He is a free-lance musician in the Cities and alsodelivers singing telegrams for FantasyGrams.
Craig Arnold, tenor, is an executiverecruiter for National Recruiters. Agraduate of St. Olaf College (B.A., VocalMusic Education) and the University ofIllinois (M.S., Choral Music Education),
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Craig directs the senior choir at Bethle-hem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Paul Boyce, bass, is a graduate ofSt. Olaf College. He is bass soloist at St.Mark's Cathedral, and is pursuing aMaster's degree in Theory and Compo-sition at the University of Minnesota.
A resident of Faribault, bass SteveBurger is a sales representative withContinental-Minnesota. He received aBachelor of Arts degree in BusinessAdministration from Luther College.
Bass section leader Robert Elmor,is an analyst with IDS. He has a Bache-lor of Arts degree in Music Educationfrom St. Olaf College and a Bachelor ofScience degree in Computer Sciencefrom Coleman College in San Diego.
Tenor Paul Gerike directs the seniorchoir at Lake Nokomis LutheranChurch in Minneapolis. He has a B.M.degree in Applied Voice and Music Edu-cation from Hartt College of Music; anA.A. degree in Education and Musicfrom St. Paul's College in Concordia,Missouri; and he has finished a year ofspecial studies in the Church and theArts at Luther!Northwestern Seminary.
Joanne Halvorsen. alto, is a self-employed musician. She has a Bachelorof Arts degree in Music Education fromHamline University.
Soprano Karen Lonise Hendricksis employed at Pronto Ristorante inown town Minneapolis. She is a gradu-e of Oberlin College where she
majored in Music and minored in ArtHistory.
John Henley is the tenor section lead-er. He has studied music at St. Olaf Col-lege and UCLA,and is currently workingat Scotties on 7th in Minneapolis.
Soprano Carol Hofstad has a Bache-lor of Arts degree in Music Educationfrom Concordia College and is currentlyworking on a Master's in Voice at theUniversity of Iowa.
Waynne B. Hornicke. bass, has aBachelor of Arts degree in Music Educa-tion from Augsburg College in Minneap-olis. He is employed by World Wide,Incorporated.
Sigrid Johnson is the assistant con-ductor of The Dale Warland Singers andalso serves as soprano section leader. Aresident of Northfield, Sigrid teaches atSt. Olaf College and the University ofMinnesota. She attended Concordia Col-lege in Moorhead, and is a graduate of St.Cloud State University (a Bachelor ofMusic in Vocal Performance) and the Uni-versity of Michigan (Master's of Music inVocal Performance).
Tenor Tim Johnson is a graduate ofMacalester College. He is a self-
ployed woodworker and owns "Plum:eserves," an antique shop.Joanna Johnston. soprano, is cur-
rently a voice major at the University ofMinnesota. She is employed at the Day-ton's in Burnsville Center.
Bass Dan KaUman is the librarian of
The Dale Warland Singers and is theassistant conductor of the MacalesterFestival Chorale. A graduate of LutherCollege (B.A. in Applied Music), Dan ispresently enrolled at the University ofMinnesota where he is pursuing a Mas-ter's degree in Composition.
DoneUe Kleman. alto, has a Bache-lor of Arts degree in voice from BemidjiUniversity. She is employed by the Min-neapolis Clinic of Psychiatry.
Alto Lois Laitinen works at Macal-ester College in St. Paul. She is a gradu-ate of the University of Minnesota!Duluth and the University of Minnesota!Minneapolis, where she majored inmusic.
Alto section leader Christine Lud-wig teaches at Christ the King School.She has a Bachelor of Arts degree fromthe College of St. Catherine.
Elizabeth Miller. soprano, has aMusic Education degree in voice andpiano from the University of Wisconsin!River Falls. She is employed by 3M.
Tenor Steve Pearthree is anaccountant at the Sheraton Ritz Hotelin Minneapolis and is a tenor soloist atCentral Lutheran Church. He has aBachelor of Music degree in Composi-tion and was a Fulbright Scholar toNorway.
David Reece. tenor, is a profession-al caterer. He holds a Bachelor ofMusic degree in Voice from IllinoisState University.
Alto Diane Ridder has a Bachelor ofArts Degree in Music from Luther Col-lege. She is employed in the music salesdepartment of Augsburg PublishingHouse and is the alto soloist at St.Marks' Cathedral.
Freelance musician William Rollie.tenor, has studied at St. Olaf Collegeand at The Juilliard School of Music. Heis the choral conductor at St. Peder'sLutheran Church and the General Man-ager of The Hutchinson Family Singersand Cantante di Camera.
Soprano Lea Anna Sams-McGowan is finishing a degree inMusic Education/Performance atMacalester College. She is employed atSears.
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Kay E. Sandeen, alto, has a Bache-lor of Arts degree in Music Educationfrom Hamline University. She is theManager of the mail order departmentof Sandeen's Scandinavian Gift Shop.
Bass Julian Sellers is a program-mer for Sperry. He has a Bachelor ofArts degree in German from FloridaPresbyterian College.
Sue Shepard. soprano, is an ArtsManager for the Northfield Arts Guild.She has a Bachelor of Music Educationdegree in voice from Indiana University.
Bass Frank Steen is a dentist in hisown practice. He has a B.A. degree fromConcordia College, attended WilliamMitchell College of Law, and has B.S.and D.D.S. degrees from the Universityof Minnesota.
Linda Steen is a self-employedmusician in the Twin Cities. A graduateof Concordia College and Indiana Uni-versity, Linda has also studied at theChautaugua Institute. She is soprano
soloist at St. Mark's Cathedral.Roxanne Stouffer, soprano, has a
Bachelor of Music Education degree inPiano and Vocal Music Education fromthe University of Wisconsin/River Falls.She is a production assistant with theMinnesota Opera Company.
Bass Paul A. Theisen is a designdraftsman with the Whirl-Air-FlowCorporation.
Rica Jane Van, also, is beginningher twelfth season with the Dale War-land Singers. A graduate of MacalesterCollege, Rica is Director of the JeanLyle Children's Center. She is active inthe Girl Scouts and sings in the SeniorChoir at Macalester-PresbyterianChurch.
Denise Wablin, alto, has a Bacheldof Arts degree in English and Art fromConcordia College. She is a teacher inIndependent School District #877 (Buf-falo, Minnesota).
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er IYl'opeaY""1l Saturday, November 5, 1983 - 8:00 p.m.'-At-<' I~ Colonial Church of Edina
ChORal Sunday, November 6, 1983 - 4:00 p.m.
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I.Monteverdi Madrigals
(sung in Italian)
Sfogava con Ie stelle
Raving aloud at heaven Stood a loverdistracted,
. Tnder nocturnal skies his paindepicted.
And told the stars his passion.
"0, ye mirrors of beauty! The object ofmy worship,
'Tis you who let me view her,
Amor (Lamento della ninfa)Linda Steen, soprano soloist
"Love, " she said. stoppingto gaze at the sky."Love. where is the faithwhich the traitor swore?"Miserable one."Make my love return to meas he was beforeor kill me so that Iam tormented no more. "Miserable one. ah. no longercan she endure such coldness."No. I don't want him to sighexcept far from me,nor do I want him to tell meanymore, infaith. of his torments.
Her loveliness illumined By your lightrarely shining •
And those same beams do show herMyself in torment pining.
o let your golden likenesses now moveher;
Show mercy. yes, as you have mademe love her."
Because I am destroyed by himhe is quite proud;if Iflee from himhe will implore me again.If she has a brow more serenethan mine,certainly she does not harbor love in
her breastandfaith as beautiful as mine.
You shall never have such sweetkisses from her mouthnor more gentle ones than mine.Ah, be silent, you know that full well ."
10 mi son giovinetta
"I am a young girland I laugh and sing in the new spring
season,"lng my sweet shepherdess,
In.en, suddenlyat that song my heartsang like a charming, joyous bird:
"I too am youngand I laugh and sing at the gentle and
beautiful springtime of lovewhich blossoms from your lovely
eyes. " And she said:"Flee if you are wise, flee from
passion;flee, for in these glancesthere will never be springtime for
you."
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Motet V ("Komm, Jesu. komm ")
D.Johann Sebastian Bach
Motet for Double Chorus(sung in German)
Come, Jesus, come, my body is weary,my strength fades more and more,I long for thy peace,My bitter road is too d!fficultfor me.come, come, I wish to surrender myself
to thee,Thou art the right way, the truth and
the llfe.
Miss. Brevis in C. K.V. 115
Kyrie
Lord, have mercyChrist, have mercyLord, have mercy
Gloria
Glory to God in the highestWe praise youWe give you thanksLord GodWho taketh away the sins of the
worldWho sitteth at the right hand of
the FatherFor you alone are holyWith the Holy Spirit
Credo
I believe in one GodFather almightyAnd in one Lord
Therefore I fold myself in thy hands,and say to the world, goodnight.The course of my life hurries to its end,my soul is ready.It hovers near its Creator.for Jesus is and remains the right way
to life.
m.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
He became fleshWas crucifiedAnd rose againI believe in the Holy Spiritand confess one baptism
Sanctus
Hosanna in the highest
Benedictus
Blessed is he who comesin the name of the Lord
Agnus Dei
Lamb of GodGrant us peace
(abbreviated text)
INTERMISSION
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IV.Vier GeaADge (fur Frauenchor, zwet H6rner und Harte)
(sung in German)
1. The Harp Resounds with WildRefrain
The harp resounds with wild refrainthat glows with love and yearning;It fllls my heart with deepestpain.And tearsjlow hot and burning!
oflow. my tears, and soon be shed.o shake, my heart, with beating.My love and all my dreams are
dead,And all my JoYisfleeting!
t.Song by Shakespeare (from TwelfthNight)
Come away, come away, death.And in sad cypress let me be laid.Flyaway, flyaway, breath;Iam slain by afair cruel maid.My shroud of white. stuck all with
yew,o prepare it. My part of death,no one so true did share it.
Not aflouier. not aflower sweet.On my black coffin let there be
strewn;Not afriend, not afriend greetMy poor corpse, where my bones
shall be thrownA thousand sighs to save, Lay me
where trueLove shall neverflnd my graveto weep there. to weep there.
3. The Gardener
Wherever Imay wanderInfleld and wood and plains.From hill or valley yonder.Trenar, ah, Trenarthefair is dead!Dead, 0 maidenof Inistore!Seehis growling hounds.
I they howl' in his hall;Suspicious. his ghostwalks past the door.
A thousand sweet refrains.My garden now disclosesThefairest flowers Iknow;A thousand thoughts it encloses,And with my garlands of rosesA thousand greetings go.Alas, the one IcherishShe is a thing a part;My wreaths must wither and perish.But boundless love wtllflourishForever in my heart.I try to bear it gladlyand labor bravely forth,And though my heart beats madlyIwork there, singing sadly.And dig my grave on earth.
4. Songfrom Fingal
Weepon the rockswhere the storm winds are raging,Weep,0 thou .maidenof Inistore!Bend over the waters thy lovely
head;Fairer art thouthan the mountain spiritWhen he at noonin the brightness of the sunTouches the silenceof Morven's height.For he isfallen,thy true love lies defeated,Slain by the mightofCuthullin's sword.Never againwill his valor inspire himto sheathe his swordin the blood of princes.His bow is unstrungand hangs in his castle;Hushed, hushed silenceIs where deer oncedid wander.Weepon the rockswhere the storm winds are raging,Weep,0 thou maidenof Inlstore.
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Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Faure(sung in French)
o Redeemer divine,our sole hope of salvation,Eternal Light of the earth and the sky,We kneel in adoration.o Savior, turn on us Thy loving eye!Send down on us the fire of Thy grace
all-consuming,
Whose wonderous might dispersed thepowers of Hell,
And rouse our slumbering souls withThy radiance
that they may waken Thy mercy totell!
o Christ, bestow Thy blessing on us,we implore Thee, who here are
gatheredon penitent knee.Accept the hymns we chant to Thineeverlasting glory and these Thy giftswe return unto thee!
v.Two Choruses of Michelangelo Buonarroti n Giovane
Luigi Dallapiccola(sung in English)
Chorus of the Ill-Mated Wives
From our misfortune, young maidslearn this lesson,
From our misfortune, this lesson.young maidens;
And you'll not say. with bitter bitterweeping;
Wretched. unhappy women!Better for us most surelyShut in a little conventTo have lopped off our tressesRenouncing names and adornmentsTo wear black clothes. grey clothes,
white clothes,To castigate our bodiesWith cords of rope and scourgesBetter for us most surely!
Chorus of the Unhappy Husbands
Want a wife! Who wants to choose one!Expert advisers. here we are, here.Mark our warning. go and get her.
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Better for us most surelyTo rise and go to matins.With little trembling tapers.Long ere the cock's a-crowingTo hide in a Btgallo,Enroll In a Rosano.End up In a Majano,At Portico, Boldrone,Give up all, In MognoneTake on a veil at Lapo's,Or else to hide our head InA Montlcel dl buolBetter for us most surely! Learn then
this lessonAnd make sure that you, think, think,
think. think, to be sure!Or else they'll titter and greet you with:
Heigh hot Go to!
Then find what you've lighted onOn a fury. shrill. intrepid.On a pumpkin. soft. insipid.
Others' words I took for gospel,One old man's advice was "do!"What an outright utter booby!Stumbling blindly (serves me rightl)On a fury, shrill, intrepid.On a pumpkin, soft. insipid.Oh, dear me! drawn on by beautyAll alive with flower and leafBitter fruit I found I'd gathered
For 1landed. drunk and lovesick.On a fury. shrill, intrepid.On a pumpkin, soft. insipid.Great aunts, sisters, mothers, grannies,All get round to prod him on.Half a dozen busy-bodiesTo make sure they've got him down,On a fury. shrill, intrepid,On a pumpkin, soft, insipid.
Layton James, continuoKathy Kienzle. harpEric Kodner, horn
Bruce McClellan, hornDale Newton, cello
No cameras or recording devices will be allowed during the performance.
This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Boardthrough an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature. and in part by a grantfrom the National Endowment for the Arts.
Choral risers and acoustical shell manufactured by wenger Corporation, Owatonna.Minnesota. 55060
PROGRAM NOTES •...! __ ---->by Cary John Franklin
srogava COD Ie stelleAmor10 mi SOD giorinettaClaudio Monteverdilb. Cremona 1567; d. Vencle 1643)
Perhaps the least recognized as a trueEuropean master by the general listen-ing public is the musical giant, ClaudioMonteverdi. His life and work spans twoeras in musical history. Trained in thecontrapuntal style of the Renaissance,Monteverdi was a musical pioneer ingiving a new dramatic expression to thewords and forging a new era in musicalhistory. the Baroque.
Much like trasJng the stylistic devel-opment of Beethoven through his sym-phonies and string quartets. it ispossible to trace Monteverdi's develop-ment through eight books of madrigalspublished over a span of 50 years. Twof the madrigals on this program. "Sfo-
Java con Ie stelle" and "10 mi son gtovt-netta", are from Book IV published in1603. They are progressive not only interms of dramatic expression but alsoin the daring treatment of harmony."Arnor" from Lamento deUa NiDI.
(Lament of the Nymph) is published inBook VIII (1638) and representative ofthe new cantata-like setting for chorusand solo voice with basso continuo thatwas to become so important in theBaroque.
Motet V - uKomm, .Ies.,I&:omm,"BWV 229Johann Sebastian Bach(b. Eisenach 1685; d. Leipzig 1750)
The motets of J.S. Bach are true mas-terpieces of the choral repertoire."Komm. Jesu. komm" is scored foreight voices in double chorus on a Ger-man text and is generally regarded asthe most intimate of the six survivingmotets of Bach. The expression of long-ing for death in this motet is not that ofsickly sentimentalism, but as trans-formed by the sublime beauty of themusic. an expression of a sure faith andfirm conviction.
The use of continuo in this perfor-mance is supported by evidence that thechoir of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig inBach's time presented the motets not acapella but with various orchestral andkeyboard accompaniments.
The motets of Bach and their musicalbeauty were acclaimed by Mozart who
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happened to hear a performance of one Vier GesADge. op.17of the motets in the St. Thomas Church Johannes Brahmson a journey to Prague. lb. Hamburg 1833; d. Vienna 1897)
Miss. Brevis in C. K.V. 115Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartlb. Salzburg 1756; d. Vienna 1791)
The MI.8_. Brerbl hi C. K.115 wasone of Mozart's earliest attempts atchurch music; written when he was 18years old and living in Salzburg. TheArchbishop at the time was an impa-tient ruler and disliked long masses,especially if he had to celebrate themhimseif. This preference for brevity wassatisfied by a shorter mass, the MissaBrevis. The MI.8_. Brerbl hi C is Moz-art's only mass scored for four voicesand organ alone.
Unfortunately, the work is incom-plete: it exists in the composer's ownhand only to the ninth bar of the Sane-tus. This performance uses a recon-struction completed by BernhardPaumgartner who finished the mass byarranging preexisting music of Mozart.
In 1859 the young Brahms settled inHamburg where in the same year hefounded a women's chorus. For thischorus he arranged folksongs and wroteoriginal compositions including the"Vier Ge_iUJge" (Four Songs) forfemale choir, two horns and harp.Brahms not only cherished working inthe form cultivated by Schumann andMendelssohn. but it was a source ofpleasurable companionship for him. Inthe accompaniment of two horns andharp. Brahms created a highly romanticcombination of tone colors. Of the fourchoruses of Op. 17, the final lament(Song from Fingal) based on a poem ofthe legendary Ossian is perhaps themost striking with its arresting color oftwo low horns and harp. This dirge isthe antithesis of the traditional concep-tion of a female chorus and capturesthe somber, weeping mood of Ossian'spoem.
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Cantique de Jean Racine, op.llGabriel Faure(b. Parniers, Artege 1845; d. Paris 1924)
Gabriel Faure is the somewhat mis-understood and neglected French mas-ter whose compositional style spannedthe end of Romanticism to the begin-nings of the bold dissonances of atonali-ty. Faure's music is characterized by itsharmonic richness and its unmistak-able individuality.
Generally regarded as the master ofFrench song. most of his choral work isunknown (except for his lovely Requi-em) and often uninspired. One excep-tion is the Cantique de Jean Racmecored for four part chorus and organ.vhich gained Faure first prize for com-position in 1865 and graduation fromEcole Niedermeyer (music school). Itswriting is clear and concise and themood one of restrained fervor. (Thepianistic organ part has been tran-scribed for harp for this performance.)
Two Choruses of MichelangeloBuonarroti nGiovane
1. Chorus of the Ill-mated Wives2. Chorus of the Unhappy Husbands
Luigi Dallapiccola(b. Pisino d'Istrta 1904; d. Florance 1975)
Dallapiccola received his formal musi-cal training in Italy. but his true teach-ers of composition were of the VienneseSchool- Schoenberg, Webern andBerg - whom he encountered almostsolely through listening to and studyingtheir works. Dallapiccola became theprincipal pioneer of serial compositionin Italy ..
The "Two Choruses of Michelan-gelo Buonarroti H Giovane" arefrom 1933 and pre-date the develop-ment of his I2-tone technique. They arein a quasi-madrigal style not that farremoved from the great Italian masterwhom Dallopiccola studied with rever-ence, Claudio Monteverdi. Monteverdi'spreoccupation with vocal line. dramaticintensity and daring treatment of har-mony are all found in the music ofDallapiccola.
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ECt10ESOF Sunday. December 4. 198~r~h:~~a ~~i
Ct1DIs[~ The Dale ~~::l~:E;:~:~ and featuring The Elmer Iseler Singers
Elmer Iseler
I. The Dale Warland Singers
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day English(John Rutter)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Snow Had Fallen; Christ Was Born
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Elizabeth Poston
Stephen Paulus
French(Stephen Paulus)
O' Little Town of Bethlehem Lewis H. Redner(Stephen Paulus)
Christmas Lullaby Jeffrey Van
Magnificat
The Rose
D. The Dale Warland Singersand
The Elmer Iseler SingersCharles Theodore Pachelbel
John Paynter
Michael PraetoriusEin Kindelein So Lobellch
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m. The Elmer Iseler Singers
Make We Joy
The Cherry Tree Carol
Derek Holman
Nova Scotian(Louis Applebaum)
Here Are We in Bethlehem
Missa Brevis in ,E Major
Hodie
Healey Willan
Healey Willan
Healey Willan
INTERMISSION
IV. The Dale Warland Singers
What Child Is This? English(Dale Warland)
How Still He Rests
he Holly and the Ivy
Brent Pierce
English(John Rutter)
-':radle Song Flemish(John Rutter)
A Savior from on High
He Is Born
Stephen Paulus
French(Roger Wagner)
V. The Elmer Iseler Singers
Magnificat
o Tell Me
In Dulei Jubilo
Four Motets for Christmas-Tide
Johann Pachelbel
Vincent Lubeck
Dietrich Buxtehude
Francis Poulenc
VI. The Dale Warland Singersand The Elmer Iseler Singers
The First Nowell English(Stephen Paulus)
Away In a Manger American(Elmer [seIer)
Catalonian Carol Catalonian(Dale Warland)
The Huron Carol Jean de Brebeuf(Robert Anderson)
Silent Night Franz Gruber(Jeffrey Van)
Kathy Kienzle. harperilee Klemp. oboe
Jeffrey Van. guitarJanis Weller. flute
••0 cameras or recording devices will be allowed during the performance.
This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Boardthrough an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature. and in part by a grant fromthe National Endowment for the Arts.
Choral risers and acoustical shell manufactured by Wenger Corporation. Owatonna.Minnesota. 55060
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THE ELMER ISELER SINGERS L...- ----'
SOPRANOLinda BeaupreDonna ColleyRam Kim Kaur
KhalsaKathryn LoreeAlexa PetrenkoJudith Young
TENORPeter MacDonaldTheodore RossKenneth WebsterEdward Wiens
ALTOOlena Genyk-
BerezowskyCarolynne GodinValerie NunnMary Lynne Whyte
BASSRobert B. AndersonGordon BurnettTimothy CadanDavid KingNelson LohnesAlexander
Rozniowski
COMPANYMANAGER
Jessie Iseler
Artist Representative (Canada)Mariedri Anders Artists Management Inc.(4150752-4404
Artist Representative (U.S.A.)Great Artists Management Inc.(416) 862-7267
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The Elmer Iseler Singers, underthe leadership and direction of the inter-nationally renowned Dr. Elmer Iseler,have already made a formidable impacton concert audiences since their found-ing in 1979. During recent seasons, Dr.Iseler and his ensemble have madenumerous appearances in Toronto.including performances at the St. Law-rence Centre, and in most of Canada'smajor music centers and festivals. InMarch 1980 they undertook an exten-sive tour of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Congratulations to
DALE WARLAND SINGERS
WHEElER DMSION
performing in thirteen major centers. Inthe fall of 1981 they embarked on theirfirst tour of the United States.
The twenty members of the ElmerIseler Singers are highly trained profes-sional singers. Many have been associ-ated with other choral ensembles ofinternational repute. The Elmer IselerSingers form the professional core ofthe Toronto Mendelssohn Choir andrecently toured with this group exten-sively through Europe.
The 82/83 season included anotherextensive tour of Western Canada and areturn visit to the United States, follow-ing the choir's successful tour there theprevious year. This year the Iseler Sing-~rs enjoy their third successive visit to(he U..S. and also a return to AtlanticCanada. The Choir has been involved inmany CBC radio and television produc-tions.
The choir's repertory spans five centu-ries. Their contribution and dedication toCanadian music is well recognized
through commissioning and perfor-mance. The celebrated Elmer Iseler Sing-ers have achieved a popularity that keepsthem busy with well over ninety perfor-mances a year.
Dr. Elmer Iseler is undoubtedly oneof Canada's most highly acclaimed per- 'sonalities in the music world, nationallyand internationally. He has been show-ered with awards of distinction includ-ing honorary degrees from Dalhousieand Brock Universities, the Order ofCanada, in 1973 the Silver Medal of theCity of Paris for his outstanding contri-bution to music, the City of TorontoAward of Merit for distinguished publicservice, and the Canadian Music Coun-cil medal for outstanding contributionto Canadian Music. Throughout hislong and successful career he hasreceived the patronage of the world'sforemost artists, notably Zoltan Kodaly,Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, SeijiOzawa and Igor Stravinsky.
The Elmer Iseler Singers gratefully acknowledge the generous support of TheCanada Council, Ontario Arts Council, The Municipality of Metropolitan Torontoas well as contributions from the corporate and private sector.
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CWe Sing'lOurepraises!
The Board of Directors of the Dale War-land Singers gratefully acknowledgesthe support of the following corpora-tions. foundations and individuals:
Funded in part by the following:(January 1, 1983 - October 15. 1983)
BeDeraetoral$1.000 or moreDe Walt H. and
Margaret D.Ankeny
First Bank SystemFoundation for
First BankMinneapolis
First Bank SaintPaul
First Trust SaintPaul
and all theneighborhoodFirst Banks
General MillsFoundation
The McKnightFoundation
Minnesota State ArtsBoard
May G. MunsonNational
Endowment forthe Arts
Northern StatesPower Company
Northwest AreaFoundation
United Arts Fund
PalroDa/$250 -$999
Graphic Systems.Inc.
InvestmentAdvisers. Inc.
Mentor CorporationRM.T. FoundationDale and Ruth
WarlandThe Robert Schmitt
Foundation
SpoDaon/$l00 -$249
Susan M. BarnesG. Duane and
Constance BellArland D. and
Sharon BrusvenCraig B. CarnahanRonald S. Dobies
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The GelcoFoundation
George andGeorgine Holmes
Harry L. andPatricia A. Holtz
Charlotte HovelMrs. Rene A. KidderTerry S. KnowlesMrs. John M. MusserRobert D. and Irene
A. RacineMrs. G. Richard
SladeJames Rand
Charlotte M.Treanor
Evan and DianeWilliams
CODtribatora/$50-$99
Roland and BetteAllen
Joyce L. AndersonAnkeny FoundationMargaret BeltzMr. and Mrs. Judson
BemisM. Claire CanavanMax M. and Marilyn
DeLongGeorge H. DixonFrist Bank GrandJane LahayHarvey and Carol
Ann MacKayW. Duncan and
Sarah MacMillanRalph S. and Karen
J. McCraeMrs. Paul N. Myers
Jr.Glen and Marilyn
NelsonGeorge and Sally W.
PillsburyO.A. and Gail
SandeenDonald M. and
Estelle SellFranklin J. and
Linda SteenGlenn H. and Mary
K. Steinke
Mrs. Virginia M.Terry
Mr. and Mrs. JamesTolzmann
Kathleen andEugene Vader Jr.
Gerald C. and OttilieWollan
Thomas E. WullingLyle and LaVerne
Zastrow
DODora/$1 - $49Ted J. and Mary V.
AlbrechtCoralie J. AllenArthur and Adelle
AndersonMark M. and Donna
M. AndersonCharles D.
BallentineJoseph R and Joan
BarnasKaren A. BarizArthur and Frances
BellVickie L. BensonDean N. and Shirley
A. BentleyJames N. BerdahlMr. & Mrs. Dave
BergersonRoy H. and Audrey
W. BerglundFred Berndt Jr.Ray and LaVerne
BingasRonald E.
BlackmoreDixon and Judith
BondMr. and Mrs.
Bradley C.Bowman
Don V. and Edith C.Britt
Edward Brooks Jr.Ray L.. and Julianne
E. BrovoldWayne and Linda
BurggraaffRussell A. BurschBeverly M. CarlsonBeryle M. Christesen
Glenn ColemanJ. Edward Corn Jr.Henry A. Cousineau
Jr.Franklin M. CrosbyRobert and Dorothy
DahlMary DarlingDr. J. Roger
DeLange Jr.Rita J. DokkenBeth A. DreisFrankW. and
Shirley J.Durham
Doug and LindaEckland
Thordis J. EmileJudith A. EricksenDennis EvansSheila M. FarnanMr. and Mrs. Harold
B. Finch Jr.John G. FischerLeonard R and
Shirley A.Flachman
Charles and DoloresFritz
Diane M. FrosigJean S. GalushaFrederick R Gamble
Jr.Paul V. GrambschMrs. Francis P.
GravesVernon and Louise
GustafsonKarin HakansonJoanne U. HalseyRon HalversenJames R and Renae
HamstraMrs. Philip B. HarrisWilliam and Helen
HarifielMyra HarimanSusan HealyRonald B. and Betty
A. HemstadMarguerite F.
HessianDr. Paul W. HillerAnders and Julie
Himmelstrup
Carol HofstadEugene D. HogensonCharles W. and Ann
W. HommeyerEmily HooverWalter and Myrette
HornickeWaynne B. HornickeKent HoweRonald HoytDr. Samuel W.and
Thelma E. HunterBen and Patricia D.
JaffrayDr. and Mrs. William
R. JahnkeJoseph JenningsElizabeth JensenThomas H. JensenCharles R. JohnsonRobert A. Johnston1arnie Joneson N. Kietzer
Rose KlobucharBarbara A. KnowlesRobert A. KnudtsonSherry M. and
Leonard J. KochJr.
Elmer andJacqueline Koch
Deloris LangeGloria LarsonHelen E. LawJanet L. LechmanGary R. LeffEugene L. LindgrenHenry P. LudwigWilliam E.
MacGregor Jr.C.D. Mahoney Jr.Jean A. MaxwellMichael W.
McCarthyDennie McCollomJerry G. McKinneyMerle J. McMahonShirley A. Medin
Anne W. MillerR. Jean MillerRobert J. and
Katherine H.Minnihan
Jean Moline _Richard and Paula
MonnilloLauren MorinKeith and LeRay
MortensenLinda J. MuesingNancy Ann MullerGordon W. NelsonCharles D. and
Nancy E. NolanPatricia A. OlsenGary D. and Shirley
L. OlsonSteve and Sally
OlsonRonald F. and
Shirley E.Parramore
Elizabeth A. PaulsonStephen and Patty
PaulusGeorge M. PerryHerbert and Barbara
PetersonBilly D. PfaffeAnn RabieMr. and Mrs.
Richard C.Rademacher
George and BeverlyRoberts
David A. andFrances L.Robinson
Rhonda RobinsonHarriet RoggeRobert D. and
Margaret J. RollieLee Rosenberg
Everett and NancyRotenberry
Mr. and Mrs. A. H.Schaefer
Robert W. SchultzGail S. SchumacherBerton and Sharon
SchwartzAgnesSeimHarry SlettenBarbara A. SpradleyDavid K. and Karen
L. SteensonMrs. Ruxton StrongVernon and Joyce
StrongPaul and Marilyn
SundbergDale and Lorraine
SwansonWayne and
GretchenSwenson
John J. and MaryTaylor
Mart L. ThorkelsonLeon ThurmanAlfred A. WagnerKaren WalhofKathleen E. WalshPeter H. and Nancy
K. WeirCarolyn C. WhiteJoyce A. WhiteOrlow A. and
Alberta WidveyRev. Patricia
WolanderDiane K. WoldAlbert A. and
Kathleen M.Woodward
Donald B. and MaryLou Woodward
John Wyant
In-kindContributors
AugsburgPublishing House
BBD&OBoosey & Hawkes.
Inc.Juliann E. BrovoldArland, Sharon. Jon.
and KarenBrusven
Theresa CarlsonCheryl CarnahanThe CommodoreCrocus Hill Electric
Co.Paul DecellesMichael and Eileen
DeganJon EclovSteven GoldmanJohn GostovichJoanne HalvorsenDebra HarrerTimothy HeitmanJeanne HolmquistSister Victoria HouleJanet JohnsonTerry S. KnowlesDan LassDan LittleMacalester College.
St. PaulCindy MancellMcGladrey
Handrickson &Co.
Dottle RaddPeter McGowanJulian and Barbara
SellersBrad SharkVirginia ShubertMary K. SteinkeTarn TuomelaWarner Bros ..
Publications. Inc.Kathryne Weinberg
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