DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE 1637–1707 Sonata in G for two violins, viola da gamba, and basso continuo MEMBRA JESU NOSTRI BuxWV 75 I Ad pedes . II Ad genua III Ad manus IV Ad latus intermission Præludium in G minor, BuxWV 163 for organ manualiter Sonata in A minor, opus 1 no. 3 for violin, viola da gamba, and basso continuo V Ad pectus VI Ad cor VII Ad faciem Leila Lazenby, soprano I Bruce Sellers, tenor Judith Overcash Mohr, soprano II Brent Davis, bass Holly McCarren, alto Violin Viola da gamba Violone Gesa Kordes Brent Wissick Joshua Lee Martha Perry Martha Bishop Eckhart Richter Organ Susan Patterson Daniel Pyle Joshua Lee
I. AD PEDES II. AD GENUA TO HIS FEET TO HIS K NEES Soprano I & II, Alto, Tenor, Bass Soprano I & II, Alto, Tenor, Bass Ecce super montes pedes Ad ubera portabimini, Behold, on the mountain the feet You shall be carried upon her hip, evangelizantis et annuntiantis pacem. et super genua blandicentur vobis. of him who brings the good news, and proclaims peace. And dandled upon her knee. (Isaiah LXVI:12) (Nahum II: 1) Tenor Soprano I Salve, <strong>Jesu</strong>, rex sanctorum, Salve mundi salutare, Hail, <strong>Jesu</strong>s, king of saints, Hail, savior of the world, spes votiva peccatorum, salve, salve <strong>Jesu</strong> care! thou welcome hope of sinners, Hail, beloved <strong>Jesu</strong>s! crucis lignum tanquam reus, Cruci tuae me aptare from the wood of the cross like a convict I would like to hang with you on your cross. pendens homo verus Deus, vellem vere, tu scis quare, the man hanging, yet true God, Truly you know why; caducis nutans genitus! da mihi tui copiam. bending with doomed knees! give me your strength. Alto Soprano II Quid sum tibi responsurus, Clavos pedum, plagas duras How should to you respond, The nails in your feet, the hard strokes actu vilis, corde durus? et tam graves impressuras feeble in action, hard in heart? and the severe weals — Quid rependam amatori, circumplector cum affectu, How shall I repay your love, full of emotion I embrace them, qui elegit pro me mori, tuo pavens in aspectu, thou who dost choose to die for me, full of anxiety at the sight of you, ne dupla morte morerer? tuorum memor vulnerum. So that I might not suffer a twofold death? bearing your wounds in my memory. Soprano I & II, Bass Bass Ut te queram ment para, Dulcis <strong>Jesu</strong>, pie Deus, That I shall seek with you a pure spirit, Sweet <strong>Jesu</strong>s, merciful God, sit haec mea prima cura, ad te clamo, licet reus, may this be my chief concern; I call out to you, though I be guilty; non est labor nec gravabor, praebe mihi te benignum, it is neither a labor nor a burden, In your mercy show yourself to me, sed sanabor et mundabor, ne repellas me indignum but a healing and a cleansing do not reject me as unworthy cum te complexus fuero. de tuis sanctis pedibus. When I embrace you. from your holy feet. (Ad ubera portabimini repetatur) (Ecce super montes repetatur)