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ode to joy o freunde, nicht diese Töne! oh friends, not these tones! Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen, rather, let us raise our voices in more pleasing und freudenvollere. And more joyful sounds! freude! Joy! —(text added by Beethoven) freude, schöner götterfunken Joy, beautiful divine spark Tochter aus Elysium, Daughter of Elysium, wir betreten feuertrunken, we enter, drunk with fire, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum! Heavenly one, your sanctuary! Deine zauber binden wieder Your magic reunites was die mode streng geteilt; what custom strictly divided. Alle menschen werden Brüder, All men become brothers, wo dein sanfter flügel weilt. where your gentle wing rests. wem der große wurf gelungen, whoever has had the great fortune Eines freundes freund zu sein; To be a friend’s friend, wer ein holdes weib errungen, whoever has won a devoted wife, mische seinen Jubel ein! Join in our jubilation! Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele indeed, whoever can call even one soul Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund! His own on this earth! und wer’s nie gekonnt, der stehle And whoever was never able to, must creep weinend sich aus diesem Bund! Tearfully away from this band! freude trinken alle wesen Joy all creatures drink An den Brüsten der natur; At the breasts of nature; Alle guten, alle Bösen All good, all bad folgen ihrer rosenspur. follow her trail of roses. Küsse gab sie uns und reben, Kisses she gave us, and vines, Einen freund, geprüft im Tod; A friend, proved to the end; wollust ward dem wurm gegeben, Pleasure was given to the worm, und der Cherub steht vor gott. And the cherub stands before god. froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen glad, as His suns fly Durch des Himmels prächt’gen Plan, Through the Heaven’s glorious design, Laufet, Brüder, eure Bahn, run, brothers, your path, freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen. Joyful, as a hero to victory. Seid umschlungen, millionen! Be embraced, millions! Diesen Kuß der ganzen welt! This kiss for the whole world! Brüder, über’m Sternenzelt Brothers, above the starry canopy muss ein lieber Vater wohnen. must a loving father dwell. ihr stürzt nieder, millionen? Do you bow down, millions? Ahnest du den Schöpfer, welt? Do you sense the Creator, world? Such’ ihn über’m Sternenzelt! Seek Him beyond the starry canopy! Über Sternen muss er wohnen. Beyond the stars must He dwell. finale repeats the words: finale repeats the words: Seid umschlungen, millionen! Be embraced, you millions! Diesen Kuß der ganzen welt! This kiss for the whole world! Brüder, über’m Sternenzelt Brothers, beyond the star-canopy muss ein lieber Vater wohnen. must a loving father dwell. Seid umschlungen, Be embraced, Diesen Kuß der ganzen welt! This kiss for the whole world! freude, schöner götterfunken Joy, beautiful spark of the gods, Tochter aus Elysium, Daughter of Elysium, freude, schöner götterfunken! Joy, beautiful divine spark! —(Friderich Schiller, 1785) 4
emory university symphony orchestra The Emory university Symphony orchestra (EuSo) experience provides a musical environment of the highest caliber, nurturing individual artistic excellence and ensemble performance. The EuSo presents a varied repertoire of music from the Baroque period to the twenty-first century, often combining forces with the Emory choirs to feature masterworks of the rich symphonicchoral tradition. The one hundred-member orchestra draws its membership from all disciplines across the campus and from all divisions of the university. Richard Prior, conductor richard Prior’s musical training began in his native England, where he received a BA with high honors from Leeds university and an AmusD degree in conducting and composition from nottingham university. He has been reviewed in the press as having “stirring conviction,” “precision,” and “stylishness and flexibility,” with one article citing the “meteoric rise” of ensembles under his direction. Prior’s principal teachers include Sir Simon rattle, James Paul, and James fulkerson. Previous faculty appointments include oklahoma State university (oSu), Southeastern Louisiana university, Davidson College, franklin and marshall College, and St. Catherine’s College (oxford university), where he was the 1997 visiting fellow in music. Prior is director of orchestral studies at Emory where he conducts the university and youth symphonies and is also music director and conductor of the rome Symphony orchestra (georgia). Prior was a selected participant in the 2001 Pierre Boulez Professional Training workshop at Carnegie Hall (new York) and the 2002 Conductors’ workshop of America. He was the recipient of the oSu 2003 wise-Diggs-Berry faculty Award for Teaching Excellence in the Arts and the 2004 golden Torch faculty Award for outstanding Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. in 2008, Prior won the Harvey Philips Award for Excellence in Composition, presented at the Cincinnati Conservatory of music for his work diversions. He was the 2009–2010 recipient of Emory university’s winship faculty Award and the 2011 Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in undergraduate Education. in demand as an adjudicator and clinician, Prior has conducted numerous honor and all-state orchestras and led a variety of professional consortiums from the new York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, and minnesota orchestra. He has appeared with the Charlotte Symphony, the new orleans Civic Symphony, the rome Symphony orchestra, and the odessa Philharmonic (ukraine). He holds memberships in the American Symphony orchestra League, the Conductors guild, Bmi, the georgia music Educators Association, the national Association for music Education, Phi mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Kappa Kappa Psi. Prior is a founding member and past president of the College orchestra Directors Association, South Central Division, and he serves on the Atlanta regional Commission’s Arts and Culture Assessment Committee. 5
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