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Opera
Gems
Founded in 1972 by David Knox (1943-1991)
Musical Director Christopher Barr
Glasgow Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by
Tommy Fowler
Saturday 15th June 2013
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
Glasgow
Strathaven Choral Society is a Registered Scottish Charity No. SC006127

Founded in 1972 by David Knox (1943-1991)
Registered Scottish Charity No. SC006127
Overture to Die Meistersingers Richard Wagner (1813-83)
Anvil Chorus (Il Trovatore) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly) Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Chorus of the Scottish Refugees (Macbeth) Verdi
Cachuca (from The Gondoliers) W S Gilbert (1836–1911)
(Choir & piano) & Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
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Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco) Verdi
Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
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Dear Friends
A very warm welcome to Opera Gems, greatest hits from some of opera’s finest
moments. Love and loss, passion, rivalry, redemption – enjoy the drama of
opera without the plots in a nostalgic mix of hauntingly beautiful and familiar
overtures and choruses.
We are delighted to be joined by Glasgow Symphony Orchestra for this
evening’s performance, which is part of the West End Festival, under the baton
of their conductor Dr. Tommy Fowler. The concert recognises the bicentenaries
of Wagner's and Verdi's births, and accordingly will open with Wagner’s
Overture to Die Meistersinger. Verdi is represented by several of his best-known
choruses. After the interval the orchestra opens with the final movement of the
Symphony in D Minor by César Franck, his only symphony and the only work
tonight which is not from an opera.
Once again we are most grateful for the dedication of our musical director
Christopher Barr and accompanist Razvan ˘ Luculescu who have prepared us for
tonight’s concert with their usual patience and good humour. Both are singing
with us tonight and Razvan ˘ will accompany the choir on piano for Cachucha
from The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Do have a look at our website www.strathavenchoral.com for information
about forthcoming concerts and events.
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Compared to some Wagner opera preludes which set the scene for
the action and move right into it, the music which begins this opera is
an overture of the old-fashioned style. A number of different tunes
from the opera are organised into a formal scheme with an assertive
conclusion. The opening is taken from the processional music of the
mastersingers’ guild. The opera tells the story of how Walther gets the
girl after winning the song competition; especially after his rival,
Beckmesser, is exposed as a cheat.
When the first tune is over the music
moves to more fleeting themes among
them a motive derived from the
crowd’s mockery of Beckmesser which
is recognisable if you fit the words of
the English translation to it - “Surely
she’ll refuse him”. A return to C major
and a single triangle stroke heralds an
imposing contrapuntal web when
several of the themes are wound
together.
It is probably the best known part of the opera. The setting is a gypsy camp in the
mountains of Biscay, where the men beat out the rhythm of the chorus on their anvils.
(1813-1901)
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Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie
de' cieli sveste l'immensa vôlta:
sembra una vedova che alfin si toglie
i bruni panni ond'era involta.
All'opra, all'opra! Dagli. Martella.
Chi del gitano i giorni abbella?
Chi del gitano i giorni abbella,
chi? chi i giorni abbella?
Chi del gitano i giorni abbella?
La zingarella!
Versami un tratto; lena e coraggio
il corpo e l'anima traggon dal bere.
Oh guarda, guarda del sole un raggio
brilla più vivido nel tuo bicchiere!
All'opra, all'opra..
Chi del gitano i giorni abbella?
Chi del gitano i giorni abbella,
chi? chi i giorni abbella?
La zingarella, la zingarella, la zingarella!
See how the clouds melt away from the
face of the sky when the sun shines, its
brightness beaming; just as a widow,
discarding her black robes, shows all her
beauty in brilliance gleaming.
To work! Lift up your hammers!
Who turns the Gypsy's day from gloom to
brightest sunshine?
Who turns ...
Who? Who from gloom to brightest
sunshine?
His lovely Gypsy maid!
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Who turns the Gypsy's day from gloom to
brightest sunshine?
Who? Who from gloom to brightest
sunshine?
His lovely Gypsy maid!
The “Humming Chorus” ends the second act of
Puccini’s opera; it serves as a lullaby for Suzuki,
the servant of the geisha Cio-Cio-San (“Butterfly”),
and for Butterfly’s toddler, as the three wait
through the night for the return of the American
Lieutenant Pinkerton.
(1858-1924)
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At the beginning of Act 4, the refugees stand near the border, with Birnam Wood in the
distance. Macduff, determined to avenge the deaths of his wife and children, is joined
by Malcolm, son of king Duncan, and the English army, as they prepare to liberate
Scotland from the tyrant Macbeth.
Patria oppressa! il dolce nome
No, di madre aver non puoi,
Or che tutta a figli tuoi
Sei conversa in un avel.
D'orfanelli e di piangenti
Chi lo sposo e chi la prole
Al venir del nuovo Sole
S'alza un grido e fere il Ciel.
A quel grido il Ciel risponde
Quasi voglia impietosito
Propagar per l'infinito,
Patria oppressa, il tuo dolor.
Suona a morto ognor la squilla,
Ma nessuno audace è tanto
Che pur doni un vano pianto
A chi soffre ed a chi muor.
Oppressed land of ours! You cannot have
the sweet name of mother,
Now that you have become a tomb for
your sons.
From orphans, from those who mourn,
Some for husbands, some for children,
At each new dawn a cry goes up
to outrage heaven.
To that cry heaven replies
as if moved to pity,
Oppressed land, it would
proclaim your grief forever.
The bell tolls constantly for death
But no-one is so bold
As to shed a vain tear
For the suffering and dying.
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In Act 2, Marco and Giuseppe, the two gondoliers, whilst enjoying their life in Barataria,
are missing their wives. But when Tessa and Gianetta arrive with the other ladies after a
long sea voyage from Venice, the reunited couples have a magnificent banquet and a
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Xeres we'll drink, manzanilla, Montero;
Wine when it runs in abundance, enhances the
reckless delight of that wildest of dances!
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pitter, pitter, pitter, patter, patter, patter, patter,
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INTERVAL
The themes of Franck's only symphony present
strong outlines, vivid orchestral colour and
exultant climaxes. It has a highly individual
construction one of the features being that the
finale quotes from the other movements. The
finale has a sweeping onward drive with a marchlike,
syncopated main theme. Later the cor anglais theme from the second movement
re-appears and there is also a recapitulation of the "motive of faith" and the opening
theme from the first movement. Nevertheless it is the march-like theme from the
movement's opening which returns in triumph at the end.
Tannhäuser has sinned, having dallied with the Venus in Venusberg, and goes with a
group of Pilgrims to Rome to beg pardon from the Pope. His love, Elisabeth, awaits his
return with his friend Wolfram. This chorus is sung as the Pilgrims return from Rome,
and opens in a beautifully atmospheric , gradually reaching its climactic ,
before dying away into the distance.
Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich
schauen
und grüssen froh deine lieblichen Auen;
nun lass' ich ruh'n den Wanderstab,
weil Gott getreu ich gepilgert hab'.
With joy, my home, I now behold thee,
and gladly greet thy smiling meadows;
now I lay down my pilgrim's staff,
for, submissive to God, I have made my
pilgrimage.
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Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich
schauen
und grüssen froh deine lieblichen Auen;
nun lass' ich ruh'n den Wanderstab,
weil Gott getreu ich gepilgert hab'.
Durch Sühn' und Buss' hab' ich versöhnt
den Herren, dem mein Herze fröhnt,
der meine Reu' mit Segen krönt,
den Herren, dem mein Lied ertönt!
Der Gnade Heil ist dem Büsser beschieden,
With joy, my home, I now behold thee,
and gladly greet thy smiling meadows;
now I lay down my pilgrim's staff,
for, submissive to God, I have made my
pilgrimage.
By atonement and repentance I have
made my peace with the Lord, to whom
my heart bows down, who has crowned
my remorse with blessing, the Lord to
whom I raise my song.
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This is arguably Verdi‘s most famous
melody and was reputedly adapted by
the Italians as a song of patriotism shortly
after its premier at La Scala opera house
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Psalm 137 when the Israelites lament the
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Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate;
va, ti posa sui clivi, sui colli,
ove olezzano tepide e molli
l'aure dolci del suolo natal!
Del Giordano le rive saluta,
di Sionne le torri atterrate...
O, mia patria, sì bella e perduta!
O, membranza, sì cara e fatal!
Arpa d'or dei fatidici vati,
perché muta dal salice pendi?
Le memorie nel petto raccendi,
ci favella del tempo che fu!
O simile di Sòlima ai fati
traggi un suono di crudo lamento,
o t'ispiri il Signore un concento
che ne infonda al patire virtù.
Fly, thought, on wings of gold;
go settle upon the slopes and the hills,
where the sweet airs of our
native soil smell soft and mild!
Greet the banks of the Jordan
and Zion's tumbled towers...
Oh, my country, so beautiful and lost!
Oh, remembrance, so dear and so fated!
Golden harp of the prophetic seers,
why hang so silently from the willows?
Rekindle our bosom's memories,
and speak to us of times gone by!
Remembering the fate of Jerusalem,
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Prince Igor, which was incomplete on Borodin‘s death and was
completed by Rimsky Korsakov and Glazunov, is rarely
performed outside Russia. The action of the opera relates to an
incident in 1185 during a conflict between Russia and the Tartars.
Prince Igor is defeated and captured by Khan Konchak of the
Polovtsi but eventually manages to escape.
The Polovtsian dances were completed by Borodin before his
death. They are much better known than the opera itself and are
frequently performed in the choral version we sing tonight. In the
opera the dances are performed by the slave dancers of the Khan
to entertain the captive Prince Igor.
Fly away on gentle breezes; fly swiftly, songs of love, to greet our homeland where
once we lived in hope and knew no sorrow, where once we sang, rejoicing in our
freedom.
There beneath the burning sky languid breezes cooled us, there the cloud-capped
mountains dream above the silver sea;
There our days were long and carefree amid the sunlit hills and shady meadows, and
there the scent of roses in the valleys once filled the sultry air with sweetest perfume,
and fertile vineyards yield sweet wine.
There skylarks sing. Fly away, our songs of freedom.
Glory, honour, praises to our Khan! Fearless, mighty, ruthless warrior, hail!
Sing his praise, great Konchak, praise him! Fiercer than the scorching midday sun!
None can equal him in splendour, none! Slaves and captives all acclaim him -
"Look at those slaves of mine, aren't they beautiful? Captives I took from the tribes of
the Caspian. They can make you forget all your loneliness, choose any one who
attracts you, and she shall be yours."
Glory, honour, praises to our Khan! Braver far than all before you!
Great Khan Konchak! Praise our Khan, Khan Konchak!
Fly away on gentle breezes ...
Braver far than all before you ... Praise our Khan, Khan Konchak!
Dance and sing for Konchak's pleasure,
Let all people praise him singing! Let all people praise him dancing!
Offer songs of homage to our glorious Khan Konchak!
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Glasgow Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1975 by Dorothy Gunnee and
Tom Kent. The orchestra has only ever had two conductors, Tom Kent and
Tommy Fowler who took over when Tom retired. The orchestra prides itself in
being truly a community organisation with no formal audition process and open
to anyone who feels they can keep up! It meets every Tuesday evening in term
time at Notre Dame High School and sometimes at Glasgow Gaelic School. It
gives three concerts a year on the first Wednesdays of December, March and
June all of which are in Adelaide’s on Bath Street. The orchestra is delighted to
have been asked to accompany Strathaven Choral Society for they rarely get the
opportunity to perform this operatic repertoire.
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Date for your diaries
- our next concert
Sunday 17th November 2013
‘Wherever You Are’ (the Military Wive’s song) by Paul Mealor
Howard Goodall’s ‘Love Divine’
and
John Rutter’s Requiem
7.30pm in the Rankin Church Hall
Lethame Road, Strathaven
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Tommy Fowler is a composer based in Glasgow. His
music, for orchestras, choirs, ensembles and soloists, has
been performed widely in Scotland as well as abroad.
He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow where he
gained a Ph.D in composition.
He has conducted the GSO since 1998. Under his baton
in 2003 the GSO gave the first public performance in
modern times of Edvard Grieg’s only symphony and in 2005 gave the first
performance of a suite taken from the music of the neglected Scottish composer
Mildred Marion Bowes-Lyon (a great-aunt of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother) who, in 1894, was the first female composer ever to have a success with
an opera.
Tommy is currently working on a project with the Paragon Ensemble making a
collection of children’s songs from around the world.
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Razvan ˘ was born in Bucharest, Romania. He studied
piano and double bass at the Dinu Lipatti Music High
School before moving on to the Universitatea
Nationala de Muzica in Bucharest where he
specialised in orchestral and choral conducting. On
leaving university he became Assistant Chorus Master
at the National Operetta Theatre Ion Dacian in
Bucharest, where he was involved in coaching the
choir and organising premieres.
He gained conducting experience, over a period of 11 years, from various
sources including (in Bucharest) The George Enescu Philharmonic, The National
Theatre, The Oleg Danovschi National Theatre for Opera and Ballet Constanta,
The Philharmonic Society Campina, The Pitesti Philarmonic, and (in Austria) The
Sinfonietta Baden.
Razvan ˘ moved to Scotland in 2010 in order to further his musical career. As well
as being Strathaven Choral’s accompanist and member of the Strathaven Singers,
he is also Organist and Musical Director at Busby Parish Church, and is presently
also Musical Director of Milngavie Choir, Accompanist for Glasgow Studio
Ballet and Music Director at Hyndland Community Choir.
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STRATHAVEN
CHORAL SOCIETY
founded in 1972 by David Knox (1943-1991)
Honorary President
Musical Director
Christopher Barr (BMus.Ed Hons) studied at the University of Aberdeen, studying voice
with Gillian Jack. He is currently a member of The National Youth Choir of Scotland and
the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
Christopher’s conducting studies began in 2003 where he was invited to attend and
observe BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rehearsals. In 2005 he was invited, as a guest,
to participate in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), formally the RSAMD junior
“Youthworks” conducting master classes with Dr Alistair Mitchell. In 2008 and 2009
Christopher studied under the guidance of Mark Heron, Russell Cowieson and Tim
Reynish at the RNCM conductor training weekend.
In August 2010 Christopher received the 2010/11 ABCD (Association of British Choral
Directors) apprenticeship which enabled him to study conducting with Alan Tavener and
Gerard Doherty. During this apprenticeship Christopher worked with the University of
Strathclyde Chamber Choir, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra. As part of the
apprenticeship Christopher was invited to participate in a BBC Singers conducting master
class with Paul Brough. In 2012 Christopher received the National Youth Choir of
Scotland Student Conductor Bursary which allowed him to become the assistant
conductor of the National Boys Choir of Scotland working under the guidance of
Christopher Bell. During 2012, Christopher also featured in the Creative Scotland film
“Keep Her Lit” as the musical director of the South Lanarkshire Olympic Cultural
Olympiad Choir parade choir.
During 2007 Christopher successfully founded the 16 voice “Legato Voices Choir” and
co-founded the Aberdeen Student Sinfonia. He was appointed Musical Director of the
RGU Singers in 2009 and is currently the Musical Director of Strathaven Choral Society,
the Bridge of Weir Choral Society, East Kilbride Gilbert and Sullivan Society and the
amaSing Festival Community Chorus.
Christopher has participated in choral conducting master classes with Christopher Bell,
Alan Tavener, Derek Clark, Stephen Layton, Paul Brough, Roger Williams MBE and Ralph
Alwood.
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Eleanor Brown
Milly Clark
Rosi Engelke
Maria Franchetti
Nic Broadbridge
Marie Campbell
Jim Keeney
John Campbell
Michael Cunningham
Arthur Lang
Hannah Mairi Miller*
Roxana Nite*
Sarah O’Reilly
Anne Pollock
Brianna Robertson*
Nan Robertson*
Sarah Hampson
Anne Henderson
Amanda Kennett
Christine Leitch
Anne Little
Howard Kennett
Alan Mathew
Bob Towers
Iain Sinclair
Alastair Valentine
Alan Williams
Razvan ˘ Luculescu
Christine Smillie
Anne Weir
Ann Williams
Brenda Young
Frances Naismith
Liz O’Neill
Christine Paterson
Leonie Shankland
Barbara Smith
Sinclair Couper*
Christopher Barrµ
Razvan ˘ Luculescuµ
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STRATHAVEN CHORAL SOCIETY
Registered Scottish Charity No. SC006127
STRATHAVEN CHORAL SOCIETY was founded in 1972 by the late David Knox and
draws its membership from across Lanarkshire and beyond. It is affiliated to Making
Music - the National Federation of Music Societies - and strives for a varied repertoire
and high standard of performance. It remains committed to the promotion of music.
Over the years the choir has performed over a hundred choral works, large and small,
by a wide range of composers, from Handel to Vaughan Williams. The repertoire also
includes opera, part songs and commissioned pieces. The Society has sung on BBC radio
and television and has performed in a variety of venues, mainly in the West of Scotland.
In recent years we have hosted visits by choirs from Denmark and Sweden. In each case
we were able to make return visits as their guests, to everyone’s musical and social
enjoyment. Future exchanges are being considered.
Strathaven Choral Society is particularly interested in involving young people in music
making and in musical appreciation and has in the past received national recognition for
its work with school children and in the community with three consecutive BT/NFMS
Innovation Awards.
The choir greatly appreciates the dedication and enthusiasm of Musical Director,
Christopher Barr and Rehearsal Accompanist, Razvan ˘ Luculescu.
We rehearse on Mondays at 7.30pm in the EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Lethame Road,
Strathaven, just up Lethame Road from the traffic lights. Anyone interested in joining the
Choral Society would be made most welcome.
Please contact Ann Williams (General Secretary) - email
We hope to see you at our Autumn concert on Sunday 17th November
in Strathaven for a programme to include
‘Wherever You Are’ by Paul Mealor
‘Love Divine’ by Howard Goodall
and John Rutter’s Requiem
and of course for our Christmas Concert
on Sunday 15th December, at the Rankin Church in Strathaven!
Visit www.strathavenchoral.com
Keep up to date with our news, and find out about forthcoming concerts.
Send us your questions or comments - about this concert perhaps - to
info@strathavenchoral.com
Follow us on Twitter - @thescs
And look for Strathaven-Choral-Society on Facebook
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