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Angels, Birds,
and Witches
Friday, May 5th, 2006
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Mendelssohn's "Surrexit pastor
bonus," with its Easter angel dialogue; Emma Lou Diemer's Hope
is the Thing , a suite of Emily Dickinson settings with
references to our featured friends; and John Govedas's "Mulligatawny
Macbeth," a setting of the Witches' Song from Macbeth replete
with shrieks and cackles. This concert included guest instrumentalists
on oboe and organ.
Dancing Day:
Music of the British Isles
Saturday, January 21st, 2006
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Hope you didn't miss our a
cappella sound on Gustav Holst's "Ave Maria!" Benjamin
Britten, William Byrd, Imogen Holst, John Tavener, and John Rutter; and
a Scottish folk song, "Tarry Wool." The centerpiece was a choral suite,
The Dancers, by Welsh composer Grace Williams.
This rediscovered work from 1954 has wonderful texts by, among others,
Hilaire Belloc and May Sarton, and is scored for strings and harp, as
well as soprano soloist and women's chorus.
