 2001-02 Concert Program
For information, contact The Spectrum Singers, P.O. Box 382325, Cambridge, MA 02238. Telephone (617) 492-8902.
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Messiah
Friday, December 7, 2001 at 8:00 pm
First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge
The Spectrum Singers and Indian Hill Symphony Orchestra perform
Handel's Messiah (Christmas portion, plus additional choruses and arias)
Jane Shivick, soprano; Susan Rodgers, alto
Raymond Bauwens, tenor; Bryan McNeil, bass
Guest Conductor: Bruce Hangen
Program Notes Guest Artists Program Text
Deck the Hall!
Third Annual Family Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 3:00 pm.
First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge
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A very special holiday event for families. Celebrate the season with The Spectrum Singers as they present a varied program of holiday favorites old and new -- free for persons age 17 and under, and fun for audiences of all ages!
 Monuments of the German Baroque: Bach and Schütz
Saturday, March 9, 2002 at 8:00 pm
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston
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Performances:
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Roberta Anderson, Gail Abbey, sopranos
Gloria Raymond, mezzo-soprano
Frank Kelley, tenor
Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass
Intermission
Musicalische Exequien, Op. 7 SWV 279-281 Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
I. Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbniss-Missa
II. Motette: Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe
III. Canticum B. Simeonis: «Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener»
Roberta Anderson, Gail Abbey, sopranos
Gloria Raymond, mezzo-soprano
Frank Kelley, tenor
Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass
John W. Ehrlich, Conductor
Choral soloists
Ben Cox, John Schumaker, Robert Shutter, tenors
Kevin Woller, bass
Continuo
Michael Curry, violoncello
Anne Trout, bass viol
James David Christie, organ
Program Notes Texts and Translations Performing Artists Concert Program (PDF)
Music from the Americas
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Friday, May 17, 2002 at 8:00 pm
First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge
| Five Songs of the Newfoundland Outports
Si j’avais le bateau
The Banks of Newfoundland
The Old "Mayflower"
She’s like the swallow
Feller from Fortune
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Harry Somers
(1925–1999)
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| Carols of Death
The Last Invocation
The Unknown Region
To All, To Each
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William Schuman (1910–1992)
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Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 for an Orchestra of Voices
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Heitor Villa-Lobos (1881–1959)
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Intermission
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| Four Piano Blues
No. 1 – Freely and Poetic
No. 2 – Soft and Languid
No. 3 – Muted and Dragged
No. 4 – With Bounce
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Aaron Copland (1900–1990) |
The Hour-Glass
I. O know to end as to begin
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Irving Fine (1914–1962)
Lori Seitz Rider and Abbey Thompson, sopranos
Jennifer Angel and Karin Denison, altos
Thomas Best, tenor
James Frens and Kevin Woller, basses
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II. Have you seen the white lily grow
III. O do not wanton with those eyes
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Roberta Chase-Borgatti, soprano
Jennifer Angel and Karin Denison, altos
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IV. Against Jealousy
V. Lament
VI. The Hour-Glass
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Ree-Ven Wang and Roberta Chase-Borgatti, sopranos
Jennifer Angel and Karin Denison, altos
Thomas Best and John Schumacher, tenors
Kevin Woller and James Frens, basses
Lori Seitz Rider, soprano solo
Karen Coffman, alto solo
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| Three American Songs
John Hardy
The Colorado Trail
Shouting Pilgrim
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Ernst Bacon (1898–1990)
John Schumacher, tenor
Lori Seitz Rider, soprano
Karen Harvey and James Barkovic, piano
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Conductor: John W. Ehrlich
- This concert is being recorded for future broadcast on WGBH radio.
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Program Notes Texts and Translations Performing Artists Concert Program (PDF)
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