Music for viola and piano, opera scenes in English, open air concert

Four Pieces for Cello and Piano (arranged for viola)    Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

  1. Berceuse
  2. Serenade
  3. Élégie
  4. Cradle Song

Yi Zhou, viola     Grace Huang, piano

“Do go on, Madame” from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
“Come, do not hesitate, my joy” from The Marriage of Figaro
“Se all’impero” from The Clemency of Titus by W.A. Mozart
“Homeland” from The Land of Smiles by Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
“Meine Lippen sie Kussen So Heiss” (My lips they give fiery kisses) from Giuditta by Franz Lehár
“O help me!” From The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart

Lin Chen, Diane Althaus, Clarice Warrick and Regina Thomas, sopranos
Brian Minnick (guest artist), tenor
Lucy Wenger,  piano

Folk Song Settings by Herbolsheimer, Recorder duets from Ancient to Modern Times

Toccata” by Markus Zahnhausen (b.1965)

Sonata No. 1 in F      G.P. Telemann (1681–1767)

  Dolce
  Allegro
  Largo

  Vivace

Ode II       Ryōhei Hirose (1930–2008)

Jill Carlsen & Sabine Endrigkeit, recorders

The Ballad: Stories in Song

A tribute to Bern Herbolsheimer (1948-2016)

Danny Boy Irish trad., arr. Julie Knowles, b. 1948

Bern Herbolsheimer, 1948-2015 http://bernherbolsheimer.com/bio.php

From American Folk Song Settings American trad., arr. Bern H. Herbolsheimer

The Silvery Moon
Wicked Polly
William Cook
Uncle Joe
Red River Valley

Lesley Chapin, soprano and Carol Hartoon, piano

This performance is part of Herbolsheimer Festival 2017, a year long celebration of the musical legacy of Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer. For a complete list of the participating groups and events, please visit http://bernherbolsheimer.com/festival.php

Vocal music by Copland, Beach and Bernstein, piano music by Chopin

Piano music by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Men’s fashion in Chopin’s Paris

Nocturne in F-sharp major, op.15, no.2
Nocturne in D-flat major, op.27, no.2
Mazurka in b- minor, op.33, no.4
Ballade no.4 in f minor, op.52

Valentina Rodov, piano

Three Browning Songs, Op. 44 (Robert Browning) by Amy Beach (1867-1944)

The Year’s at the Spring
Ah, Love, but a Day!
I Send My Heart Up to Thee!

From Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson by Aaron Copland(1900-1990)

There Came a Wind Like a Bugle
Why Do They Shut Me Out of Heaven?
The World Feels Dusty
Heart, We Will Forget Him

I Hate Music! by Leonard Bernstein(1918-1990)

My Name is Barbara
Jupiter Has Seven Moons
I Hate Music!
A Big Indian and a Little Indian
I’m a Person, Too

Janene Nelson, mezzo soprano and Yuliya Minina, piano

LMC Opera presents Fairytales, Folklore and Legend

Růžena Maturová as the first Rusalka

Dich, teure Halle, grüss’ich wieder,” (You, dear hall, I greet again) from Tannhäuser  by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Carol Voss, soprano as Elisabeth and John Burkhardt, piano

“Hymn to the Sun” from The Golden Cockerel  by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Denná Good-Mojab, soprano as Tsaritsa of Shemakha and Nicole Truesdell, piano

“The song to the moon” from Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Mele Santos, soprano as Rusalka and John Burkhardt, piano

“Faites-vous tres belle ce soir” (Make yourself beautiful this evening) from Cendrillon by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Gwen Trussler, mezzo soprano as Madame de la Haltiere
Denná Good-Mojab and Regina Thomas, sopranos as her daughters
John Burkhardt, piano

“Signore, ascolta” (Listen to me, my Lord) from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Mele Santos, soprano as Liu and Nicole Truesdell, piano

“Du bist der Lenz” (You are spring) from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Gwen Trussler, mezzo soprano as Sieglinde and John Burkhardt, piano

“Se come voi piccina” (If I were little like you) fro Le Villi (The fairies) by Giacomo Puccini

Mele Santos, soprano as Anna     John Burkhardt, piano

“The spinning chorus” from Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) by Richard Wagner

Tutti

“Einsam in trüben Tagen” (Alone on a clouded day) from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner

Carol Voss, soprano as Elsa and John Burkhardt, piano

The Kissing Duet from Die schöne Galathée (The beautiful Galatea) by Franz von Suppé (1819-1895)

Denná Good-Mojab, soprano as Galathée and Mele Santos, soprano as Ganymede
John Burkhardt, piano

LMC Opera presents Fairytales, Folklore and Legend

Růžena Maturová as the first Rusalka

Dich, teure Halle, grüss’ich wieder,” (You, dear hall, I greet again) from Tannhäuser  by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Carol Voss, soprano as Elisabeth and John Burkhardt, piano

“Hymn to the Sun” from The Golden Cockerel  by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Denná Good-Mojab, soprano as Tsaritsa of Shemakha and Nicole Truesdell, piano

“The song to the moon” from Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Mele Santos, soprano as Rusalka and John Burkhardt, piano

“Faites-vous tres belle ce soir” (Make yourself beautiful this evening) from Cendrillon by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Gwen Trussler, mezzo soprano as Madame de la Haltiere
Denná Good-Mojab and Regina Thomas, sopranos as her daughters
John Burkhardt, piano

“Signore, ascolta” (Listen to me, my Lord) from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Mele Santos, soprano as Liu and Nicole Truesdell, piano

“Du bist der Lenz” (You are spring) from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Gwen Trussler, mezzo soprano as Sieglinde and John Burkhardt, piano

“Se come voi piccina” (If I were little like you) fro Le Villi (The fairies) by Giacomo Puccini

Mele Santos, soprano as Anna     John Burkhardt, piano

“The spinning chorus” from Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) by Richard Wagner

Tutti

“Einsam in trüben Tagen” (Alone on a clouded day) from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner

Carol Voss, soprano as Elsa and John Burkhardt, piano

The Kissing Duet from Die schöne Galathée (The beautiful Galatea) by Franz von Suppé (1819-1895)

Denná Good-Mojab, soprano as Galathée and Mele Santos, soprano as Ganymede
John Burkhardt, piano