THE AWARD-WINNING VOCALISTS OF THE SU DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENT
NATS EDITION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 018 7:30 PM HOLLOWAY HALL, GREAT HALL
Dr. John Wesley Wright, Artistic Director Dr. William Folger & Veronica Tomanek, Pianists
www.salisbury.edu S NGERS’ SHOWCASE NATS ED T ON PROGRAM Dr. John Wesley Wright, Artistic Director Dr. William Folger & Veronica Tomanek, Pianists
The students performing tonight will compete in the MD-DC National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Student Auditions on Saturday, February 24, at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus
Non posso disperar ...... Giovanni Battista Bononcini Non posso disperar, I cannot despair, Sei troppo cara al cor. You are far too dear to my heart. Il solo sperare The mere hope D'aver a gioire Of enjoying you M’è un dolce languire, Is for me a sweet suffering, M'è un caro dolor. Is for me a dear pain.
“Where’er You Walk” from Semele ...... George Frideric Handel Jessica Johnson, soprano
Give Me Jesus ...... arr. Hall Johnson
My Good Lord Done Been Here ...... arr. Hall Johnson
Jeremiah Copeland, tenor
“Easy to Love” from Anything Goes ...... Cole Porter “I’m Calm” from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ...... Stephen Sondheim Joshua Dennis, tenor
“What Only Love Can See” from Chaplin ...... Christopher Curtis “Killer Instinct” from Bring It On: The Musical ...... Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green Gianna Pesaniello, soprano
“Proud of Your Boy” from Aladdin ...... Alan Menken “Sibella” from A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder ...... Steven Lutvak, Robert L. Freeman Adam Beres, tenor
“I Am Aldolpho” from The Drowsy Chaperone ...... Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison “It All Fades Away” from The Bridges of Madison County ...... Jason Robert Brown Patrick Gover, bass-baritone
1 “Love Changes Everything” from Aspects of Love ...... Andrew Lloyd Webber “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon” from Porgy and Bess ...... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Jeremiah Copeland, tenor
“I’m Alive” from Next to Normal ...... Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey “Anthem” from Chess ...... Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice Justin Kriger, tenor
"Ò vin, dissippe la tristesse" from Hamlet ...... Ambroise Thomas
Ò vin, dissipe la tristesse Oh wine, dissipate the sadness Qui pèse sur mon coeur! That lies heavy upon my heart! A moi les rèves de l'ivresse To me give dreams of intoxication Et le rire moqueur! And mocking laughter! O liqueur enchanteresse, O enchanting liqueur, Verse l'ivresse Pour drunkeness Et l'oubli dans mon coeur! And forgetfulness into my heart! Douce liqueur! Sweet liqueur! La vie est sombre Life is somber; Les ans sont courts; The years are short. De nos beaux jours Of our beautiful days Dieu sait le nombre. God knows the number. Chacun hélas porte ici-bas Each person, alas, carries here Sa lourde chaîne! His heavy chain! Cruels devoirs, Cruel duties, Longs désespoirs Slow despairs De l'âme humaine! Of the human soul! Loin de nous, noirs présages! Away from us, black omens! Ah! Ah!
Auf dem Kirchhofe ...... Johannes Brahms
Der Tag ging regenschwer und sturmbewegt, The day was rainy and stormy, Ich war an manch’ vergess’nem Grab’ gewesen, I was among many forgotten graves, Verwittert Stein und Kreuz, die Kränze alt, Weatherworn stones and crosses, the old wreaths, Die Namen überwachsen, kaum zu lessen. The names overgrown, hard to read. Der Tag ging sturmbewegt und regenschwer, The day was rainy and stormy, Auf allen Gräbern fror das Wort: Gewesen. On all the graves froze the words: Has Been. Wie sturmestot die Särge schlummerten; Like the eye of a storm, the coffins slumbered; Auf allen Gräbern taute still: Genesen. On all the graves thawed quietly (the word : Healed.
Ann Street ...... Charles Ives Jeffrey Todd, baritone
2 “The Boy From...” from The Mad Show ...... Mary Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim “The Flagmaker, 1775” from Songs for a New World ...... Jason Robert Brown Maggie Jones, mezzo-soprano
“No One Else” from Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1 12 ...... David Malloy “Your Daddy’s Son” from Ragtime ...... Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens Jordyn Stokes-James, soprano
“I Didn’t Plan It” from Waitress ...... Sara Bareilles “I Don’t Need a Roof ” from Big Fish ...... Andrew Lippa Desiree Borges, soprano
“What Do I Need with Love” from Thoroughly Modern Millie ...... Jeanine Tesori, Dick Scanlan “The Confrontation” from Jekyll and Hyde ...... Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse, Steve Cuden “’Til I Hear You Sing” from Love Never Dies ...... Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater Lance Fisher, tenor
Welcome to our special guests, SU’s Sq awkappella, recent Third Place winners of the 2018 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinal Tournament
Man in the Mirror ...... Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett, arr. Ryan Donoghue Jeremiah Copeland, soloist
3 Department of Music, Theatre and Dance UPCOMIN EVENTS
SU Annual Trombone Day World Drum Experience March 6 • Holloway Hall, Great Hall April 14 • Fulton Hall, Black Box Theatre 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Hairspray - The Musical Celebration of Great Composers April 6-8* & 13-15* • Holloway Hall Auditorium April 15 • Holloway Hall, Great Hall 8 p.m. & *2 p.m. 1:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.
Salisbury Percussion estival - SU Dance Company Spring Concert An Evening of Percussion April 19-22*, 2018 • Holloway Hall Auditorium April 12 • Fulton Hall, Black Box Theatre 8 p.m. & *2 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Salisbury Percussion estival with Guest Artist Nani Agbeli April 13 • Fulton Hall, Black Box Theatre 7:30 p.m. For a full listing of upcoming events or to join our mailing list, please visit www salisbury edu/performingarts
Thank You for Attending ur Performance The audience plays an integral part in the success of our program. As an involved audience member,please take a few minutes to read this friendly reminder on concert etiquette.
A Few Helpful Reminders of How to Be an Involved Audience Member • Please arrive early to ensure that you will have a seat. • Please turn off your cell phone instead of just silencing it so you will not be tempted to text during the performance. Untimely cell phone interruptions during a performance disrupt the performers and the other audience members, please be mindful of others. • Please remain in your seat during the performance. If you must leave the concert hall, please wait until intermission. If it is an emergency,please try to leave during the applause. • Please respect the performers by staying seated for the entire performance. • As an involved audience member,it is polite to clap at the entrance of the performers. • It is polite to save quiet whispering or talking, if necessary,between songs, as opposed to during a performance.
Ideas adapted from Concert Etiquette Tips from ENC’s Teacher Success Kit.
4 ACKNOWLED EMENTS
r. Janet udley-Eshbach, President r. Karen Olmstead, Interim Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs Mrs. Martha N. Fulton & the late Charles R. Fulton r. Maarten Pereboom, Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts r. William M. Folger, Co-Chair, Department of Music, Theatre and Dance Robert Smith, Co-Chair, Department of Music, Theatre and Dance Sally Choquette, Administrative Assistant II, Department of Music, Theatre and Dance Brooke Church, Administrative Assistant II, Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
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