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The Revels® In Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Patrick Swanson, Director George Emlen, Music Director Lynda Johnson, Production Manager Sarah Higginbotham, Children’s Director Jeremy Barnett, Set Design Len Schnabel, Lighting Design Heidi Anne Hermiller, Costume Design William Winn, Sound Design Judy Erickson, Choreography with The Mellstock Band David Coffin Mary Casey The Village Quire The Casterbridge Children The Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble Pinewoods Morris Men Richard Snee Tim Sawyer Bruce Randall and The Lord of the Dance

Infrared listening devices and large-print programs are available at the Sanders Theatre box office , Introduction Dear Friends, /

We are pleased you’ve joined us this evening as we return  celebration of our 38th annual production of The Christmas Rev- to Revels’ English roots. The past season of ups and downs re- els, we welcome our overseas guests, The Mellstock Band, who take minds us more than ever of how important it is to come together Itheir name from the village so graphically described by Thomas to celebrate old traditions and community with families and Hardy in his groundbreaking novels about English country life in the mid- friends. nineteenth century. Bringing with them a deep knowledge of and enthu- siasm for west gallery music, as well as a variety of instruments (including In a sense, you are a part of the village it takes to build the serpent which flew strapped into its own airline seat), our guests form our Revels. This year much of our energy was focused on part- the core singing group or “quire” in this Thomas Hardy inspired Revels. nerships and education. Our vibrant community collaborations Some of the tunes and carols may seem familiar, but this is a rare opportu- enabled RiverSing to flourish and SummersDay Revels to expand. nity to hear them as they might have sounded in an England all but disap- We are grateful to our media partners who helped us to bring you peared now, sung in a style that drew no distinction between sacred and to The Christmas Revels. secular, and with a joy that is inspiring to a modern ear. Our Education Programs featuring workshops and resi- We have allowed characters from Hardy’s novel Under the Green- dencies in schools, a lively touring company, and after-school and wood Tree to set the tone for our story. We begin with a group of carolers vacation programs are in demand. But there are other subtler, un- on a snowy in Wessex, their voices clear on the still night air. expected, educational bonuses. Each year we reap the benefits of Soon, steam will power threshers and cotton mills, locomotives will link having worked with so many children. We’ve watched them sing city to country, the old ways will be replaced. Even in this village there is “There Was a Pig Went out to Dig” as children, become teenag- talk of the new-fangled harmonium replacing the rustic instruments of the ers, head off to college, and return as adults to design our set, play village quire. the fiddle, teach morris and sword dancing in our after-school programs, be assistant stage and production managers, facili- Change is inevitable. Perhaps it is worth considering what is worth tate Revels retreats, mend costumes during the run of the show, keeping from one generation to the next. That is the currency of tradition, load trucks in and out of the theater, and dance with Pinewoods and what we hope informs our activities at Revels. We hope that you enjoy Morris Men. And this year onstage, we have a grandparent and them as much as we do. Welcome ! grandchild singing together —so, the tradition goes on. As I sit in the audience with you, I am deeply gratified to Part I see this new generation carrying on the traditions of old, and to A Wessex Overture witness their commitment to Revels. We thank you all for helping Composed by George Emlen, 2008. to make this possible.     Gayle Rich Executive Director 1. Remember Adam’s Fall In the opening pages of Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy actually includes the verses of this “ancient and time-worn hymn” in order to create a specific dramatic moment. The music was included in the 1736 collection Divine Recreations.      Hardy, arranged by Dave Townsend and Charles Spicer. 2. The Lass of Richmond Hill   A morris dance in the Fieldtown tradition. The collector Cecil    Sharp’s introduction to morris dancing was courtesy of a team dancing    (out of season) in a light winter snow.    7. The Triumph The most popular longways country dance in nineteenth-century 3. Somerset England. It is the first dance at Tranter Dewy’s Christmas party in Under Cecil Sharp collected this carol early in the twentieth century from the Greenwood Tree.    the Drayton wassailers in Somerset, part of the region that Hardy called    Wessex in his novels.    8. Sans Day Carol        Traditional carol from Cornwall, unusual for its associating the Virgin Mary with the holly tree, a masculine symbol in folk mythology. 4. Portugal New / O Come All Ye Faithful Sans Day, or St. Day (the name of the village of origin in Cornwall), prob- ably refers to the Breton Saint Dei. This venerable carol is first heard in the rural, rough-hewn west   gallery style of music-making that Hardy describes so vividly in novels,    then in a more familiar arrangement by David Willcocks.       9. Lord Strange        This tune first appears in print in 1705, and variations of it are    found in village musicians’ compilations throughout England. ALL SING:    [3] O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, 10. Arise and Hail the Joyful Day O come ye, O come ye to . A characteristic blend of voices and instruments in the west gallery Come and behold him, born the king of angels; style, this carol is mentioned in Under the Greenwood Tree. O come let us adore him (3x), Christ the Lord!       [4] Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above. 11. Songs and Games for Children Glory to God in the highest. We’ve Been Awhile A-Wandering O come…. A Yorkshire wassail song with many variants, including “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.” 5. Clogging A selection of steps from hornpipes, popular competition dances. There Was a Pig Went Out to Dig Hornpipes were danced in many places, by sailors on shipboard, and in the An old agrarian mummers’ carol linking the Christmas season to mills of the North Country. The tune is “Click Go the Shears.” the cycle of planting and harvesting.     ,   ,  12. Lord of Misrule 6. How Happy’s the Man An appointment related to the medieval Feast of Fools. A convivial drinking song found in the manuscripts of Thomas    13. Boar’s Head Carol 17. Tolling the Devil’s Knell This carol has been sung at Queen’s College, Oxford, since the sev- A poem by Patrick Swanson. Many English churches ring their enteenth century, as the celebrated dish is borne into the dining hall. bells on Christmas Eve, and a few still toll “passing bells” to indicate the age   and sex of a dead parishioner; but All Saint’s, Dewsbury, is the only church    left which still rings “The Devil’s Knell.” Beginning at about 10 p.m., the        tenor bell sounds as many strokes as there are years since Christ’s nativity, ALL SING: the last timed exactly to coincide with the first chime of midnight, when Caput apri defero, reddens laudes Domino. in folk tradition Satan died. Each year the devil bounces back and another (“The boar’s head I bring, giving praises to God”) stroke must be added to his knell. The custom’s origin is unrecorded, but it certainly dates from well before 1828, when it was revived “after a lapse 14. Awake, Awake Ye Mortals All of some years.”   A carol for women’s voices found in the Hardy family manuscripts in Puddletown, where many of Hardy’s kinfolk lived and made music. 18. The Lord of the Dance     ,   Sydney Carter’s modern lyrics to the Shaker Song “Simple Gifts” are here translated into dance using a compilation of traditional English mor- 15. Portesham Feast Dance ris dance steps by Carol Langstaff, Martin Graetz and Jonathan Morse. A community dance at the Portesham Feast (“Poss’am Fez” in local   dialect) in the West Dorset village of Portesham. The tune goes by many       names, including “The Tune the Old Cow Died Of.”              ALL SING AND DANCE: 16. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen This famous “luck-visit” tune is first given in a rollicking “street” Dance, then, wherever you may be; version reminiscent of “We’ve Been Awhile A-Wandering,” followed by a I am the lord of the dance, said he, more modern version for the full company. And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,    And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.               Intermission

Part II 19. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance An ancient ritual for good luck in hunting the stag, still danced ev- ery year in the village of Abbots Bromley in England. Its four supernumer- ary characters link it with the mumming traditions of Christmas.     ,  20. God’s Dear Son of west gallery music and the duet-style folk carol such as those sung by the Copper family in Sussex. From Some Ancient Christmas Carols (1822), compiled from Cor-    nish manuscripts by the scientist and antiquarian Gilbert Davies, in the    original two-part setting. The tune is a variant of the dance tune “Chest- nut” or “Dove’s Figary.” 26. Dorset Five-Hand Reel      An informal social dance done by working people in the pub rather than in a ballroom. The step and reel is one of the oldest British Isles dance 21. The Oxen formations. Tunes are “Dorchester Hornpipe” and “Speed the Plow.” A poem by Thomas Hardy expressing nostalgia for the religious    faith he has lost, and imagining the Christmas story as it might be experi- 27. Apple Tree Wassail enced today.   A Somerset variant of a carol that involves dipping lamb’s wool in cider and hanging it on tree branches to bring good luck for the New Year. 22. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night (“Winchester”)    This hymn text, a paraphrase of St. Luke’s gospel account of the       announcement of ’ birth, enjoys more musical settings than possibly any other, numbering in the hundreds. The tune dates from before 1600. 28. Rounds  ,             23. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night (“Lyngham”) ALL SING Composed by Thomas Jarman and published around 1803, this Alleluia Composed by William Boyce (1711-1779). tune is widely sung to this text. Instrumental interludes, or “symphonies,” are characteristic of the west gallery music style. 1. b    & b C w w w w    Al - le - lu - ia, 2. b œ 24. Children’s Songs and Dances & b C Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Alœ -lœe- luœ - ia,Aœl - le - lu - ia, Al - le - lu - ia,Al - Dame, Get Up and Bake your Pies A song related to the venerable tune “Greensleeves.” 3. bb C ˙ . œ œ œ & œ œ ˙ œ œ n˙ ˙ Œ Al - le - lu - ia, Al - le - lu - ia,Aœl - The Holly and the Ivy This commonly sung carol was collected in Gloucestershire by Ce- b U cil Sharp and published in 1911. The ancient pagan male-female symbols & b ˙ . œ œ œ œ œ w of holly and ivy retain their powerful presence in our current-day practice Al - le - lu œ œ œ œ- ˙ ˙ ia. of decorating our homes with evergreens during the winter solstice sea- b U son. & b ˙ œ œ ˙ w    œ leœ - l˙u - ia˙,Al - le - lu - ia. b U 25. Arise and Hail the Sacred Day & b Œ œ ˙ ˙ w A fine carol that typifies both the accompanied “church band” style le˙ - l˙u - ia˙, Al - le - lu - ia. Dona Nobis Pacem “Give us peace.” 31. Glad Tidings A splendid west gallery carol, with “symphonies,” from Hardy fam- 1. bb 3 ily manuscripts and tune books. & b 4 œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ    Do œ- na no œ- bis pa - cem, pa - cem˙ ,   

2. b 3 & b b 4 ˙ . ˙ . œ œ œ œ 32. The Shortest Day Do - na no - bis pa - cem˙ , This poem, written for Revels in 1977 by Susan Cooper, is a tradi- 3. b 3 j tional part of Christmas Revels performances throughout the country. & b b 4 œ œ œ Do˙ . - na˙ . noœ. -œ bis pa - cem,   ˙ ALL SHOUT: Welcome Yule!

33. Sussex Mummers’ Carol b œ . j & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ This traditional carol is sung as an ending to the folk play in Hor- Do - na œ no - bis pa œ œ - œ ce˙m.. sham, Sussex. In each of the ten American cities where Revels is produced b annually, this carol is sung with the audience at the conclusion of each & b b œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ do - na no - bis pa - œ ce˙m.. performance. The brass arrangement is by Brian Holmes, with descant and final verse harmonization by Ralph Vaughan Williams. b & b b œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ .   do - na no - bis paœ - œ ce˙m.           29. The Play of St. George ALL SING “As aforetime acted by the Dorsetshire Christmas mummers based on the version in The Return of the Native and completed from other ver- b sions and local tradition by Thomas Hardy.” This note appears on the title & b b c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ page of an edition privately printed by Mrs. Hardy in 1921. Goœd bless the mas - teœr of this houseœ wœithœ Minus Dragon and Fool characters, this hero-combat play is typi- God bless the mis-tress of this house with God bless your house, your chil - dren too, your cal of those performed throughout Wessex in the nineteenth century. Here 3 the folk process has been furthered by the addition of some dialogue by b j Patrick Swanson and a sword dance from Ampleforth, but the lines remem- & b b œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ . œ œ œ œ œ œ bered and recorded by Hardy remain, bringing an unusual poetic flavor to hap - pi - ness be- side; Where - e'er his bo - dy this old Dorset play. gold chain round her breast; Where - e're her bo - dy  ,   cat - tle and your store; The Lord in - crease you  ,    ,   b  ,   & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ  ,  rides or walks,œ his God mustJ be his guide, œ hisœ  ,  sleeps or wakes, Lord send her soul to rest, Lord  ,  day by day, and send you more and more, and  ,  b œ j 30. Sword Dance & b b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ . . A hilt and point longsword dance from the village of Ampleforth God must be hisœ guide.˙ in Yorkshire. send her soul to rest.    send you more and more. Costume Production: Costume Works The Players Costume Manager: Lynne Jeffery Wardrobe Supervisor: Seth Bodie The Village Quire The Mellstock Band Pinewoods Morris Men Carpenter: Ted Cocca Dave Townsend, founder Renni Boy, Housekeeper Frank Attanasio Props Day Coordinator and Production Volunteer Coordinator: Nancy Hanssen and director, concertina Walter Locke, Reuben Dewey Jerry Callen Production Assistants: Jesse Beaton-Hellman, Sarah Hebert-Johnson, Hannah Woodbury, Tim Hill, early clarinet Arthur Munisteri, Michael Mail Adam Cole-Mullen Nancy Hanssen, Susan Kemp, Elizabeth McCreless Phil Humphries, serpent Barry Reardon, Leaf David Conant Cast Party: Bruce Pratt Charles Spicer, oboe Mayhew Seavey, Dick Dewey Bill Cronin ASL Interpreters: Joan Wattman, Katy Burns Jan Elliott Featured Artists Tom Arena, handbells Revels Records Sales Coordinator: Jen Sur Jennifer Beal, handbells David Fleischmann-Rose Photography: Roger Ide David Coffin, singer, Jim Beardsley Dan Groher Videography: Michael Kolowich songleader, concertina, Lynne Beasley, dancer Peter Kruskal Advertising and Program Book Design: Sue Ladr recorder Bronwyn Bird, dancer Joe Kynoch Mary Casey, singer, Program Notes: George Emlen, Dave Townsend, and Patrick Swanson Jaime Bonney, dancer Dave Overbeck harmonium Program Printing: Fleming Printers Laura Brewer Steve Roderick Richard Snee, actor Nat Coolidge, handbells Natty Smith Tim Sawyer, actor Alexander Hall, dancer Shag Graetz Bruce Randall, trombone Volunteers Peter Hamlin, dancer Tom Kruskal Jeff Adams, Tammy Adams, Gail Amsler, Sylvia Anderson, Tom Arena, Sue Barry, Jon Bartels, James Henderson, dancer The Casterbridge Children Pat Bartels, Chris Beasley, Lynne Beasley, John Blanchard, Lani Blanchard, Holly Cain, Jean Ralph Hergert Cambridge Symphonic Cain, Rebecca Cain, Ruth Canonico, Maureen Carey, Susan Cassidy, Michele Chapais, Michelle Ben Adams Sarah Higginbotham, dancer Andrew Cekala Brass Ensemble Cheyne, Jan Childs, Hilary Cipullo, Paula Clough, Ted Cocca, Harvey Cohen, Jennifer Costa, Mindy Koyanis Ken Pullig, trumpet Eddie Cipullo Andrea Larson, handbells, dancer Margaret Costello, Joanne Crowell, Karen Daniels, Janice Darling, Christine Day, Ian Day, Bev- Ceci Cipullo Greg Hopkins, trumpet erly Deiter, Kathryn Denney, Elizabeth Desisto, Don Duncan, Susan Elberger, Norma Elkind, Jim Lawton, dancer Richard Hudson, horn Alison Costello Patti Emerson, Erin Fair, Jean Farrington, Arthur Ferguson, Janice Fullman, Jeff Garland, Cathie Suzanne Long, dancer Philip Swanson, trombone Margaret Entwistle Ghorbani, Mary Gilbert, Faith Girdler, Luisa Granitto, Connie Gresser, Jim Greaney, Sabrina Joshua Mackay-Smith, dancer Greg Fritze, tuba Charlotte Holt Hamilton, Ruth Heespelink, Jud Hill, Elizabeth Howard, Lois Howry, Susan Hunziker, Susan James Mailhot Sarah Tenney, timpani Michaela Jai-Mei Kane Milva McDonald, dancer Jaster, Rebecca Jenness, Louisa Jenness, Anne Kaufman, Glenn Ketterle, Linda Kilner Olivier, Hayden Latimer-Ireland Ellen Pfeiffer Ashley Kliefoth, Karen Kosko, Deborah Kruskal, Roy Kuphal, Matt Lamkin, Diana Lees, Carrie Izzy Lazenby Bruce Randall Lin, Nigel Little, Jackie Lucchesi, Barbara Mackay, Duncan Mackay, Maria Mannix, Susan May- Sascha Morris Rosa Elena Rivera-Small Additional dancers: cock, Christina Morris, Gael Motz, Rich Motz, Nickey Mullen, Laura, Luke and Tom Olivier, Duncan Nobile Marcelo Rizzo Sarah Hebert-Johnson Lucia Petrulli, John Porter, Brad Putnam, Jessica Raine, Kristie Rampton, Lori Renn Parker, Avery Sargent Andrea Ross Jeremy van Cleave Christine Reynolds, John Rockwell, Michelle Roderick, Beate Rolf, Karen Russo, William Sano, Veronica Sargent Marianna Spera Bob Sargent, Ann Schaffner, Linda Schneider, Karl Schults, Sibyl Senters, Katherine Shaw, Larry Lucy Sinclair Victoria Thatcher August Williams Shaw, Mary Shaw, Lilly Siu, Andrea Slavin, Charity Stafford, Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner, Thad- Sue Turner, handbells, dancer deus and Phyllis Stefanov-Wagner, Meryl Stowbridge, Phoebe Sullivan, David Titus, Elizabeth Titus, Susie Titus, Max Troizier-Cheyne, Clyde Tyndale, Sarah Vogele, Dan Watt, Eileen Wagner, Production Staff Norma Wassel, Molly Watt, Deborah Winograd, Hannah Woodbury, Nell Wright, Lauren Yaffee. Thanks to everyone listed above, and to all those whose names came in too late to be listed here. Production Manager: Lynda Johnson Production Stage Manager: Marsha Smith Stage Manager: Elizabeth Locke Thanks Properties: Juliet Cocca Our homage to Thomas Hardy and the West Country this season would not have been possible Stage Manager: Elizabeth Locke without many generous and valuable friends. These include Dave Townsend, noted author- Make-up: Hannah Woodbury ity on west gallery music and founder of the Mellstock Band. Closer to home, Bruce Randall Children’s Assistant: Jesse Beaton-Hellman has perpetuated and cultivated west gallery music-making in the Boston area for many years. Children’s Dressing Room Managers: Isabelle Holt, Erika Roderick, We are also grateful to David Gay, artistic director emeritus of Revels North, who pioneered a Harper Mills, Jacob Kiely-Song Thomas Hardy production in Hanover, N.H., more than a decade ago and who brought Hardy’s Assistant Stage Managers: Gillian Stewart, Jeremy Van Cleave adaptation of “The Play of St. George” to our attention. A very special thank you for housing Technical Director: Andrew Hebert-Johnson the Mellstock Band to Janet Childs, the Beasley Family, and Renni Boy. Master Carpenter: Andrew Barnett Master Electrician / Light Board Operator: Alfred Carbello West Gallery Music by Dave Townsend, Director, The Mellstock Band THE MISSION of Revels is to cultivate authentic cultural traditions and celebrate the cycle of the seasons — through staged performances of song, dance and drama, education          of country church bands and choirs of programs, and opportunities for participation by all. T eighteenth and nineteenth centuries form one of the great lost heritages This year The Christmas Revels is also being presented in Tacoma, WA; Portland, OR; of English music. Suppressed from the 1840’s onwards, and neglected by more Oakland, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Boulder, CO; Houston, TX; Hanover, NH; New York, recent scholarship, it has unique vigor and excitement, as well as being acces- NY; and Washington, DC. sible to singers and musicians of all abilities. This is “west gallery music” or “country psalmody,” the vigorous harmony singing tradition which flourished     in rural English parish churches from the early 1700’s until the mid-nineteenth Shippen Page, president Gayle Rich, executive director Lauren Puglia, vice president Patrick Swanson, artistic director century. It was composed, adapted and taught by people of humble origins Clark L. Bernard, treasurer George Emlen, music director and little formal education, who produced music of extraordinary vitality and Mary Ella Feinleib, clerk Alan Casso, marketing director variety. It is rhythmic, full-voiced, and has a fascinating combination of wild Stephen Batzell Kathleen Corcoran, development director harmonies and unorthodox counterpoint. Carl Corey Jennifer Sur, office manager Jennifer Lenox Craig Jerald Whittington, business manager The choirs and their music are unforgettably portrayed by Thomas Richard J. Goettle IV Sue Ladr, art director/designer Hardy in Under The Greenwood Tree and other poems and stories, and some of Robert Hurley Kay Dunlap, Revels Repertory Company director the pieces in this Revels program come from the Hardy family’s own collection Carol Lasky Jeanne Kelly, volunteer manager Silas Mark Sarah Higginbotham, education director of manuscript books, and from other Dorset sources. Ronald L. Nath, MD Lynda Johnson, production manager These tunes and harmonies were brought to North America in the Michelle Roderick, education associate eighteenth century, setting off a new tradition of “fasola” or “shape-note” sing-   Sara Martin, development associate Frederick Bay Foley Hoag LLP, legal counsel ing that flourished at first in New England but then survived in the Southern Susan Cooper states throughout the nineteenth century, thanks in part to the legendary pub- Harvey Cox   lication The Sacred Harp and other hymn collections. Back in England, the David Griesinger James Beardsley music survives in the caroling traditions of Northern England and the West David Langstaff Arthur Ferguson, photographer Country. These traditions, with their direct links to the old west gallery choirs Kristin Linklater Nancy Hanssen Sir George Martin, C.B.E. Susan Kemp and singing masters, suggest a style far removed from both the art music of Margaret K. McElderry Michael Kolowich, video archivist the time and our present choral tradition. American shape-note singers use a Ifeanyi Menkiti Kristie Rampton powerful, open-throated tone, plentiful individual ornamentation, and driv- Jean Ritchie Julie Smith ing rhythm, matching the exuberance of street carol singers in present-day Terrence A. Tobias Anne von Rosenberg Ursula Vaughan Williams Cornwall and Yorkshire’s pub carolers. By the end of the eighteenth century it was usual to support each vocal line with an instrument, which might also play extra passages or “sym- phonies.” Descriptions of the last of the Dorset church bands in 1895, and of Revels was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1971 and established in 1974 as a non-profit, tax- exempt organization. The Christmas Revels program © 2008 Revels, Inc. “Christmas Revels,” “Spring the “Big Set” in 1930’s Yorkshire, make it clear that the instrumentalists did not Revels,” “Sea Revels,” “Midsummer Revels” “SummersDay Revels”and “Revels” are ® service marks of merely double the vocal parts (which are often all that survives), but impro- Revels, Inc., Watertown, MA. All rights reserved. vised variations and independent supporting parts as well. Often the old bands Revels,  Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA  also played for dancing, a fact that has informed the instrumental playing of www.revels.org [email protected] -- The Mellstock Band in interpreting west gallery music. tolerated until the invention of the portable organ which in time displaced the Thomas Hardy and Change motley collection of instruments and characters that inhabited the back pews. by Patrick Swanson, Revels Artistic Director Revels, of course, as a dramatic form has its limitations. We have a   , Thomas Hardy seems an unlikely figure to associate with limited ability to introduce characters to an audience, develop them, allow A Revels. A deeply romantic and at times, melancholy writer whose novels them time to have relationships, resolve dramatic issues and then contemplate move (some would say obsessively) from passionate impasse to doomed rela- upon the result. For this experience we strongly recommend the novel. What tionship, he is not an obvious recruit for a hankie-waver in “The Lord of the we can do is to allow the characters to climb out of the book and wander into Dance.” Moreover there is a gloomy leitmotif running through his work—the Sanders Theatre where they will find us all ready to sing the old carols, to ap- loss of the “old” ways of doing things. At the time of Hardy’s writing, steam preciate the “deep, rich note” of the serpent, to dance “The Triumph” and to sa- trains were opening up the cities to the country and allowing unprecedented vor the sub-Handelian instrumental flourishes that adorn their music and are numbers of people to travel great distances easily. Spinning Jennies and other known to the present-day in some Yorkshire and Derbyshire mechanical wonders were revolutionizing the production of textiles, canals pub sings as “symphonies.” For the rest, we hope that you enjoy our thumb- were dissecting the countryside and enabling the transport of coal and heavy nail sketch of Thomas Hardy’s beloved Wessex and the sounds and sights that machinery. In the fields haybines and threshing machines were doing the work made it so dear to him. Perhaps if he was in the audience he might chuckle of a legion of redundant laborers who were left, hats in hand, lamenting the at one of the lines in his own mummers’ play. In hard times, perhaps this is passing of centuries-old agricultural traditions and practices. Part of the trag- ambition enough. edy for Hardy was that these old English work traditions were interwoven with a wealth of cultural treasure — the stories, the dances, the music — to him, the stuff of life. And here is where Hardy-world and Revels-world begin to intersect. Celebrate the Season Under the Greenwood Tree was Hardy’s third novel; he describes it as with Music from “A Rural Painting of the Dutch School.” Its arc begins on Christmas Eve in a Dorsetshire village and moves through all the seasons of the year, while in the The Christmas Revels background loom the changes that were transforming England at every level. What is so attractive about the novel for Revels (besides the calendar theme) CDs and Songbooks is the extravagance of wonderful characters and the details of mid-nineteenth century country life that include direct references to carols, instrumentation, seasonal customs and even mummers’ plays. Hardy himself wrote the mum- mers’ play that we have adapted in this show, cobbling together his childhood memories of Saints, Saracens and Doctors as a bona fide practitioner of the folk process. Central to the novel is the story of the village quire, a collection of characters of almost Dickensian proportions, concerned about their future in the face of the new-fangled “harmonium” which threatens to displace them & from their traditional place in the west gallery of the village church. West gal- Yo-Yo Ma’s new holiday release lery music, as it came to be known, was robust, energetic and joyful. A touch inspired by The Christmas Revels! too joyful for many of the clergy who frowned on the secularization of church music and the addition of folk instruments like the concertina, fiddle and ser- pent. Most country churches could not afford an organ, so the quires had to be On Sale In the Lobby and Online at The Revels Shop: www.revels.org An Enduring Magic by George Emlen, Revels Music Director a   of Revels is the belief that singing has the power to trans- form and unite us. Many things have changed in my 25 years as Revels’ music director, but this has not. A surge of electricity still runs through Sanders The- atre as the chorus fills the stage with a brilliant swirl of color, and all voices – ours and yours – are lifted together in celebration. My initial assignment back in 1984 was to choose and train an excel- lent chorus for The Christmas Revels. But I knew from my own long expe- rience in the Revels audience that the real goal would be something deeper and more elusive — not only a wonderful sound but a confidence, energy and spirit in the chorus that would radiate through the audience, suffusing every- one with enthusiasm and joy. Achieving this quality has been my mission for the past quarter-century. At the same time it is amazing to think of how much has changed. I For all your travel needs once composed, transcribed, arranged and edited music using pencil, music paper, telephone and cassette tape. Today I create, modify, upload and down-    load music in audio and graphic formats unimaginable in 1984. In one after- Travel Consultant noon, thanks to iTunes and YouTube, I can hear and see dozens of interna- [email protected] tional renditions of the same traditional song. (617) 661-9102 Revels has expanded its national scope from four to ten cities and our own staff to more than a dozen. Instead of a couple of LP’s, we now have a teeming catalogue of downloadable recordings (all downloadable), songbooks and choral arrangements. Revels is now a four-season production company,       with salons and pub sings filling out the rest of the year. Our education pro- gram and touring company are ubiquitous. Perhaps the most profound change is that we no longer have our H

E HO Mosaic Commons Cohousing founder John Langstaff in our midst. Jack was the dynamic, creative force be- Free hind every Revels production and the iconic figure who stepped forward to Community Sing & Cocoa Jan. 18 sing Lord of the Dance and lead the audience in song. He played another role at our new Common House - (coffee too) Sun. 1-3pm on stage – quieter if just as powerful – moving gently through the cast with an old-fashioned sing-along in a an infectious and playful energy, supercharging the atmosphere from within. new-fashioned neighborhood Winter Woods Today his spirit guides us as we sail forth into the next generation of produc- Walk and Cocoa tions and projects. Jan. 11, 2009 Sunday begin at the Common House When this year’s cast steps out onto the stage and you join them in 3-5pm of Camelot Cohousing song, you will be sharing in the annual recreation of the vital magic that is Free hike our conservation land, look at the flora and fauna Revels. Feel it reverberate through this venerable theater, and carry it with you and warm up around the fireplace with warm drinks and refreshments into the winter night, into the days that follow, and deep into your lives. This is

Sawyer Hill EcoVillage MA Berlin, 46 Sawyer Hill Rd, 1, 2, 3 & 4 bedroom homes for sale • www.sawyerhill.org • 508-425-4080 the gift of Revels that will never change. Friends of Revels Revels gratefully acknowledges the many businesses, government agencies, foundations, and individuals who provide generous support for our programs. The following contributions were received between November 15, 2007 and November 15, 2008. REVELS JACKFISH FUND was launched in November 2006 to honor the sponsored performances of the christmas revels educational vision of John Langstaff. We have received $435,000 in pledges and Dec. 11, 2008, 7:30 pm : M. Katherine Metcalfe and Langdon Wheeler gifts toward our goal of $500,000 thanks to many generous donors. Dec. 12, 2008, 7:30 pm : In memory of Joan Piersen Horstick Please consider joining us in honoring Jack’s dedication to music Dec. 13, 2008, 7:30 pm : Ellen, David and Susan Wilson education. Your contribution will benefit the many children whose lives have Dec. 20, 2008, 3:00 pm : In memory of Tim Taylor yet to be touched. Donations may be made online at www.revels.org or by check Dec. 20, 2008, 7:30 pm : Shippen Page and Anne St. Goar mailed to Revels, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472.

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New! A Revels Revels Spring Sing Friday, March 20, 2009 Celebration 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 2:00  Shake off the cold and drear of winter at Revels’ family celebration of the vernal 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA equinox. Surrounded by sprays of forsythia and early greens, we will welcome in the spring with our favorite Revels’ songs and a couple of easy country dances “Put Christmas to bed” at a Revels family party marking for all. Midway we’ll pause for a seasonal mummers’ play performed by children the end of the season. Merrymaking includes: from our Spring Workshop. We’ll end with delicious refreshments. • 12th Night Cake Ritual • Craftsmaking for Children Details at Revels’ award-winning website: www.revels.org • Hot Cider • Rapper Sword Dancers • Sing Along • Mummers’ Play • Family Contra Dance • And a Few Surprises RiverSing Sunday, September 20, 2009 Purchase tickets at www.revels.org. Or contact Michelle Roderick Banks of the Charles River at the Weeks Footbridge at [email protected] or 617-972-8300 x26 Mark the passing of summer and the arrival of cooler days and nights at RiverSing, our celebration of the autumnal equinox. . Thousands of singers join Revels Education: a massed choir, folk band and soloists with familiar songs of the season, as giant puppets sway to the music and saxophones call back and forth from boats on the Seasonal Workshops for Children river. Come early with family and friends for a picnic on the banks, or follow a Revels Seasonal Workshops introduce children ages 7 -12 to traditional songs, boisterous procession from Harvard Square to kick off the event. dances, games and folk plays for every season. A wonderful opportunity for Details at Revels’ award-winning website: www.revels.org children to enter the world of Revels without the stress of auditions or the time commitment of productions. Revels Spring Workshop Revels Salon Series Eclectic in content, Wednesdays, 4:00–5:30  Social in nature February 4 – March 18, 2009 3rd Friday of the month: 7:30 – 9:30 pm Performance at Revels Spring Sing, March 20 Join us at the historic Commander’s Mansion in Watertown for one or all of Tuition: $125 these stimulating interactive presentations featuring special friends of Revels. Revels Summer Workshops Enjoy a wine and cheese reception with delicious sweets courtesy of Finale. Monday-Thursday, 9:00  ‒ 3:00  “This program has been January 16, 2009 February 20, 2009 April 17, 2009 a big confidence booster S  : July 13-16, 2009 Group Singing Traditions What they left behind: Circus! A Picturesque for my daughter. S  : July 20-23, 2009 from Around the World Exploring Boston’s Past History: True Stories of And a lot of fun! Performance for family and friends through Archeology High Adventures and It’s a great program that at 2:00 pm on the last day of the session Discover the amazing variety Tuition: $300 of world ensemble singing A conversation with Low Comedy I’ll continue to with Revels music director Boston City Archeologist An evening with founder of recommend to friends.” No audition is necessary, but space is limited. George Emlen. Ellen Berkland. Circus Smirkus Rob Mermin.    Register: 617-972-8300 x26 or email [email protected] Details at Revels’ award-winning website: www.revels.org

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Scott Metcalfe, director 10th season � 2008–09 Perotin / Josquin: Christ mas in French-sp eaking lands, 1200 & 1500 Saturday, December 20, 2008, 8 pm Come celebrate a Heron Holiday! Before intermission, Christ mas motets by Josquin and his Franco-Flemish contemporaries, c. 1500; in the second half, the ast onishing sounds of polyphony at Notre Dame de Paris, c. 1200. Free pre-concert talk at 7:15 by Sean Gallagher (Harvard University) Guillaume Du Fay, Savoy & the island of Cyprus Friday, March 13, 2009, 8 pm A program exploring connect ions between Du Fay, the court of Savoy, a musical manuscript from the French Cypriot court, and a 1434 wedding attended by Binchois and the Burgundian chapel—introduced by the world’s leading scholar of Du Fay. Free pre-concert talk at 7:15 by Alejandro Enrique Planchart (Professor Emeritus, University of California) All concerts at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge Visit www.blueheronchoir.org to buy tickets · sign up for our mailing list get direct ions & fi nd parking · and more! Or call (617) 960-7956.

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All are welcome to our monthly concerts, participatory singing parties, workshops and annual Fall Getaway Weekend. Membership entitles you to reduced admission to concerts and our monthly newsletter featuring a calendar of local folk events. Our upcoming 50th Anniversary Year, starting in May 2009, will be filled with special events - this is a great time to find out what we’re all about!

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Do you harbor a secret belief that a lot of Handel would sound great when sung like a pub tune? Do you think the church choir would be more fun if you could play along with your fiddle? If so, join us to sing and play the psalm-tunes, hymns, and anthems of the English West Gallery tradition that Thomas Hardy’s characters or Jane Austen and her preacher father heard on a Sunday morning. Now in our tenth year, these monthly workshops are led by Bruce Randall, a performer in today’s Revels and member of the West Gallery Music Association. All singers and melody-instrument players are welcome. For more information, please contact Bruce Randall at [email protected] or go to our website at www.laymusic.org/wg.html Also, be sure to visit the West Gallery Music Association’s website at: www.wgma.org.uk He knows who’s been naughty or nice.

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