The Cathedral of St John the Evangelist HELEN D. SCHUBERT CONCERTS CLEVELAND OHIO

Dr Jay White, Artistic Director

In Lux Perpetuam: Journey into Eternal Light Music honoring All Saints & All Souls

Friday, 2 November 2018 7:30 p.m.

The Cathedral of St John the Evangelist Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez, Bishop of Cleveland Reverend Sean Ralph, Rector Mr Gregory Heislman, Director of Music

Quire Cleveland

Let me begin by extending a hearty welcome to all of you. Your dedication and support of the choral arts is the reason why we are here. As artists, our work is not complete until we share it with others. Thank you for giving us this moment to do just that.

Tonight, we present a program that asks us all to REFLECT. That reflection can take virtually any form. You may choose to simply allow the vibrations of the music to stir your soul. As a particular passage strikes you, perhaps a memory of a loved one lost emerges and provides comfort in your grief. Or, maybe the collective network of communal giving and receiving elevates all in attendance to experience immortal inspiration.

Throughout our performance, intimate ensembles draw the listener to hear ancient strains of the Mass for the Dead mixed with elegies, or déplorations, written by one composer in memory of another. In the first half, our smaller numbers take us through some of the greatest music to come from the European continent. Solos, duets, trios, and quartets negotiate the intricate vocal lines sharing the grief, pain, and sorrow found in death and its darkness. Our final piece in this half has two inner voices exclaiming how death is unparalleled pain while the other four voices ask for all souls to be liberated from the pains of hell and to pass from death into life eternal.

When we return from intermission, we move to perhaps the more familiar harmonies of England. We finish our little mass with a simple and loving elegy from to his musical brother, . As we cross over from the darkness into perpetual light, our numbers increase to our full forces and joyously proclaim the promise of life after death. It is utter coincidence that we have chosen to end our program with a piece written in 1916; directly in the middle of a ravaged England during World War I. The 100th anniversary of the end of that war is to be celebrated on November 11, 2018.

On an entirely personal note, I ask your indulgence as I choose to offer tonight’s performance in memory of Joel Diffendaffer (1973-2018). Though Joel was a member of Chanticleer with me for just one season, his love for the art, his infectious smile and Nebraska-bred personality were inspiring. Such love extended beyond the ensemble to that of our tour manager, and his future wife, Lori. As a choral educator and performer, Joel was blessed with bringing countless lives to the joys of singing and music. The community Joel has left behind will surely bolster and support Lori and their young daughter, Ava. Tonight, I share with you just a part of that greater community through Quire Cleveland.

Wherever you are on your path, whomever you have lost in your life, however you embrace tonight’s offering, we hope this time to REFLECT has fostered a change in you. We encourage you to share that change with those in your life, and in your community, and hold this unique experience close. Again, thank you for sharing this time with us. We are honored you have chosen to be a part of our choral tradition.

ONWARD! - Jay White, Artistic Director

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Kristine Caswelch Rayna Brooks Evan Bescan Nathan Longnecker Sarah Coffman John McElliott Nathan Dougherty Brian MacGilvray Melanie Emig Courtney Popp Gregory Ristow Michael McKay Donna Fagerhaug Malina Rauschenfels Tyler Skidmore Ian Crane Lisa Rainsong Joe Schlesinger Bradley Upham Daniel Kenworthy Gail West Robert Stark Brian Wentzel Daniel Singer

Quire Cleveland Dr Jay White, Artistic Director

Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Cleveland OH Friday, 2 November 2018

In Lux Perpetuam: Journey into Eternal Light Music honoring All Saints & All Souls

In Memory of

Introitus – aeternam dona eis, Domine (c950) Gregorian Chant

Kyrie eleison (Messe de Nostre Dame – c1365) Guillaume de Machaut (c1300-1377)

Armes, Amours/O flour des flours (c1377) François Andrieu (late 14th-century) [Déploration sur la mort de Guillaume de Machaut]

Graduale – Si ambulem (Missa pro defunctis – c1470) (c1410-1497)

Nymphes des bois (1497) (c1450/55-1521) [Déploration sur la mort d’Ockeghem]

Tractus – Absolve, Domine (c950) Gregorian Chant

Offertorium – Domine Jesu Christe (Requiem in memoriam Josquin – 1532) Jean Richafort (c1480-c1550)

– INTERVAL –

Sanctus (Mass for Four Voices – c1535) Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)

Ye Sacred Muses (c1586) William Byrd (c1540-1623) [Elegy for Thomas Tallis]

Agnus Dei, Dona eis requiem (c950) Gregorian Chant

Crossing Over

There is an old belief (Songs of Farewell – 1916) Charles H. H. Parry (1848-1918)

Faire is the heaven (1925) Sir William Henry Harris (1883-1973)

Bring us, O Lord God (1959) Harris

My soul, there is a country (Songs of Farewell – 1916) Parry Texts & Translations

In Memory of Introit – Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine (c950) Gregorian Chant

Requiem æternam dona eis Domine: Give them eternal rest, Lord; Et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine on them.

Ps. Te decet hymnus Deus in Sion, Ps. You are a hymn, God, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem: and a vow will be given to you in Jerusalem; Exaudi orationem meam, Hear my prayer; ad te omnis caro veniet. All flesh will come to you.

Requiem aeternam… Eternal rest…

Kyrie eleison (Messe de Nostre Dame – c1365) Guillaume de Machaut (c1300-1377)

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie elesion. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Armes, Amours/O flour des flours (c1377) François Andrieu (late 14th-century) [Déploration sur la mort de Guillaume de Machaut] Eustache Deschamps (1346-1406/7)

Cantus I Cantus I Armes, Amours, dames, chevalerie, Arms, Love, ladies, knights, clers, musicans et fayseurs en francoys, clerics, musicians, and artisans of French, tous soffistes, toute poeterie, all philosophers, all poets, tous cheus qui ont melodieuses vois, all those who have melodious voices, ceus qui cantent en orgue aucunes foys those who sing in parts from time to time et qui ont chier le doulz art de musique, and hold dear the sweet art of music: demenés duel, plourés, car c’est bien drois, put on mourning, weep, as is most fitting, for la mort Machaut, le noble rethouryque. the death of Machaut, the noble rhetorician.

One ques d’amours ne parla en follie, He never spoke foolishly about Love, ains a esté en tous ses dis Courtois, but was courtly in all his poems, aussi a molt pleu sa chan terie and so his singing much pleased aus grans seigneurs, aus contes, aus bourgois. great lords, counts, and city folk. Hé! Horpheus, assés lamenter dois Ah, Orpheus, you should amply lament et regreter d’un regret autentique, and mourn with a heartfelt regret— Arethuse aussi, Alpheus, tous trois, Arethusa [stream] too, Alpheus [river], all three— la mort Machaut, le noble rethouryque. the death of Machaut, the noble rhetorician.

Priés porli, si que nulls ne l’oublie, Pray for him, that none might forget him: ce vous requiert le bayli de Valois, this the bailiff of Valois [i.e. Deschamps] requires of you, car il n’en est au jour d’ui nul en vie for there is none alive today tel com il fu, ne ne sera des moys. such as he was, nor will his like appear for a long time. Complains sera de contes et de roys He will be mourned by counts and kings jusqu’au lonc tamps pour sa bone practique. for a long time on account of his fine skills. Vestés vous noir, plorés tous Champenois Put on black, weep, all Champenois, for la mort Machaut, le noble rethouryque. the death of Machaut, the noble rhetorician.

Cantus II Cantus II O flour des flours de toute melodie, O flower of flowers of all melody, tres doulz maistres qui tant fuestes adrois, sweetest master who was so adept, O Guillaume, mondains dieus d’armonie, O Guillaume, worldly god of harmony, apres vos fais qui obtendra le choys after your deeds, who will win the prize sur tous fayseurs? Certes ne le con gnoys. among all makers? Surely, I do not know him. Vo nom sera precieuse relique, Your name will be a precious relic, car l’on ploura en et en Artois for they weep in France and in Artois for la mort Machaut, le noble rethouryque. the death of Machaut, the noble rhetorician.

Le fons Chierie et la fontayne Helie, The fount of Circe and fountain of Helicon, don vous estes le ruissel et le dois of which you are the stream and conduit ou poestes mirent leur estudie from which poets drew their lessons, convient taire, dont je suy molt destrois. fittingly fall silent, whence I am much distressed. Las! C’est pour vous, qui mort gisiés tous frois. Alas! this is for you, who lies cold and dead in the tomb. Ay mi! dolent depit, faillant replique! Woe is me! grievous affront, beggaring reply. Plourés arpes et cours saracynois Weep, and Saracen horns, for la mort Machaut, le noble rethouryque. the death of Machaut, the noble rhetorician.

Plourés rebele, viele et ciphonie, psalterion, tous instruments courtois, Weep, , fiddle, sinfonia, psaltery, all courtly instruments, guisternes, fleustes, herpes, chelemie, traversaynes et vous amples de vois, , recorders, harps, , flutes, & you of ample voice, timpane ossy metés en euvre doys, tous instrumens qui estes tout antique. put drums to work as well, all you venerable instruments. Faites devoir, plourés, gentil Galoys, Do as you must, weep, gentle Gauls, for la mort Machaut, le noble rethouryque. the death of Machaut, the noble rhetorician. (S. Metcalfe)

Gradual – Si ambulem (Missa pro defunctis – c1470) Johannes Ockeghem (c1410-1497)

Si ambulem in medio umbrae mortis, non timebo mala: If I should walk in the midst of death, I will not fear evil Quoniam tu mecum es, Domine. things: For you are with me, O Lord. V. Virga tua et baculus tuus, ipsa me consolata sunt. V. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Nymphes des bois (1497) Josquin des Prez (c1450/55-1521) [Déploration sur la mort d’Ockeghem] Jean Molinet (1435-1507)

Nymphes des bois, déesses des fontaines, Wood-nymphs, goddesses of the fountains, chantres expers de toutes nations, skilled singers of every nation, changes voz voix fort clères et haultaines turn your voices, so clear and lofty, en cris tranchantz et lamentations. to piercing cries and lamentations. Car d’Atropos les molestations The molestations of Atropos, vostr’Okeghem par sa rigueur attrape, have caught your Ockeghem in her trap, le vray trésoir de musiqu’et chief d’oeuvre, the true treasurer of music and master, qui de trépas désormais plus n’éschappe, who, now dead, no longer escapes, dont grant doumaige' est que la terre coeuvre. it is a source of great sorrow that the earth cover him.

Tenor: Requiem æternam dona eis Domine: Tenor: Grant them eternal rest, Lord: et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let light perpetual shine on them. Accoutrez vous d'abitz de dueil: Put on the clothes of mourning, Josquin, Brumel, Pirchon, Compère Josquin, Brumel, Pierre [de la Rue], Compère, et plorez grosses larmes d’oeuil: and weep great tears from your eyes, Perdu avez vostre bon père. Requiescat in pace. Amen. for you have lost your good father. Rest in peace. Amen.

Tract – Absolve, Domine (c950) Gregorian Chant

Absolve, Domine, animas omnium fidelium defunctorum ab omni Absolve, Lord, the souls of all the faithful departed from vinculo delictorum. Et gratia tua illis succurrente, every bond of sin. And by the help of your grace mereantur evadere iudicium ultionis. may they be enabled to escape the avenging judgment. Et lucis æternae beatitudine perfrui. And enjoy the bliss of everlasting light.

Offertorium – Domine Jesu Christe (Requiem in memoriam Josquin – 1532) Jean Richafort (c1480-c1550)

Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriæ, Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum liberate the souls of all the faithful departed de pœnis inferni et de profundo lacu: from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit: Libera eas de ore leonis, Liberate them from the lion's mouth, ne absorbeat eas Tartarus, that Tartarus [hell] not swallow them up, ne cadant in obscurum: that they not fall into darkness, Sed signifer sanctus Michael but let the standard-bearer holy Michael repræsentet eas in lucem sanctam: lead them into that holy light: Quam olim Abrahæ promisisti, et semini eius. Promised of old to Abraham and to his seed.

Canon: Circumdederunt me gemitus mortis; Canon: The signs of death; dolores inferni: C’est douleur non pareille. I call: It is unparalleled pain.

Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus: We offer to you, Lord, sacrifices and prayers: Tu suscipe pro animabus illis, Receive them on behalf of those souls quarum hodie memoriam facimus: for whom we make memorial this day. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Grant them, Lord, to pass from death to that life, Quam olim Abrahæ promisisti, et semini eius. which you promise of old to Abraham and to his seed.

Canon: Circumdederunt… Canon: The signs…

INTERMISSION

Sanctus (Mass for Four Voices – c1535) Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

Ye Sacred Muses (c1586) William Byrd (c1540-1623) [Elegy for Thomas Tallis] Ye sacred Muses, race of Jove, Whom Music's lore delighteth, Come down from crystal heav'ns above To earth where sorrow dwelleth, In mourning weeds, with tears in eyes: Tallis is dead, and Music dies.

Agnus Dei, Dona eis requiem (c950) Gregorian Chant

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona eis requiem. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, give them rest. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona eis requiem. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, give them rest. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona eis requiem sempiternam. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, give them eternal rest.

Crossing Over

There is an old belief (Songs of Farewell – 1916) Charles H. H. Parry (1848-1918) John Gibson Lockhart (1794-1854)

There is an old belief, That on some solemn shore, Beyond the sphere of grief Dear friends shall meet once more. Beyond the sphere of Time and Sin And Fate's control, Serene in changeless prime Of body and of soul. That creed I fain would keep That hope I'll ne'er forgo, Eternal be the sleep, If not to waken so.

Faire is the heaven (1925) Sir William Henry Harris (1883-1973) Words from "A Hymne of Heavenly Beauty,” in Foure Hymns - Edmund Spenser (1552–99)

Faire is the heav'n, where happy souls have place, In full enjoyment of felicitie, Whence they doe still behold the glorious face Of the divine, eternall Majestie…

Yet farre more faire be those bright Cherubins Which all with golden wings are overdight, And those eternall burning Seraphins, Which from their faces dart out fierie light; Yer fairer than they both, and much more bright, Be th' Angels and Archangels which attend On God's owne person, without rest or end.

These then is faire each other farre excelling As to the Highest they approach more neare, Yet is that Highest farre beyond all telling Fairer than all the rest which there appeare, Though all their beauties joynd together were: How then can mortall tongue hope to expresse The image of such endlesse perfectnesse?

Bring us, O Lord God (1959) Harris John Donne (1572-1631)

Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening Into the house and gate of heaven, To enter into that gate and dwell in that house, Where shall be no darkness nor dazzling, But one equal light; No noise nor silence, but one equal music; No fears nor hopes, but one equal possession; No ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity, In the habitation of thy glory and dominion, World without end. Amen.

My soul, there is a country (Songs of Farewell – 1916) Parry Henry Vaughan (1622-1695)

My soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars, Where stands a winged sentry All skillful in the wars:

There, above noise and danger Sweet Peace sits crowned with smiles And One, born in a manger Commands the beauteous files.

He is thy gracious friend And, O my soul, awake! Did in pure love descend To die here for thy sake.

If thou canst get but thither, There grows the flow'r of Peace, The Rose that cannot wither, Thy fortress and thy ease.

Leave then thy foolish ranges, For none can thee secure But One who never changes, Thy God, thy life, thy cure.

Jay White, DMA Bio https://www.quirecleveland.org Jay White has realized a performing career as a professional chorister and alto soloist spanning more than 35 years. He has sung every style from pre-medieval to post-modern to present-musical. Most recent choral positions include those with Quire Cleveland and Apollo’s Fire Singers, among many others. As a choral singer, soloist, and chamber singer, he has participated in more than 1400 performances around the globe. Jay sang eight seasons with the internationally acclaimed ensemble, Chanticleer, with whom he traveled to over 40 states and 15 foreign countries, performing in such venues as Cleveland Severance Hall, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY) and shared the stage with Frederica von Stade, Dawn Upshaw, and Sting. No stranger to the recording process, Jay can be heard on more than 45 albums, including three nominations and two GRAMMY® Award-winning recordings with Chanticleer. Dr. White received his training at the Institute at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the University of Maryland School of Music and Maryland Opera Studio. He holds Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees, with studies in vocal performance, musicology and performance practice, and pedagogy and vocology. He has served in higher education close to 15 years, and on the faculties of University of Maryland, University of Delaware, and DePauw University. Dr. White is currently Professor of Voice at the Kent State University Hugh A. Glauser School of Music. As of July 2018, Dr. White has added to his long-standing work as a choral artist that of Artistic Director of Quire Cleveland (www.quirecleveland.org) and Director of the Porthouse Theatre (Kent OH) College Academy Green Show.

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