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Department of Music Programs 1982-1983 Olivet nazorene College Kankakee, Illinois 60901 Telephone 815-939-5011 Olivet Nazarene College Department of Music Faculty Recital Marla Kensey, Soprano Alice Edrtards, Piano Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten Johann Sebastian Bach (Kantate Nr. 202) Aria: Weichet nur Recit.: Die Welt wird wieder neu Aria: Phobus eilt mit schnellen Pferden Recit.: Drum sucht auch Amor sein Vergnugen Aria: Wenn die Friihlings lufte streichen R ecit.: Und dieses ist das Glucke Aria: Sich uben im Lieben Recit.: So sei das Band der keuschen Liebe Aria: Sehet in Zufriedenheit Ach, des Knaben Augen Hugo Wolf Sausle, liebe Myrthe, Op. 68. No. 3 Richard Strauss Selige Nacht Josef Marx Four Impressions Charles T. Griffes Le Jardin (The Garden) Impression du Matin (Early Morning in London) La Mer (The Sea) Le R^veillon (Dawn) Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 Sergei Rachmaninoff When to the Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought Elizabeth Hayden Pizer Alleluia Ned Rorem Kelley Prayer Chapel September 14, 1982 8 :1 5 p.m . "Ach, des Knaben Augen sind" "Selige Nacht" Ah, the Infant's eyes, In arms of love sleep we blissfully on. so beautiful and clear they seemed, At the open window we listen to the and from them something shines summer hreeze. that captures all my heart. And as our soft breath carried us slowly away in the silver moonlight, For with those sweet eyes So from the garden wafted in perfume He looks at mine! From the rose, which clung all around If He then saw His image there, our peaceful couch. lovingly would He greet me. It gave us wonderful dreams of beauty And so I give myself wholly Dreams and visions, so pure and holy. to serving only His eyes. For from them something shines that captures all my heart. "Sausle, Liebe Myrthe" Rustle, dear myrtle! How silent the world is, the moon, the stars' shepherd in heaven's bright field is driving the cloud-sheep to the spring of light, sleep, my friend, oh sleep. Till I'm again with you. RustLe, dear myrtle! And dream in the starlight, the turtledove has cooed her brood to sleep. Quietly the cloud-sheep retire to the spring of light, sleep, my friend, oh sleep, till I'm again with you. Hear how the fountains murmur? Hear how the cricket chirrups? Hush, hush, let us listen, happy he who dies in dreams: happy he whom clouds cradle when the moon sings a lullaby; oh, how blissfully can he fly whose wing is impelled by dreams, so that on Heaven's blue roof he may gather stars like flowers; sleep, dream, fly. I'll awake you soon and be made happy. SONG TRANS I ATTONS FOR MARLA KENSEY "Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten" Bach Aria: Vex no more, sad Melancholy! Frost and Winter, disappear! Flora bright, heart’s delight, Brings good fortune, makes us happy, With her flowers and good cheer! R e c i t .: The world awakes from sleep. The mountains and the valleys, bathed in the genial air, renew their beauties. The chill of winter's no longer here. Aria: Phoebus drives his prancing horses Throught the world so fresh and new. Yes, so fair is all the view, See! love's glow within him rises. R e c i t .: All hearts are moved with sweet longing, when fields are bright with flowers spread, and Flora hath her beauty shed upon their leafy bowers. Love creeps among the flowers, their ardours warm provoking. Ar ia : When Spring's gentle scented zephyrs O'er the amorous fields are spread, Love creeps out and happy hovers O'er the flowerets in bud, Sees that each for other yearns, And with his sweet ardour burns. R e e l t .: A pleasant sight and happy, when two young souls, in fortune lucky, are joined in one, their fates uniting! Be love, and joy, and blessing on them! Ar ia: Love's pleasures entrancing, its transports enchanting, Than Flora's brief summer more constant do rest. Here joy-strems are welling and laughing and gushing, and victory smiles In each heart and each breast. R e c i t .: May your chaste love's e'er sacred union, betrothed twain, know ne'er inconstancy nor pain No jarring note, no thunderbolt, disturb the course of true love's flowing! A r i a : May you e'er contentment know, Happiness your days pursuing! Flora's self before you go, Little blossoms fair be strewing! Olivet Nazarene College Artist/Lecture Series presents The Icelanders Icelandic Male Chorus Ragnor Bjornsson, Conductor About the Chorus The Icelandic Male Chorus was founded in 1917 and took its first tour abroad in 1926. Since that time the ensemble has toured all over Europe. This is their first United States visit. The singers represent a great variety of professional and trade vocations. Only two of the men are listed as profes sional musicians. About the Conductor Ragnor Bjornsson, born in 1926, graduated from the Music Conservatory in Rkeykjavik with degrees in organ and piano. He has also studied in Copenhagen and Vienna. Bjornsson led the chorus from 1954 to 1969, and took over the baton again in 1979. He enjoys an active career as a recitalist and is currently the director of the New Music School of Reykjavik. About the Program Included in tonight's program will be several choral arrange ments of Icelandic songs which describe various aspects of life in Iceland, such as "Through the Desert," "The Lassie," and "Olaf Trygvason." Songs in English will be represented by "Oh, No lohn" (Eric Thiman), "Doctor Foster" (Herbert Hughes), "Confession of Love" (Orlando di Lasso), and "The Echo," "The Rose" (R. Schumann), "The Prisoner's Chorus" (Beethoven), "The Soldier's Chorus" (Gounod), and arrangements of Hun garian folk songs by Bartok. C assettes Cassette tapes are available in the main lobby, after the concert. Ushering will be provided by the Viking Male Chorus of Olivet Nazarene College. Chalfant Hall Septem ber 16, 1982 8:00 p.m. JOANNE RILE PRESENTS THE ICELANDERS Icelandic male chorus Conductor Ragnar Bjornsson “The audience came to hear what must be one of the best male choruses in existence today.” EVENING DISPATCH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND “Quality that characterizes the best in male voice choir singing.” BERGENS TIDENDE, BERGEN, NORWAY Chalfant Hall Sept. 16, 1982 8:00 p.m. Olivet nozorcnc College Admission Free THE ICELANDERS The Icelanders, male chorus, (formerly the YMCA Male Chorus) was founded in 1916 and boasts the Conductor longest consecutive working life of any Icelandic ' Ragnar Bjornsson male chorus. The chorus’ first concert was given in March 1917 and ever since the chorus has given yearly concerts in Reykjavik, besides going on more tours throughout Iceland than any other Icelandic . chorus. The chorus has also performed at various ceremonies, public as well as private. isolfsson. In 1950 he graduated as pianist from the The chorus’ first tour abroad took place in 1929 to same school. His teacher was Rognvaldur Sigur- the Faeroes and Norway. In 1931 the chorus toured jonsson. For two years, in 1951 — 1952, he studied Denmark and in 1946 the Association of Icelandic in the Conductors’ Class at the Royal Male Choruses sent a big chorus to Norway, Conservatory, Copenhagen. He studied for two Denmark, Sweden and Finland with the Icelanders years, 1952— 1954, under Professor Hans supplying three quarters of all the singers. Swarowski in the Conductors’ Class at the The next foreign tour was in 1954 when the chorus Akademie Fur Musik und darstellende Kunst, went to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Vienna, and graduated in 1954. In Iceland he has France and Britain. On the occasion of this tour conducted opera, operetta and ballet performances the late Dr. Pall Isolfsson, one of Iceland’s most at the National Theater. He has also conducted the eminent composers, paid the chorus the following Iceland Symphony Orchestra. He has given organ tribute: “ One o f the very best choruses that Iceland recitals in Reykjavik and gone on many tours, i.e. has produced. The chorus’ singing is highly artistic. to the USA and the USSR. After many years as It is a pleasure to recommend the Icelanders as one organist at the Cathedral of Reykjavik, he now o f the best male choruses now active in the runs his own music school, The New Music School Northern countries.” of Reykjavik. In 1960 the chorus toured Norway and Denmark. In 1961 the chorus toured the Soviet Union by invitation of the Soviet Ministry of Culture. In 1972 Reviews: the chorus took part in an international songfestival Excellent voices which the conductor, Ragnar Bjornsson, has in Wales winning the second prize. In 1976 the welded into disciplined choral singing, and the musicality led to chorus was again invited to tour the Soviet Union. eminently admirable results at their concert yesterday. The reason for the present tour to the United States Dagens Nyheder, Copenhagen, Denmark, is that the chorus has been chosen to sing at the Male choir-singing on such a high plane has not been heard for opening ceremonies of the cultural symposia called a long time.