Brown University Chorus Miguel Felipe, Guest Conductor

A Spring Concert Saturday, 7 May 2005, 8:00 p.m. Sayles Hall Brown University THE BROWN UNIVERSITY CHORUS MIGUEL FELIPE, GUEST CONDUCTOR

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Mystical Songs (1911) Ralph Vaughan Williams 5. Antiphon 1872-1958 Mark Steinbach, organ

Three Lullabies (1984, rev. 1991) Henryk Mikolaj Górecki 1. Usnikze mi, usnik 1933- 2. Koluszze sie kolysz 3. Nie piej, kurku, nie piej

Gloriana Dances (1954) Benjamin Britten 1. Time 1913-1976 2. Concord 3. Time and Concord 4. Country Girls 5. Rustics and Fishermen 6. Final Dance and Homage

A Choral Flourish (1956) Vaughan Williams

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Mass for Double Choir (1922/26) Frank Martin Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus and Benedictus Agnus Dei Translations for Three Lullabies (1984, rev. 1991) Henryk Mikolaj Górecki

SLEEP (USNIKZE MI, USNIK) DON’T CROW, ROOSTER (NIE PIEJ, KURKU, NIE PIEJ) Sleep for me, sleep Don’t crow, rooster, don’t crow So that you’ll grow big. Don’t wake my Marysia You’ll marry the geese The night was short To the green pine tree. She didn’t get enough sleep. Rock, cradle, rock, She didn’t sleep the whole night All by yourself. She cried the whole night For if you go to sleep, I’ll go out into the hay. Lullay-lullay, Marysia Go to sleep, go to sleep, sleep. Lullay, lullay, my little one.

ROCK, ROCK (KOLUSZZE SIE KOLYSZ) Don’t crow, rooster, don’t crow Rock, rock Don’t wake my Marysia Cradle made of linden The night was short May the Lord Jesus She didn’t get enough sleep. Keep you, son She didn’t sleep the whole night May the Lord Jesus She cried the whole night Keep you, son Rock, rock Lullay-lullay, Marysia From wall to wall Lullay, lullay, my little one. Go to sleep, go to sleep, My beloved son.

THE BROWN UNIVERSITY CHORUS

SOPRANOS ALTOS TENORS BASSES Lydia Brotherton* Liz Aune* Ronald Beimel Samuel * Lorraine Fryer Emily Dunne David Ellis Michael Boyce Leah Gordon* Carly Edelstein Stephen Higa Alexander Ebin Elizabeth Hang Laura Janneck* Kate Jovin Patrick Ramsey Jessica Huey Sarah Jenkins Matthew Knuti Douglas Rapp Erin Lewis Katherine Lawrence Matt Lease Steve Schwartz Jessica Marquardt Christopher Lowrey Steve Love Meinolf Sellman Michelle Menard Emily Miller* Andrew Michelson* North Whipple Clara Schuhmacher Nicole Poepping Charlotte Rocker Rebecca Russo Mitch Schwartz Lyde Sizer *denotes Senior q

PRESIDENT: Lydia Brotherton LIBRARIAN: Samuel Baltimore PUBLICITY CHAIR: Erin Lewis ATTENDANCE OFFICER: Laura Janneck CONCERT MANAGER: Christopher Lowrey CHORUS WEBMEISTER: Michelle Menard SOCIAL CHAIRS: Matthew Knuti and Leah Gordon The Brown University Chorus, 55 dedicated singers drawn from practically all concentrations within the University, is one of the oldest groups on the Ivy-League campus. As well as performing regularly in Providence and New England, the choir has earned an international reputation over the past twenty years for the quality of its performances around the world and most recently performed on a 2004 tour of Russia and Finland, a 2002 tour of Costa Rica and a 1999 tour of Italy. Previous tours include a 1996 journey through Iberia, a 1993 concert tour of the Mediterranean, including performances in Greece, Israel and Egypt, and a three-week concert tour of the USSR and Scandinavia in 1990. They have also performed throughout continental Europe and enjoyed a four-week concert tour of the Pacific Rim, featuring concerts in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In 1979, at the invitation of the People's Republic of China, the Chorus was the first American collegiate performing group to tour China, with concerts that won praise from professional musicians in that country, while in 1976 the group spent one month in India at the invitation of the Indian Government, presenting concerts for Prime Minister Indira Ghandi and Mother Teresa, as well as more traditional concert-hall appearances in the leading cities. The choir has made numerous convention appearances, including the American Choral Directors Association and the Deutsche Sängerbund Festival, held every decade in Germany. The Chorus made its Lincoln Center debut in 1980, debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1987, and returned to Carnegie Hall in February of 1990 to perform with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. They have performed under the baton of Aaron Copland and made numerous radio and network television appearances.

A native of Ann Arbor, , Miguel Felipe currently lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. In addition to his work as a visiting conductor at Brown University, he is music director of the Boston Choral Ensemble, a 28-voice, a cappella ensemble that performs frequently throughout the year in Greater Boston. At Arlington Street Church, an historic congregation in Boston's Back Bay, he has served as director of music for the last five seasons. Most recently, Miguel was the artistic director of The Maine Gay Men's Chorus 2000-04 based in Portland, Maine. In addition to his professional work, Miguel hopes to complete a Master’s degree at Boston University this semester. There, he studies with Ann Howard Jones, David Hoose, and Craig Smith. Miguel was also a student at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestral Musicians in Hancock, Maine, Michael Jinbo, director. Before moving to Boston, Mr. Felipe lived in , Ohio, where he completed a degree in music theory and conducting at The University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music, summa cum laude. In Cincinnati, he studied with John Leman and Christopher Zimmerman. Additionally, he worked as a church musician for several area churches including Grace Episcopal Church and Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. A consistent promoter of new music, Miguel has organized a number of concerts in Boston, Cincinnati, and Portland that combine newly-commissioned work with pieces from the standard repertory. Having worked with composers on several commissions, Miguel has conducted over 20 premieres in the past several years. Among them is at least remain silent, a concert-length piece by New York City composer Corey Dargel, combining newly- composed music with baroque and popular music in a hybrid, concert-length work. Miguel also attended the Interlochen Arts Academy where he received a diploma in piano performance. In addition to his piano studies, he studied conducting and led the chamber choir, Beau Chant, in many concerts, children’s events and a recording project for WIAA, a National Public Radio affiliate.