The 40th anniversary Christmas Revels In Celebration of the Winter Solstice
Patrick Swanson, Director George Emlen, Music Director Lynda Johnson, Production Manager Jeremy Barnett, Set Design Jeff Adelberg, Lighting Design Heidi Anne Hermiller, Costume Design William Winn, Sound Design Andrea Taylor-Blenis, Choreography with the spirit of haddon chorus the derbyshire children cambridge symphonic brass ensemble the bakewell village band the pennine way dancers saint george and the dragon the pinewoods morris men the old tom bells david coffin harriet bridges and tim sawyer mark jaster, emma jaster and sabrina mandell the lord of the dance sanders theatre, harvard university cambridge, massachusetts December 17 – 29, 2010
Infrared listening devices and large-print programs are available at the Sanders Theatre Box Office Introduction Dear Friends, elcome to the 40th year of The Christmas Revels in Welcome to our 40th anniversary production Sanders Theatre! This year we are asking this beauti- of The Christmas Revels! A few years ago a new Wful structure to play a leading role in our show. From theory that centers on audience involvement began the first Christmas Revels in 1971 this theatre has been our annual buzzing about the performing arts world. The basic home. Children who sang here in those earliest shows could now premise being “if the audience is engaged they will enjoy the experience be grandparents of the children who are singing on the Sanders more, and will return.” This is something that Revels founders under- stage today. We thank those of you who were here then, and those stood instinctively 40 years ago. Revels was built on a love of singing and of you who are joining us here for the first time tonight. Over the a belief that everyone can sing. Tonight, as at every Revels performance, years hundreds of thousands of voices have joyfully shouted out you will be asked to become engaged — to sing when encouraged, and at “Welcome Yule!” at this time and in this place to mark the end of the moment at the end of Act One, to dance with us. the shortest day of the year and the dawn of the new.
Another basic tenet of Revels is in the power of ritual and tradition. “ Listen! The echoes sing the same delights…” Each year Revels returns with mummers’ plays and morris dancing, chil- The time is the winter of 1920 and Haddon Hall, the ancestral dren and adults performing together, the “Sussex Mummers’ Carol” and home of the Dukes of Rutland, is about to be demolished to make the plea for peace in the world, “Dona Nobis Pacem,” and more. What the way for a new road. Right now, the current Duke, Lord John Man- early founders couldn’t have foreseen was that Revels itself would become ners, is taking an afternoon drive with his family squeezed into a tradition. There are those here today who have been here every year for their new motorcar for a last look at the old house. The Duke looks 40 years, and others who are taking their first step down the path of a to the future; the Duchess who dabbles in medieval music hopes new tradition. for a little inspirational atmosphere from the past; the children are curious (as are all children) about the present. When they ar- Revels is more than what you see tonight. Our education programs, rive here they will discover a little more character in this hallowed for example, are introducing a whole new generation to singing games, space than they have been anticipating. This house has survived morris dancing, seasonal plays, and the traditions of many cultures. since it was first recorded in the Domesday Book. These walls have Children are experiencing the joy of working together to create exciting echoed to 800 years of song. Generations have reveled, feasted and celebrations. danced here. For me personally, ever since I first walked through the doors of Tonight the past, present and future come together here. Tonight Sanders Theatre to produce The Christmas Revels in 1977, Revels and the Manners family will discover the original meaning of the term “party spirit.” you, our audience members, have been a beautifully woven and sparkling “Welcome Yule!” part of the fabric of my life. As I leave in March to make way for the next generation of Revelers, I thank you for joining us in song, and encourage The Program — Part One you to be a part of Revels throughout the year. I will be. Gayle Rich, Executive Director Overture Composed by George Emlen, 2010. cambridge symphonic brass ensemble 1. The Cries of London The First Nowell In 17th-century London you were A carol with 18th-century words and a 17th-century tune, harmo- more likely to buy goods and services nized in the 19th century by John Stainer. from street vendors than in shops, ALL SING The first Nowell the angel did say and many Renaissance composers Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; created musical compilations of the In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep, street cries they were accustomed to On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. hearing. This is a condensed version Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell! of esteemed Elizabethan composer Born is the King of Israel! Orlando Gibbons’ masterful weaving of London street cries into a five-part They looked up and saw a star texture of viols. Shining in the east beyond them far, the spirit of haddon chorus And to the earth it gave great light, the bakewell village band And so it continued both day and night. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell! 2. Call to Celebration Born is the King of Israel! An excerpt from the poem “Nativity” by W. R. Rogers. 4. Bring Us In Good Ale 3. Carols for the Season This drinking song extolling the virtues of ale dates from the 15th the derbyshire children century. the spirit of haddon chorus the spirit of haddon chorus cambridge symphonic brass ensemble the bakewell village band Deck the Hall 5. Stick Dance A traditional carol based on the Welsh song “Nos Galen” (New This lusty morris dance is from the village of Upton-on-Severn in Year’s Night). Worcestershire. the pinewoods morris men ALL SING Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la, la la la la. 6. There Is No Rose of Swych Vertu ‘Tis the season to be jolly... Mystical imagery permeates this early 15th-century carol: Don we now our gay apparel... “For in this rose contained was heaven and earth in little space” Troll the ancient Yuletide carol... (i.e., Mary’s womb) Res miranda! (wondrous thing). the spirit of haddon women See the blazing yule before us... Strike the harp and join the chorus... 7. Tomorrow the Fox Follow me in merry measure... Will Come to Town While I tell of Yuletide treasure... Thomas Ravenscroft published this Fast away the old year passes... “melodius Musicke” in his 1609 Hail the new, ye lads and lasses... collection Deuteromelia. Sing we joyous, all together... the derbyshire children Heedless of the wind and weather... the bakewell village band 8. On Christmas Night 13. An Invitation to the Dance A traditional tune collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1904 A seasonal poem by Patrick Swanson. mark jaster in Sussex, hence the frequent title “The Sussex Carol.” The earliest printed version of the text appeared in 1684 in the popular book 14. The Lord of the Dance Smale Garland of Pious and Godly Songs. Sydney Carter’s modern lyrics to the Shaker song “Simple Gifts” the derbyshire children are here translated into dance using a compilation of traditional the spirit of haddon chorus English morris dance steps by Carol Langstaff, Martin Graetz and the bakewell village band Jonathan Morse. cambridge symphonic brass ensemble david coffin the old tom bells the spirit of haddon chorus the derbyshire children 9. Renaissance Dances the pinewoods morris men cambridge symphonic brass ensemble A stately pavane, sprightly galliard and an even brisker tordion written and published by Anthony Holborne (c. 1545-1602). ALL SING AND DANCE the pennine way dancers Dance, then, wherever you may be; the bakewell village band I am the lord of the dance, said he, And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, 10. The Lord of Misrule And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. At our Revels, as in medieval times during the Feast of Fools, a Lord of Misrule is chosen from the populace to preside in topsy- INTERMISSION turvy fashion over the celebration. 11. The Boar’s Head Carol The Program — Part Two This carol has been sung at Queen’s College, Oxford, since the 15. In the Bleak Midwinter 17th century, as the celebrated dish is borne into the dining hall. This setting by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) of a poem by Christina the derbyshire children the spirit of haddon chorus Rossetti (1830-94) has become a beloved Christmas season carol. cambridge symphonic brass ensemble the derbyshire children ALL SING cambridge symphonic brass ensemble Caput apri defero, reddens laudes Domino. 16. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (“The boar’s head I bring, giving praises to God”) the pinewoods morris men david coffin, recorder 12. Cantate Domino (“Sing to the Lord a New Song”) jim lawton, hobby horse david w. torrey, fool William Byrd was the jewel in the crown of late English Renais- jim beardsley, man-woman sance music. His universally acknowledged skill as a composer en- ben horsburgh & oliver morton, boy archer abled him to use Latin texts as well as English in his choral works, 17. Nowel: Owt of your Slepe Aryse in spite the Church of England’s intolerance for all things Catho- lic. This six-voice motet, based on Psalm 149, was first published in A 15th-century composition for three voices. “Of all women she his collection Cantiones Sacrae in 1591. [the Virgin Mary] beareth the bell” is likely a reference to the lead sheep in a flock, or “bellwether.” the spirit of haddon chorus the spirit of haddon women 18. All Hail to the Days 22. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear The words and the tune of this jaunty broadside ballad first ap- Unitarian minister Edmund Sears wrote the words to this well- peared in collections in the 17th century. known carol in 1849. The melody, more widely used in England the spirit of haddon chorus than in the U.S., was adapted from a traditional English melody the bakewell village band by Arthur Sullivan in 1874. The last verse is arranged by George 19. Come and I Will Sing You Emlen. the derbyshire children This counting song appears in many versions through England the spirit of haddon chorus and the U.S., including “Green Grow the Rushes-O” and “The the bakewell village band Dilly Song.” A Hebrew version is found in the Service for the cambridge symphonic brass ensemble Passover. This version is taken from the singing of Tony Barrand ALL SING LAST VERSE and John Roberts and can be found in The Second Penguin Book 4. For lo! The days are hastening on, by prophet-bards foretold, of Christmas Carols. the derbyshire children When, with the ever-circling years, comes round the Age of Gold, the spirit of haddon chorus When peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling, the bakewell village band And the whole world give back the song which now the angels sing. ALL SING REFRAIN 23. Rounds for the Season the derbyshire children & bc œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ the spirit of haddon chorus Comœ etomedil -ly, come daœ l-lyœ,comedil -lya- the old tom bells Dona Nobis Pacem A plea for peace. & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ lone andœ evœ -eœr shalœ lrœe-mainœ so.œ ALL SING
1. b 3 20. English Country Dances & b b 4 ˙ œ ˙ œ œ Doœ œ-na no œ-bis pa -cemœ , paœ -cem˙ , “Hole in the Wall” is one of many pieces — this one a horn- pipe — written by English composer Henry Purcell as incidental 2. b 3 & b b 4 ˙ . ˙ . œ œ œ œ music for plays and published in the 1698 edition of John Play- Do - na no -bis pa -cem˙ , ford’s The Dancing Master. “Mr. Isaac’s Maggot” first appeared 3. b 3 j in Playford’s 1695 edition. A maggot is a “flight of fancy.” Both & b b 4 œ œ œ Do˙ . - na˙ . noœ . -bœ is pa -cem, arrangements are by Marshall Barron. ˙ the pennine way dancers the bakewell village band b j & b b œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ 21. Holly and His Merry Men Do -na œ no -bis paœ œ - œ ce˙m.. This late medieval text was set to music by John Fleagle. In many songs and poems, holly and ivy — usually representing male and b œ ˙ & b b œ ˙ œ œ œ œ . female elements — carry on a debate to determine who rules. do -na no -bis pa - ce˙m. The victor differs from song to song. b the spirit of haddon men & b b œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ . the bakewell village band do -na no -bis paœ - œ ce˙m. Great Tom Is Cast dancers’ swords symbolizes the sun and the cutting down of the The “great Tom” bell, weighing more than six tons, was cast in old so that the new can spring to life. The sword figures are from 1680 for Christ Church, Oxford. the village of Ampleforth in Yorkshire the pinewoods morris men ALL SING the macclesfield mummers b & b c œ œ ˙ . œ 27. Let’s All Go Down the Strand Great˙ Tom is cast, and The Strand, the old riverside highway between the city of London b œ . and the city of Westminster prior to the building of the Victorian & b c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Christ Church bellsring one,twoJ ,three, four,five, Embankment, contained not only several music halls but the Savoy Hotel and the Savoy Theatre, home of Gilbert and Sullivan b operettas. This popular marching sung was written by Harvey & b c œ œ six, andœ Tomœ comes last.w Castling and C.W. Murphy, and originally sung by Charles R. Whittle. tim sawyer, soloist 24. Down in Yon Forest the derbyshire children the spirit of haddon chorus This mystical carol, with its vivid symbolic imagery, appears in the bakewell village band many versions dating from the 16th century. This one is from cambridge symphonic brass ensemble Derbyshire. harriet bridges, soprano ALL SING REFRAIN Let’s all go down the Strand! the bakewell village band Let’s all go down the Strand! I’ll be leader, you can march behind, 25. Rejoice, Ye Tenants of the Earth Come with me and see what we can find. The “west gallery” hymns and carols of rural England were ac- Let’s all go down the Strand! companied by whatever orchestral instruments were locally avail- Oh, what a happy land! able and often featured instrumental introductions and inter- That’s the place for fun and noise, ludes known as “symphonies.” This carol, which first appeared in All among the girls and boys, 1804, comes from a collection edited by Dave Townsend. So let’s all go down the Strand! the spirit of haddon chorus mary neumann, flute laura gulley, violin james mailhot, clarinet 28. There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth zoe weiss, cello Felix Mendelssohn was enormously popular in Victorian England, where he frequently traveled and performed. This well-known 26. Saint George and the Dragon chorus, here in an abridged version, is from his unfinished A version, by Patrick Swanson, of the seasonal mummers’ play oratorio Christus, which he started in 1847, the year he died. The celebrating the rites of fertility, death and rebirth. The sword well-known chorale in the latter part was written by the German dance and ritual execution survive from a time when the death preacher Phillipp Nicolai and harmonized by J. S. Bach. of the hero or “Year King,” also known as the “Sun King,” was the spirit of haddon chorus considered necessary to ensure fertility. The “lock” formed by the cambridge symphonic brass ensemble The Players 29. The Shortest Day This poem, written for Revels by Susan Cooper in 1977, has david coffin • tim sawyer • harriet bridges become a traditional part of Christmas Revels performances jacob kiely-song • lauren curtis throughout the country. mark jaster • emma jaster • sabrina mandell tim sawyer ALL SHOUT Welcome Yule! the spirit of haddon the derbyshire the pinewoods chorus children morris men 30. The Sussex Mummers’ Carol Jim Beardsley Isabelle Charles Jerry Callen This traditional carol is sung as an ending to the folk play in Eric Benedict* Edward Cipullo Owen Callen Horsham, Sussex. In each of the ten American cities where The Nick Browse * Caroline Coolidge Adam Cole-Mullen Jack DesBois * Lauren Curtis David Conant Christmas Revels is produced annually, this carol is sung with Claire Dickson * Zoe Flessas-Finocche Bill Cronin the audience at the conclusion of each performance. The brass Donald Duncan Nicholas Heckman Jan Eliot, musician Natali Freed* Ella Henry Fred Gerhard arrangement is by Brian Holmes, with descant and final verse Lee Fuchs % Ben Horsburgh Dan Groher harmonization by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Alex Hall* Alexander Lehr Peter Kruskal the derbyshire children Bonnie Martha Hall % Sara Molano Joe Kynoch the spirit of haddon chorus Ross Hall *% Oliver Morton Dave Overbeck cambridge symphonic brass ensemble Amanda Hammond* Shinpei Narita Chris O’Brien Jamie Jaffe * Supriya Padki Steve Roderick ALL SING Julie Koehler * Maeve Tyler-Penny Martin Graetz James Lawton * Benjamin Woodward Tom Kruskal Eddy Lehar % Veronica Yeracaris Brian Wilson b Chris Lewis * & b b c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Joshua Mackay-Smith the macclesfield cambridge Godœ bless the mas-teœr of this houseœ withœ œ Kyla Mackay-Smith * mummers symphonic brass God bless the mis - tress of this house with Jamie Mailhot Sabrina Mandell, Room ensemble God bless your house, your chil-dren too, your Arthur Munisteri * Walter Locke, Ken Pullig, trumpet Lakshmi Nayak * Father Christmas Greg Hopkins, trumpet 3 Mary Neumann * Emma Jaster, Fool Richard Hudson, horn b j Woody Nussdorfer * b œ œ ˙ . œ œ œ œ œ Don Duncan, Philip Swanson, trombone & b œ. œ œ œ œ Anna Parker *% hap - pi - ness be- side; Wher - e’er his bo - dy Giant Blunderbore Greg Fritze, tuba gold chain round her breast; Wher - e’er her bo - dy Jessica Raine Mayhew Seavey * Jacob Kiely-Song, Abe Finch, timpani cat - tle and store; The Lord in - crease you your Jeff Song Hobby Horse Nora S. Sotomayor *% Joshua Mackay-Smith, bb œ œ. œ œ œ David Story Dragon & b œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ Victoria Thatcher * Tim Sawyer, Saint George rides or walks, his God must be his guide, his David Torrey *% Mark Jaster, Doctor sleeps or wakes, Lord send her soul to rest, Lord Camilla Vilain *% day by day, and send you more and more, and Katie Vogele-Bongiovanni * = dancer Cody Yardley *% % = handbell ringer b œ j Janet Yeracaris *% & b b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ. œ ˙ . the bakewell village band God must be his guide. David Coffin, recorder send her soul to rest. send you more and more. Laura Gulley, violin Dan Meyers, recorder, cornetto, percussion Salome Sandoval McNutt, lute, Renaissance guitar Zoe Weiss, viola da gamba, cello With guests: Jeff Song, cello; Mary Neumann, flute; James Mailhot, clarinet ARTISTIC STAFF VOLUNTEERS Stage Director: Patrick Swanson Gail Amsler, Tom Arena, Christine Bachman, Kelly Baker, Leslie Baker, Rich Baker, Robin Music Director: George Emlen Baker, Sue Barry, Jennifer Beal, Michael Bergman, Diane Biglow, Nancy Boyd, Laura Children’s Music Director: Lakshmi Nayak Brewer, Elizabeth Burke, Frank Burke, Karen Burke, Jean Cain, Marie Canavan, Ruth Set Design: Jeremy Barnett Canonico, Maureen Carey, Michael Carey, Kimberly Carlile, Bradley Carroll, Michele Costume Design: Heidi A. Hermiller Chapais, Michelle Cheyne, Jan Childs, Ceci Cipullo, Eddie Cipullo, Edward Cipullo, Hilary Lighting Design: Jeff Adelberg Cipullo, Harvey Cohen, Karen Daniels, Beverly Dieter, Andrea Dodge, Susan Elberger, Sound Design: William Winn Norma Elkind, Erin Fair, Sheila Fair, Jean Farrington, Arthur Ferguson, Jeff Garland, Betsy Properties Design: Andrew Hebert-Johnson Gay, Mary Gilbert, Luisa Granitto, Jim Greaney, Constance Gresser, Carol Anne Grotrian, Make-up Design: Hannah Woodbury David Grotrian, Peter Hamlin, Marge Heckman, Ruth Heespelink, Charlotte Holt, Isabelle Holt, Lois Howry, Susan Hunziker, Jared Kass, Jesse Kass, Lynn Kass, Glenn Ketterle, Linda Choreography: Andrea Taylor-Blenis Kilner Olivier, Karen Kosko, Roy Kuphal, Diana Lees, Stacey Manning, Maria Mannix, Su- Program and Flyer Design: Sue Ladr san Maycock, Laura McCusker, Hannah McMeekin, Benjamin Meader, Kevin Montague, Program Notes: George Emlen, Patrick Swanson Nancy Morgan, Woody Nussdorfer, Laura Olivier, Luke Olivier, Tom Olivier, Janis Owens, Erin Pass, Lucia Petrulli, Alexa Photopoulos, Jan Pope, Jim Pope, John Porter, Kristie PRODUCTION STAFF Rampton, Lori Renn Parker, Cathy Rawding, Chris Reynolds, Erika Roderick, Michelle Production Manager: Lynda Johnson Roderick, Elaine Ropi, Karen Russo, Tony Russo, Eileen Ryan, Ian Sanders-Fleming, Bill Production Stage Manager: Marsha Smith Sano, Bob Sargent, Linda Schneider, Michael Schuttenberg, Katherine Shaw, Larry Shaw, Stage Manager: Elizabeth Locke Mary Shaw, Nathaniel Smith, Charity Stafford, Ishmael Stefanov, Phyllis Stefanov-Wagner, Children’s Stage Manager: Lynda Johnson Meryl Stowbridge, Elizabeth Sullivan, Phoebe Sullivan, Donna Sweeney, Elisabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Titus, Heli Tomford, Max Troizier-Cheyne, Susan Turner, Nancy Twomey, Julia Company Manager: Martha Coughlan Vail, Anne von Rosenberg, Janine Wanee, Hannah Woodbury, Nell Wright, Lauren Yaffee, Children’s Chorus Assistants: Jesse Beaton-Hellman and Karissa Hultgren Cody Yardley, Brita Zitin. Thanks to everyone listed above, as well as those whose names Assistant Stage Manager: Gillian Stewart came in too late to be listed here. Technical Director and Master Carpenter: Andrew Barnett Technical Assistant: Andrew Hebert-Johnson THANKS Master Electrician and Light Board Operator: Alfredo Carballo Thanks to Gray Eubank and to Portland Revels for the original concept of “The Ghosts Costume Production: Costume Works of Haddon Hall”; to Chris and Lynn Beasley for graciously housing our guest artists from Costume Manager: Lynne Jeffery Washington DC; to Nora and Norman Stevens for funding the creation of “Nigel,” our Wardrobe Supervisor: Seth Bodie new dragon, and to David Breen and VDA Productions for providing the space in which Properties Builder: Andrew Hebert-Johnson Nigel was created; to Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble and The Pinewoods Morris Specialty Properties: Tom Arena Men for being with Revels right from the start; to Sam Sweezy, Roger Ide and Arthur Scenic Painter: Holly Diaz Ferguson for creating our rich treasure-trove of photo archives; to Nilah MacDonald for Dragon Design and Construction: Jane Hillier-Walkowiak finding just the right ornament and packaging to represent our production each year; to Carpenters: Andrew Hebert-Johnson British School of Boston for support of the Wassail Party; to Bruce Pratt and Chris Beasley Props Day Coordinator: Kristie Rampton for creating the feast for the cast party at the end of the production. Production Volunteer Coordinator: Nancy Hanssen Cast Party: Bruce Pratt and Chris Beasley We thank our sponsors for their support of The Christmas Revels. Production Assistant: Jesse Beaton-Hellman and Brita Zitin ASL Interpreters: Joan Wattman, Kathleen Burns Revels Records Sales Coordinator: Jen Sur Photography: Roger Ide Video Production: Michael Kolowich and Shawn Whitaker, DigiNovations Program Printing: Fleming Printing All musical arrangments are by George Emlen, unless otherwise noted. THE MISSION of Revels is to cultivate authentic cultural traditions and celebrate the cycles of the seasons – through staged performances of song, dance and drama, education programs, and opportunities for participation by all. The Christmas Revels is also presented in Tacoma, WA; Portland, OR; Oakland and Santa Barbara, CA; Boulder, CO; Houston, TX; Hanover, NH; New York, NY; and Washington, DC.
BOARD ADVISORY COUNSEL Carl W. Corey, president Fred Bay Richard J. Goettle IV, vice president Chris Beasley Christian W. Hughes, treasurer Clark Bernard Mary Ella Feinleib, clerk Martha Bewick Stephen Batzell Kennett Burnes Jeffrey W. Brown Susan Cooper Cronyn Edward L. Cipullo Amy Ellsworth The Special Joy Erica Drazen Sheppard Ferguson Ona Ferguson Mary Fifield Robert Hurley Gerald Flannelly of Tangible Contributions Silas Mark William Hamilton Maggie B. Tyler Jamie Jaffe hortly after moving to Connecticut in the fall of 1968, we estab- Emily Williams Patrick Kinney lished what have become two long-time traditions. One was to attend STAFF Michael Kolowich S David Langstaff Gayle Rich, executive director each August the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Annual Fair. The Carol Lasky Patrick Swanson, artistic director other was to attend The Christmas Revels each year. Only in 1991, when George Emlen, music director Eric Levenson Stephen Sorkin, development director Don Levy we were in California, did we miss the Revels. Both of these wonderful Alan Casso, marketing & public relations director Adelaide MacMurray-Cooper events are a blend of old and new. At the Fair we always see familiar faces Peter Marston Kay Dunlap, director, Revels Repertory Company and meet new craftsmen. At the Revels old favorite pieces are blended into Lynda Johnson, production manager Ifeanyi Menkiti Jeanne Kelly, volunteer manager Amey Moot the changing theme of a new season that introduces us to the customs of Sue Ladr, art director/designer David Mortensen another country or ethnic group. We quickly learned that collecting con- Michelle Roderick, education director Ronald Nath Jennifer Sur, office manager Brian O’Donovan temporary crafts allowed us to establish connections with, and support, Tony Hogg, business manager Henry Olds many artisans, and to fill our home with beautiful hand-made objects. In Foley Hoag LLP, legal counsel Shippen Page Lauren Puglia the late 1980s the Revels made an appeal in a program seeking support VOLUNTEER STAFF Paul Rahmeier for expanding their collection of hand bells made by the world famous Jim Beardsley Steven Solomon Arthur Ferguson Emilie Steele Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London. Over the next several years we made Nancy Hanssen Edwin Tiffany annual contributions that allowed the Revels to complete that collection. Susan Kemp Lenore Gessner Travis Kristie Rampton Peter Vanderwarker Each performance in which the handbells are featured immediately brings Julie Smith Saeqa Vrtilek back fond memories of that project and the pleasure of making a tangible Anne von Rosenberg Virginia Welles and visible contribution. Revels was founded in Cambridge, MA, in 1971 and established as a non-profit, tax-exempt organi- zation in 1974. The Christmas Revels program © 2010 Revels, Inc. “Christmas Revels,” “Sea Revels,” Soon after the handbell set was completed, we began to work with Gayle “Midsummer Revels,” “SummersDay Revels,” and “Revels” are ® service marks of Revels, Inc., Water- town, MA. All rights reserved. Rich in the provision of special support each year for a costume, mask, Revels, Inc., 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472 or other item appropriate for the theme for that year that typically was a www.revels.org [email protected] 617-972-8300 highlight of the performance. Best of all is the fact that such items, as part of the Revels collection, are available for use in other Revels performanc- es across the country. Patrick Swanson always manages to come up with The Revels, More and More something special that makes contributing to its construction a real treat “You can do it, St. George! You can do it!” The little boy stood in the mez- when we actually get to see it in use. Each piece has been, for us, a highlight zanine of Sanders Theatre, and shouted in his deep voice. “Go get him, of the program. There have been several especially memorable pieces. The you can do it, St. George!” St. George waved his sword out to the audience, Green Man created by Ralph Lee, a well-known mask maker and puppeteer, among the ripples of laughter, and then struck doom to the Dragon. Of stands out, as does the figure of the popular Indian elephant god Ganesh. course, we know the story. How like Winter he must die, and like Spring, We are especially looking forward to the 2010 Christmas Revels that should return to life again. So St. George did die, and the little boy himself stood be memorable for all who attend. Nigel, the new dragon, who stars in this awestruck by the spectacle. That was my son’s first Revels (1980); he was year’s mummers’ play, will delight you as he brings his own special ferocity four years old. I feel a warm surge of love for him and the Revels as I re- and intensity to bear against those who seek to slay him. member it. Providing financial support to Revels for a tangible part of a program Friends introduced me to Revels in 1971. I thought it was a crazy wonder- brings us great joy. ful Cambridge expression of the Solstice and a winter celebration of Light. Joy to you, and to you! Welcome Yule! Insider academic jokes jostled with ancient stories. “Is there a doctor in the house? Therapist? Ph.D.?” Songs flowed from different traditions — pagan, Nora and Norman Stevens, Storrs, CT Jewish, Christian. When velvet costumed revelers came in singing from ei- ther side of Sanders Theatre, pulling on fresh evergreen ropes, hoisting the fragrance up overhead, around sedate statues, and across the stage, I knew it would be a wonderful evening, something different. I didn’t know it would be the first of 38 Revels evenings for me. The second year, 1972, instead of the Revels, I got time in Emerson Hospi- tal, and a family tragedy. That year became interminable, and at last, the Solstice, and Revels, offered promise of new life, and hope. Revels became my annual renewal time, with family and friends, carols and inspiration, dancing and utter nonsense. The frame tales evolved gradually, from medieval mead hall, to regional settings, England to the Southern United States, where I came from, and the migrations of the Roma from India to Spain. Robert J. Lurtsema, as Old Father Christmas, came onstage in a fabulous red and white fur costume and did a forward somersault in the air. When John Langstaff became ill, and David Coffin (I think) an- nounced that “the following people will be taking his part…” the audience roared at the truth in what he said. No one person could possibly take John Langstaff’s place in the Revels. Then came the night when political correctness tried to keep us from greed- ily wishing for “more and more and more” for the master and mistress of the house. The final song had been cut from the program. The Revels program ended almost in silence, until the audience in complete and total rebellion took full ownership of that most precious event and sang unac- companied and full-throated the wish to bless the master and the mistress An Invitation to the Dance and us all with, yes, more and more and more. The dance is not for everyone Unlike a straight play, or even a pageant, Revels at best is a lively compact Not all can move in time between the audience and those on stage to bring forth all the merriment Yet in the hand that’s offered that together we can decant, to open our hearts and throats and minds to the kind of possibility symbolized by St. George, the Solstice, and the Wise Is an old established sign Woman, that we can be one with every spring every year. We can celebrate The open palm says welcome the darkest night of the year, shout out for St. George, be haunted by mys- And the readiness is all. terious twilight rituals with animal horns and bizarrely dressed people, and dance… wherever we may be. But some decline the offer Not all will heed the call Tonight is my thirty-ninth Revels! Why should they take a stranger’s hand? Pat Rabby, Lexington, MA Why should they dance at all? It’s not as if they all are friends Or relatives by blood Or even a community Where things are understood
Yet in the hand that’s offered Is a message written small The open palm says welcome The readiness is all. Patrick Swanson © 2010
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Revels Twelfth Night Celebration January 21, 2011 Revels Louise Pascale Saturday, January 8, 2011 presents 3:00-5:00 pm Salon Music Censorship in Afghanistan: The story 80 Mt Auburn St, Watertown of the Afghan Children’s Songbook Project Now in its 3rd year, our family party Series on Twelfth Night is a great way to 3rd Friday of the Month 7:30 – 9:30 pm mark the end of the season. Come help Revels “put Christmas to bed” Join us at the elegant Commander’s Mansion with much merrymaking. in Watertown for one of these stimulating, interactive presentations by friends of Revels. carol sing along • cake ritual and hot cider • family contra dance Admission includes a wine and cheese recep- craftsmaking for children • long sword/rapper dancers • mummers’ play tion with the presenters. February 18, 2011 and a few surprises! Purchase tickets at www.revels.org Sandy Oliver presents Our first epicurean-centered Details at www.revels.org salon, Food History Mysteries attention singers! Would you like to learn the harmony parts to “The Boar’s Head Carol” and sing it with members of the Christmas Revels Chorus? How about “On Christmas Revels Repertory Company Night”? Or “Bring Us In Good Ale”? revels • touring • ensemble Learn these and other songs from this 40th anniversary Christmas Revels produc- Now booking for the 2011-12 season (Revels Rep’s 15th Anniversary) tion with music director George Emlen in public programs The Christmas Revels Choral Workshop Harvest Home (oct-nov) An American Journey (march-may) We will provide the venue (St. John’s Saturday, January 15, 2011 Church in Watertown), music (for you school programs to take home), and lunch. You provide (friday mornings, sept-may) the voices and the enthusiasm. We will An American Journey get under way at 10, break for lunch at Immigration. 12, resume at 1 and be done A Celebration of the Sea by 3. It should be great fun NE maritime history and whaling. and a great opportunity to Voices from the Mountain work with a Revels director. History, geography, and folk arts of Appalachia. Register at www.revels.org Subsidies for fee and transportation are available from the New England States Touring Program. Contact: Kay Dunlap, [email protected] revels 40th anniversary year revels 40th anniversary year Revels Education Spring Sing
Saturday, March 19, 2011 3:00 to 5:00 pm St. John’s Church, Watertown Lift your voice to welcome in the Spring, amid forsythia blooms and early green branches. With a fine band and Revels soloists, music director George Emlen will lead us through A Revels Garland of Song — songs appropriate to the warmer months. Revels Spring Workshop children will present a mummers’ play and sword dance. Refreshments will be served. Tickets at www.revels.org
revels spring workshop Revels Seasonal Workshops, Wednesdsays, 4:00-5:30 pm held in Watertown, introduce February 2 - March 16, 2011 children ages 7-12 to traditional Help us sing in a new season! Come early Performance at Spring Sing, songs, dances, and folk plays for for some Harvard Square fun or bring a sunday March 20, 2011 every season. An opportunity picnic and meet us along the Charles for a september 18, 2011 Tuition: $160.00 for your child to enter the world magical night of music, poetry and song. 5:00 pm Harvard Square fun begins With Revels singers, chorus members from of Revels without the stress of 5:45 pm Parade to the River revels summer workshops around New England, a folk band, soloists 6:00 - 7:15 pm Singing by the River auditions or the time commit- Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm and special surprise guests. ment of productions. Session I: July 5-8, 2011 (4 days) Tuition: $340 Session II: July 11-15 (5 days) Tuition: $425 “ My child had an amazing Session III : July 18-22 (5 days) Tuition: $425 time, and can’t wait to do it Each session ends with a performance again. The performance was for family and friends fantastic. Thank You! ” sing with revels Music classes for home schooled Riversing Tuesday mornings, 10:00 - 11:30 am children. Songs and Singing January 25 - April 5, 2011 Games for ages 5-12. Part sing- ing for ages 8-12. A Free Celebration of the Autumnal Equinox To register: 617-972-8300 x26 or email [email protected] On the banks of the Charles River at the Weeks Footbridge, Cambridge revels 40th anniversary year SUPPORT FOR REVELS We gratefully acknowledge our donors, whose generosity and loyal support make it possible for Revels to keep cultural traditions alive for future generations. The contributions listed below were received between November 16, 2009, and November 16, 2010, and represent gifts to the Annual Fund and to the Jackfish Fund, which supports Revels education programs. Gayla government, foundations, corporations Revels’ 40th anniversary blowout celebration FOUNDATIONS CORPORATIONS Lord/Lady of the Dance ($25,000) Lord/Lady of the House ($25,000) Timothy G. Taylor Trust WBZ News Radio 1030 Saturday, March 12, 2011 Master/Mistress of the House ($10,000) Master/Mistress of the House ($10,000) Annenberg Hall, Harvard University Claire & Jack Nath Charitable Foundation WBZ/TV38 The Seth Sprague Educational Sun ($5,000) and Charitable Foundation Google Sun ($5,000) Morrison Market Strategies Revels is celebrating its 40th anniversary in gala fashion and Mass Humanities Star ($2,500) Star ($2,500) Boston Metro honoring Executive Director Gayle Rich at her retirement. Esskay Charitable Trust Titan 360 Tom Ashbrook (On Point at WBUR) will host the evening, Gilmartin Family Charitable Trust UpStairs on the Square Moon ($1,000) Moon ($1,000) featuring an auction, dinner, and musical surprises. The Bay and Paul Foundations Boston Parents’ Paper The Boston Foundation Boston Phoenix Butler’s Whole Fund British School of Boston Tickets: www.revels.org Linda Cabot Black Foundation Harvard Sq. Business Assoc. Iggy’s Bread of the World Contact Stephen Sorkin, Director of Development Supporter ($500) Watertown Savings Bank 617-972-8300 x 29 about becoming a sponsor Chase Family Foundation WBUR-FM Mill River Foundation Fund Supporter ($500) Sponsor ($150) Cambridge Innovation Center Sandra L Tupper Revocable Trust Flora Restaurant Patron ($300) MATCHING GIFTS Cambridge Brewing Co. Bank of America J. 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With acclaimed guest artists: The Legend Cambridge Revels’ favorite of the SINGING EAGLE LODGE Debra Wise narrator Flying Canoe! Renowned Québécois performers A camp for girls ages 8–16 Pierre Chartrand step dancer Music, dance on Squam Lake Éric Favreau fiddler & drama in the White Mountains Stéphane Landry accordion Bernard Simard singer/guitarist Hiking, land and water sports, and the arts. Thursday - Sunday December 16-19 August 2011
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Welcome Yule An English Christmas Revels A rich collage of medieval, Renaissance and Victorian music. Includes live tracks of “The Lord of the Dance,” “The Sus- sex Mummers’ Carol” and “Dona Nobis Pacem.” featuring music from this year’s show! …and from Portland Revels!
METRO IS THE The Christmas Revels Down Through the Winters #1 NEWSPAPER IN Revels fans everywhere will enjoy * this collection of songs, poetry and BOSTON carols drawn from The Christmas Revels performances in Portland, Oregon. Includes “Personent Hodie,” “The and a proud sponsor of Wexford Carol,” “Gaudete!” and John The Christmas Revels Renbourn’s “Traveller’s Prayer.”
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Sanders Theatre in Memorial Hall is operated by the Office for the Arts at Harvard. All inquiries should be addressed to: Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex, 45 Quincy Street, Room 027, Cambridge, MA 02138- 3003. Phone: 617.496.4595 Fax: 617.495.2420 Calendar of Events Available at the Harvard Box Office web site: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu Smoking There is no smoking allowed in Memorial Hall. Restrooms/Public Telephones Located on the Lower Level. Parking: THERE IS NO PARKING AT SANDERS THEATRE. Free parking for Sanders Theatre events is available at the Broadway Garage, corner of Broadway and Felton Streets, from one hour pre-performance to one hour post-performance. For some student events, patrons will be asked to park at 38 Oxford Street. Lost and Found Call 617.496.4595 or visit the Administrative Offices, Memorial Hall room 027. Memorial Hall and Harvard University are not responsible for lost or stolen property. Latecomers Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management. Photography and Recording Use of cameras and audio and video recording equipment is prohibited. Film and tape will be confiscated. Access for Patrons with Disabilities Wheelchair accessible seating is available through the Harvard Box Office, telephone 617.496.2222 ( TTY 617.495.1642), or in person. Sanders Theatre is equipped with Sennheiser Infraport RI 100 J headset receivers and EZT induction neck loop Assistive Listening Devices, available at the Box Office one-half hour before performance time. For information about parking for disabled patrons, call Marie Trottier, University Disability Coordinator, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm at 617.495.1859 (TTY 617.495.4801) . Please call at least two business days in advance. The Harvard Box Office Ticketing for Sanders Theatre events and more. Phone: 617.496.2222 (TTY 617.495.1642) Advance Sales: Holyoke Center Arcade, Harvard Square, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue Open Tues.-Sun., 12 noon to 6 pm. Closed Mondays, some holidays, with limited summer hours. Pre-Performance Sales: Sanders Theatre at Memorial Hall Open performance days only, at 12 noon for matinees and 5 pm for evening performances. Open until one-half hour after curtain. Ushering To inquire about ushering opportunities, contact the Production Office at 617.495.5595.
Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex Staff Harvard Box Office Staff Director: Eric C. Engel Box Office Manager: Tina L. Smith Assistant Director: Raymond C. Traietti Student Ticketing Services Manager: Jason Govostes Program Manager: Ruth A. Polleys Box Office Associate: Bob Bartosch Production Manager: Tina Bowen Box Office Associate: Amy LeBrun Senior Production Associate: Jonathan Salz Box Office Associate: Michael Van Devere Production Service Coordinator: Ilya Luvish