A PLACE FOR US

Somewhere (Introduction) INTERMISSION Leonard Bernstein

The Finlandia Hymn* Nukapianguaq* Jean Sibelius Inuit Chants adapt. Stephen Hatfield Fiddle Tune Traditional Hole Waimea arr. Chris Foss Traditional Hawai’ian Song arr. Dorothy K. Gillett / Harold Turney Lakota Wiyanki Lakota Song El Pajarito Cu arr. Judith Herrington / Gail Woodside Traditional Mexican Folk Song arr. Evy Lucio My Journey Yours Elise Witt America Will Be! arr. Michael Holmes Paul John Rudoi Pretty Saro Ain’ Got Time to Die Appalachian Folk Song Hall Johnson arr. Philip Duey We Shall Not Be Moved Traditional Simple Gifts* arr. Cantus Joseph Brackett arr. Stephen Caracciolo Anthem: Lamentation Over Boston* Somewhere* William Billings Leonard Bernstein Gravedigger David John Matthews arr. Timothy C. Takach Paradise* “Northport” Hymn arr. Malcolm Dalglish

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SOMEWHERE (INTRODUCTION) Leonard Bernstein MY JOURNEY YOURS Elise Witt, arr. Michael Holmes (Warner Chappell Music) (Non Si Sa Mai Music) Sung in English, Kurdish, Arabic, Mano (Liberia), There’s a place for us, Amharic (Ethiopia), Bosnian, Vietnamese and Somali Somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air My journey, your journey, my journey, yours. Wait for us, somewhere. Gashtimin, Gashtakat. Lupia, Tapia. – Stephen Sondheim Rechlati hiya, Rechlatak. Yene gozo nayanka. THE FINLANDIA HYMN Jean Sibelius Moje puto vanje tvoje. (ECS Publishing) Hang djing gua toi, Hang djing gua angh. This is my song, oh God of all the nations, Sodal keyga, Io kaga. a song of peace for lands afar and mine. – Elise Witt This is my home, the country where my heart is; here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine; PRETTY SARO Appalachian Folk Song but other hearts in other lands are beating (Manuscript) with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine When I first come to this country in Eighteen and Forty-nine My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean, I saw many fair lovers but I never saw mine and sunlight beams on clover leaf and pine. I viewed all around me, and I found I was quite alone But other lands have sunlight too and clover, and me a poor stranger and a long way from home and skies are everywhere as blue as mine. This is my song, oh God of all the nations; My love she won’t have me so I understand a song of peace for their land and for mine. She wants a free holder and I have no land I cannot maintain her with silver and gold – Lloyd Stone Nor buy all the fine things that a big house can hold

FIDDLE TUNE Traditional, arr. Chris Foss If I were a merchant and could write a fine hand (Manuscript) I’d write my love a letter that she’d understand So I’ll wander by the river where the waters o’erflow And I’ll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I go LAKOTA WIYANKI Lakota Song, arr. Judith Herrington / Gail Woodside (Colla Voce) Down in some lone valley, in some lonesome place Where the wild birds do whistle, and their notes do increase Hey ya yo Hey ya yo Farewell, Pretty Saro, I bid you ado Lakota Wiyanki Beautiful Women And I’ll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I go Niye cante tanza Standing with courage Iglu Wasa kay With pride, you will go forward ya ye yo ya ye yo – words and original melody given to Gail Woodside by Cara Willowbrook

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WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED Traditional, American, arr. Cantus PARADISE “Northport” Hymn, arr. Malcolm Dalglish (Manuscript) (Ooolitic Music) We’ll build a mighty union, we shall not be moved. Dear Lord I wander here below. Just like a tree that’s planted by the water: I sing to you that I may know. We shall not be moved. Have I a seat in paradise? When my burden’s heavy, we shall not be moved. Is there a love that never dies? We’re fighting for our freedom, we shall not be moved. I have some friends before me gone, But I’m resolved to travel on. ANTHEM: LAMENTATION OVER BOSTON William Billings I vow that I’ll remember them, (Manuscript) Their memory a requiem. By the Rivers of Watertown we sat down and wept, when we remember’d thee, O Boston. By faith my journey I’ll pursue, As for our Friends, Lord God of Heaven, preserve them, Heaven on earth thy will to do. defend them, deliver and restore them unto us. You are the flame that lights the way, For they that held them in bondage requir’d of them In cool of night and heat of day. to take up arms against their brethren. Forbid it, Lord. I cannot say I have no fear, God forbid! Forbid it Lord, God forbid! Yet I am glad that I am here. That those who have sucked Bostonian Breasts You gave the power to my hand. should thirst for American Blood! My arms embrace this promised land. A Voice was heard in Roxbury which echo’d through the Continent, I want to live in paradise. weeping for Boston because of their danger. There is a love that never dies. Is Boston my dear Town, is it my native Place? I want to live in paradise. For since their Calamity, I do earnestly remember it, still. There is a love that never dies. If I forget thee, if I forget thee, Glory, Hallelujah. yea if I do not remember thee, – Malcolm Dalglish let my numbers cease to flow, then be my Muse unkind; then let my tongue forget to move and ever be confin’d. NUKAPIANGUAQ Inuit Chants, adapt. Stephen Hatfield Let horrid Jargon split the Air and rive my nerves asunder; (Boosey and Hawkes) let hateful Discord greet my Ear, as terrible as Thunder. This piece (pronounced nukh-ah-pee-ang-guaq) attempts to present Inuit music in Let Harmony be banish’d hence and Consonance depart; a choral setting that remains as faithful as possible to the aesthetics of the original let Dissonance erect her Throne and reign within my Heart. tradition. The Inuit love heterorhythms – rhythms which are played simultaneously, – Psalm 137, ad. William Billings but which are not intended to cohabit a common tempo or time signature. Inuit chants are usually reflective in nature and spiritual in intent. A marked exception GRAVEDIGGER David John Matthews, arr. Timothy C. Takach is the war chant which finishes the piece. The piece is named for one of the Inuit’s (Colden Grey, Ltd.) most prestigious singers, and the opening chant was written by his son in tribute. – Stephen Hatfield, 1993

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HOLE WAIMEA Traditional Hawai’ian Song, arr. Dorothy K. Gillett / Harold Turney (Manuscript) AMERICA WILL BE! Paul John Rudoi (Manuscript) Hole Waimea i ka ihe a ka makani. Waimea is rasped by the shafts of wind That’s made America the land it has become. Let America be America again. Hao mai nā ‘ale a ke Kī pu’upu’u. By gales of the Kipu’upu’u wind O, I’m the man who sailed those early seas Let it be the dream it used to be. He lā’au kala’ihi ia na ke anu The trees stand blighted in the cold In search of what I meant to be my home— Let it be the pioneer on the plain I ‘ō’ō i ka nahele o Mahiki. That pierces the Mahiki forest. For I’m the one who left dark Ireland’s shore, Seeking a home where he himself is free. Kū akula i ka mala a ke Kīpu’upu’u You are pounded by the Kipu’upu’u wind And Poland’s plain, and England’s grassy lea, Holu ka maka o ka ‘ōhāwai a Uli That set the ohawai blossoms of Uli asway (America never was America to me.) And torn from Black Africa’s strand I came Niniau ‘eha ka pua o ke koai’e, Wearying and bruising the koai’e blossoms To build a “homeland of the free.” Let America be the dream The herbage of Waika is stung by the frost. Ua ‘eha i ka nahele o Wai-kā. the dreamers dreamed— The free? Let it be that great strong land of love For all the dreams we’ve dreamed Kū aku i ka pahu, Hit by the thrusts Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme And all the songs we’ve sung Kū a ka ‘awa‘awa, Hit by the cold That any man be crushed by one above. And all the hopes we’ve held Hanane’e ke kīkala o kō Hilo kini The hips of Hilo’s throngs sag And all the flags we’ve hung, (It never was America to me.) Ho’i lu’ulu’u i ke one o Hanakahi. As they return burdened to the sands of Hankahi. The millions who have nothing for our pay— – Traditional name chant for King Kamehameha O, let my land be a land where Liberty Except the dream that’s almost dead today. Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, O, let America be America again— But opportunity is real, and life is free, EL PAJARITO CU Traditional Mexican Folk Song, arr. Evy Lucio The land that never has been yet— (Neil A. Kjos Music Company) Equality is in the air we breathe. And yet must be— ¿Qué pajarito es aquel que ha bajado a beber agua? (There’s never been equality for me, the land where every man is free. Que con el pico la turba por no beberla tan clara. Nor freedom in this “homeland of the free.”) The land that’s mine— Y a muchos no les gusta, la cinta negra, Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark? the poor man’s, Indian’s, (‘Black man’s’), Porque dicen que es triste y a mi me alegra. And who are you that draws your ME— Eres mi prenda querida, eres todo mi querer, veil across the stars? O, yes, Rosa de Castilla en grana cortada al amanecer. I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, I say it plain, Eres mi prenda querida, eres mi prenda adorada, I am the (‘black man’) bearing slavery’s scars. America never was America to me, Eres aquella paloma que canta en la madrugada I am the red man driven from the land, And yet I swear this oath— Eres aquella paloma que canta al amanecer. I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek— America will be! Translation: (‘I am’) the one who dreamt our basic dream – Langston Hughes What kind of little bird has come to the stream for water? In the Old World while still a serf of kings, He pecks the bottom lightly, disturbing the bottom slightly. Who dreamt a dream so strong, And many do not like the black ribbon, so brave, so true, Because they say it is sad and I am glad. That even yet its mighty daring sings In every brick and stone, You are my darling and you are all my love. in every furrow turned Rose of Castile as fresh as morning You are my dear promise, my beloved one. My tender dove singing at dawn to welcome the rising sun.

6 7 TEXTS, TRANSLATIONS AND NOTES CANTUS IS: AIN’ GOT TIME TO DIE Hall Johnson, arr. Philip Duey TENORS BARITONES (Boston Music Company) Aaron Humble Adam Reinwald Lord, I keep so busy praisin’ my Jesus, Lord, I keep so busy workin’ for de Kingdom, member of cantus since: 2005 member of cantus since: 1998 Ain’ got time to die. I ain’ got time to die. hometown: Palmyra, OH hometown: Eugene, OR ’Cause when I’m healin’ de sick Lord, I keep so busy servin’ my Jesus, education: DM and MM Indiana education: BM Vocal Music (I’m praisin’ my Jesus) I ain’ got time to die. University; BM Millikin University; Education, St. Olaf College All Degrees in Vocal Performance ’Cause it takes all o’ my time ’Cause when I’m giving my all, and Literature to praise my Jesus, I’m servin’ my Jesus. Matthew Tintes member of cantus since: all o’ my time to praise my Lord. Now won’t you get out o’ my way, 2009 Paul J. Rudoi hometown: Fargo, ND If I don’t praise him Lemme praise my Jesus! member of cantus since: 2008 education: MM Vocal Performance, de rocks gonna cry out: ‘Glory and Honor’. – Hall Johnson hometown: Keene, NH University of Wisconsin – Madison; BM education: BM Vocal Secondary Vocal Music Education, North SIMPLE GIFTS Joseph Brackett, arr. Stephen Caracciolo Performance, The Hartt School Dakota State University (Neil A. Kjos Music Company) Gary Ruschman ‘Tis the gift to be simple, ‘tis the gift to be free, BASSES member of cantus since: 2004 ‘Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be, hometown: Erlanger, KY Chris Foss And when we find ourselves in the place just right, education: MM San Francisco member of cantus since: 2008 ‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight. Conservatory of Music; BM Northern hometown: Council Bluffs, IA Kentucky University education: BM Commercial When true simplicity is gained, Music, Millikin University; MM Choral to bow and to bend, we shan’t be ashamed, Shahzore Shah Conducting, University of Nebraska To turn, turn will be our delight, member of cantus since: 2005 Till by turning, turning we come round right. hometown: Chicago, IL; Samuel Green then Stillwater, MN member of cantus since: 2013 – Joseph Brackett education: BM Vocal Performance, hometown: Webb City, MO BM Music Education, BA French, education: BM Music Education, SOMEWHERE Leonard Bernstein Lawrence University Conservatory University of Missouri – Kansas City (Warner Chappell Music) of Music ARTISTIC COUNCIL There’s a place for us, We’ll find a new way of living, David Walton Aaron Humble Somewhere a place for us. We’ll find a way of forgiving. member of cantus since: 2011 Communications Peace and quiet and open air Somewhere . . . hometown: Nashville, TN Adam Reinwald Wait for us, somewhere. education: MM Vocal Programming There’s a place for us, Performance, University of Mississippi; Paul J. Rudoi There’s a time for us, A time and place for us. BME Music Education, Harding University Artistic Operations Some day a time for us, Hold my hand and we’re halfway there. Time together with time to spare, Hold my hand and I’ll take you there ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Time to learn, time to care, Somehow, Mary E. Lee Jeff Bina Shahzore Shah Some day, Executive Director Operations Coordinator Education Outreach Coordinator Some day, Somewhere! Tim J. Peterson Aaron Humble Matthew Tintes

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Biography Committed to the expansion of vocal The ensemble is the recipient of numerous considerable acclaim. Of That Eternal music repertoire, Cantus premieres a awards, including Chorus America’s Day (2010) TheNew York Times said, Acclaimed around the world for its new work this season, “Psalm of the highest honor, the Margaret Hillis “the Cantus recording offers many trademark warmth and blend and its Soil” by Sarah Kirkland Snider. Other Award for Choral Excellence (2009), satisfactions, none greater than a engaging performances Cantus travels commissions have come from Nico as well as Chorus America’s Education touching, ineffably simple performance to over 35 cities in its 2013–2014 Muhly, Lee Hoiby, Steven Sametz, Outreach Award (2011). Cantus was also of “The 23rd Psalm (dedicated to my season. Working without a conductor, Kenneth Jennings, Peter Hamlin, the 2010-2011 Artist in Residence on mother)” by Bobby McFerrin.” The the members of Cantus rehearse and Edie Hill and Robert Kyr. Cantus has Minnesota Public Radio and American newest Cantus recording, Song of a perform as chamber musicians, each received commissioning grants from Public Media’s Performance Today. Czech: Dvořák and Janáček for Men’s contributing to the entirety of the the National Endowment for the Voices was released in October 2013. artistic process. TheWashington Post has Arts, American Composers Forum Integral to the Cantus mission is its hailed the ensemble’s sound as having and Chamber Music America. commitment to preserve and deepen both “exalting finesse” and “expressive music education in the schools. Cantus power” and refers to its music making as Cantus has a rich history of collaborations works with more than 5,000 students “spontaneous grace.” Cantus performs with other performing arts organizations, each year in master class and workshop for information contact: more than 60 concerts each year both including the Saint Paul Chamber settings across the country. Now in its Cantus in national and international touring, Orchestra, the Boston Pops, James Sewell sixth year, the award-winning High 612.435.0046 as well as in its home of Minneapolis- Ballet and the Minnesota Orchestra. Each School Residency program brings Cantus [email protected] St. Paul, Minnesota. Past performances holiday season, the ensemble continues into Minnesota schools several times a cantussings.org to tour its celebrated presentation of “All year at no charge for mentoring with a have brought Cantus to the stages of the cantus is managed by: Kennedy Center, UCLA, San Francisco Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” culminating public concert in the spring. Alliance Artist Management Performances, Atlanta’s Spivey Hall, throughout the country and has been 212.304.3538 Bravo! Vail Music Festival and New York’s featured multiple times on A Prairie Cantus has released 14 albums on allianceartistmanagement.com Merkin Concert Hall, to name just a few. Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. its own self-titled label, each to 10 11 FEATURED RECORDINGS SONG OF A CZECH: DVORˇ ÁK AND JANÁCˇEK FOR MEN’S VOICES The newest recording from Cantus,Song of a Czech, focuses on the works of Antonín Dvořák and Leoš Janáček, who were two giants of Czech musical history, as well as great personal friends. Both wrote music for male chorus, taking similar inspiration from folksongs of their native lands of Bohemia and Moravia. In this new recording, Cantus uncovers these fascinating and rarely recorded treasures of the choral canon. ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS There are artists who have left an indelible mark in music with works that are both timeless and instantly recognizable. Including repertoire that spans nearly a thousand years from “Sederunt”—one of the first known works of polyphony—to U2’s “MLK,” along with works by Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Randall Thompson, Cantus delivers performances with its trademark warmth and blend. CHRISTMAS WITH CANTUS In their newest holiday recording, the men of Cantus bring the sounds of the holidays to you and your family. Including audience favorites “Do You Hear What I Hear,” “Carol of the Bells,” “Noel Nouvelet,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and of course the Franz Biebl “Ave Maria,” this collection of songs old and new is full of light and life. THAT ETERNAL DAY This recording is a wonderful collection of American sacred music. Including audience favorites “There’s a Meetin’ Here Tonight,” “Wanting Memories,” and Bobby McFerrin’s “The 23rd Psalm (Dedicated to my Mother),” this program of music is emotionally invigorating and musically fulfilling. New arrangements of “Keep Your Lamps” and “Simple Gifts” alongside pieces by William Billings, Moses Hogan, and Paul Manz are a comfort to the soul. DEEP RIVER Deep River is a treasury of African-American Spirituals. This album features some of the most beloved American folk songs such as “Ezekiel Saw de Wheel,” “Were You There,” “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Soon Ah Will Be Done.” Deep River also features music by the first and second-generation African-American composers – Harry T. Burleigh, William Dawson, John W. Work and Jester Hairston – in both well known and long forgotten arrangements of these immortal songs. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD This recording is an eclectic mix of music from all over the world. The selections range in style from a Hebrew folk song, to an Irish dance, and a unique Georgian wedding song. Familiar favorites “Danny Boy” and “Loch Lomond” and exhilarating performances of pieces such as “What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor” and “One By One” add to the energy and diversity of the program.

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