Seventy-second Season

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

DONALD CHEN

JUNE 7, 2008 3:00 PM

THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT LUKE

939 HINMAN AVENUE EVANSTON Elijah ...... Bartholdy

THE NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY PART ONE Donald Chen, conductor presents Introduction: ELIJAH (Bass-) 4. Aria: OBADIAH As God the Lord of Israel liveth, “If with all your hearts ye truly seek me, Felix before whom I stand: ye shall ever surely fi nd me.” there shall not be dew nor rain these years, Thus saith our God. Mendelssohn’sM but according to my word. O! that I knew where I might fi nd Him, that I might even come before His presence! Overture 5. Chorus: THE PEOPLE 1. Chorus: THE PEOPLE Yet doth the Lord see it not, Elijah Help, Lord! Help, Lord! Help, Lord! He mocketh at us! Wilt Thou quite destroy us? His curse hath fallen down upon us. The harvest now is over, His wrath will pursue us till he destroy us. the summer days are gone, For He the Lord our God, and yet no power cometh to help us! He is a jealous God, featuringf Will then the Lord be no more God in Zion? and He visiteth all the fathers’ sins on the PhilipPhilip Kraus,Kraus, bass-baritone,b as Elijah The deep affords no water! children to the third and the fourth And the rivers are exhausted! generation of them that hate Him. andan soloists The suckling’s tongue now cleaveth His mercies on thousands fall, fall on MicMichellehelle AAreyzaga, soprano for thirst to his mouth! all them that love Him and keep His The infant children ask for bread! commandments. EmiEmilyly Lodine,Lo contralto And there is no one breaketh it to feed them! 6. Recitative: ANGEL (Contralto) DaviDavidd Portillo, tenor 2. Duet with Chorus Elijah! Get thee hence; Elijah! AddAddisonison McMcDaniel, boy soprano THE PEOPLE Depart and turn thee eastward: Lord, bow Thine ear to our pray’r! thither hide thee by Cherith’s brook. TWO WOMEN (Soprano and Contralto) There shalt thou drink its waters; Zion spreadeth her hands for aid, and the Lord thy God hath commanded and there is neither help nor comfort. the ravens to feed thee there: Saturday, June 7, 2008, 3:00 PM so do according unto His word. The Parish Church of Saint Luke 3. Recitative: OBADIAH (Tenor) 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois Ye people, rend your hearts and not your 7. Chorus: ANGELS garments for your transgressions: For He shall give his angels charge over thee, the prophet Elijah hath sealed the heavens that they shall protect thee through the word of God! in all the ways thou goest, I therefore say to ye: that their hands shall uphold and guide thee, Forsake your idols, return to God; lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. for He is slow to anger, and merciful, THE NSCS IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL www.northshorechoral.org and kind, and gracious, and repenteth Him of the evil. Recitative: ANGEL (Contralto) THE WIDOW AHAB (Tenor) 12. Recitative: ELIJAH Now Cherith’s brook is dried up, Shall the dead arise and praise thee? Art thou Elijah? Call him louder, for he is a God! Elijah, arise and depart, ELIJAH Art thou he that troubleth Israel? He talketh, or he is pursuing, and get thee to Zerepath, thither abide: Lord, my God, let the spirit of this child THE PEOPLE or he is in a journey; For the Lord hath commanded return, that he again may live! Thou art Elijah, thou he that troubleth Israel! or, peradventure, he sleepeth; so awaken him! a widow woman there to sustain thee. THE WIDOW ELIJAH Call him louder, call him louder! And the barrel of meal shall not waste, The Lord hath heard thy prayer, I never troubled Israel’s peace: it is thou, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, the soul of my son reviveth; Ahab, and all thy father’s house. Chorus: PROPHETS OF BAAL until the day that the Lord sendeth rain my son reviveth! Ye have forsaken God’s commands, Hear our cry, O Baal! upon the earth. ELIJAH and thou hast follow’d Baalim. Now arise, wherefore slumber? Now behold, thy son liveth! Now send, and gather to me 8. Recitative, Aria, and Duet THE WIDOW the whole of Israel unto Mount Carmel; 13. Recitative: ELIJAH THE WIDOW (Soprano) Now by this I know that There summon the prophets of Baal, Call him louder! He heareth not. What have I to do with thee, thou art a man of God, and also the prophets of the groves With knives and lancets cut yourselves O man of God? and that His word in thy mouth is truth. who are feasted at Jezebel’s table, after your manner. Art thou come to me, What shall I render to the Lord, Then we shall see whose God is the Lord. Leap upon the altar ye have made, to call my sin unto remembrance? render for all His benefi ts for me? THE PEOPLE call him and prophesy! To slay my son art thou come hither? ELIJAH And then we shall see whose God is the Lord. Not a voice will answer you; Help me, man of God! My son is sick, Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, ELIJAH none will listen, none heed you. and his sickness is so sore, love Him with all thine heart, Rise then, ye priests of Baal; that there is no breath left in him. ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW select and slay a bullock, Chorus: PROPHETS OF BAAL I go mourning all the day long, And with all thy soul and put no fi re under it; Baal! Baal! Give an answer, Baal! I lie down and weep at night. and with all thy might. uplift your voices Mark how the scorner derideth us! See mine affl iction! O, blessed are they who fear Him! and call the God ye worship; Give an answer, Baal! Give an answer! Be thou the orphan’s helper! Help my son! and I then will call on the Lord Jehovah: ELIJAH 9. Chorus and the God who by fi re shall answer, 14. Recitative and Air: ELIJAH Give me thy son! Blessed are the men who fear Him, Let Him be God. Draw near, all ye people, come to me! Turn unto her, O Lord, my God; they ever walk in the ways of peace. THE PEOPLE Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, turn unto her! O turn in mercy, Through darkness riseth light to the upright. Yea, and the God who by fi re shall answer, this day let it be known that Thou art God, In mercy help this widow’s son! He is gracious, compassionate, Let Him be God. and I am thy servant! For Thou art gracious, He is righteous. ELIJAH Lord God of Abraham! and full of compassion, Blessed are the men who fear Him, Call fi rst upon your God, O shew to all this people and plenteous in mercy and truth. Blessed. your numbers are many. that I have done these things Lord, my God, let the spirit of this child I, even I, only remain one prophet of the Lord. according to Thy word. return, that he again may live! 10. Recitative with Chorus Invoke your forest gods and mountain deities! O hear me, Lord, and answer me! THE WIDOW ELIJAH Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth, 11. Chorus: PROPHETS OF BAAL O hear me and answer me, There is no breath in him! before whom I stand, Baal, we cry to thee, hear and answer us! and shew this people that Thou art Lord God. ELIJAH three years this day fulfi lled, Heed the sacrifi ce we offer! And let their hearts again be turned! Lord, my God, let the spirit of this child I will shew myself unto Ahab; and the Lord Hear us, Baal, hear mighty God, return, that he again may live! will then send rain again upon the earth. Baal, O answer us! Baal, let thy fl ames fall and extirpate the foe! 15. Chorale 18. Aria (Contralto) THE PEOPLE Intermission Cast thy burden upon the Lord, Woe, woe unto them who forsake Him! Then hear from heav’n, and He shall sustain thee. Destruction shall fall upon them, and forgive their sin. PART TWO He will never suffer the righteous to fall; for they have transgressed against Him. Help, send Thy servant, help, O God! He is at thy right hand. Though they are by Him redeemed, ELIJAH 21. Aria (Soprano) Thy mercy, Lord, is great, yet they have spoken falsely against Him. Go up again, and still look towards the sea. Hear ye, Israel! hear what the Lord speaketh: and far above the heavens. Though they are by Him redeemed, THE YOUTH “Oh, had’st thou heeded my Let none be made ashamed even from Him they have fl ed. There is nothing. commandments!” that wait upon Thee! Woe unto them! Woe unto them! The earth is as iron under me. Who hath believed our report: ELIJAH to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? 16. Recitative with Chorus 19. Recitative with Chorus Hearest thou no sound of rain? ELIJAH OBADIAH Seest thou nothing arise from the deep? Recitative (Soprano) O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits; O man of God, help thy people! THE YOUTH Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Thou, whose ministers are fl aming fi res: Among the idols of the Gentiles, No; there is nothing. and his Holy One let them now descend! are there any that can command the rain, ELIJAH to him oppressed by tyrants; THE PEOPLE or cause the heav’ns to give their showers? Have respect to the pray’r of Thy servant, thus saith the Lord: The fi re descends from heav’n! The Lord, our God, alone can do these things. O Lord, O Lord, my God! The fl ames consume his off’ring! ELIJAH Unto Thee will I cry, Lord, my rock, Aria (Soprano) Before Him upon your faces fall! O Lord, Thou hast overthrown be not silent to me! “I am He that comforteth. The Lord is God, the Lord is God! Thine enemies and destroy’d them. And Thy great mercies remember, Lord. Be not afraid, for I am thy God! Oh hear Israel! Our God is one God, Look down on us from heaven, O Lord; THE YOUTH I will strengthen thee! and we will have no other gods regard the distress of Thy people. Behold, a little cloud ariseth now Say, who art thou, that thou art afraid before the Lord. Open the heavens and send us relief. from the waters: of a man that shall die; ELIJAH Help, help Thy servant now, O God! it is like a man’s hand! and forgettest the Lord, thy Maker, Take all the prophets of Baal, THE PEOPLE The heavens are black with cloud who hath stretched forth the heavens, and let not one of them escape you. Open the heavens and send us relief. and with wind; and laid the earth’s foundations? Bring them down to Kishon’s brook, Help, help Thy servant now, O God! the storm rusheth louder and louder! Say, who art thou? and there let them be slain. ELIJAH THE PEOPLE Be not afraid, THE PEOPLE Go up now child, and look toward the sea. Thanks be to God for all His mercies. for I, thy God, will strengthen thee.” Take all the prophets of Baal, Hath my prayer been heard by the Lord? ELIJAH and let not one of them escape us: THE YOUTH (Boy Soprano) Thanks be to God! For He is gracious; 22. Chorus seize them, and slay them! There is nothing. and His mercy endureth forever! “Be not afraid,” saith God the Lord. The heav’ns are as brass above me. “Be not afraid, thy help is near!” 17. Aria: ELIJAH ELIJAH 20. Chorus: THE PEOPLE God, the Lord thy God sayeth unto thee: Is not His word like a fi re, When the heavens are closed up, Thanks be to God! He laveth the thirsty land. “Be not afraid!” and like a hammer that breaketh the rock because they have sinned against Thee; The waters gather, they rush along, Though thousands languish into pieces? yet if they pray and confess Thy name, they are lifting their voices. and fall beside thee, For God is angry with the wicked ev’ry day. and turn from their sin The stormy billows are high, and tens of thousands around thee perish; And if the wicked turn not, when Thou dost affl ict them: their fury is mighty. yet still it shall not come nigh thee. the Lord will whet His sword; then hear from heav’n, and forgive their sin. But the Lord is above them and Almighty. “Thy help is near; be not afraid,” and He hath bent His bow, and made it ready. Help, send Thy servant, help, O God! saith God the Lord. 23. Recitative and Chorus THE QUEEN to the wilderness journey. 29. Chorus ELIJAH Hath he not destroyed Baal’s prophets? The Lord thy God doth go with thee: He, watching over Israel, The Lord hath exalted thee THE PEOPLE He will not fail thee, he will not forsake thee. slumbers not, nor sleeps. from among the people: He shall perish! Now begone, and bless me also! Shouldst thou, walking in grief, languish, and o’er his people Israel THE QUEEN ELIJAH He will quicken thee. hath made thee King. Yea, by sword he destroy’d them all! Though stricken, they have not grieved! But thou, Ahab, hast done evil to provoke THE PEOPLE Tarry here my servant: 30. Recitative him to anger above all that were before He destroy’d them all! the Lord be with thee. ANGEL (Contralto) thee as if it had been a light thing for THE QUEEN I journey hence to the wilderness. Arise, Elijah, for thou hast a long journey thee to walk in the sins of Jeroboam. He also closed the heavens! before thee. Thou hast made a grove and an altar to Baal, THE PEOPLE 26. Aria: ELIJAH Forty days and forty nights shalt thou go, and serv’d him and worshipp’d him. He also closed the heavens! It is enough! to Horeb, the mount of God. Thou hast killed the righteous, THE QUEEN O Lord, now take away my life, ELIJAH and also taken possession. And called down a famine upon the land. for I am not better than my fathers! O Lord, I have labour’d in vain! And the Lord shall smite all Israel THE PEOPLE I desire to live no longer: Yea, I have spent my strength for naught. as a reed is shaken in the water. And called down a famine upon the land. now let me die, Oh that Thou wouldst rend the heavens, And He shall give Israel up, THE QUEEN for my days are but vanity. that Thou wouldst come down! and thou shalt know He is the Lord. So go ye forth and seize Elijah, I have been very jealous That the mountains would fl ow down THE QUEEN (Contralto) for he is worthy to die. for the Lord God of Hosts, at Thy presence, Have ye not heard he hath prophesied Slaughter him, do unto him as he hath done! for the children of Israel to make Thy name known to Thine against all Israel? have broken Thy covenant, adversaries, THE PEOPLE 24. Chorus: THE PEOPLE and thrown down Thine altars, through the wonders of Thy works! We heard it with our ears. Woe to him! He shall perish! and slain all Thy prophets with the sword. O Lord, why hast Thou made them to err THE QUEEN He closed the heavens. And I, even I only am left: from Thy ways? Hath he not prophesied also And why hath he spoken in the name and they seek my life to take it away! And hardened their hearts, against the king of Israel? of the Lord? Now let me die, Lord, that they do not fear Thee? THE PEOPLE Let the guilty prophet perish! take away my life! Oh that I now might die! We heard it with our ears. He hath spoken falsely against our land THE QUEEN and us, 27. Recitative (Tenor) 31. Aria: ANGEL (Contralto) And why hath he spoken in the Name as we have heard with our ears. See, now he sleepeth beneath a juniper tree Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him, of the Lord? So go ye forth: seize on him! He shall die! in the wilderness: and He shall give thee thy heart’s desires. Doth Ahab govern the kingdom of Israel, and there the angels of the Lord encamp Commit thy way unto Him, while Elijah’s pow’r is greater 25. Recitative round about all them that fear Him. and trust in Him, than the King’s? OBADIAH and fret not thyself because of evil-doers. The gods do so to me, and more, if, Man of God, 28. Trio: ANGELS by tomorrow about this time, now let my words be precious in thy sight. Lift thine eyes to the mountains, 32. Chorus I make not his life as the life of Thus saith Jezebel: “Elijah is worthy to die.” whence cometh help. He that shall endure to the end, one of them whom he hath sacrifi c’d So the mighty gather against thee, Thy help cometh from the Lord, shall be saved. at the brook of Kishon. and they have prepared a net for thy steps: the Maker of heaven and earth. THE PEOPLE that they may seize thee, and slay thee, He hath said, thy foot shall not be moved, He shall perish! Arise then, and hasten for thy life; thy Keeper will never slumber. 33. Recitative 36. Chorus 40. Recitative (Soprano) the spirit of might and of counsel, ELIJAH Go return upon thy way! Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet, the spirit of knowledge, Night falleth round me, O Lord! For the Lord yet hath left Him before the coming of the great and and of the fear of the Lord. Be Thou not far from me! seven thousand in Israel, dreadful day of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord: “I have raised one Hide not Thy face, knees which have not bow’d to Baal. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers from the north, who from the rising O Lord, from me; Go, return! Thus the Lord commandeth. to the children, on my name shall call.” my soul is thirsting for Thee, and the heart of the children as a thirsty land. Recitative: ELIJAH unto their fathers: 42. Quartet (Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass) ANGEL (Soprano) I go on my way in the strength of the Lord. lest the Lord shall come and smite the earth, O come, ev’ry one that thirsteth, Arise now, get thee without, For Thou art my Lord; and smite the earth with a curse. O come to the waters, stand on the mount before the Lord: and I will suffer for thy sake. O come unto Him, for there His glory will appear, My heart is therefore glad, 41. Chorus O hear, and your souls shall live forever, and shine on thee! my glory rejoiceth, But the Lord from the north hath raised one, O come to Him! Thy face must be veiled, and my fl esh shall also rest in hope. who, from the rising, for He draweth near. on his name shall call, 43. Final Chorus 37. Aria: ELIJAH He hath raised one, who, And then shall your light break forth as 34. Chorus For the mountains shall depart, from the rising of the sun, the light of morning breaketh, Behold, God the Lord passed by! and the hills be removed; shall call upon his name, and your health shall speedily spring forth then; And a mighty wind rent the mountains but Thy kindness shall not depart from me, and come on Princes. and the glory of the Lord ever shall reward you. around, neither shall the covenant of Thy peace Behold my servant, and mine elect, Lord, our Creator, how excellent Thy Name is brake in pieces the rocks, be removed. in whom my soul delighteth. in all the nations! brake them before the Lord. On him the Spirit of God shall rest, Thou fi llest heav’n with Thy glory. But yet the Lord was not in the tempest. 38. Chorus the spirit of wisdom, and understanding, Amen. Behold, God the Lord passed by! Then did Elijah the prophet And the sea was upheaved, break forth like a fi re; and the earth was shaken. his words appeared like burning torches. But yet the Lord was not in the earthquake. Mighty kings by him were overthrown. And after the earthquake there came a fi re. He stood on the mount of Sinai But yet the Lord was not in the fi re. and heard the judgments of the future, And after the fi re and in Horeb its vengeance. there came a still small voice. And when the Lord would take him away You are cordially invited to And in that still voice onward came to heaven, the Lord. lo! there came a fi ery chariot a reception honoring Dr. Chen with fi ery horses, 35. Recitative (Contralto) and he went by a whirlwind to heaven. on his retirement from the North Shore Choral Society Above Him stood the Seraphim, and one cried to another: 39. Aria (Tenor) immediately following the concert Then shall the righteous shine forth as the Quartet and Chorus: SERAPHIM sun in their heav’nly Father’s realm. in the Great Hall of The Parish Church of Saint Luke Holy is God the Lord Sabaoth. Joy on their head shall be for everlasting, Now His glory hath fi lled all the earth. and all sorrow and mourning shall fl ee away. March 8, 2009 David Štech, Guest Conductor “MUSIC FOR THE SOUL”

Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Gospoda—Sergei Rachmaninoff (Bless the Lord, O My Soul, from the All-Night Vigil, Op. 37) rd North Shore Choral Society 73 Season 2008-2009 Chichester Psalms—Leonard Bernstein Requiem, Op. 9—Maurice Durufl é While we are sad to see the end of Dr. Donald Chen’s tenure with the Choral Society, we have an exciting season planned for 2008-2009! Each of the fi nal three candidates for the position of Music Director has David Štech earned a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from programmed a concert. Mark the dates on your calendar! and a BA in organ performance and choral conducting at California State University, Chico. David is music director of the American Group and the Choral Artists. He is also music director and organist of the United Church of Hyde Park, vocal coach at Roosevelt University, and staff accompanist at Roosevelt University, DePaul University, November 23, 2008 Julia Davids, Guest Conductor and the Chicago Children’s Choir. “THE EXTRAORDINARY ORDINARY!”

Kyrie, Missa papae marcelli—Giovanni Palestrina Gloria—Antonio Vivaldi June 7, 2009 David H. Edelfelt, Guest Conductor Even When God is Silent—Michael Horvitt “ETHEREAL LIGHT” Credo, Mass in C major K258—W. A. Mozart Sanctus, Mass in G major—Franz Schubert Benedictus, Mass in G major—Franz Schubert Pavane—Gabriel Fauré Agnus Dei—Samuel Barber Après un Rêve—Gabriel Fauré Lamb of God, Gospel Mass—Robert Ray Vocalise—Sergei Rachmaninoff Dona Nobis Pacem, Mass in B minor—J. S. Bach Lux Aeterna—Morten Lauridsen Requiem—Gabriel Fauré

Julia Davids earned a DM in choral conducting from Northwestern University, masters degrees in choral conducting and voice performance from the University of Michigan. David H. Edelfelt earned an MM degree in vocal performance from Northwestern University She currently is director of choirs and voice instructor at Loyola University and artistic and a BM in music education from Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York. director of the Canadian Chamber Choir. Julia is also music director/conductor of the He is currently director of the Chancel Choir (70 members) and Motet Choir (12 members, Camerata Singers of Lake Forest and director of music ministries at Trinity Methodist SSAA) at First Presbyterian Church, Libertyville, where his duties include leading choir Church in Wilmette. and orchestra in major choral works. David teaches voice privately at his Chicago studio. Save the Date! PROGRAM NOTES November 15, 2008 “A Night with Rising Stars”

A gala evening to benefi t the North Shore Choral Society Featuring future operatic stars from local universities

Silent Auction! • Fabulous Refreshments! • Raffl e! 1st Prize: Paris Apartment for 2 weeks, plus $1000 2nd Prize: Paris Apartment for 2 weeks This empty page is what you would have seen for 28 years without the Put November 15 on your calendar wonderful work of Donald Draganski in writing our program notes. Since 1980, he has shared his erudition, his insight, his practical and watch for more information, knowledge, and his love of music with NSCS concertgoers. He has call (847) 272-2351 helped us open the music, from well-known classics to obscure gems, or visit our website: for knowledgeable music lovers and for musical neophytes alike. www.northshorechoral.org Don, thank you. PROGRAM NOTES by Donald Draganski a drought upon the land. The overture that follows is intended to represent the passing of three years of famine and destitution. The people cry for mercy but Elijah insists that there shall be no relief On any list of musical prodigies, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) stands near the top of that select until the people abandon their idols for the one, true God. The prophet then goes to Sidon where he roster. His early mastery of composition produced two indisputable masterpieces – the String Octet is befriended by a poor widow whose meager supply of food is miraculously increased. When the and the Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream – both written before his seventeenth birthday. widow’s son dies, Elijah restores the child to life. The rest of Part One describes the contest between Having reached this extraordinarily high creative plateau at such an early age, he continued to Jehovah and Baal. The priests of Baal cavort, rave and mutilate themselves in a futile effort to gain compose many works that are equal to, though rarely surpassing, these early pieces. the attention of their god. Elijah then demonstrates Jehovah’s power by calling down from heaven a fi re that consumes the Baal’s altar. The false priests are slain and, after the Israelites have properly He was born to an extremely distinguished family. His grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn, rose from atoned for their idolatry, the long awaited rains arrive and bring an end to the drought. poverty to a career as a distinguished philosopher and writer of unusual brilliance and humanity. Moses’s son, Abraham, took up a successful career in banking, thereby placing the family on a solid In Part Two Jezebel threatens Elijah with death. The prophet fl ees into the desert at Horeb where, fi nancial footing. In 1816 Abraham had his children baptized as Christians. (His brother, Jacob, after a dramatic manifestation of wind and earthquakes, he hears the “still, small voice” of God persuaded the family to append the name “Bartholdy,” to distinguish the Christian Mendelssohns telling him that he must return and continue in his battle against the false gods. At the end of his from those who remained faithful to their Jewish heritage.) Abraham wistfully observed that life Elijah is taken up into heaven by a fi ery chariot. The oratorio closes with verses variously taken “Once I was the son of my father; and now, I am the father of my son,” viewing himself as from Isaiah and Malachi praising the glory of God and his servant Elijah. an anonymous hyphen linking two famous generations. It was in this comfortable and loving (though highly disciplined) household that Felix and his older sister Fanny were able to develop their The composer was evidently pleased by the reception his work received at its 1846 premiere which extraordinary gifts – thus proving that economic privation and suffering are not always necessary he conducted in Birmingham, England. In a letter to his brother Paul, Mendelssohn wrote the spurs for genius to blossom. following:

***** No work of mine ever went so admirably at its fi rst performance, nor was received with such enthusiasm by both the musicians and the audience. It was quite evident at the very fi rst rehearsal in London By the time he was in his twenties, Mendelssohn was already enjoying an international reputation that they liked it, and liked to sing and play it; but I confess, I was far from anticipating that it would as a composer, pianist and conductor. The warm reception which greeted the composer’s oratorio have such vigor and attraction at the fi rst performance. Had you only been there! During the whole St. Paul in England in 1837 was a clear indication that the appetite for oratorios was, a century after hour and a half that it lasted, the big hall with its two thousand people and the large orchestra all so concentrated on the subject in question, that not the slightest sound could be heard from the audience, Handel’s death, still strong among the English. Mendelssohn had planned to write several more and I was able to sway at will the enormous mass of orchestra and chorus and organ … No less than oratorios with an eye to pleasing his English audience. St. Peter and Saul were each considered four choruses and four arias were encored, and in the whole fi rst movement there was not a single and rejected as suitable subjects before he decided on the prophet Elijah as the central fi gure for mistake. As I said before, had you only been there! his next oratorio. (He had also started work on another major choral piece, Christus, based on the life of Christ, but his early death prevented him from writing more than a few isolated numbers.) The effort expended in writing a piece of such scope, combined with his shock over the death of Although Elijah was already in Mendelssohn’s mind as early as 1837, he began work only in his beloved sister, Fanny, hastened his end; he died of a stroke fi fteen months later, in November 1845 after he had received the requisite text from the poet Julius Schubring. Within seven months of 1847, just three months short of his 39th birthday. Mendelssohn completed the entire score. Always a rapid worker, the composer took great pains with the score as evidenced in a letter he wrote to one of his colleagues in Vienna: Whether Elijah is a German or English work is a moot issue, for Mendelssohn had already made arrangements for an English translation while the work was still in its planning stage. I sit, up to my ears, in my Elijah, and if it turns out only half as good as I often think it will, I shall Mendelssohn’s popularity among the English was always very high. (The composer Hector Berlioz be glad indeed! … I like nothing more than to spend the whole day in writing the notes down, and I once waggishly commented that the English looked on Mendelssohn as a “Handel-and-a-half.”) often come so late to dinner that the children come to my room to fetch me by force. Elijah never achieved any real lasting success in Germany which lacks a strong amateur choral tradition

comparable to that found in England. However the work continues to hold a fi rm place in the choral The text of the oratorio is drawn for the most part from the First Book of Kings. Ahab the king has repertoire of English-speaking countries. The North Shore Choral Society last performed Elijah on married Jezebel who has persuaded him to build a temple to Baal. The oratorio opens as Elijah, June 1, 2003. a champion of Jehovah, declares that God will punish the apostate king and his people by wreaking © 2008 by Donald Draganski BIOGRAPHIES Ms. Areyzaga’s numerous awards include top prizes from the William C. Byrd International Young On the roster since 1990, Philip Kraus, Artist Competition, the Metropolitan Opera Regional auditions, the Marguerite McCammon bass-baritone, most recently sang Rossini’s Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Competition, the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, the American Opera Society, and the Bel Past Lyric portrayals include Baron Duphol in , the Notary in Canto Foundation Midwest competitions. She made her debut singing jazz under Richard Strauss’ , Dulcamara in l’Elisir d’amore, Harashta conductor Erich Kunzel, and was invited to participate as a Steans Institute Young Artist at Ravinia in Janácek’s Cunning Little Vixen, Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro, Ratcliffe where she performed recitals of Spanish, French, and American songs. She holds a Bachelors in , Abe Kaplan in , Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Degree in Voice Performance with honors from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt Gatsby, the Mayor in Jenufa, the Sacristan in , Elder McClean in University. Ms. Areyzaga’s recent CD, The Sun Is Love, is available on the Proteus label. Susannah, Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro, Benoit/Alcindoro in La Bohème, and a cover of Geronte in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. Mr. Kraus made his Emily Lodine, contralto, is highly regarded for her impressive musical debut with in 2006-07 as Baron Duphol opposite Renée background. Her artistry, silvery voice and mastery of many styles place her Fleming and Elizabeth Futral, a performance recently released on DVD. in great demand for both concert and operatic performances. She has appeared Recent engagements include Salieri in Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri with Fort Wayne Philharmonic; with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Philip Glass Ensemble, the Saint Brahms’ A German Requiem and Sharpless in Madama Butterfl y, both with Arkansas Symphony; Paul Chamber Orchestra and the symphonies of Omaha, Milwaukee, Detroit, works by Vaughan Williams with Augustana College, and Manoah in Samson with the Handel Week Jacksonville, Indianapolis and Phoenix. She recently made her Carnegie Hall Festival, with which he has been a featured soloist since 2000. As a concert artist, Mr. Kraus has debut in Handel’s Messiah under the baton of conductor and composer John appeared with the symphony orchestras of Colorado, Delaware, Dallas, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Rutter. Equally sought after for operatic appearances, Ms. Lodine created Madison, South Bend, Omaha, Billings, Santa Barbara, Richmond, Roanoke and Grant Park in the role of Verena Marsh in Stephen Paulus’ opera Summer for Berkshire Chicago, as well as the Dayton, Rochester and Fort Wayne philharmonics. After solo appearances Opera. Other opera credits include Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia with Lyric with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum and Russell Woollen’s Opera Cleveland, Puccini’s Madama Butterfl y with Anchorage Opera, Mozart’s The Marriage of In Martyrium Memoriam, Mr. Kraus was engaged by Sir for Carnegie Hall performances Figaro with Opera Grand Rapids and Verdi’s with the Pine Mountain Music Festival. and a recording of . Upcoming engagements include Messiah with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Music of the Baroque, Vivaldi’s Gloria with the South Dakota Symphony and Named Chicago’s “Artist of the Year” for 2006 (Pioneer Verdi’s Requiem with the Wichita Symphony. Ms. Lodine was graduated magna cum laude from Press), Michelle Areyzaga, soprano, has appeared Indiana University with a degree in music theory and is the recipient of a Pi Kappa Lambda scholarship in a wide range of principal operatic roles. Her debut in and numerous fellowships. The Kaiser of Atlantis for was hailed by Opera Magazine as “Stunning.” Since then she has Texas tenor David Portillo is currently a second year member of the Ryan gone on to show her vocal diversity for companies such Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago for the 2007-2008 season. At the as Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Lyric Opera’s “In the Lyric, Mr. Portillo debuted as Gastone in La Traviata and performed the Neighborhoods,” Opera Theatre North, DuPage Opera Theatre, Sergeant in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Next season, he will perform the role Light Opera Works, and Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado of the Sailor in and the Second Guard in Manon at the de México. Last season she reprised the role of Pamina as part of Chicago’s Lyric. David is an alumnus of the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Silk Road Initiative, a production which aired on public television. Ms. Areyzaga’s extensive concert Opera and young artist programs of Florida Grand Opera, Chautauqua Opera, work around the world continues to garner unreserved critical acclaim. Known for her interpretation Cincinnati Opera, and Opera North. At Merola, he performed Paolino in of contemporary American music, her live performances are frequently broadcast on Chicago’s Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto (2006) and the Chevalier de la Force in WFMT. She made her European concert début as soloist in Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor at scenes from Dialogues of the Carmelites (2005). Other roles performed England’s York Minster Cathedral. In Paris, she received standing ovations as soloist in the Lord include , Fenton (Falstaff), Afredo (Traviata), Sam Kaplan (Street Scene), Goro Nelson Mass. Highlights for the current season include debuts with the Phoenix Symphony, San (Madama Butterfl y), and Spoletta (Tosca). Mr. Portillo has performed around the US in houses such Antonio Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and members of the Israel Philharmonic singing Bernstein as El Paso Opera, Opera Southwest, and Tulsa Opera. David’s upcoming engagements include his on Broadway, and a return to the Ravinia Festival with and the Chicago Symphony. fi rst Conte Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Southern Illinois Music Festival. In 2007, Mr. Portillo was invited to perform a Schwabacher Debut Recital for the Opera Center of San Francisco high school orchestras in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. His conducting teachers have included Opera, and in the same year was tenor soloist in “Sins of My Old Age” at Opera Omaha. Mr. James Dixon, Abraham Kaplan, John Nelson, and Dennis Russell Davies. Dr. Chen is the Director Portillo’s concert repertoire includes Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, and Ariel Ramirez’s of Music at The Village Presbyterian Church in Northbrook. Misa Criolla. He was a Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition regional fi nalist, and has been a fi nalist in competitions including the Dallas Opera Guild, The Young Patronesses of Florida Sharon Rich Peterson has served as accompanist for the NSCS from 1979 Grand Opera, Mobile Opera, and Opera Birmingham, and the El Paso Opera Competition. Mr. to 1989 and 1994 to the present, having lived in Norway with her family Portillo holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Texas at San Antonio in the interim. During those fi ve years she was accompanist at the Royal and a master’s degree in music from the University of North Texas. Academy of Music in Oslo and developed a specialty in Scandinavian piano repertoire which she had begun two years earlier in Sweden. Sharon is a Addison McDaniel, boy soprano, is passionate about music. A six year member graduate of North Park College and Northwestern University and has given of the Evanston Children’s Choir and the Immanuel Lutheran Church Children’s several benefi t concerts for the NSCS. She has accompanied the Lyric Opera Choir, Addison clearly loves to sing. He has performed solos with both groups Chorus and has been Music Director of the Lyric Opera Center for American and is equally at home with sacred and secular music. Addison’s solo repertoire Artists’s touring production of . She was the Swedish and includes Vivaldi, Durante, Gilbert & Sullivan and Rodgers & Hammerstein. In Norwegian Language Coach for the 2006 season of the Steans Institute at November, Addison was featured as the boy soprano in Handel’s Messiah with Ravinia, working with Swedish Baritone Håkan Hagegård. She currently is the Elgin Choral Union, under the direction of Andrew Lewis. In May, Addison accompanist for , Northwestern University, North Park University, and was a soloist in the world premiere of Oakton School’s Songs of Roland, under the Maria Lagios’ voice studio. Active as recitalist and vocal coach, Sharon is also organist at North direction of composer, James Falzone. Blessed with a caring group of mentors Park Covenant Church and North Park Theological Seminary. through The Musical Offering in Evanston, Addison sings, composes and plays the piano and recorder. Now thirteen years old, Addison started as a babe with Donald Draganski was born in Chicago and received his Bachelor’s degree Kindermusik. He graduated through many programs including Kindermusik and Orff. He began in music from DePaul University where he studied composition privately his piano studies at age seven and is now in his third year with the Musical Offering’s Chamber with the late Alexander Tcherepnin. He is now retired, after having served Ensemble. Two of his original compositions have been programmed by the ensemble. Opportunities as Music Librarian at Roosevelt University for twenty-fi ve years. He holds with the Evanston Children’s Choir have allowed Addison to sing alongside musical greats such as the chair of fi rst bassoonist with the Evanston Symphony Orchestra and is blues artist Katherine Davis and to perform for the Rotary International’s 2007 Council. Outside also composer-in-residence for the Pilgrim Chamber Players. His musical of rehearsal, Addison enjoys Wii, playing baseball and listening to Victor Borge. He can often be compositions include works in all forms, vocal and instrumental, including his found alongside the piano or wrestling with his new puppy, Woody. Geometry of Music, a choral piece written in 1985 to mark the 50th anniversary of the North Shore Choral Society. He has been writing program notes for Donald Chen, Associate Professor of Music and Resident Conductor at the Society since 1980. Those wishing to know more about Don’s activities Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), Roosevelt University, is a are invited to consult his web site: www.draganskimusic.com graduate of the Juilliard School and University of Iowa, from which he earned the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting. He has been on the conducting faculty of Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts) Just the thing for your and Webster University (St. Louis). While in St. Louis, he served as Music Correspondence! Director and Conductor of the Bach Society of St. Louis and Chorus Master of the internationally acclaimed Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. In addition Get high quality note paper and support the Choral Society. to his duties at CCPA, he has been Music Director and Conductor of North Twenty notes imprinted with a facsimile of a portion of the original manuscript of Shore Choral Society since 1984 and has served in the same capacity with Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra. His guest conducting engagements have Handel’s Messiah for only $10.00. Half that amount becomes a contribution included the Promenade Family Concerts of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Philharmonic to help NSCS continue to bring quality choral concerts to its audiences. Orchestra, various community orchestras in the greater Chicago area, and All-State and All-District Now on sale. Check them out at the ticket table. ve fi ute, and sang in fl LOVES—yes, in Kathy Trusdell ’s earliest memories is of her mother singing at the kitchen sink. earliest memories is of her mother singing at the kitchen sink. ’s comes from a musical background that extends back to her great grandmother, comes from a musical background that extends back to her great grandmother, Alicia Resnick nally led her to the North Shore Choral Society over twenty years ago, and then that scandalous One of usually irreverently. I Born?” she warbled, and one of her six children would try to answer, Was “Why Alicia grew up in Rogers Park, and the music continued grade school choir an amateur where she remains an Academy, octet (“with what harmonies I cannot imagine”) at St. Scholastica she began singing with bands around Milwaukee. While at Marquette University, active alumna. After graduation, she worked with bands at the famous Boulevard Ballroom in Chicago and as a Chicago Ballroom. (“And I thought those people were OLD.”) Later, infamous Milford Over-30 highlight A she toured on weekends and in summers with a local orchestra. Public School teacher, Alicia was rescued from stardom was a summer at the famous Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. by marriage to Mickey (her beloved monotone), and they have three grown sons, all of whom are for 30 years. She joined Wilmette at her church in or cantor, Alicia has been a song leader, musical. the alto section of NSCS in 1994 and says this experience has been “a true musical education for a woman whose idea of a complicated song was ‘Melancholy Baby.’” Fish Schurder Karen Grammy Fish, a folk singer in the hills of New Hampshire who is recognized for having preserved Sylvia texts and tunes from Scottish lore that otherwise would have been lost. Her grandmother, Karen grew up in northeast Ohio; she played piano and Darbe, was a piano teacher. choir for First Congregational Church, where she directed the children’s the choir of Hudson’s years. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Wittenberg University; there, she majored Wittenberg years. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from After studying and minored in voice, sang the Chapel Choir Bach Chorale. in organ College and the Cleveland Institute of Business, Karen moved Technical computer science at Stark Associates in Skokie for eighteen years as a senior Topco to the Chicago area; she has worked for Karen joined the soprano section of NSCS in 2002 and enjoyed singing system analyst/programmer. Presbyterian Village The as a “pickled boy” in Saint Nicholas. She is also member of the choir at a Catholic Irishman, whose mother Andrew Schurder, Church in Northbrook. In 2003, she married attends all NSCS concerts. Karen is pleased to have her recently widowed mother visiting from audience. Ohio and in today’s American spirituality are things that The Southwest and Native capital letters. In fact, she is now a divinity student of Cherokee Spirituality and has dreams moving In the meantime, Kathy is self-employed as a clinical social worker Arizona, “the land of no snow.” to in downtown Evanston. Before that, she worked for many years at Evanston-Northwestern Hospital Adolescent Day Hospital, then as a member of the group faculty practice. as the director of from the University of Chicago. Born in Punxsutawney, Work in Social She received her Master’s near Virginia she moved to critter, Pennsylvania, a hometown she shares with famous four-footed Atlantic Ocean, both of which occupied much her time as a girl. the Blue Ridge Mountains and with grandparents who performed in vaudeville and a mother Kathy grew up in a musical family, who was stage struck her entire life. 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TENOR BASS & BARITONE CHORUS OF ANGELS (NUMBER 7) Douglas Aden Tom Miller Len Barker Thomas Keller Douglas Aden John Darrow Renata Lowe † Eleanor Skydell † Glen Borntrager Diane Nordstrand Mark Baskin Stanley Kobayashi Mei Aden † Joan Daugherty †‡ Fred O’Donnell Beth Sullivan † David Crumrine Thomas Olkowski Gordon Berry Karl Kroeger Hank Bohanon Lucinda Fuller †‡ Thomas Olkowski Harry Vroegh John Darrow Paul Quillman Hank Bohanon Fred O’Donnell Barbara Brantigan † Deborah Geismar † Ellen Pullin †‡ Steve Warner Nicholas Krupp Jonathan Rivera Robert Brotman Frank Perry Louise William Geuss Alpana Ranade † Gretchen Wening † Bob Langewisch Paul Siegal Ron Dahlquist Art Salzman Brueggemann † David Hunt Kay Rossiter † David Wojtowicz Mars Longden Milly Silverstein Joe Fargo John Shea David Crumrine Bob Langewisch Roxann Specht † Sanna Longden David Taylor Andrew Fisher John Summerhays David Wojtowicz Kent Fuller Chuck Uchtman William Geuss Harry Vroegh ‡ TRIO OF ANGELS (NUMBER 28) Anthony Green Steve Warner Gary Hendrickson Kenneth Wengzen David Hunt Dan Woodard † QUARTET OF SERAPHIM (NUMBER 35) U, D O N A L D A Dozen or So Sopranos Rule! O O Good Tenors! Y U, D NALD C H — the First Sopranos K YO DON C E — the First and N K OU, ALD H N We’re Second to none! A N Y C E ! Second Tenors K H N !! H A N E ! — the Second SopranosT H A N ! T H ! T A Home Run starts at First Bass! An Abundance — the of Altos! We’re the Basses The members of the Choral Society want to thank — the First and Donald Chen for twenty-four seasons of Success! Second Altos of magnifi cent leadership! — the Basses

Thanks for the memories! Thanks for the memories! So, thanks for the memories! With masses, we confessed: You’re super versatile: Saturday morning Your musical rapport Haydn wrote the best. Master’d ev’ry style. You’re warning: Made our spirits soar, We sang them all You made us think The concert could be a disaster! Our souvenirs In Spring and Fall, And stay in sync, We nervously try to sing faster — Of all your years And you were never stressed! Still learning all the while! It’s all worthwhile We treasure by the score — Oh Donald, thank you! What more could you do? To earn your smile! We’re sure gonna miss you: Simple words can say no more — So thank you so much! Parody of “Thanks for the Memory” Music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger introduced in the fi lm “Big Broadcast Of 1938” by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. Parody lyrics written by Bill and Ellen Pullin, 2004, updated 2008 ANONYMOUS GIFTS The businesses and organizations listed in this program have been very helpful to us in We have received donations from several people who want to bringing you this concert. Please think of them when you need the services and products remain anonymous. We appreciate all such gifts — thank you! they offer and tell them how much we appreciate their support! If you have given us a gift (such as a cash donation) which you did not intend to be anonymous, and do not see your name acknowledged in the program booklet, ART, GIFTS, CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES HEALTH & EDUCATION FolkWorks Gallery Cat Hospital of Chicago please let us know. We do not post names of individual sponsors on our website. Forgotten Times Ltd., Watches Coventry Eye Care / Spex Good’s of Evanston Family Medicine Associates of Lutheran General Lois & Company North Shore Dental (Jill Horwitz) MATCHING GIFTS Natural Things Flowers Quest Academy This season, The Northern Trust Company has donated funds through its employee Roycemore School matching gift program. Many other companies will donate funds through AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Kathleen Buchanan Trusdell, Psychotherapy employee matching gift and charitable premium programs. Dempster Auto Rebuilders, Inc. Duxler Tire & Care Center MUSIC Please see if you can increase the impact of your gift by contacting your employer. Audio Consultants Thank you! COMMUNITY SERVICES Autumn Green / Wright Campus Evanston Symphony Orchestra Evanston Community Foundation Horizon Brass Quintet Mather Lifeways Music Unlimited LEGACY GIFTS North Shore Hotel Northbrook Symphony Orchestra Leave a lasting legacy to singers and audiences of the future by providing for North Shore Soccer & More J.O’Reilly Productions the North Shore Choral Society through a bequest in your will or trust. Presbyterian Homes Sing to Live You can honor or memorialize a loved one and help build Village Presbyterian Church WFMT an endowment to carry us forward for the next seventy years. FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFICE SUPPLIES & SERVICES Among our members are specialists in estate and charitable gift planning. Devon Bank National Award Services Call the Society at (847)272-2351 to arrange a confi dential discussion. First Bank & Trust Quartet Copies United Financial Group (UFG) Henricus Vroegh, Widmann, Siff & Co., Inc. PERSONAL SERVICES Gerald Weiner, Morgan Stanley Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP GIFTS IN KIND Margie Skelly Computer Services: Paul M.W. Green FOOD & BEVERAGES Norm Underwood, Jr., Legal Services Casteel Coffee Copying and Printing: Central Avenue Printing; Mars Longden; Quartet Copies Jilly’s Café REAL ESTATE, HOME & GARDEN Credit Card Services: First Bank & Trust of Evanston MJ Catering Anton’s Greenhouse Facilities: Northminster Presbyterian Church, Evanston; Rollin’ in Dough Cyrus Realty Group Parish Church of Saint Luke, Evanston; Spillin’ the Beans Dahlquist Architecture St. John’s Lutheran Church, Wilmette; Tre Kronor Restaurant Renaissance Realty & Construction TMC Windows Trinity Lutheran Church, Evanston HARDWARE, PLUMBING & APPLIANCES Weichert Realtors / Lake Shore Partners Graphic Design: Olver Dunlop Associates Cahill Plumbing Mailings: George and Cynthia Zilliac Harold’s Hardware SALON SERVICES Music: Educational Music Service; Music Unlimited Kelly’s Appliances Art + Science = Hair Program Notes: Donald Draganski Lemoi Hardware Coiffure Copenhagen Frank Kiesel & Associates Hair Design The North Shore Choral Society

What a celebration today is! Not only do we celebrate the magnifi cence of Mendelssohn’s Elijah and what we hope is a superb performance of it, we also celebrate the man responsible for twenty-four years of such performances, Dr. Donald Chen. As you undoubtedly know, today is Donald’s farewell appearance as the North Shore Choral Society’s Music Director, and the chorus invites you to be a part of this celebration not only by listening to the brilliance of the score but also by watching and appreciating the man who waves the baton and makes this brilliance come true—time after time after time.

Another Donald is also celebrated today—Donald Draganski; he, too, is retiring. His always insightful, often witty commentary on the music and the men and women behind the music has livened these pages since 1980. Read his notes on Elijah elsewhere in this program.

Then it’s on from the two Donalds to the three Davids, whom we also celebrate— the fi nalists to succeed Donald Chen: Julia Davids, David Štech, and David H. Edelfelt. These Davids were selected from among the twenty-three men and women who applied for this position. Next season, each will have total responsibility for one concert; at the end, one will emerge as the new Director of Music. Short biographies of these three, and the works to be included in their concerts, can also be found elsewhere in this program.

Thanks for celebrating with us today—and other days when you have been in our audience. Please join us for even more celebration after the applause dies down in the sanctuary and gathers momentum in the Great Hall upstairs. And next season, as the North Shore Choral Society begins another chapter in its remarkable and enviable history.