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THE MUSIC of ERIC WHITACRE Eric Whitacre , Composer/Conductor Kelly Yu-Chieh Lin , Piano Distinguished Concerts Singers International 04-15 DCINY.qxp_GP 4/6/18 10:13 AM Page 1 Sunday Evening, April 15, 2018, at 8:00 Celebrating DCINY’s 10th Anniversary Season! Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General Director Jonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director presents THE MUSIC OF ERIC WHITACRE Eric Whitacre , Composer/Conductor Kelly Yu-Chieh Lin , Piano Distinguished Concerts Singers International Program to be introduced from the stage JOHN STAFFORD-SMITH, arr. Eric Whitacre The Star-Spangled Banner ERIC WHITACRE Lux Aurumque WHITACRE Five Hebrew Love Songs I. Temuná II. Kalá Kallá III. Lárov IV. Éyze shéleg! V. Rakút WHITACRE Little Birds JOHN MACKEY The Rumor of a Secret King WHITACRE The Seal Lullaby Traditional Spirituals, arr. Moses Hogan Elijah Rock I Want Jesus to Walk with Me The Battle of Jericho Intermission David Geffen Hall Please make certain your cellular phone, pager, or watch alarm is switched off. 04-15 DCINY.qxp_GP 4/6/18 10:13 AM Page 2 TRENT REZNOR, arr. Eric Whitacre Hurt SARA JEAN FORD , Soprano WHITACRE Goodnight Moon SARA JEAN FORD , Soprano WHITACRE i carry your heart WHITACRE Home, from The Sacred Veil (Lincoln Center Premiere) JAD ABUMRAD, Special Guest WHITACRE The City and the Sea No. 1: i walked the boulevard No. 2: the moon is hiding in her hair No. 3: maggie and milly and molly and may No. 4: as is the sea marvelous No. 5: little man in a hurry WHITACRE Cloudburst WHITACRE Sleep DCINY will be streaming today’s performance live on Facebook. Relive your concert experience by searching “Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY)” on Facebook to watch again. We Want To Hear From You! Use #EricWhitacreLive to post your post-concert and intermission photos and comments to @DCINY on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! DCINY thanks its kind sponsors in education: Artist Travel Consultants, VH-1 Save the Music, Education Through Music, High 5, WQXR, and Malmark. For information about performing on DCINY’s series or about purchasing tickets, e-mail [email protected], call (212) 707-8566, or visit our website at www.DCINY.org. DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK 250 WEST 57th STREET, SUITE 1610 NEW YORK, NY 10107 (212) 707-8566 04-15 DCINY.qxp_GP 4/6/18 10:13 AM Page 3 Lincoln Center Texts and Translations The Star-Spangled Banner (3 minutes) JOHN STAFFORD-SMITH (1750–1836) Text by Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) Arranged by Eric Whitacre O say can you see by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Lux Aurumque (4 minutes) ERIC WHITACRE (b. 1970) Text by Edward Esch (b. 1970) Translation by Charles Anthony Silvestri (b. 1965) Lux, Light, Calida gravisque pura velut aurum warm and heavy as pure gold et canunt angeli molliter and angels sing softly modo natum. to the new-born baby. Five Hebrew Love Songs (10 minutes) ERIC WHITACRE Text by Hila Plitmann (b. 1973) I. Temuná I. A picture Temuná belibí charuntá; A picture is engraved in my heart; Nodédet beyn ór uveyn ófel; Moving between light and darkness: Min dmamá shekazó et guféch kach otá, A sort of silence envelopes your body, Usaréch al paná’ich kach nófel. And your hair falls upon your face just so. II. Kalá Kallá II. Light bride Kalá kallá Light bride Kulá shelí, She is all mine, U’ve kalút And lightly Tishákhílí! She will kiss me! III. Lárov III. Mostly “Lárov,” amár gag la’shama’im, “Mostly,” said the roof to the sky, “Hamerchák shebeynéynu hu ad; “the distance between you and I is endlessness; Ach lifnéy zman a lu lechán shna’im, But a while ago two came up here, 04-15 DCINY.qxp_GP 4/6/18 10:13 AM Page 4 Lincoln Center Uveynenu nish ár sentiméter echad.” and only one centimeter was left between us.” IV. Éyze shéleg! IV. What snow! Ézye shéleg! What snow! Kmo chalomót ktaním Like little dreams Noflím mehashamá’im. Falling from the sky. V. Rakút V. Tenderness Hu hayá malé rakút; He was full of tenderness; Vechói káma shenistá lehishaér kach, She was very hard. Pashút, uvlí sibá tová, And as much as she tried to stay thus, Lakách otá el toch atzmó, Simply, and with no good reason, Veheníach Bamakóm hachí rach. He took her into himself, And set her down In the softest, softest place. Little Birds (3 minutes) ERIC WHITACRE Text by Octavio Paz (1914–98) La luz no parpadea, Light unblinking, El tiempo se vacìa de minutos, time empty of minutes, se ha detenido un pàjaro en el aire. a bird stopped short in air. Se despeña la luz, Light flung down, despiertan las columnas y, the pillars awake and, sin moverse, bailan. without moving, dance. La hora es transparente: The time is transparent: vemos, si es invisible el pájaro, even if the bird is invisible, el color de su canto. let us see the color of his song. The Rumor of a Secret King (4 minutes) JOHN MACKEY (b. 1973) Text by A. E. Jaques And all the people will Will all the people Rejoice? Rejoice! A new king comes God save the king The kingdom His will be done His will will be done Alleluia? Alleluia 04-15 DCINY.qxp_GP 4/6/18 10:13 AM Page 5 Lincoln Center The Seal Lullaby (4 minutes) ERIC WHITACRE Text by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) Oh! Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, And black are the waters that sparkled so green. The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us At rest in the hollows that rustle between. Where billow meets billow, then soft be thy pillow; Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, Asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas. Elijah Rock (3 minutes) Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Moses Hogan (1957–2003) Oh Elijah, Oh Elijah, Elijah rock, Oh Elijah Come on sister help me to pray, tell me my Lord done pass dis way. Elijah rock, Elijah rock Elijah rock, Oh Elijah Elijah rock, shout, shout, Elijah rock, comin’ up Lawdy. Elijah rock, shout, shout. Elijah rock, comin’ up Lawd. Satan ain’t nothin’ but a snake in the grass. He’s a conjur. He’s a liar. Hallelujah Lord. Elijah rock… If I could I surely would stand on the rock where Moses stood. Elijah rock, Oh Elijah Elijah rock, Hallelujah Jesus, Elijah rock, Rock Elijah Elijah rock, Comin’ up Lawdy Elijah rock, Oh Elijah I’m Comin’ up Lord. I Want Jesus to Walk with Me (4 minutes) Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Moses Hogan I want Jesus to walk with me. I want Jesus to walk with me all along my pilgrim journey. 04-15 DCINY.qxp_GP 4/6/18 10:13 AM Page 6 Lincoln Center Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. In my trials, Lord, walk with me. In my trials, Lord, walk with me. When my heart is almost breaking. Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. When I’m troubled, Lord, walk with me. When I’m troubled, Lord, walk with me. Lord, when my head is bowed in sorrow, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. The Battle of Jericho (2 minutes) Traditional Spiritual Arranged by Moses Hogan Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho, Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbalin’ down. Talk about your kings of Gideon, Talk about you men of Saul, but none like good old Joshua at the Battle of Jericho. Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho, Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbalin’ down. Right up to the walls of Jericho, He marched with spear in hand. “Go blow that ramhorn!” Joshua cried. ‘Cause the battle am in my hand. God, almighty, Then the lamb, ram, sheep horns begin to blow and the trumpet begins to sound. Joshua commanded the children to shout! Oh Lord, yes, and the walls come a tumbalin’ down. Oh Lord, you know that Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho, Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbalin’ down. Hurt (7 minutes) TRENT REZNOR (b. 1965) Arranged by Eric Whitacre I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel, I focus on the pain, the only thing that’s real. 04-15 DCINY.qxp_GP 4/6/18 10:13 AM Page 7 Lincoln Center The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting, try to kill it all away, but I remember ev’ry thing. What have I become? My sweetest friend, every one I know, goes away in the end, and you could have it all my empire of dirt, I will let you down. I will make you hurt. I wear this crown of thorns upon my liar’s chair, full of broken thoughts, I cannot repair. Beneath the stains of time, the feelings disappear, You are someone else, I am still right here. What have I become? My sweetest friend, every one I know, goes away in the end, and you could have it all my empire of dirt, I will let you down.
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