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A Scottish Celebration of the Solstice
december 8–10 & 15–17, 2017 oakland scottish rite center david parr, artistic director Director’s Note: Scottish Revels
Restaurant Provençal Why aren’t there any Scottish Christmas carols? Well, there is one. Talladh Chriosda, a hauntingly beautiful “Christ child” lullaby said to date back to the 1400’s. It was traditionally performed at Christmas midnight mass on the Isles of Uist in the Outer Hebrides. But on mainland Scotland, the holiday was not observed in song or any other form for over 400 years. An authentic taste of France The reason was a 1640 act of the Scottish parliament that confirmed the prohibition of Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner “Yule vacation and all observation thereof in time coming”. In the wake of the Protestant Reformation, any observance of the traditional Christmas holiday — including carol- ing — was deemed an affront to the new orthodoxy and outlawed. This continued until 1958. Which isn’t to say that Scots didn’t celebrate the season. The Yuletide, or turning of the year, was too large an event to go unobserved, and so Hogmanay, the welcoming of the return of the light in the new year, became the focus of Scottish seasonal celebration. Events such as first-footing — the passage of a handsome stranger into the house — and the aromatic burning of the Hogmanay skin marked the crossing into the coming days. Award-winning garden, open seasonally Of course, feasting and the consumption of copious amounts of Scotch whiskey, steak pie and shortbread were a part of it, and the lusty singing of Auld Lang Syne marked the striking of the midnight hour. These traditions have continued, even after the recognition of Christmas was legalized in 1958. Old observances have a deeply rooted power, and the kindling of the Yule log and even the celebration of the Haggis point to the depth of tradition and the bonding to generations that have preceded us. You’ll see many of these rituals in this year’s Scottish Celebration of the Solstice. We have Entire restaurant available to rent for private parties gathered the clans and their customs here in our Scottish Rite home, and recreated the 18th Century world of Robbie Burns. We’ll dance our flings, clash our swords, and kindle THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATE: who would not prize a delectable French dinner? Order on the website: our yuletide fires. One more time, with song, dance, poetry and storytelling, we’ll join our www. LaNoteRestaurant.com. We will notify them that their gift certificate voices and lift our spirits to push back the darkness and bring back the light. is in the mail, and send it to you to give to them. Welcome Yule ! 2377 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 510.843.1525 — David Parr, Artistic Director www.lanoterestaurant.com 3 • california revels 2017 Choreographer’s Note Many of our modern ideas of Scottish dress and dance came from the Victorian era. The Scottish dances you are about to see are taken instead from the classic heyday of country dancing, from the early 18th to mid 19th centuries. Highland The Program dance of that time was closely related to the country style; consisting of energetic steps, but not yet the formal virtuoso Highland Fling. The charm and verve of act one these early dances, though, come through just as clearly as in the modern forms. It is easy to see why Scottish dance captured the enthusiasm of Victorian Britain. I want to thank Sheena MacQueen for her suggestions of beautiful historical dances and good tunes. Once I had selected dances, the Scottish-Country-Dancing Dictionary site was my primary source for written instructions. Today, Scottish Country Dancing is a popular and very enjoyable activity done throughout the Bay Area. The community extends a warm welcome to individuals 1. In the Laird’s Parlour or to families: dance groups can be found easily online. I recommend you try it! Scotland in the early 17th Century was joined with England under Stuart King James I to create the “United Kingdom.” The laird was a — Jeri Reed landowner with a country seat, usually a castle or manor house. Plow Monday was the first Monday of the New Year, when agricultural laborers would appear in disguise to negotiate their annual wages. If Terminology the negotiations went well, there would be great merriment, and if First-Footing: In Scottish and Northern English folklore, the first-foot is poorly, the laird’s front lawn and flowerbeds were put to the plow. the first person to enter the home of a household on New Year’s Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year. Wool-Waulking is the technique of finishing newly-woven tweed by 2. Poem: Winter soaking it and thumping it rhythmically to shrink and soften it — all done by Fragment of a poem by Robert Burns with an added verse by Patrick Swanson. hand in the old days. When tweed comes off the loom it is stiff and harsh, and Recited by Julian Lopez Morillas the weave is quite loose. Waulking thickens and softens it. This was the final stage in the long, laborious process of producing homespun cloth. The songs served to keep the rhythm and lighten the work. 3. A Gude New Year to Ane an’ A’ Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous That’s the traditional Scots welcome on New Year’s Eve, known as with the celebration of the New Year. Christmas is not as important in Scotland Hogmanay in Scotland. A time of celebration to see out the old year and as it is here! welcome in “a good New Year to one and all, and many may you see.”
(All Sing) ™ ™ j ™ We would not be celebrating with you this year if it were not for the heroic 4 œ œ œ j j œ ™ œ j Œ efforts of our community. The donations we received, the kind words of &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ A guid New Year to ane an' œ a'. An mon-y may ye see: An' support, and the long hours worked by many volunteers are dawn’s light 6 rising above this longest night. We owe you our deepest thanks. Our work œ ™ j ™ j j ™ ™ to ensure Revels’ permanent place in the community is far from over, but we œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ close this year with a smile and a song and we raise a glass to your health. dur - ing a' the years to œ come, O hap-py may ye be.
4 • california revels 2017 5 • california revels 2017 4. De’il Amang the Tailors A Note on Sword Dances The dance behind ‘devil among the tailors’ comes from 1799. The While sword dances appear in cultures through human history there is something tune was composed by James Scott Skinner (1843 -1927), a fiddler and uniquely recognizable about the long-sword dances of and surrounding the composer from near Aberdeen. The story behind the title goes back Yorkshire region of England. Unlike the mock combat of the sword dances of to August 1805, when a satirical play about tailors actually caused the Middle East or the Renaissance era martial dances of France, the longsword a riot. A troop of Life Guards was called in, which was likened to a dances of England have a deeply ritual aspect that suggests a history drawing from skittle ball ploughing through the skittles. Thereafter, the betting older pagan cultures. The movements of the dancers are quiet and precise and game of Table Skittles, was often called “Devil among the Tailors”. usually tell a piece of a play or story. 5. Tullochgorum The dancers almost always work together as an unbroken ring, with each dancer This song was written by the Rev. John Skinner in the house of a holding the hilt of his own sword in one hand and the point of his neighbor’s sword lady named Montgomery, in Aberdeenshire, where he happened in the other. The complex movements and figures of the dance are then exercises to be on a visit. The lady is said to have asked for a song after in teamwork and skill. Watch how the dance weaves and moves and yet no dancer dinner, in order to put a stop to a political dispute, and at the ever lets go of his neighbor’s sword! same time to have expressed surprise that the fine old strathspey, — Bill Batty called The Reel of Tullochgorum, had no appropriate words to it. On this hint, Mr. Skinner produced the present song, and it was first printed in the Scots Weekly Magazine for April 1776.
6. Scottish Instrumental Set This is a medley of traditional instrumental tunes: Christmas Day In The Morning Shetland( Isles), King George’s Strathspee, and a reel, beyond the expected Da Scallowa’ Lasses, also from the Shetland Islands. Shira Kammen, Anne Goess, fiddle
7. Waulking the Tweed Waulking, or fulling, songs were sung by women during the final process in the making of hand-woven tweed. The wet tweed was rhythmically beaten by Now enrolling: Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary & Middle School the hands and feet on boards, to shrink the fibers and make a thicker, warmer cloth, after which it was rhythmically web-folded. The two songs areHaghaid O, Haghaid O, a saucy tale of a young lady and her lover Neal, while An Fhídeag Airgid prays for the return of Prince Charlie, “of the bewitching eyes.” The Renaissance International School Susan Rode Morris, Soloist Tri-lingual Immersion . Music . Fine Arts . Academics
Visit our website for tour dates: TheRenaissanceSchool.org • 510.531.8566 Oakland Campus: 3650 D imond Ave. / Piedmont Campus: 5201 Park Blvd. lic# 010214382 M 6 • california revels 2017 M 7 • california revels 2017 8. Four Bits from We are a frame shop the Bonnie Bairns o’ Dundee… dedicated to the preservation and PantheaCon protection of your prints, Coulter’s Candy w.pantheacon.c ww om photographs, posters, This is surely one of the most widely sung lullabies in the Scottish Feb. 16–19, 2018 drawings, needlework, repertoire. Mr. Coulter wandered the streets selling his ‘sweeties’ e Hote paintings and objects. bletre l, San from a basket which he carried on his head. Some say that as he ou Jose D We use the finest archival materials: sold his famous candy, he sang the chorus to this song. • Mats made of either cotton rag or alpha cellulose which is acid and lignin free. Mingulay Boat Song • Cotton rag mount boards behind artwork. This was devised in 1938 by Glasgow-born Sir Hugh Roberton, who was • Foamcore backing which absorbs very fond of the melody of ‘Creag Ghuanach’, a song from Lochaber, which acids from environmental gases. celebrates a crag near Loch Treig. He needed a sea shanty, and so he adapted • Acrylic glazing products which protect artwork from damage the music, chose the romantic name Mingulay, and composed the words. from glass breakage. • Acrylic and glass products which filter out 98% of ultraviolet light, Air Falalalo protecting artwork from fading Again, Roberton added lyrics to a much older traditional Celtic tune, and degradation. and produced a modern favorite with a very singable refrain. • Hinging or other mounting techniques which are reversible and cause no harm to artwork. Aiken Drum YOUR PAGAN EMPORIUM An old nonsense song. The tune, also known asThe Piper www.ancientways.com Established 1974 O’Dundee dates to at least the 18th century or earlier and can be IN OAKLAND AT 4075 TELEGRAPH AVE. 510.524.3422 ( 2 BLOCKS FROM MACARTHUR BART ) found in James Hogg’s Jacobite Relics of Scotland (1821) 510.653.3244 1645 Hopkins, Berkeley 9. Tam O’Shanter A cautionary tale of dissolution, adventure and remorse. Robert Burns’ rendition of the folk story of Tam O’Shanter, Open Daily his mare Maggie, and Nannie, the fleet-footed enchantress Mon–Sat, 11–7 S u n , 11– 5 in the cutty sark, is dear to hearts of all Scots. Recited by Julian Lopez-Morillas, performed by The Lads and Lasses o’ Pairts; The Hogmanay Revelers; your local source for Tesser Call – Satan; James Galileo – Tam O’Shanter; yarn, notions, fiber, classes Clara Holland – Nan 4171 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland 510.595.9595 info @ piedmontyarn.com www.piedmontyarn.com Mention the Revels and receive a 20% discount.
8 • california revels 2017 9 • california revels 2017 10. Rattling Roaring Willie Here, we dance a Scottish step dance. This is an early Highland PHOTOGRAPHY form. The Highland emigrants to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the years 1784–1820 retained this older, closer-to-the-floor tap- dance style. These dances often have diagonal pairs changing places, and partners swinging instead of setting to each other. The song itself was sung by members of a drinking club, Crochallan Fencibles, of which Burns was a member. The title may refer to William Dunbar, the club president, or William Smellie, who printed the first Edinburgh edition of Burns’ poems.
11. Good Night and Joy be with You All Attributed to Robert Burns, this song has evolved into The Parting Glass, the popular Scots-Irish air sung at the end of celebratory festivities. Burns himself decreed that the title of this piece would one day serve as his final farewell “to the whole of the human race”. The tune appears in Playford’s Original Scottish Tunes of 1700, but it was known at least as early as 1605, when a portion of the first stanza was written in a farewell letter, as a poem now known as Armstrong’s Good Night & Joy. Arr. S. Kammen. 12. The Devil’s Maze This theatrical dance builds on two complex figures: The “Snake” and “Interlocking Reels of Four”, to create a 398 Colusa Avenue, Berkeley nanphelps.com 510.528.8815 spooky whirlwind of steps. Tunes by Dave Wiesler. The Lasses o’ Pairts
St. Patrick’s Day Show Sat. March 17th, 2018 13. Wild Mountain Thyme This song has a tangled genealogy. While the McPeake family asserts AT BERKELEY’S FREIGHT SALVAGE & authorship in the 20th century, the lyrics and melody seem to be a variant Shay and Michael Black of the song The Braes of Balquhither by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill, with The Black Brothers Band a contemporary of Robert Burns. Tannahill himself is thought to have collected the melody from the Scottish Travelling people. with the Revels Solstice Ensemble! Music, songs, dancing and stories All Sing www.Black-Brothers.com
10 • california revels 2017 11 • california revels 2017 The arts come alive at College Prep! 14. Papa Stour Sword Dance This traditional long-sword dance comes to us from the Shetland Islands. It is tied to the mumming tradition in that a full performance involves declamatory speeches introducing each of the “Seven To place an ad Champions of Christendom”. The dance, in seven figures, is said to portray the triumph of virtue over evil. The hypnotically in The Revels repetitive tune is unique to this dance and has no other title.
Performance Program Golden Ring Morris Call John McMullen at 15. Duan Nollaig (Hey, the Bannock) A Christmas chant from Duncan Macinnes of Eriskay, one of the CollegePrep 510.459.8264 great Hebridean storytellers. The duan were ancient chants, sung A private high school for grades 9-12 by the males of a village while encircling a house to bring luck. The or email bannock is an oatcake which signified food for the year. Scottish College Prep is a home for ideas, fire-kindling traditions date back to the early Celtic era. With a discovery, and engagement— ritual drilling motion, a team of men ignite the new Yule fire using intellectual pursuits that our calrevels a fragment of last year’s Yule log, while young men dance in the students treasure. Led by programads exceptional and caring teachers, ashes for luck and spread the Yule fire to each familial hearth. mentors, and coaches, our @gmail.com students grow into their best selves. 16. Travellers’ Prayer During the latter half of the 1800s, an exciseman named The College Preparatory School Alexander Carmichael was befriended by the tinker people 6100 Broadway Oakland CA 94618 — the Travellers. He eventually published a collection of the 510.652.4364 • college-prep.org Travellers’ prayers, stories, invocations, and healing rites under the title Carmina Gadelica. This setting of the text was composed by John Renbourn. Final verse lyrics by Jim Oakden.
Rockridge Family Chiropractic 17. The Shortest Day serving the Temescal and Rockridge Area for over 30 years This poem, written for Revels by Susan Cooper in Dr. Virginia Frederick, D.C. 1977, has become a traditional part of Christmas frequent Revels Chorus member Revels performances throughout the country. Dr. Douglas Ross, D.C. Recited by Julian Lopez-Morillas
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12 • california revels 2017 13 • california revels 2017 18. The Lord of the Dance We close Part 1 as we do every year, with contemporary PreschoolOpen - House8th Grade lyrics to the Shaker song, Simple Gifts. Choreographed by Saturday, January 6, 2018 Carol Langstaff, Martin Graetz, and Jonathon Morse for 10:00am - 12:00pm the Christmas Revels in 1971, it uses a compilation of Morris dance steps from various Cotswold village traditions. The whole family is welcome! Fred Goff, singer and The Golden Ring Morris
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14 • california revels 2017 15 • california revels 2017 The Program
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19. Hymn to St. Magnus This 12th century hymn is a rare early example of the use of thirds in polyphony. St. Magnus, an early Norse governor in the Orkney islands, was murdered by order of his king, Magnus Barelegs. Due to his reputed wisdom and calm acceptance of his fate, he became the Orkneys’ patron saint.
20. Abbots Bromley Antler Dance An ancient ritual dance of good luck in hunting the stag; still danced every year in the village of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, England. Its supernumerary characters – the folk fool, the man-woman, the hobbyhorse and the boy archer – link it with the mumming traditions of Christmas. Golden Ring Morris
21. Da Day Dawis Hibbert, who collected this Shetland tune, noted that “this tune has long been consecrated to Yule day, and is never played on any other occasion.” One of the oldest known fiddle tunes from the Shetland Islands, it is traditionally played by a fiddler going from house to house. Shira Kammen, fiddle
22. Over the Hills and Far Away First published in Thomas D’Urfey’sPills to Purge Melancholy in 1706, this old Scottish tune was used again by John Gay in The Beggar’s Opera in 1728, and went on to appear in different guises in the American Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Fred Goff, Susan Rode Morris, Soloists
17 • california revels 2017 23. Hogmanay The Hogmanay, or “first footing,” is still regarded as an important time in Scotland. Traditionally the first foot over the threshold of the house in the new year should belong to a dark-haired man carrying a gift of food, drink, and fuel (nowadays, shortbread, whiskey and a lump of coal). The Hogmanay skin was a strip of skin from a lamb slaughtered for the new year feast and was used ceremoniously to smoke and purify the dwelling. Recited by Julian Lopez-Morillas
24. Rorate The 15th-century Scottish diplomat, ex-Franciscan and poet William Dunbar wrote the text of this Christmas Hymn. The tune was composed by James Oswald as “Strily Vale.” Susan Rode Morris, soloist
25. Dona Nobis Pacem Our traditional round for peace
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19 • california revels 2017 26. Caw the Yowes (Call the Ewes) According to Lyric Gems of Scotland published in 1856, this sheep-herding song, collected by Robert Burns, was written by Isabel Pagan from Ayrshire, born about 1741. The refrain, in Broad Scots dialect, means “Call the ewes to the knolls, where the heather grows and the brook runs.” Arr. George Emlen Susan Rode Morris, soloist
Flyer and Poster Distribution 27. Four More Bits from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area the Bonnie Bairns o’ Dundee… Some Say The Devil’s Dead Many variants of this song exist referencing different events — Sir Walter Scott even quoted it in a letter commenting on the return of Increase the attendance at your event Napoleon — but the theme of death and rebirth is a constant. with the strategic placement of your The Three Craws flyers, posters, club-cards, and more. A traditional tune sung with various lyrics. The ones we perform here are from Jimmie Macgregor of Glasgow.
How Can I Dance Properly An example of “mouth music,” a vocal accompaniment for dancing. The lyrics translate as:
How can I do the dance rhythmically? How can I do the reel prettily? How can I do the dance rhythmically? The pin has gone from the hem of my coat! For more information call The Haymakers 510.464.3033 A lively harvest dance, The Haymakers is related to the better-known dance, Sir Roger De Coverley, and in turn, to the Virginia Reel. One of these is or visit www.simaapublicity.com traditionally danced as the last dance of the evening. Routledge’s Ball-Room Guide (1868) describes the form as “so easy, that the most inexperienced dancer may fearlessly venture to take part in it”. The dance is associated with the painting Dance of the Haymakers, 1845, by William S. Mount.
20 • california revels 2017 21 • california revels 2017 28. The Selkie Song The Orkney Islands of Scotland abound with tales of the seal folk – the Selkies. This song, one of the most well- known, tells the tale of a tragic encounter between a Selkie man and his earthly paramour. Arr. Shira Kammen 29. Piping In The Haggis / Tae a Haggis Poem by Robert Burns. Recited by Julian Lopez-Morillas
30. Ruidhleadh nan Coileacl (The Reel of the Black Cockerels) Maneuvering for position occurs in dramatic dances that imitate the antics of cockerels. Here, the black cockerel is the black grouse, a highland moorland bird. This early reel is a courtship dance even in the human realm. This form of Highland setting step beats out the rhythm of the melody with the feet. Later these steps became the precise steps and raised arm movements known in modern Highland dancing. The arm position here suggests the talons of roosters. The California Revels Board acknowledges the deep commitment of current Dancers: Bill Batty, Jenny Jackson-Paton, and past members of the Revels Board and the Advisory Council, who Ken Olcott, Alice Lancefield Reid have given their time and creative spirit to keep us celebrating the seasons year after year in Oakland! Our vision is a dynamic community of people joyfully connected and nourished by their sharing of traditions. 31. One Yeir Begins This Renaissance text is set to a 17th c. Scottish melody,Lady Lothian’s Lilt. Attributed to a Lady Lothian of which virtually nothing is known, one of the copies, now in Aberdeen, is in a large, childish hand, suggesting that it was used for the instruction of the young. Part of the text, “Tak time at the tyd” is a Scottish proverb. www.leadersedgeca.com 408.834.7655 32. Miss Ogilvie’s Fancy This popular strathspey, a slow and graceful form, was Leadership and Career Coaching for the Technical Professional devised by William Campbell in 1795, and is done to the Don’t be satisfied with mediocrity…choose to be exceptional!™ original tune. The composer is unknown. The dance Take your career to the next level begins with the lovely Diamond Poussette figure. with Yvonne T. Ryan, The Technical Leadership Coach
22 • california revels 2017 23 • california revels 2017 33. Galoshins This is a Scottish “guisers” play, a form closely related to the familiar English mummers’ play. Performed by itinerant bands of village lads, this “hero combat” is intended to bring good luck to the onlooker and line the pockets of the young performers. This version RETHINKING HIGH SCHOOL is closely based on the Cumnock and Peebles Galoshins plays. Created by Teachers for Students James Galileo, William Wallace; Julian Lopez-Morillas, Dr. Broon; The Kilmamock Guisers
34. Auld Lange Syne The world-famous song traditionally sung at Hogmanay, with words by Robert Burns. Burns preferred the original melody (from The 2727 College Ave. Scots Musical Museum, 1796) to the tune commonly sung today (from Berkeley Thompson’s Scottish Airs, 1799). We’ll do both in this performance. 510.841.8489 A “fiere” is a friend; a “gude-willie wacht” is a “drink of good will.” MaybeckHS.org Should auld acquaintance be forgot we’ll tak’ a cup of kindness yet, and never brought to mind? for auld lang syne. Should auld acquaintance be forgot And there’s a hand, my trusty feire, and days of auld lang syne? And gie’s a hand o’ thine OneVoice CircleSingers and FCCO Present the Sixteenth Annual [refrain] And we’ll tak’ a right gud-willie For auld lang syne, my jo, waught, for auld lang syne, For auld lang syne. [refrain]
35. A Man’s A Man For A’ That Sing For An excerpt from one Burn’s most oft-quoted lyrics, described by the author as “two or three pretty good prose thoughts, inverted into rhyme.” Your Life! Julian Lopez-Morillas, Reciter 36. Sussex Mummers’ Carol An All Day Community Singing Celebration Traditional carol sung by the mummers as an ending to their annual play Led by SoVoSó & Friends in Horsham, Sussex. In each of the cities where the Christmas Revels are annually performed, this carol provides the final moment of singing Saturday, December 30, 2017, Noon – Midnight before cast and audience go their separate ways for another year. Brass First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St (across from Whole Foods) transcription by Brian Holmes, with descant by Ralph Vaughan Williams. circlesing.org Suggested donation, $20 and up (or pay what you can) All Sing
24 • california revels 2017 25 • california revels 2017 we cater deliciousness for all of your fabullous occasions A Scottish weddings - parties - fundraisers - events our menus are filled with love, locally sourced ingredients, Celebration of the Solstice and internatonal flair. Created by David Parr The Players Julian Lopez-Morillas :: The Auld Scots Poet Susan Rode-Morris :: The Soprano Singer James Galileo :: The Laird, and others Fred Goff :: The Song Leader The Instrumentalists Tesser Call :: Piper Matt McCarthy :: Field Drum call us to book catering or reserve our high street venue at 1303 high street, Alameda Featured Fiddlers: (415) 519-2019 - [email protected] - www.1303highstreet.com Shira Kammen Anne Goess Guest Fiddlers: Zane Luper Cullen Luper Cassidy Kanner-Gomes
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28 • california revels 2017 29 • california revels 2017 Artistic Staff Welcome Yule! Artistic & Stage Director David Parr Music Director Shira Kammen Associate Music Director Anne Goess celebrating the world’s spiritual traditions since 1932 Children’s Music Director Aneesa Edraki We do special orders, wrap and ship for the holidays! Choreographer Jeri Reed Brass West Liaison Kurt Patzner Morris Liaison Bill Batty Featuring Wassailing: The British Midwinter Blessing Custom (Troy)
We buy libraries and collections in religion, esoterica, and philosophy. Design Staff www.fieldsbooks.com 415.673.2027 Set Designer Peter Crompton Costume Designer Callie Floor Lighting Designer Patrick Toebe Props Designer Lillian Myers Makeup Designer Chrysalis Rose Sound Designers Tod Nixon, Michael St. Clair sfems presents Production Staff annus Novus—Medieval Vajra Voices Production Manager Michele Sullivan Poetry, Music & Magic to ring in the New Year Production Stage Manager Bethanie Baeyen Florid chant, luscious French motets, Dufay chansons, and beautiful Middle english poetry Assistant Stage Manager Fernanda Carvalho Children’s Stage Manager Kayla Soderback jaNUarY 5–7 2018 Adult Chorus Manager Lynn Ungar PaLo aLTo | BerKeLeY | saN FraNcisco RSCDS Dance Consultant Sheena MacQueen Vajra Voices Karen clark, Director with shira Kammen, vielle & harp; Young Performers’ Parent Coordinators Jamie Perez, Gina Gaiser and Kit Higginson, recorder, psaltery & jongleur Children’s Parent Coordinator Colleen Lingane Thomas 510-528-1725 www.sfems.org Technical Director Dave Gardner Carpenters Loid M. Loid, Richard DiBari Scenic Artist Serina Serjama Costume Assistant Jocelyn Leiser Herndon CalShakes Costume Director Naomi Arnst CalShakes Costume Administration Jessa L. Dunlap Costume Construction Crew Patricia Austin, Linda Ely, Dany Felton, Tesa Gleason Volunteer Costume Assistants Naseem Alavi, Priya Katari, Lori Parrini-Adamus, Jan Mackely Wardrobe Supervisor Victoria Mortimer Master Electrician Andrea Schwartz Properties Assistance Devon Labelle, Shirley Benson, Bob Crabb, Kristen Holzer Assistant Sound Engineer Duncan Yandell Sound Assistant Noah Eastman Sword and Dragon Master Jonathon Moon
30 • california revels 2017 31 • california revels 2017 Administrative Team Interim Managing Director Ellin Barret Graphic Design and Marketing George Mattingly Design Publicist Gary Carr, Rising Moon Productions Playbill Ad Sales Manager John McMullen, Telemarketing for the Arts Office Management Support Michele Sullivan, Deb Price Marketing Chair Michele Sullivan Marketing Committee Gabriel Hurley, Carl Ludewig, Linda Williams Finance Committee David Parr, Sandy Gess, Carl Ludewig, Andy Williams Box Office Manager Deb Price House Managers Beth Donovan, Robin Dolan, Carol Marshall Outreach Performance Mary Catherine Haug, Lynda Swanson Opening Night Party Mary Catherine Haug, William Boone, Sabe Hundenski Merchandise Manager Cathy Peloquin Volunteer Coordinators Ellin Barret, Michele Sullivan Venue Search Team Bill Batty, Marcia Vastine, Patrick Riley, Cathy Peloquin Wake the Dead Event Bill Batty, Mary Catherine Haug, Sabe Hundenski, Marc Newell Web Design and Support Team Gabriel Hurley, Bill Batty, Chas Schley, Tom Lindemuth Scottish Revels Run Crew Props Manager Nancy Donald Props Assistance Elisabeth Reeves Dressers Andrea Brewer Thompson, Sophia Thompson Follow Spot Operators Renae Davison, Tatum Anderson Make-up Crew Meredith Schley Scottish Revels Load In & Strike Crew Set Load-in Bob Vaughan Sound Load-in Rick Hyde Costume Load-in Judy Bogart, Erin Coyne, Myroslava Fisun
The Midsummer Revels Workshop Producers Jeri Reid and Anne Goess Dance: Jeri Reid Music: Shira Kammen and Anne Goess Script and Direction David Parr Auction coordinators Helen Brown, MC Haug Graphics Karen Murray Food Colleen Thomas Thanks to Canyon Elementary School for hosting the 2017 Midsummer Revels!
33 • california revels 2017 337 17th Street, Suite 209 Oakland, California 94612 510.452.9334 californiarevels.org
Leadership Team David Parr, Artistic Director • Shira Kammen, Music Director Anne Goess, Solstice Ensemble Director • Michele Sullivan, Production Manager Ellin Barret, Interim Manager Board of Directors Bill Batty, President • Cathy Peloquin, Vice President • Gabriel Hurley, Secretary Sandy Gess, Treasurer • Mary Catherine Haug Marc Newell • Rachel Richardson • Lynda Swanson • Carolyn Thiessen Artistic associates Shay Black • Kevin Carr • Peter Crompton • Callie Floor • James Galileo Geoff Hoyle • Shira Kammen • Susan Rode Morris • Jeff Raz • Robert Sicular Patrick Toebe • Deer Creek Morris Men Advisory Council Ellin Adair Barret • Kelly Bone Burke • Dirk Burns • Malcolm Carden • Carl Ludewig Kris Murray • Theresa Nelson • Dr. Joel Parrott • Chelle Persoff • Ronya Robinson Terry Trotter • Marcia Vastine • Andrew Williams • Linda Williams • Helen Wills Brown
California Revels is indebted to these sponsors for their generous financial support: Autodesk • Bernard Osher Foundation • California Arts Council Clan Campbell • East Bay Community Foundation • Google and the City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program and to our Business Partners for their contributions: Alameda County Parking Garage • Caledonian Club • CMC & Design Costume Studio Cole Coffee • Donsuemor • First Congregational Church of Oakland •La Farine Lagunitas Brewing Company • Lyric Theatre of San Jose • George Mattingly Design National Charity League • Oakland School for the Arts • Oakland Zoo Prose and Letters • Rising Moon Productions • Rose Garden Inn • Scottish Rite Center SemiFreddi’s Bakery • Telemarketing for the Arts
Special thanks to our media sponsor:
34 • california revels 2017 35 • california revels 2017 The Revels Support Guilds The Board of Directors is grateful to the following individuals, foundations Are Your Investments and corporations for making this production possible. Lords & Ladies of the Dance Guild ($10,000+ per year) in Tune with Supporting the long-term viability of California Revels Frances and John Morse Your Goals and Values? Year-round Support Guild ($5,000+, or $420-$820 per month) Supporting the many facets of Revels marketing, development, and planning Albert and Joanne Bodenhamer
Principal Performers Guild ($1,000+, or $85-$415 per month) Supporting special tradition bearers for the annual Christmas Revels Anonymous (5) Anne Goess & Kevin Goess Bernard Osher Foundation In honor of Aleta Apgar & Bob Laughton Dr. Joel Parrott & Dr. Laura Becker Autodesk Google, via Benevity Causes Chas Schley & Hildreth Willson The Barret-Riley Family * Jill and Carl Grundberg Sandy Shapero William Batty, In memory of Mary Catherine Haug * Cliff Stevens Roger & Barbara Batty * Gabriel Hurley & Sara Shea * Kimberly St.Clair & Jay Stirm Sarah and Emily Brightwood In Annaliese Kapteina, in memory Lynda Swanson memory of Wendell Brooks of Wendell Brooks Tricia Swift Katherine Herrick Drake Bunny Laden & Glen Gould Terry Trotter * Marilyn and Oscar Erickson In honor of Oma Deborah Szekely Mark Feichtmeir Los Alamos National Marcia and Dave Vastine Karl Gerdes and Pamela Rohrich Security/ Cybergrants Jennifer Riggs Vetter Sandy Gess, in memory of Rowyn McDonald Dave Watt and Rachel Medanic Dianne M. Winne, MD* Susan Rode Morris Andrew and Linda Williams Richard L. and Carol Doup Muller Sarah Wright
Wishing the Revels and All the Wonderful Audience Musicians Guild ($500+, or $43 - $84 per month) a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Supporting our wonderfully talented musicians and composers Anonymous (3)* Gwyn Gordon & Damian Marhefka Mary Peloquin —Marc Roth, President of JMR Capital Management, Inc. Kate Berenson in memory of Jane Kelley Ray Perman Ann and Jim Carroll Pat Kelly and Jennifer Doebler Marilynn Carstens Lee Bigman Jelly Bean & Kathleen Hallam Gail Richard Helen Wills Brown Donald & Sheena MacQueen Joyce and Jim Schnobrich Dirk Burns Joe Margevicius and Tracy Fearnside Patrick Smiley Malcolm and Maureen Carden * David Metcalf & Kim Metcalf Michele Sullivan * Rochelle Clements & Lee NeelyIn James Miller * Carolyn and Brian Thiessen Let Us Help You Memory of Len Neely Michael and Carol O’Quin Fred Wagner * John Deamer Greg and Candace Osborn, in memory Achieve Your Goals. Janice and Mel Goertz of Dick and Ellen Goodall Scenic Guild ($250+, or $26-$42 per month) Supporting Revels scenic design and our commitment to reuse of stage materials Anonymous (3) Deborah Doyle Nancy James * 44 Montgomery Street, #3705 Caryn Augst and Michael Gill Sarah and Bob Epperly Michael Jones Kenneth Bongort Craig Gerken Eric Kelly and Nancy Frease San Francisco, CA 94104 Arthur R. Boone Janice and Mel Goertz* Kathryn Kettler* Esme Brandt Susan and Patrick Golden Cecilia Kilmartin * Eleanor And Julia Brug Mary Goldsmith Bobbe Klezmer and Ken Woolfe 415.296.9065 [email protected] James and Sara Brug Bonnie & Earl Hamlin Mae-Dell Lacy Clarke Family John Hanson and Jennifer Farber Stephen Lambright Crompton Designs John R. Hanson, Todd Lane www.jmrcap.com The DeTrevilles * Jennifer Farber Lawrence Livermore National Bonneau Dickson Edith Jackson Laboratory
* denotes a member of the Revels Producers Circle who makes an ongoing monthly contribution.
36 • california revels 2017 37 • california revels 2017 Ramona Lione Melissa Reading Mary Stofflet Carl Ludewig Network for Good Marc Tarpenning & Erika Schillinger Classes for youth, teens, Jane Mason Rakestraw Books Colleen Thomas, in honor of Mary and adults of all levels Matt McCarthy Marilyn Robertson Bea Lingane, who loved all music begin January 8 David And Elizabeth Mcgaffey Stuart Rosenthal, In honor Andrea Brewer-Thompson, James McElwain of California Revels Mel Thompson & Family Donna Mickleson * Dinah Sanders Sherwood and Janet Wakeman George Miller & Joan Wheeler Francis Sheehan Friends of the Waldorf School EXPLORE YOUR Frances Misenas & David Brandt Theresa Nelson and Barney Smits of the Penninsula * Kris And Chris Murray Steven Pollack Ellen Watson & Ron Welch Kanokporn Peters Mark Stafforini & Christine Stevens Bobbe Jennifer Pett-Ridge M.A. Yasui TRUE CHARACTER Costume Guild ($150+, or $13-$25 per month) Supporting our costume design and snug, dry storage. Donors of $150 and above receive early ticket ordering privileges. Anonymous (8) Ann Hallatt Russell Nelson Kim Aglietti * Susan Hastings Catherine Nichols, in honor of Jaya Gwen & Ed Anderson Margaret Hauben Nichols and Sam Macleay Caryn Augst and Mike Gill Pam Hava Jose Oliva and Margaret Howard Mike Banister * Skip & Betsy Hutchison Michael and Carol O’Quin Linda Bond Edith Jackson The Perez Family Junelle Brandt Jeanine Jackson-Paton Perry-Picciotto Family Michaelyn Burnette Eleanor Katari Steven Pollack Lisa Cadwalader Myra Kelley in memory of Anna George and Kristen Pursley Nancy Chapman In honor of the 5th wedding James Rumbaugh & Madeline Morrow Rosemary M. Corbin anniversary of Cameron Bob and Mary Smits Peter Crompton Kramlich and Carrie Burgener Anita Taff-Rice in honor of Niki David and Gloria Delgado in Margaret Ananda Triulzi honor of Dirk Burns Jessica Law Mattea Hartman, Lynn Unger, Register today Sylvia Egan Peter and Sharon Lingane Kelsey Hartman Dossie Easton Jeremy Littman & Tajali Littman Sherwood and Janet Wakeman Financial aid available for youth & teen classes berkeleyrep.org/classes Krista Farey In honor of William Euphrat & Nancy Weston Jon and Ellen Florey RobRoy McGregor Lisa Williamson The Galvin Family Caroline McMillan & Charles McMillan Stephen Wilson Steven Grunow In honor of Patricia Meyer Lauren Zane Dale Hagen & Claudia Albano Donna Mickelson Judy Zolezzi
Chorus Guild (up to $149, or $12 per month) Supporting rental of local space for chorus auditions and rehearsals Anonymous (50) Elizabeth Hoffman Timothy Reagan Regan Anderlini John Holloway and Elaine Reed Kieran Harman & Jeri Reed Sara Armstrong & Robert Burger Donald Johns Jerry & Joann Reed C in memory of Silver Blanchard Gary Kohler & Kathy Lyons Clark Sanford I Mary Busby Amanda LaManna Willard Sanford Lee And Kathryn Breckenridge Sarah Lamb Michael Schmid N Madhulika Chambers Kathy Lauter & Siri Vedya Singh Nancy Schluntz Tim And Rita Child Gretchen Leavitt Barbara Sherohman * O Laura Collins Vickie Leonard and Noah Kahn Dan Sibley Elizabeth Cooper & Philip Cooper James Lyons, In memory of Rea Simpson H Francesca Crawford Eleanor Madonik Sing Thing Family Singing P M. Karoline De Martini & Jill McFadden Karen Skold Dennis Roland Sally Mudd and Stephen Robitaille Chris Spievak M Paul DeMeritt, in honor of Lawrence Kendyll Stansbury Janice Halbach – Reveler! Leslie Murchy & Eric Lundquist Anita Stapen Y Mary Dial Marc Newell Laurence Stearns * S Catherine Duggan Louise Oehler Richard Stromer Save up to 20%! Use code REVELS Elizabeth Ferguson & James Ferguson Albert Peters T.J. Titus Cari Ferraro Daniel Polikoff and Monika Leitz Eugene Vilain Gina Gaiser Jonathan Prestage Vicki Vroman-Hitch, in Michael Gordon Nora Privitera Memory of Melvin Hitch In honor of In honor of Anna Rainville James & Cindy Ware Marcia Henry Norma Randig Nicole Wagner Getty & Deborah Hill and Forrest Weld Jennifer Randolph Patricia Watt, in honor of David Watt In memory of Stephen Alan Hill Helen Wood Berlioz berkeleysymphony.org JOANA CARNEIRO The Revels Chorus: past, present, and future! MUSIC DIRECTOR FEB 1, BERKELEY / FEB 2, SF 510.841.2800 The Revels Volunteers: past, present, and future!
38 • california revels 2017 39 • california revels 2017 Don’t miss our activities between January and November, especially our Midsummer Celebration of 2018. Every year we bring you something fresh and new! Sign up for our seasonal newsletter at www.californiarevels.org/get-involved/
A special Thank You toWake the Dead, Celtic All-Star Grateful Dead & Summer of Love Jam Band — Sylvia Herold, Kevin Carr, Danny Carnahan, Paul Kotapish, Brian Rice, and Cindy Browne — for their support for our fundraising and marketing efforts, and for inviting the Revels Ensemble Singers to sing at their performances at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage! Check out their newest CD at www.wakethedead.org/product/deal/
Join Us! We celebrate year-round with song and dance! Our seasonal celebrations are built by the work of innumerable individuals. We invite you to volunteer with us at any point throughout the year. Come help staff our events, usher at our performances, assist with office tasks, join our planning committees. We always need Board members! For the good of the order, we face our challenges with courage, honesty, and tenacity. Anyone can join, and all manner of experience and perspective is useful. Contribute your energy to the future of Revels!
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Berkeley Symphony Orchestra 38 Oceanworks Car Repair 28
Black Brothers Band 10 One Voice Circle Singers 24
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East Bay Waldorf School 14 San Francisco Early Music Society 30
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JMR Capital Management 36 Thornwall Properties 34
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