Williams College Department of Music

Blue Heron A Century of French Song Daniela Tosic; Martin Near; Jason McStoots; Aaron Sheehan; Paul Guttry Laura Jeppesen, rebec & vielle; Tom Zajac, recorder, douçaine & harp; Scott Metcalfe, vielle & harp, director

I. Guillaume Du Fay (c. 1397-1474) Resveilliés vous et faites chiere lye

Gilles de Bins, dit Binchois (c. 1400-1460) Qui veut mesdire, si mesdie

Debra Nagy, using Binchois’ tenor Tristre plaisir et douleureuse joie (instrumental)

Binchois Tristre plaisir et douleureuse joie

II. Du Fay Quel fronte signorille in Paradiso Craindre vous vueil, doulce damme de pris

III. Binchois Je ne vis onques la pareille

Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1425-1497) L’autre d’antan, l’autrier passa

IV. Walter Frye (d. 1474?) Alas alas alas is my chief song So ys emprentid in my remembrance

***intermission*** V. ? Malcort Malheur me bat

Ockeghem Ma bouche rit et ma pensee pleure

Binchois Comme femme desconfortee

Antoine Busnoys (c. 1430-1492) Le monde est tel pour le present

VI. Robert Morton (c. 1430-after 1479) Le souvenir de vous me tue

Johannes Tinctoris (c. 1435-1511?) Le souvenir a2 Le souvenir a4

VII. Du Fay Helas mon dueil

Busnoys Je m’esbais de vous, mon cueur

VIII. Busnoys L’autrier, ja pieça

Binchois Files a marier

This concert is made possible by the W. Ford Schumann ’50 Performing Arts Endowment.

Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:00 P.M. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Williamstown, Massachusetts

Please turn off or mute cell phones, audible pagers, etc. No recording or photography is permitted. Upcoming Events: See music.williams.edu for full details and to sign up for the weekly e-newsletters. 10/26 Blue Heron Master Class/Class Visit, Chapin Hall Stage, 11:00 a.m. 10/28: MIDWEEKMUSIC, Chapin Hall Stage, 12:15 p.m. 10/30: Williams Chamber Players, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, 8:00 p.m. 11/4: MIDWEEKMUSIC, Chapin Hall Stage, 12:15 p.m. 11/6: Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs, Thompson Memorial Chapel, 8:00 p.m. 11/7: Visiting Artist: Forward Kwenda, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, 8:00 p.m. 11/11: MIDWEEKMUSIC, Chapin Hall Stage, 12:15 p.m. 11/13: Berkshire Symphony Orchestra, Chapin Hall, 8:00 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, 7:15 p.m. 11/15: Berkshire Symphony Orchestra, Colonial Theatre, 2:00 p.m. (Tickets through the Colonial Theatre) 11/18: MIDWEEKMUSIC, Thompson Memorial Chapel, 12:15 p.m.