YOUNG ARTISTS' CONCERT ~be jfestibal ~orietp,JJnc. Saturday, March 3, 1973, 8:00 P.M. Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College A Major American Bach Festival- Twenty-seventh Season 1972-73 Winners of the YOUNG ARTISTS' AUDITIONS held January 27, 197-3 The Young Artists in this concert are the winners of the eighth annual auditions held by the Bach Festival Society of Kalamazoo. The main objective of the competi­ TUESDAY tion is to stimulate the performance of the music of the Baroque period and of the ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT Bach family among young people fifteen to twenty-five years of age. The judges this Pre­ DEC 12 year were Helen Laird, Adrian Gnam and Eiji Hashimoto of the University of Cin­ No admission charge cinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Teachers and students are encouraged to Festival 8:00 P.M. plan now for next year's competition. CONCERTO FOR TWO CLAVIERS, NO. I INC MINOR J. S. Bach Programs (BWV 1060) ~RIDAY CHAMBER ARTS ENSEMBLE I Allegro II Adagio Ill Allegro University of Cincinnati Edward Barton and Joan Nottke JAN 26 College-Conservatory of Music and the Western Michigan University Chamber Orchestra 8:00 P.M. Admission $1.00. Tickets availablE!' at the Bach Office, II ARIA: "Stirb in mir" J. S. Bach Room 210 Light Fine Arts Building and at the door. (BWV 169) from Cantata, GOTT SOLL ALLEIN MEIN HERZE HABEN Lorraine Manz, Mezzo-soprano assisted by Mary Shetzer and William McNeil, violins, SATURDAY EIGHTH ANNUAL David Carow, viola, Michael Nelson, cello and Jeffrey Holt, organ Ill PRELUDE AND FUGUE, NO. II IN C MINOR J. S. Bach JAN 27 YOUNG ARTISTS' COMPETITION (BWV 847) 9:00 to 12:00 A.M. No admission charge Randall Faber, Pianist 1:30 to 5:00 P.M. IV SUITE NO. V IN C MAJOR FOR VIOLINCELLO J. S. Bach (BWV 1011) I Prelude II Sarabande Ill Bourree I and II IV Gigue SATURDAY Meredith Ann Cooper MAR3 YOUNG ARTISTS' PROGRAM INTERMISSION Bach 8:00 P.M. V ARIA: "Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen" J. S. Bach aus der Kantate #32 Festival Louise Fader, Soprano SUNDAY MUSIC OF BACH'S SONS assisted by Corliss Wilson, organ, and Michael Cooney, oboe Week VI PARTITA NO. I IN B FLAT MAJOR J. S. Bach MAR4 Vocal and Instrumental Chamber Music (BWV 825) Darlene Den Hollander, Pianist 3:30 P.M. • VII ARIE DER DIANA J. Christian Bach Lisa Becker, Soprano assisted by Linda Burdell, flute, and Jeffrey Holt, piano SATURDAY THE PASSION ACCORDING VIII SONATA IN D MAJOR FOR TRUMPET, STRINGS AND CONTINUO 5:30 P.M. Archangelo Carelli TO ST. JOHN I Grave II Allegro Ill Grave IV Allegro V Allegro MAR 10 by J. S. Bach Thomas Huener, Trumpet assisted by Cynthia Jabs and Mary Shetzer, violins, 8:15 P.M. Intermission Dinner Michael Nelson, cello, and Susan Sallee, harpsichord Congratulations and best wishes to our Young Artists in this program and to the fourteen others in the competition who distinguished themselves by their Cover Russell A. Hammar, Musical Director and Conductor performances. Professor of Music and Chairman of Kalamazoo Photograph: College Music Department; more than 30 years' PLEASE NOTE: Following this concert there will be a reception in honor of the experience as concert artist, conductor and educator; Young Artists in W. K. Hicks Student Center. The audience is cordially invited to widely known in the United States and Europe as a attend. vocal clinician and pedagogist. music of THE SONS OF BACH THE PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN BWV 245 in chronological order by Johann Sebastian Bach Sunday, March 4, 1973-3:30 P.M. Saturday, March 10, 1973, 5:30p.m. and 8:15p.m. Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College STETSON CHAPEL- KALAMAZOO COLLEGE Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784) CONCERTO IN E FLAT FOR CEMBALO AND STRINGS (unfinished) -SOLOISTS- Moderato Helen Boatwright, soprano II Adagio sostenuto Julia Lansford, mezzo-dramatic soprano John van Kesteren, tenor The Bach Orchestra Bruce Abel, baritone Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) assisted by: "Andantino grazioso and Larghetto" from Maid: Juliette Smith, soprano Servant: Aaron Williams, tenor SONATA INC FOR HARPSICHORD, VIOLIN AND VIOLINCELLO Peter: John Spencer, baritone Mary Beth Birch, Barry Ross and Muriel Matthews Pilate: Romeo Phillips, bass Richard J. Niessink, organ Johann Ernst (1722-1777) Mary Beth Birch, harpsichord "Largo and Allegro" from THE BACH FESTIVAL CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA SONATA IN F FOR CLAVIER AND VIOLIN It is requested that there be no applause until after the chorus has been seated Barry Ross, violin, and Mary Beth Birch, harpsichord at the end of each performance. THREE MOVEMENTS FROM "PSALM VI" Moderato, Chorus II Aria for Tenor PART ONE Ill Andante, Chorus PROLOGUE 3. CHORUS Richard Hintz, soloist Jesus of Nazareth! Kalamazoo Kantorei, strings and organ 1. CHORUS Lord, Thou our Master, 4. RECITATIVE INTERMISSION Thou whose name in all the earth is glorified, EVANGELIST Show us how Thou in pain and woe, Jesus saith to them: Through which Thou, Son of God, didst go, Johann Christoph Friedrich ( 1732-1795) At every time wast, JESUS even in the darkest hour, 'Tis I! Aria from the solo cantata CASSANDRA forever glorified. Eleanor Vander Linde, contralto EVANGELIST Barry Ross, violin, Muriel Matthews, cello and THE TREASON OF JUDAS Judas also. he which betrayed him, stood Mary Beth Birch, harpsichord there among them. And as soon as Jesus 2. RECITATIVE said: 'Tis I, all of them shrank back­ Johann Christian (1735-1782) had EVANGELIST ward and fell to the ground. Then Jesus asked them a second time: LOVELY, YET UNGRATEFUL SWAIN Jesus went with his disciples over the brook Kathleen VanDenBrink, soprano Cedron, where was a garden, to which came JESUS The Bach Orchestra Jesus and his disciples. Judas also, who be­ Whom seek ye here? trayed him, knew the place full well; for Jesus Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst (1759-1845) had often waited there to meet with his EVANGELIST disciples. Now then, Judas, having gathered Again they answered: DAS DREYBLATT for pianoforte, six hands a body of men whom the chief priests and Paula Holton, George Tatum, Teresa Troff the Pharisees had sent him, now cometh 5. CHORUS forth with torches. lanterns, and with weap­ Jesus of Nazareth! SEXTET IN E FLAT for clarinet, two horns, violin, viola and violincello ons. Therefore Jesus, knowing all things that to come upon him, went straightway Allegro non troppo were 6. RECITATIVE forth and said to them: Andante EVANGELIST JESUS Rondo, Allegretto Jesus answered and said: Whom seek ye here? Evelyn Angerman, clarinet, Frank Merritt and JESUS EVANGELIST Shirley Perkins, horns, Barry Ross, violin, I told you before, I am he, if ye seek for me, Joseph Work, viola and Muriel Matthews, cello And they answered him: let these men go their way then. 7. CHORALE within to the palace of the high priest. But 17. CHORUS 19. ARIA (TENOR) without. at the doorway, Peter stood. Then Art thou not one of his disciples? 0 my soul, 0 wondrous Love, 0 Love all love excelling, did the other disciple, who was known to Where wilt thou find thy goal, Which bade Thee make this vale of tears them in the palace, go out, and spake unto 18. RECITATIVE And where shall comfort find me? Thy dwelling, her that tended the door, and brought also I live on earth and earthly pleasures cherish. EVANGELIST Shall I stay, or be gone Peter within. Then saith the maid that tended leave hills and mountains far behind And Thou must perish! the door to Peter: But Peter denied it and said: And me? 8. RECITATIVE MAID PETER This poor world no peace doth me afford, I am not! Ever ruing EVANGELIST Art thou not also one of his disciples? My wrongdoing, So that the word might be fulfilled which he EVANGELIST EVANGELIST .., My misdeed abhorred, had spoken: I have not lost one disciple of He saith: Then saith one of the high priest's follow­ For the servant hath denied his Lord. t~em which thou gavest me. Then Simon ers, being kinsman of him whom Peter had Peter, having a sword, he drew it forth, and PETER smitten and cut his ear off: 20. FRAMING CHORALE struck at the high priest's serving man, and I am not! ~ SERVANT cut the man's right ear off, and this man was Peter, while his conscience slept, Malchus. Then said Jesus to Peter: EVANGELIST Did I not see thee in the garden with him? Thrice denied his Saviour, JESUS The officers and the servants with them EVANGELIST Put thy sword in its scabbard. Shall I not stood tending a fire of coals, for it was cold, Then did Peter deny it a third time, and End of Part One drink the cup my Father hath given me? and warmed themselves through. Peter, also straightway the cock began his crowing. there among them, stood warming himself. Then did Peter bring to mind the word of Then did the high priest turn and question INTERMISSION UNTIL 8:15 P.M. 9. CHORALE Jesus, and he went out bewailing it bitterly. Jesus of his disciples and of his doctrine. Thy will, 0 Lord our God, be done. Thus then did Jesus reply: JESUS PART TWO JESUS BEFORE CAIAPHAS I ever spake openly and freely to the world, day after day before the school I did my 21. FRAMING CHORALE 25. CHORUS 10. RECITATIVE teaching and in the temple where all the For us all killing is unlawful. EVANGELIST Jews always come together, and have said Christ, through whom we all are blest, nothing in secret at all. Why askest thou The body of soldiers with their captain, and this of me? Rather ask of them who have 26.