Houston Friends of Music PRESENT THE WAVERLY CONSORT Thursday, October 29, 1992 Stude Concert Hall Alice Pratt Brown Hall Rice University Mid-America Arts Alliance Program with the Texas Commission on the Arts Thirty-third Season - Third Concert The Waverly Consort MICHAEL JAFFEE, Director TAMARA CROUT, Soprano RITA LILLY, Soprano LARRY LIPNIK, Countertenor, tenor viol, recorder TIMOTHY EVANS, Tenor JOHN OLUND, Tenor JOEL FREDERIKSEN, Bass-baritone KAY JAFFEE, Recorder, harp, gemshorn MICHAEL JAFFEE, Vihuela, oud ROSAMUND MORLEY, Viols, vielle, kemen~e TOM ZAJAC, Sacbut, shawm, recorder, flute, panpipes The Year 1 4 9 2 Spanish Music in the Age of Discovery '-' Part One- Circa 1492 '-' EVE OF DISCOVERY: Three Anonymous Songs Ayo vista lo mappamundo (Naples, late 15th century)- Men's voices and instruments Viva el gran Re Don Fernando (On the fall of Granada, 1492) - Ensemble Pase el agoa, ma Julieta (Spanish, 15th century)- Ensemble II EVOCATIONS OF MOORISH SPAIN The Conflict FRANCISCO DE LA TORRE (jl1483-1504): Por los campos de los moras; Pascua d'Esp1ritu Santo - Voices and instruments MIGUEL DE FUENLLANA (d after 1568): De Antequera sale el Moro (after Cristobal de Morales) -Timothy Evans and ensemble The Fall of Granada JUAN DEL ENCINA (1468-cl530): Levanta, Pascual- Larry Lipnik, Timothy Evans, and ensemble ANONYMOUS ("The Palace Songbook"): Tres moricas m'enamoran- Men's voices and instruments JUAN DEL ENCINA: Una saiiosa porf1a; cQu'es de ti, desconsolado?- Tamara Crout and ensemble Arab-Andalusian Music B'tayhi- M'saddar (Mode: Az'zaidan)- Instruments III MUSIC & MUSICIANS AT THE COURTS OF FERDINAND AND ISABELlA PEDRO DE ESCOBAR (c1465-after 1535): Clamabat autem mulier Cananea- Ensemble ALONSO MUDARRA (clSl0-1580): Fantasia en la manera de Ludovico- Solo vihuela JOHANNES URREDA (/llate 15th century): Nunca fue pena mayor- Rita Lilly, John Olund, and instruments ANONYMOUS ("The Palace Songbook"): Ay, Santa Maria- Rita Lilly and instruments FRANCISCO DE LA TORRE: La Alta ("La Spagna")- Instruments JUAN DEL ENCINA: Oy comamos y bebamos- Ensemble Intermission * Part Two - Legacies * IV SPANISH CHURCH MUSIC IN THE OLD AND NEW WORLDS- Voices MARTfN DE RNAFRECHA (d 1528): Salve regina FRANCISCO GUERRERO (1528-1599): Ave virgo sanctissima TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA (1548-1611): Salve regina V EXODUS AND DIASPORA: JUDE0-SPANISH SONGS El paso del Mar Rojo ("Crossing the Red Sea")- Joel Frederiksen and ensemble Las hermanas reina y cautiva ("The Sisters, Queen and Captive")- Tamara Crout, Rita Lilly, and instruments El sue.iio de la hija ("The Daughter's Dream")- Ensemble Ah, el novio no quere dinero - Ensemble En busca del padre ("The Father-Quest")- John Olund and instruments Morena me llaman - Ensemble Program Research: KAY JAFFEE Shaw Concerts 1900 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10025 This concert is made possible with the assistance of THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS The lecture given in conjunction with this concert by Prof. Eugene Enrico is made possible with assistance from THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND USE OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT DURING THIS PERFORMANCE IS PROHIBITED. 1HE WAVERLY CONSORT The Waverly Consort was founded in 1964 by Michael Jaffee and Kay Jaffee, and over the past 28 years has spearheaded the burgeoning revival of early musical styles. As an ensemble it has remained steadfast to its original aim: recently 7he New York Times wrote of a concert by the Waverly Consort at New York's Town Hall: "At a time when so many early musicians have moved on to standard repertory, it is wonderful to see others still plying their specialty with real imagination and commitment." The Waverly Consort offers music of extraordinary variety, ranging from the lOth to the 18th centuries; from virtually every European country, including Eastern Europe and Russia. This exciting and diverse repertory includes religious and secular music; purely instrumental music and vocal music, both a cappella and accompanied; solemn music composed for austere cathedrals and delightful madrigals for flirtatious lovers; aristocratic music for the courts of kings and queens, as well as the earthy music of peasants in the fields and townspeople in the streets of the great cities; music for churches, theatres, public processions, private gatherings, and festivities. The Waverly Consort's first performance was given in 1964 at a Gala Dinner of the Poetry Society of America, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birthday. Exactly two years later, the Waverly Consort made its official public debut at Carnegie Recital Hall, and soon afterwards moved to Alice Tully Hall for its regular subscription series. By April 15, 1989 it had given 100 concerts at Lincoln Center. The ensemble has performed across the length and breadth of North America; it has toured South America, Britain and the Far East, appeared at major international festivals, including the Casals Festival, the Hong Kong festival, and the Madeira Bach Festival; given workshops; and has been featured on many radio and television broadcasts. It has made several major recordings: two for Vanguard Records, and six on the CBS Masterworks label, including a best-selling CD, "A Renaissance Christmas Celebration," and most recently, "1492: Music From the Age of Discovery," on the Angel-EM! Classics label. This season The Waverly Consort salutes the Columbian Quincentenary with a fascinating new program entitled "THE YEAR 1492: Spanish Music in the Age of Discovery." 1492 was a momentous year on the stage of world history; on New Year's night, the splendid Moorish palace of the Alhambra ·was handed over to the conquering Christians, and soon after King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella entered Granada in triumph. On March 31, an edict was issued ordering all Jews to accept conversion or leave Spain. And on August 3, Christopher Columbus set sail on his historic voyage. This program encompasses vibrant Moorish-influenced songs recounting the fall of Granada; elegant Christian court and chapel music; and songs of the outcast Sefardim, sung in new lands and preserving to this day the love and language of their original home. To further salute the momentous Quincentenary, the Waverly Consort has just provided the musical score to a 60-minute film on Columbus and the music of his era entitled "1492: A Portrait in Music," scheduled to be broadcast on PBS this year. .