OLDHAM CHORAL SOCIETY Present An Italian Double Bill Sunday - May 1st 2005 OLDHAM PARISH CHURCH Rossini: Stabat Mater Puccini: Messa di Gloria Sarah Rhodes (Soprano) Antonia Sotgiu (Mezzo) Huw Rhys-Evans (Tenor) Andrew Greenan (Bass) The East Lancashire Sinfonia Conductor: Nigel Wilkinson The Oldham Choral Concert Season is kindly supported by the Oldham Chronicle Welcome to this evening’s concert, which I am sure you will all enjoy. The choir last performed these 2 entertaining works as recently as 1998, but there has been such a change in choir personel in the past few years that many of our members are singing these works for the first time. Rehearsals have been extremely enjoyable, and we hope that our hard work and careful preparation will be evident in the standard of our performance this evening. We welcome our 4 soloists this evening. Andrew Greenan and Huw Rhys-Evans both appeared in our memorable performance of “Elijah” in Chester Cathedral in 2003, and we are delighted that they accepted our invitation to join us this evening. Sarah Rhodes makes her debut with us, and comes to us very highly recommended. We look forward to hearing her. A special word of welcome to Antonia Sotgiu, who has stepped in at relatively short notice for Kathleen Wilkinson, who is unable to be with us due to work commitments. We are grateful to Kathleen for her advice and help in securing the services of soloists who are the envy of every other choir in the area. Welcome also to our friends in the orchestra who work so hard on the day of our concerts to provide us with quality accompaniment. I hope that this will be another evening that resonates long in the memory, and that you will join us again next season, for what promises to be an exceptionally varied and exciting programme. Fred Jones – Chairman. “Crucifixion” benefits Hospice. Our recent performance of Stainer’s “Crucifixion”, under the direction of John Bethell M.B.E., was a great success artistically, but very pleasingly it also raised just short of £900 for Dr. Kershaw’s Hospice. This is in addition to £360 raised by choir members themselves to cover the cost of staging this event. Thanks to all concerned, especially, John Bethell, Nigel Wilkinson, and Chris Idle, who gave their services free; and Makin’s for the free loan of the organ. It should also be noted that our Christmas Concert held at Makin’s raised a further £600+ for this very deserving cause. Life members At the above concert, which marked the retirement of Joyce Ogden as Secretary, her service was marked by the conferment of Life Membership. This brings the current list of Life Members to 6. These are Maude Bentley, Vera Craig, Hilda Rosebury, Nancy Murphy, Alan Mellor and Joyce. Season 2005-6 Rehearsals for next season recommence on Monday May 9th at the Community Centre on Union St. There will of course be an extended summer break in July , before rehearsals begin in earnest in mid-August. New members are welcome especially tenors. The season begins with a workshop performance of The Mozart Requiem in Chester Cathedral on September 17th. You are invited to join us for this, but if you are a non-singer, why not have day out in Chester and round it off by attending the performance which is scheduled to finish not long after 9.00p.m. Our previous concert in this spectacular setting was truly memorable. Full details of this can be found in the brochure available at the rear of the church. Our autumn concert will be a performance of Haydn’s “Creation” here in the Parish Church, sung in English with full orchestra, and his will be followed by our usual Christmas programme of events. The main event of next season however, will be a performance of “The Armed Man” by Karl Jenkins. This work which was written in the millennium year, has been featured regularly on Classic FM, and is quickly establishing a permanent place in the choral repertoire. It is anticipated at this stage that the first half of the programme will be Dona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan-Williams, but this has not been finalised as yet. If you have any suggestions for future seasons please let us know. Acknowledgements. Thanks to all who have helped in the preparation of this evening’s concert. Special thanks go to Chris Idle, our accompanist, for his tireless work at rehearsals. The Church Wardens for their co-operation and assistance. Oldham Library for music hire. The church for providing refreshments. The Oldham Chronicle for sponsoring our season. Italian Double Bill Please ensure that all mobile phones are switched off. The text and an English translation of both these works can be found in the centre of this programme, to help your appreciation of the concert. Programme Overture: La Forza del Destino (Verdi) Messa di Gloria (Puccini) Tenor: Huw Rhys-Evans Bass: Andrew Greenan 1.Kyrie eleison 2. Gloria in excelsis deo 3. Credo 4. Sanctus 5. Agnus Dei INTERVAL Refreshments will be available at the rear of the church. These have kindly been provided by our hosts at the Parish Church. Please make a donation to cover their costs. A bell will be rung after 15 minutes to indicate that the performance is about to restart . Stabat Mater (Rossini) Soprano: Sarah Rhodes Mezzo: Antonia Sotgiu Tenor: Huw Rhys-Evans Bass: Andrew Greenan 1. Stabat Mater (Choir & soloists) 2.Cujus animam (Tenor solo) 3. Quis est homo (Duet) 4. Pro peccatis (Bass solo) 5. Eia mater (Choir with Bass soloist) 6. Sancta Mater(Quartet) 7. Fac ut portem (Mezzo solo) 8. Inflammatus et ascensus (Soprano solo with choir) 9. Quando corpus (Choir) 10. Amen (Choir & soloists) You are reminded that flash photography and unauthorised recording is not permitted. MESSA DI GLORIA - THE TEXT Puccini uses the standard Latin text with no deviation or omissions. KYRIE LORD HAVE MERCY Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy. GLORIA GLORY TO GOD Gloria in excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis and on earth peace, goodwill towards men. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. We praise Thee. We worship Thee. We glorify Thee: Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. We give Thee thanks for thy great glory: Domine Deus, Rex coelestis. Deus Pater ominipotens. Lord God, King of Heaven, God the Father Almighty Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe, Lord the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis, Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Thou who takest away the sins of the world: receive our prayer. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, Thou, seated at the right hand of the Father, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us, Domine Jesu. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus. Lord Jesus. Thou alone art Holy, Thou alone art the Lord, Tu solus Dominus. Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe. Thou alone art the most high, Jesus Christ. Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Amen. CREDO THE CREED Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, factorem coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. maker of heaven and earth, and of all things seen and unseen, Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum, et ex and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten Patre natum ante omnia saecula. of his Father before all worlds. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero genitum, God of God, Light of Light, True God of True God, non factum, consubstantialem Patri, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, per quem omnia facta sunt. by whom all things were made. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and coelis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto, ex Maria Virgine; et homo was made incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was factus est. made man. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato, Hewas crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, passus et sepultus est. he suffered and was buried. Et resurrexit tertia die secundum Scripturas, On the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and et ascendit in coelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris, ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father. He will et iterum venturus est cum gloria judicare vivos et mortuos, come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom cujus regni, non erit finis. will have no end. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem, I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds qui ex Patre filioque procedit, qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur, et from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is conglorificatur, qui locutus est per prophetas. worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets. Et unam sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam, Confiteor I believe in one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. unum baptisma in remissionem paccatorum. Et expecto I acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and I look for resurrectionem mortuorum, et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen. the Resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.