Friday, May 9th, 2014 | 7:30 pm Sunday, May 11th, 2014 | 2:00 pm Mountain View Methodist Church First United Methodist Church 355 Ponca Place, Boulder 1421 Spruce Street, Boulder Cantabile Alejandro Gómez Guillén, Artistic Director Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor: Robert Levin Anniversary Edition Linh Kauffman, soprano Maria Lindsey, soprano Zachary Averyt, tenor David L’Hommedieu, bass Cantabile Festival Chorus Alejandro Gómez Guillén , Conductor www.cantabilesingers.org WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791 MASS IN C KV 427 (KV 417A) COMPLETED AND EDITED BY ROBERT D. LEVIN Kyrie Kyrie Soprano 1, Chorus Gloria Gloria Chorus Laudamus te Soprano 2 Gratias Chorus Domine Deus Soprano 1, Soprano 2 Qui tollis Double Chorus Quoniam Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor Jesu Christe Chorus Cum Sancto Spiritu Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor, Chorus Intermission Credo Credo in unum deum Chrous Et incarnatus est Soprano 1 Crucifixus Chorus Et resurrexit Chorus Et in Spiritum Sanctum Tenor Et unam sanctam Chorus Et vitam venturi Chorus Sanctus Sanctus Double Chrous Benedictus Benedictus Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor, Bass, Chrous Agnus Dei Agnus Dei Soprano 2, Chrous Dona nobis Pacem Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor, Bass, Chrous www.cantabilesingers.org WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791 MASS IN C KV 427 (KV 417A) COMPLETED AND EDITED BY ROBERT D. LEVIN Kyrie Kyrie Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy. Christe eleison. Christ have mercy. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy. Gloria Gloria Gloria in excelsis deo, Glory to God in the highest, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. and on earth peace to people of good will. Laudamus te Laudamus te Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. We praise you. We bless you. We adore you. Glorificamus te. We glorify you. Gratias Gratias Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. We give thanks to you for your great glory. Domine Deus Domine Deus Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Lord God, Heavenly King, God Almighty Father. Domine fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Lord Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius patris. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Qui tollis Qui tollis Qui tollis peccata mundi, You who take away the sins of the world miserere nobis. have mercy on us. Qui tollis peccata mundi You who take away the sins of the world suscipe deprecationem nostram. hear our prayer. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris You who sit at the Father’s right hand, miserere nobis. have mercy on us. Quoniam Quoniam Quoniam tu solus sanctus. For you alone are holy. Tu solus Dominus. You alone, Lord. Tu solus Altissimus. You alone the Most High. Jesu Christe Jesu Christe Jesu Christe. Jesus Christ. Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Amen. Credo Credo Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, I believe in one God, The Father Almighty, factorem coeli et terrae, Maker of heaven and earth, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. and of all things visible and invisible. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, And in one Lord, Jesus Christ the Filium Dei unigenitum. Only-begotten Son of God. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Born of the Father before all ages. www.cantabilesingers.org Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, God of God, Light of Light, Deum verum de Deo vero. true God of True God. Genitum, non factum, Begotten, not made, consubstantialem Patri: of one substance with the Father. per quem omnia facta sunt. By whom all things were made. Qui propter nos homines, Who for us men et propter nostram salutem and for our salvation came descendit de coelis. down from heaven. Et incarnatus est Et incarnatus est Et incarnatus est de And became incarnate by the Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary: Et homo factus est. and was made man. Crucifixus Crucifixus Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; He was also crucified for us, sub Pontio Pilato passus, suffered under Pontius Pilate, et sepultus est. and was buried. Et resurrexit Et resurrexit Et resurrexit tertia die, And on the third day He rose again secundum Scripturas. according to the Scriptures. Et ascendit in coelum: He ascended into heaven and sedet ad dexteram Patris. sits at the right hand of the Father. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria He will come again in glory judicare vivos et mortuos to judge the living and the dead and cujus regni non erit finis. His kingdom will have no end. Et in Spiritum Sanctum Et in Spiritum Sanctam Et in Spiritum Sanctum, And in the Holy Spirit, Dominum et vivificantem: the Lord and Giver of life, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Who Qui cum Patre, together with the Father et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: and the Son is adored and glorified, qui locutus est per Prophetas. and who spoke through the prophets. Et unam sanctam Et unam sanctam Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et And one holy, Catholic and apostolicam Ecclesiam. Apostolic Church. Confiteor unum baptisma I confess one baptism in remissionem peccatorum. for the forgiveness of sins Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum. and I await the resurrection of the dead. Et vitam venturi Et vitam venturi Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen. And the life of the world to come. Amen. Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. Benedictus Benedictus Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. www.cantabilesingers.org Agnus Dei Agnus Dei Agnus dei qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy on us. Agnus dei qui tollis peccata mundi: Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world: Dona nobis pacem Dona nobis pacem Dona nobis pacem. Give us peace. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE I had the great privilege to be part of the European pre- Et unam sanctam: A four-part chorus derived from a 1783 miere of this work in 2006. To witness Levin’s explana- sketch. tions behind why he made certain choices was nothing short of outstanding, and to be led by Maestro Helmuth Et vitam venturi: A four part-fugue based on the counter- Rilling in the cohesive reconstruction was also an experi- subject of the Kyrie. ence of a lifetime. No choice that Levin made was with- out respecting sketches and material that Mozart had Sanctus-Hosanna: The double choir scoring has been re- already written, albeit in a different language and for a stored, using strict philological criteria, producing a con- different purpose. To illustrate the painstaking work that sistent choral texture in the Hosanna fugue for the first Levin carried out, he even considered certain choices of time. instrumentation based on the number of staves that were available to Mozart in the staff paper of the time! Agnus Dei: Adaptation of the introduction to “Tra l’oscure ombre funeste” from Davide Penitente, in the original key Mozart completed the Kyrie and Gloria, the Credo in and scoring. unum deum (lacking trumpets or timpani), the Et incar- natus est (lacking violins and violas except for the intro- Dona nobis pacem: A four-part chorus derived from a duction and postlude), the Sanctus and Benedictus (al- 1783 sketch. though complete scores have been lost). What Robert Levin “completed” and edited was: I think Mozart would be pleased, more than pleased, in fact. Robert Levin made a superb reconstruction that Cum Sancto Spiritu: The vocal cadenza from Mozart’s stays true to his original intentions. cantata Davide Penitente, KV 469 is introduced as an op- tion –we will do this exciting interlude in today’s perfor- Today’s performance is the result of an effort coordinated mance. by Cantabile to involve Boulder’s thriving choral commu- nity. Most productions of this piece since it was complet- Credo in unum deum: Gaps in the winds and strings have ed in 2005 have involved professional groups. It is there- been filled in, and trumpets, timpani, and trombones dou- fore important to highlight that, in addition to Cantabile, bling the choir have been added. we have represented many community choirs from the area: singers who share in a love of choral music and who Et incarnatus est: The missing portions of Violins I and II have committed to bringing this piece to life. I hope you and viola have been supplied. enjoy this journey as much as we all have! Crucifixus: An eight-part double fugue for four-part cho- This program also marks the last time I will have the great rus and orchestra has been developed from a 1783 sketch. privilege of leading Cantabile. The late Maestro Claudio Abbado once said that the more one gives, the more one Et resurrexit: A four-parts chorus has been derived from a receives. This is indeed true in music. I am honored to 1783 sketch and a motive from the Credo in unum Deum. have received the trust of an incredible group of people and for that I am immensely humbled and grateful. Thank Et in Spiritum Sanctum: Aria for tenor, transcribed from you all so much for being here today and for your contin- the main section of the aria “Tra l’oscure ombre funeste” ued support of Cantabile and the Boulder choral com- from Davide penitente, K.469. munity. -- Alejandro Gómez Guillén (With fragments from Robert Levin’s preface to the Ca- rus-Verlag full score edition) www.cantabilesingers.org CANTABILE FESTIVAL CHORUS Alejandro Gómez Guillén, Artistic Director Stella Pradeau, Collaborative Pianist