SPRING TO LIFE – MARCH 19, 2021
PROGRAM
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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
“Spring” (from The Seasons)
See Winters, Stern and Gloomy, Flees
Come, Gentle Spring!
From Aries Shines the Bright’ning Sun
With Eagerness the Countryman Sets Forth
The Countryman Has Paid His Dues
Heav’n be Gracious, Heav’n be Bounteous
Our Fervent Pray’rs are Heard
O What Charming Sights Delight Us
Performed by Gabrieli, National Forum of Music Choir & Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Paul McCreesh
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Vårnatt
Performed by Uppsala University Chamber Choir, conducted by Stefan Parkman
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907); Arr. Grete Pedersen-Helgerod
Våren
Performed by Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, conducted by Grete Pedersen-Helgerod
Andenken, Op. 100, No. 1
Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by Frieder Bernius
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Lob des Frühlings, Op. 100, No. 2
Sprouting-green, violet-scent,
Lark-warble, Thrush-song,
Raining-sun, gentle breeze!
Having sung such words,
is such a lot still needed
for me to praise you, Springtime day?
Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862)
Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by Frieder Bernius
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Frühlingslied, Op. 100, No. 32
Through mountain and valley will I roam in the spring days splendor
Where creation, young again, laughs in the meadows and woods.
In the blissful sea of fragrance pouring from every bloom
Full immersion will I seek, till my soul’s thirst is quenched;
Till I drown in the balmy scent of flowers
And rise again, renewed in you, you darling air of spring.
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874)
Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by Frieder Bernius
Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008)
A Jubilant Song
Performed by Richard Zielinski Singers, conducted by Richard Zielinski