Transcript 2012 May 19 – Spring Concert Artistic Director

Hudson Valley Chorale
Season 2011 - 2012
Artistic Director: Dr. Jason Tramm
Accompanist: Jessica Arnold
2012 May 19 – Spring Concert
Artistic Director: Dr. Jason Tramm
Venue: Dominican Convent
Outreach: Esplanade Nursing Home
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Star Spangled Banner –
I Hear America Singing –
David’s Lamentation –
Zion’s Wall –
At the River –
Sure in the Shining Night –
Chords of Love –
The Promise of Living –
INTERMISSION
Testament of Freedom –
You’re a Grand Old Flag –
Salute to the Armed Forces –
God Bless America –
Roy RIngwald
Smith
Andre Thomas
William Billings
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
Samuel Barber
Gwyneth Walker
Aaron Copland
Randall Thompson
George M. Cohen
arr. Camp Kirkland
Irving Berlin/arr.
Program Notes
I Hear America Singing
From our Director
Dear Friends of the Hudson Valley Chorale, Tonight's program is a
celebration of American choral music. One of the greatest qualities
that represent our great choral tradition is its eclectic nature, from
the gospel inspired " I hear America Singing", to the revival hymn
settings of Aaron Copland and Gwyneth Walker, inspiration for all of
tonight's pieces grew from the fertile musical soil that these
composers explored.
Also represented are works of America's great choral master and
composers William Billings, Samuel Barber, and Randall Thompson.
Also represented are famous patriotic selections that will be familiar to
all. I hope that you enjoy our salute to the American choral
experience, and be sure to support the Hudson Valley Chorale as
we continue to keep America singing!
Dr. Jason C. Tramm
2012 – January 15 - Winter Concert
Artistic Director: Dr. Jason Tramm
Venue: Dominican Convent
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Brindisi (La Traviata)
Giuseppi Verdi
Chorus of Scottish Refugees (Macbeth)
Giuseppi Verdi
Anvil Chorus (Il Trovotore)
Giuseppi Verdi
Sempre Libera (La Traviata)
Giuseppi Verdi
Humming Chorus (Madama Butterlfy)
Giacomo Puccini
Chorus of the wedding guests
(Lucia di Lammermoor)
Gaetano Donizetti
Nessun Dorma (La Turandot)
Giacomo Puccini
La Vergine degli Angeli
INTERMISSION
Ain’t it a pretty night
Carlyle Floyd
Gilbert and Sullivan Selections
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Three Little Maids from the Mikado
HMS Pinafore: A Choral Salute
Send in the Clowns from A little Night Music
Steven Sondheim
Without a Song (Great Day)
Vincent Youmans
Choral Medley (West Side Story) Leonard Bernstein
Make Our Garden Grow (Candide)
Leonard Bernstein
Program Notes
Music for A Sunday Afternoon (1)
From our Director
Dear Friends of the Hudson Valley Chorale,
Tonight's program features selections from the stage that range from the Bel Canto
opera to the musicals of Stephen Sondheim. These melodies and the stories that
they tell form a rich tradition that remains as popular today as it has been since
operas creation in the early 1600's.
The first half of the program features some of the most famous melodies ever
written: the Anvil Chorus from II Trovatore, the Humming Chorus from Madama
Butterfly, and Brindisi (or drinking song) from La Traviata have all been used in
countless cartoons and commercials, so much so that many don't realize that they
are operatic at all! All of the composers represented tonight were masters of
combining the dramatic situation with the perfect musical setting.
The second half of the program begins with a trip to England for a healthy serving of
Gilbert and Sullivan, whose operatic comedies played all over the world in the late
19th century. These English language operettas became the foundations for
today's American
Program Notes
Music for A Sunday Afternoon (2)
The second half of the program begins with a trip to England for a healthy serving of
Gilbert and Sullivan, whose operatic comedies played all over the world in the late
19th century. These English language operettas became the foundations for
today's Americanmusical theater. Often updated to reference current events, these
pieces continue to be as witty and popular as when they were first written.
We then end our evening in a celebration of the American musical, with pieces from
West Side Story, A Little Night Music, and Candide. Leonard Bernstein was truly a
cultural icon, composing music in the symphonic, operatic, musical, and chamber
music genres. His love for music of all genres was crystal clear, as he strove to defy
genre classifications throughout his career.
We end our evening with the magnificent "Make our Garden Grow," the finale from
Candide, which like the characters of the show, we hope that with your support,
we can continue to harvest great performances presented right here in Rockland
County!
Sincerely,
Jason C. Tramm