BENJAMIN BRITTEN WAR REQUIEM. Tuesday November 4 8PM Musical Arts Center

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1 BENJAMIN BRITTEN WAR REQUIEM Tuesday November 4 8PM Musical Arts Center

2 Two Hundred Twenty-Fifth Program of the Season Oratorio Philharmonic Orchestra University Children s Choir Benjamin Britten s War Requiem Op. 66 My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is pity. All a poet can do is to warn. Wilfred Owen Words from the Missa pro Defunctis and the poems of Wilfred Owen Michael Palmer, Conductor Betsy Burleigh, Master Brent Gault, Children s Choir Conductor Megan Wilhelm, Soprano Christopher Sokołowski, Erik Krohg, Baritone music.indiana.edu Musical Arts Center Tuesday Evening November Fourth Eight O Clock

3 I. Requiem aeternam Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis. Children s Choir Te decet hymnus, Deus in Sion: et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem; exaudi orationem meam, ad te omnis caro veniet. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis. Lord, grant them eternal rest; and let the perpetual light shine apon them. Thou shalt have praise in Zion, of God: and homage shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem; hear my prayer, all flesh shall come before Thee. Lord, grant them eternal rest; and let the perpetual light shine apon them. Solo What passing bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons No mockeries for them from prayers or bells, Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. The pallor of girls brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of silent minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. Kyrie eleison Christe eleison Kyrie eleison Lord, have mercy apon them Christ, have mercy apon them Lord, have mercy apon them II. Dies irae Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando Judex est venturus, Cuncta stricte discussurus! This day, this day of wrath Shall consume the world in ashes, As foretold by David and Sibyl. What trembling there shall be When the judge shall come To weigh everything strictly.

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5 Tuba mirum spargens sonum Per sepulchra regionum Coget omnes ante thronum. Mors stupebit et natura, Cum resurget creatura, Judicanti responsura. The trumpet, scattering its awful sound Across the graves of all lands Summons all before the throne. Death and nature shall be stunned When mankind arises To render account before the judge. Baritone Bugles sang, saddening the evening air; And bugles answered, sorrowful to hear. Voices of boys were by the river-side. Sleep mothered them; and left the twilight sad. The shadow of the morrow weighed on men. Voices of old despondency resigned, Bowed by the shadow of the morrow, slept. Soprano Liber scriptus proferetur, In quo totum continetur, Unde mundus judicetur. Judex ergo cum sedebit Quidquid latet, apparebut: Nil inultum remanebit. Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronem rogaturus, Cum vix justus sit securus? Soprano and Rex tremendae majestatis, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Salva me, fons pietatis. The written book shall be brought In which all is contained Whereby the world shall be judged. When the judge takes his seat All that is hidden shall appear: Nothing will remain unavenged. What shall I, a wretch, say then? To which protector shall I appeal When even the just man is barely safe? King of awful majesty, Who freely savest those worthy of salvation, Save me, fount of pity. and Baritone Out there, we ve walked quite friendly up to Death: Sat down and eaten with him, cool and bland, Pardoned his spilling mess-tins in our hand. We ve sniffed the green thick odour of his breath, Our eyes wept, but our courage didn t writhe. He s spat at us with bullets and he s coughed Shrapnel. We chorused when he sang aloft; We whistled while he shaved us with his scythe. Oh, Death was never enemy of ours! We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum. No soldier s paid to kick against his powers. We laughed, knowing that better men would come, And greater wars; when each proud fighter brags He wars on Death for Life; not men for flags.

6 Recordare Jesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae: Ne me perdas illa die. Quarens me, sedisti lassus: Redemisti crucem passus: Tantus labor non sit cassus: Ingemisco, tamquam reus: Culpa rubet vultus meus: Supplicanti parce Deus. Qui Mariam absolvisti, Et latronem exaudisti, Mihi quoque spem dedisti. Inter oves locum praesta, Et ab haedis me sequestra, Statuens in parte dextra. Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis, Voca me cum benedictis. Remember, gentle Jesus, That I am the reason for Thy time on earth, Do not cast me out on that day. Seeking me, Thou didst sink down wearily, Thou hast saved me by enduring the cross, Such travail must not be in vain. I groan, like the sinner that I am, Guilt reddens my face, Oh God spare the supplicant. Thou, who pardoned Mary And heeded the thief, Hast given me hope as well. Give me a place among the sheep And separate me from the goats, Let me stand at Thy right hand. When the damned are cast away And consigned to the searing flames, Call me to be with the blessed. Oro supplex et acclinis Cor contritum quasi cinis Gere curam mei finis. Bowed down in supplication I beg Thee, My heart as though ground to ashes: Help me in my last hour. Baritone Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm, Great gun towering toward Heaven, about to curse; Reach at that arrogance which needs thy harm, And beat it down before its sins grow worse; But when thy spell be cast complete and whole, May God curse thee, and cut thee from our soul! Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando Judex est venturus, Cuncta stricte discussurus! Soprano and Lacrimosa dies illa, Qua resurget ex favilla, Judicandus homo reus: Huic ergo parce Deus. This day, this day of wrath Shall consume the world in ashes, As foretold by David and Sibyl. What trembling there shall be When the judge shall come To weigh everything strictly. Oh this day full of tears When from the ashes arises Guilty man, to be judged: Oh Lord, have mercy upon him.

7 Move him into the sun Gently its touch awoke him once, At home, whispering of fields unsown. Always it woke him, even in France, Until this morning and this snow. If anything might rouse him now The kind old sun will know. Soprano and Lacrimosa dies illa... Oh this day full of tears... Think how it wakes the seeds Woke, once, the clays of a cold star. Are limbs, so dear-acheived, are sides, Full-nerved still warm too hard to stir? Was it for this the clay grew tall? Soprano and...qua resurget ex favilla......when from the ashes arises... Was it for this the clay grew tall? Soprano and...judicandus homo reus....guilty man, to be judged. O what made fatuous sunbeams toil To break earth s sleep at all? Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Amen. Gentle Lord Jesus, grant them rest. Amen. III. Offertorium Children s Choir Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni, et de profundo lacu: libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum. Sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam: Quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini ejus. Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of the faithful departed from the pains of hell, and the bottomless pit: deliver them from the jaw of the lion, lest hell engulf them, lest they be plunged into darkness. But let the holy standard-bearer Michael lead them into the holy light as Thou didst promise Abraham and his seed.

8 and Baritone So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father, Behold the preparations, fire and iron, But where the lamb for this burnt-offering? Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, And builded parapets and trenches there, And streched forth the knife to slay his son. When lo! an angel called him out of heaven, Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, Neither do anything to him. Behold, A ram, caught in a thicket by its horns; Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him. But the old man would not so, but slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one. Children s Choir Hostias et preces tibi Domine laudis offerimus; tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam facimus: fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti en semini ejus....quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus. Lord, in praise we offer to Thee sacrifices and prayers, do Thou receive them for the souls of those whom we remember this day: Lord, make them pass from death to life. As Thou didst promise Abraham and his seed....as Thou didst promise Abraham and his seed. Soprano and Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt ceoli et terra gloria tua, Hosanna in excelsis. Sanctus. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis. Sanctus. IV. Sanctus Baritone After the blast of lighning from the East, The flourish of loud clouds, the Chariot Throne; After the drums of Time have rolled and ceased, And by the bronze west long retreat is blown, Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Holy. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Holy.

9 Shall life renew these bodies? Of a truth All death will He annul, all tears assuage? Fill the void veins of Life again with youth, And wash, with an immortal water, Age? When I do ask white Age he saith not so: My head hangs weighed with snow. And when I hearken to the Earth, she saith: My fiery heart shrinks, aching. It is death. Mine ancient scars shall not be glorified, Nor my titanic tears, the sea, be dried. V. Agnus Dei One ever hangs where shelled roads part. In this war He too lost a limb, But His disciples hide apart; And now the Soldiers bear with Him. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest. Near Golgatha strolls many a priest, And in their faces there is pride That they were flesh-marked by the Beast By whom the gentle Christ s denied. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest. The scribes on all the people shove and bawl allegiance to the state, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi... Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world... But they who love the greater love Lay down their life; they do not hate....dona eis requiem sempiternam. Dona nobis pacem....grant them everlasting rest. Grant us peace.

10 VI. Libera me Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda: Quando coeli movendi sunt et terra: Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. Soprano and Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira. Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna. Quando coeli movendi sunt et terra. Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. Libera me, Domine. Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death in that awful day when the heavens and earth shall be shaken when Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. I am seized with fear and trembling, until the trial shall be at hand and the wrath to come. Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death. When the heavens and earth shall be shaken. That day, that day of wrath, of calamity and misery, a great day and exceeding bitter. Deliver me, O Lord. It seemed that out of battle I escaped Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped Through granites which titanic wars had groined. Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned, Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred. Then, as I probed them, one sprang up, and stared With piteous recognition in fixed eyes, Lifting distressful hands as if to bless. And no guns thumped, or down the flues made moan. Strange friend, I said, here is no cause to mourn. Baritone None, said the other, save the undone years, The hopelessness. Whatever hope is yours, Was my life also; I went hunting wild After the wildest beauty in the world, For by my glee might many men have laughed, And of my weeping something had been left, Which must die now. I mean the truth untold, The pity of war, the pity war distilled. Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. They will be swift with swiftness of the tigress, None will break ranks, though nations trek from progress. Miss we the march of this retreating world Into vain citadels that are not walled. Then, when much blood had clogged their chariot-wheels I would go up and wash them from sweet wells, Even from wells we sunk too deep for war, Even from the sweetest wells that ever were. I am the enemy you killed, my friend. I knew you in this dark; for so you frowned Yesterday through me as you jabbed and killed. I parried; but my hands were loath and cold. Let us sleep now...

11 Children s Choir Soprano In paridisum deducant te Angeli; in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem. Angelorum te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habeas requiem. Children s Choir Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. In paradisum deducant etc. Soprano Angelorum, te suscipiat etc. Into Paradise may the Angels lead thee: at thy coming may the Martyrs receive thee, and bring thee into the holy city Jerusalem. May the Choir of Angels receive thee and with Lazarus, once poor, may thou have eternal rest. Lord, grant them eternal rest, and let the perpetual light shine upon them. Into Paradise, etc. May the Choir of Angels, etc. and Baritone Let us sleep now. Requiescant in pace. Amen. Let them rest in peace. Amen. Conductor Artist Biographies Michael Palmer has long been considered one of this country s finest conductors. With a career spanning well over 40 years, he has performed with the greatest classical musicians in the world and has worked with many of America s leading orchestras. He has given numerous international guest conducting appearances in China and Europe, where his performances have brought him critical acclaim. Palmer maintains a very active performing schedule and continues to lead the internationally recognized Bellingham Festival of Music in its pursuit of classical music excellence. He also balances his performing career by maintaining his position as the Charles Thomas Wurm Distinguished Professor of Orchestral Studies at Georgia State University School of Music and remains dedicated to preserving and promoting the achievements of classical music for tomorrow s generation.

12 Soloists Baritone Erik Krohg, a native of Bloomington, Minn., is an associate instructor of Voice at Indiana University, where he is pursuing his Master of Music in Voice Performance as a student of Timothy Noble. At Indiana, he has been heard as Schaunard in La Bohème and Captain Corcoran in H.M.S. Pinafore with the IU Opera Theater, and as the baritone soloist in Haydn s Paukenmesse in a performance with the University Singers. Krohg earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance degree summa cum laude from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., where he studied with Peter Halverson. At Concordia, he was heard as Jesus in Bach s St. Matthew Passion and as a baritone soloist in Carmina Burana. In 2011, Krohg performed as the baritone soloist in a performance of René Clausen s Memorial with the Northern Symphony Orchestra with the composer conducting. He has performed in several productions with the Fargo-Moorhead Opera Company, including Il Barbiere di Siviglia, in which he sang the role of Fiorello. In 2013, he was an associate fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, where he performed in Benjamin Britten s Curlew River and Henry Purcell s Dido and Aeneas under the direction of Mark Morris and conducted by Stefan Asbury. Christopher Sokołowski is a native of New York s Hudson Valley and has performed a wide repertoire of both concert and operatic works. He has performed Orff s Carmina Burana, Vaughan William s On Wenlock Edge, Handel s Messiah, Weber s Jubelmesse, the Magnificats of J. S. Bach, J. C. Bach, and Vivaldi, Mendelssohn s Elijah, Mozart s Requiem, Vivaldi s Dixit Dominus, Haydn s Missa in tempore belli, and Handel s Esther. In the summer of 2013, he was an artist with the Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar, Germany, where he performed the role of Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), and sang with the Thüringer Symphoniker under the baton of Oliver Weder. Other operatic roles include Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Le Mari (Les mamelles de Tirésias), the Witch (Hansel and Gretel), and Remendado (Carmen). In 2012 he premiered Six Songs on poems by Federico García Lorca by French composer Raphaël Lucas and most recently sang the role of Thiên Sì in the world premiere of P. Q. Phan s Tale of Lady Thi Kính with the Indiana University Opera Theater. He has been a featured artist with the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice for several summers, most recently singing a concert of Baroque repertoire with countertenor Brian Asawa. In February, he will sing the role of Oronte in IU Opera Theater s new production of Handel s Alcina. Sokołowski earned his Bachelor s degree magna cum laude from SUNY Purchase in 2013 and is currently an associate instructor of voice at Indiana University where he is pursuing his Master s degree in the studio of Timothy Noble. Megan Wilhelm, soprano, is in her first year of her Master of Music in Voice Perfomance studies at Indiana University. Her performance as the soprano soloist in the War Requiem marks her first performance at the Jacobs School of Music. During her undergraduate studies, she performed the roles of Second Lady in The Magic Flute at the University of Houston and the Milliner in Der Rosenkavelier at The Moores Opera Center. She was also a member and section leader for the internationally renowned Moores School Concert Chorale. From , Wilhelm was a member of the Houston Grand Opera. She was also a participant and frequent soloist in the early music ensemble Zachow Consort and Players. In 2013, she attended Dolora Zajick s Institute for Young Dramatic voices. She has been a featured Young Artist for the CoOperative program at Westminster Choir College and has participated in Le Chiavi di Bel Canto at the University of Houston. She recently participated in the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy in Sankt Goar, Germany. Wilhelm is a student of Carol Vaness.

13 Oratorio Betsy Burleigh, Master Soprano Anna Atkinson Mallorie Bromer Tabitha Burchett Amy Burgar Michaella Calzaretta Elizabeth Campbell Nai-Chia Chen Tiffany Choe Kelly Christensen Ashley Chung Carolyn Craig Christina Dragnea Cynthia Dretel Amanda Fish Kara Duval-Fowler Caroline Flett Simran Arora Afsah Eliza Armistead Anne Chester Bridget Conway Chelsea DeLorenz Taylor Del Vecchio Qin Fan Sheh Feng Ng Amanda Fish Livia Gho Rachel Goodman Courtney Jameson Gabrielle Gaudreault Vanessa Gehring Briana Hall Chelsea Hart Marianthi Hatzis Brianna Holt Ji-Hye Kim Emily Klink Lena Kornreich Eunice Lee Mary Levering Qi Li Leah Martin Elizabeth McConnaughey Kellie Motter Mezzo-Soprano Veronica Jensen Katherine Jones Jaeeun Kim Jihyun Kim Sarah King Renny Ko Maria Krauter Naeun Lee Michael Linert Hayley Lipke Mandy Lyons Rebecca McDonough Kristin Olson Bailey Petersma Kelsey Randall Lacy Sauter Keely Schmerber Daisy Schoen Megan Sill Martha Sliva Synthia Steiman Samantha Thielen Nell Vandeveld Maya Vansuch Jessica Wolf Amy Wooster Olivia Yokers Christine Ngai Chomchat Silarat Jenna Stewart Elizabeth Stoner Ann Marie Theis Olivia Thompson Carissa Tucker Emily Vickers Patricia Wallinga Janet Wang Yulin Yu

14 Jared Arthur Edward Atkinson Travis Bloom Ryan Brunkhurst Nicolas Chuaqui Michael Day Dominick DiOrio Michael Gebhart Thomas Allen Steven Berlanga Alex Blank Philip Borsellino John Buchanan HeeSeung Chae Ian Clarke Ross Coughanour Delong Ding Jonathan Enari Lucas Fletcher David Fraley Miles Friday Matthew Gerhardt Danny Hansen David Harrison William Hall Thomas Jackson Brian Joy Alexander Hallenbeck Gregory McClelland Daniel Miller Paul Mortilla Mark Phillips Bass Nicholas Ho Oliver Hopkins Jeffrey Israel Eric Jo Michael Kim-Sheng Stephen Komer Patrick Kuntz Andrew Laszlo Jaeho Lee Jordan Lenchitz Daniel Mallampalli James Maverick Eddie Mony John Nothaft Bryce Patterson Christian Purdy Nicholas Quardokus Issa Ransom James Reynolds Curtis Smith Trenton Takaki Phillip West Peter Pendowski Christopher Poovey Rafael Porto Matthew Recio Joshua Roeser Corey Rubin Kyle Schardt Scott Scheetz Matthew Schnaars Arthur Shou Christopher Seefeldt John Stender Jacob Taylor Michael Wade Jinghong Zhang University Children s Choir Chamber Choir Brent Gault and Sarah Miller, Directors Marielle Berin Helen Christ Nathaniel Cox-Thurmond Basia Bryan Brittany Dobbins Grace Golden Amelia Goswami Angelica Jarillo Margot Zsofia Leary Fiona Liberge Eleanor Lloyd Olivia McDermott-Sipe Niccolo Miles Briana Osmon Haley Paulin Naina Prabhakar Claire Przybyla Noel Rilea Theresa Sherman Elah Unger Emma Victor Julia Victor Kaitlyn Young

15 Philharmonic Orchestra Violin I Jenna Barghouti Felix Chen Su Bin Shin Liam Mansfield Ran Cheng Maxwell Ramage Joseph Ohkubo Carlos Valbuena Camille Poon Leslie Heinzen Hyewon Yang Esther Roestan Patricia Quintero Michael Romans Sungah Kim Violin II Sujin Lim Mariana Cottier-Bucco Arthur Masyuk Yung-Yu Lin Jihye Choi Gabriela Peña-Kim Emily Acri Jisun Lee Hannah Price Ye Rin Hong Katelyn Kozinski Katherine Kobylarz Nathaniel Shapiro Aviva Hakanoglu Viola Haojian Wang Deanna Said Michael Sinni Caleb Wong Gabriel Polycarpo Mark Hatlestad Viola (cont.) Daniel Wunderle Joshua Hunton Evan Robinson Yonsung Lee Cello Seungah Hong Nathanael Matthews Kelly Knox Diana Wuli Kamyron Williams Carlo Garcia Joseph Frank Isaac Bovyer Kyungwook Min Matthew Genders Sara Song Bass Jon McCullough-Benner Clark Brown Andrew Chilcote Christopher Kim Mathew Burri Ian Nehera Jared Boles Joseph Tyksynski Flute Marco Núñez Robin Meiksins Felice Doynov, Piccolo Oboe Kathleen Carter Sarah Dohanich Mylie Payne, English Horn Clarinet Rajeesh Soodeen Tianyu Zhang Keith Northover, E-Flat & Bass Bassoon Stephanie Konchel Kevin Staggs Phillip Thomas, Contra Horn Marcus Redden Mitchell McCrady Adrienne Schroeder Collin Findlay Chris Neiner Sonia Villanueva Michael Digatono Trumpet Andrew Lott Clare Hogan Jacob Hook Shannon Walsh Trombone Stephanie Lebens Stewart Rhodes Logan Bloom Brennan Johns Tuba Haiyu Wang Timpani Erich Rieppel Percussion Tyler Kennamer Andrew Riley Percussion (cont.) Devan Ellet Nicholas Bruno Jacob Lipham Piano Kyunghoon Kim Harmonium Patrick Kronner Chamber Ensemble Seung Mi Sun, Violin I Elan Sapir, Violin II Erik Thorstensen, Viola Lindy Tsai, Cello Kaelan Decman, Double Bass Kayla Faurie, Flute & Piccolo Jeremy Curtis, Oboe & English Horn Elise Bond, Clarinet Virginia Rice, Bassoon Eleni Georgiadis, Horn Mitchell Beck, Timpani & Percussion Anna McNulty, Harp Orchestra Manager Paul Hauer Mark Hatlestad, Ass t. Orchestra Set-Up Mark Hatlestad Gabriela Peña-Kim Emily Acri Christopher Kim Librarian Mariel Stauff