Introspection:
Songs of Discovery
Bronwyn W. Kortge, Director
Colin Graebert, Accompanist
Lamentations of Jeremiah
Z. Randall Stroope
Joy
Music by Mark Hayes, Words by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933
There Will Come Soft Rains
Music by Matt Podd, Text Sara Teasdale
Dark Night of the Soul
Music & Text by Cedar Ellis & Francis Burns
Heather Ford, Soprano
Saphrona Stetson, Soprano
Timothy Ensworth, Tenor
Lucas Wood, Baritone
Geoffrey Knowles, Baritone
~ Intermission ~
Deep Peace
Music Bill Douglas, Text from Traditional Gaelic
Measure Me Sky
Music by Elaine Hagenberg, Text Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Lux Beatis Trinitas
Music by Ola Gjeilo, Translation Jeremy White
Luminous Night of the Soul
Music by Ola Gjeilo, Text by Charles A. Silvestri & St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Saphrona Stetson, Soprano
Sogno Di Volare
From Civilization VI
Music by Christopher Tin, Adapted from the writings of Leonard da Vinci by Chiara Cortez
The Lord Bless and Keep You
Peter C. Lutkin
~ ~ ~
The Ensemble
Megan Howell
flute, clarinet
Loren Fields
horn
Janet Higgins
trombone
Richard Hsu
Chris Nemeth
violin
Linda Theriault
viola
Steve Witkin
cello
Beau Lisy
Lynette Woods
percussion
Songs of Discovery
Bronwyn W. Kortge, Director
Colin Graebert, Accompanist
Lamentations of Jeremiah
Z. Randall Stroope
Joy
Music by Mark Hayes, Words by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933
There Will Come Soft Rains
Music by Matt Podd, Text Sara Teasdale
Dark Night of the Soul
Music & Text by Cedar Ellis & Francis Burns
Heather Ford, Soprano
Saphrona Stetson, Soprano
Timothy Ensworth, Tenor
Lucas Wood, Baritone
Geoffrey Knowles, Baritone
~ Intermission ~
Deep Peace
Music Bill Douglas, Text from Traditional Gaelic
Measure Me Sky
Music by Elaine Hagenberg, Text Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Lux Beatis Trinitas
Music by Ola Gjeilo, Translation Jeremy White
Luminous Night of the Soul
Music by Ola Gjeilo, Text by Charles A. Silvestri & St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Saphrona Stetson, Soprano
Sogno Di Volare
From Civilization VI
Music by Christopher Tin, Adapted from the writings of Leonard da Vinci by Chiara Cortez
The Lord Bless and Keep You
Peter C. Lutkin
~ ~ ~
The Ensemble
Megan Howell
flute, clarinet
Loren Fields
horn
Janet Higgins
trombone
Richard Hsu
Chris Nemeth
violin
Linda Theriault
viola
Steve Witkin
cello
Beau Lisy
Lynette Woods
percussion
From the Music Director
Lyrics
LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
Oh all you who walk by on the road, pay attention and see:
if there be any sorrow like my sorrow.
Those who pass by, Oh you people!
Attention, Attention!
See, See, See, See!
If it is pain, pain, pain given to me!
Remember oh Lord Look, look!
Remember Lord the disgrace of ours!
If it is pain, remember! Pain, remember! Remember mine!
JOY
I AM wild, I will sing to the trees,
I will sing to the stars in the sky,
I love, I am loved, love is mine,
Now at last I can die!
I am sandaled with wind and with flame,
I have heart-fire and singing to give,
I can tread on the grass or the stars,
Now at last I can live!
THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
The spring is fresh and fearless, And every leaf is new,
The world is brimmed with moonlight, the lilac brimmed with dew.
Here in the moving shadows I catch my breath and sing.
My heart is fresh and fearless And over-brimmed with Spring.
There will come soft rains and smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum-trees in tremulous white;
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree,
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Prologue:
I am the horrible enemy!
And the angry tyrant.
Enemy Within:
I am inimical,
I am destructive to all,
I am perfidious to all.
The Plea:
What will I do with you, death?
You who spare no one, death?
You don’t know joy. You don’t know love.
You don’t know sorrow. You don’t know peace.
The Queen's Gambit:
Draped o’er the gravesite,
The guilt of past transgressions,
Too late to repent!
I love you.
Fight or Flight:
Hide! You must hide! Do not pause or reconsider!
Run! Hide! In silken shadows lie.
Fight! You must fight!
Your doom is on the doorstep,
Rise! Stand and fight! The end is drawing nigh!
Now you alone may choose the path.
Seize and embrace, or deny your doom!
Call to Arms:
"Ha!"
L'Homme Arme:
The armed man should be feared,
Everywhere it has been proclaimed.
Eve of Battle:
Hey ka la Hi ka la ka Ha!
Ha ka la Hi ka la ka HA!
Day of Judgment!
Battle!
Doom to the enemy within!
Hey ka la Hi ka la ka Ha!
Tenebrae
Too late to repent, regret, realize.
All I wanted was space, not emptiness.
I’m sorry!
How can I retract! Repair! Atone!
Ah!
Dawn:
I AM!
I am…moved to dance!
Absolution:
I’m so sorry, I didn’t listen.
I only wanted space / your respect,
And I hear you and I can see you now,
And I can see it coming: Peace!
It rains upon us now. Pouring down, Peace.
And absolution comes, coming down like spring rain falls!
Hallelujah!
Peace is like a river that flows down the mountain side,
And into my soul, like billows of glory, to rise and flow,
And uplift my soul!
Hallelujah!
DEEP PEACE
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the shining stars to you,
Deep peace of the gentle night to you,
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you,
Deep peace of the gentle night to you.
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.
Deep peace to you.
MEASURE ME SKY
Measure me, sky!
Tell me I reach by a song,
Nearer the stars;
I have been little for so long.
Sky, be my depth,
Wind, be my width and my height,
Measure me, sky!
Horizon, reach out!
Catch at my hands, stretch me taut,
Rim of the world: Widen my eyes by a thought.
World, my heart’s span;
Loveliness, wings for my flight.
Measure me, sky!
LUX BEATA TRINITAS
O Trinity, blessed light,
And unity, foremost in might,
Now the fiery sun has withdrawn,
Pour your light into our hearts.
In the morning, with our song of praise,
And in the evening let us send up our prayer;
As suppliants we hymn your glory
Throughout all the ages.
Amen.
LUMINOUS NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Long before music was sung by a choir,
Long before silver was shaped in the fire,
Long before poets inspired the heart,
You were the spirit of all that is art.
You give the potter the feel of the clay;
You give the actor the right part to play;
You give the author a story to tell;
You are the prayer in the sound of a bell.
Praise to all lovers who feel your desire!
Praise all music which soars to inspire!
Praise to the wonders of thy artistry,
Our Divine Spirit, all glory to thee.
O guiding night!
O night more lovely than the dawn!
O night that has united the lover with his beloved,
Transforming the beloved in her lover.
Luminous night of the soul.
SOGNO DI VOLARE
Once you have taken flight you will decide.
Gaze towards the sky you will know that,
That is where your heart will feel at home.
~
The great bird will
Take its first flight toward the sun,
Sweeping over the great Mount Ceceri,
Filling the universe with wonder and glory.
~
Mankind will be lifted by his own creation,
Just like birds into the sky.
Glory! Glory!
LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
Oh all you who walk by on the road, pay attention and see:
if there be any sorrow like my sorrow.
Those who pass by, Oh you people!
Attention, Attention!
See, See, See, See!
If it is pain, pain, pain given to me!
Remember oh Lord Look, look!
Remember Lord the disgrace of ours!
If it is pain, remember! Pain, remember! Remember mine!
JOY
I AM wild, I will sing to the trees,
I will sing to the stars in the sky,
I love, I am loved, love is mine,
Now at last I can die!
I am sandaled with wind and with flame,
I have heart-fire and singing to give,
I can tread on the grass or the stars,
Now at last I can live!
THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
The spring is fresh and fearless, And every leaf is new,
The world is brimmed with moonlight, the lilac brimmed with dew.
Here in the moving shadows I catch my breath and sing.
My heart is fresh and fearless And over-brimmed with Spring.
There will come soft rains and smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum-trees in tremulous white;
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree,
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Prologue:
I am the horrible enemy!
And the angry tyrant.
Enemy Within:
I am inimical,
I am destructive to all,
I am perfidious to all.
The Plea:
What will I do with you, death?
You who spare no one, death?
You don’t know joy. You don’t know love.
You don’t know sorrow. You don’t know peace.
The Queen's Gambit:
Draped o’er the gravesite,
The guilt of past transgressions,
Too late to repent!
I love you.
Fight or Flight:
Hide! You must hide! Do not pause or reconsider!
Run! Hide! In silken shadows lie.
Fight! You must fight!
Your doom is on the doorstep,
Rise! Stand and fight! The end is drawing nigh!
Now you alone may choose the path.
Seize and embrace, or deny your doom!
Call to Arms:
"Ha!"
L'Homme Arme:
The armed man should be feared,
Everywhere it has been proclaimed.
Eve of Battle:
Hey ka la Hi ka la ka Ha!
Ha ka la Hi ka la ka HA!
Day of Judgment!
Battle!
Doom to the enemy within!
Hey ka la Hi ka la ka Ha!
Tenebrae
Too late to repent, regret, realize.
All I wanted was space, not emptiness.
I’m sorry!
How can I retract! Repair! Atone!
Ah!
Dawn:
I AM!
I am…moved to dance!
Absolution:
I’m so sorry, I didn’t listen.
I only wanted space / your respect,
And I hear you and I can see you now,
And I can see it coming: Peace!
It rains upon us now. Pouring down, Peace.
And absolution comes, coming down like spring rain falls!
Hallelujah!
Peace is like a river that flows down the mountain side,
And into my soul, like billows of glory, to rise and flow,
And uplift my soul!
Hallelujah!
DEEP PEACE
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the shining stars to you,
Deep peace of the gentle night to you,
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you,
Deep peace of the gentle night to you.
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.
Deep peace to you.
MEASURE ME SKY
Measure me, sky!
Tell me I reach by a song,
Nearer the stars;
I have been little for so long.
Sky, be my depth,
Wind, be my width and my height,
Measure me, sky!
Horizon, reach out!
Catch at my hands, stretch me taut,
Rim of the world: Widen my eyes by a thought.
World, my heart’s span;
Loveliness, wings for my flight.
Measure me, sky!
LUX BEATA TRINITAS
O Trinity, blessed light,
And unity, foremost in might,
Now the fiery sun has withdrawn,
Pour your light into our hearts.
In the morning, with our song of praise,
And in the evening let us send up our prayer;
As suppliants we hymn your glory
Throughout all the ages.
Amen.
LUMINOUS NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Long before music was sung by a choir,
Long before silver was shaped in the fire,
Long before poets inspired the heart,
You were the spirit of all that is art.
You give the potter the feel of the clay;
You give the actor the right part to play;
You give the author a story to tell;
You are the prayer in the sound of a bell.
Praise to all lovers who feel your desire!
Praise all music which soars to inspire!
Praise to the wonders of thy artistry,
Our Divine Spirit, all glory to thee.
O guiding night!
O night more lovely than the dawn!
O night that has united the lover with his beloved,
Transforming the beloved in her lover.
Luminous night of the soul.
SOGNO DI VOLARE
Once you have taken flight you will decide.
Gaze towards the sky you will know that,
That is where your heart will feel at home.
~
The great bird will
Take its first flight toward the sun,
Sweeping over the great Mount Ceceri,
Filling the universe with wonder and glory.
~
Mankind will be lifted by his own creation,
Just like birds into the sky.
Glory! Glory!
The Bagaduce Chorale
Soprano
Linda Bell
Mia Callahan
Paulette Coty
Claire Daniel
Heather Ford
Julia Gilmore
Martha Goss
Elizabeth LaStaiti
Marsha Lyons
Tish Noyes
Jenn Ryan
Lexie Watson
Alto
Hedy Ardito
Carol Benson
Carolyn Friedell
Sandra Henderson
Eliza Hill
Ronny Johnson
Deborah Kiley
Ruth Lamdan
Sara Leighton
Deb Marshall
Jenny Reece
Lynn Seippel
Beth Sheard
Pamela Smith
Linda Soukup
Sarah Taylor
Marty Ward
Tenor
Merle Bisberg
Brian Booher
Tim Ensworth
Gerry Freeman
Mike Hewes
Diane Klausmeyer
Nancy Lowry
Allan Sandlin
John Wilson
Bass
John Epstein
Lloyd Harmon
Steve Johnson
Geoffrey Knowles
David Porter
Richard Shute
Robert Walker
David Ward
Doug Wilson
Lucas Wood
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