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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Music
Concert and Recitals
Fall 2005
NOVEMBER
November 28, Monday, 8:00 pm
November 29, Tuesday, 8:00 pm
November 30, Wednesday, 8:00 pm
DECEMBER
December 1, Thursday, 8:00 pm
December 4, Sunday, 3:00 pm
Faculty Jazz Concert
Anne R. Belk Theater
Jazz Ensemble Concert
Anne R. Belk Theater
Small Vocal Jazz Concert
Anne R. Belk Theater
Chamber Singers
Belmont Abbey College, Abbey Basilica
University Chorale Concert
Anne R. Belk Theater
December 5, Monday, 8:00 pm
Wind Ensemble/Community Band Concert
Anne R. Belk Theater
December 6, Tuesday, 8:00 pm
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Anne R. Belk Theater
December 7, Wednesday, 8:00 pm
Department of Music
Dr. Royce E. Lumpkin, Chair
Totus Tuus
Mallard Creek Chorale &
Charlotteans Concert
Anne R. Belk Theater
For ticket information, please call the box office at 704-687-2599.
UNC Charlotte Chamber Singers
Randy Haldeman, director
As a courtesy to the other audience members as well as the performers, please refrain
from using flash photography and be certain that all cellular phones, pagers, and
electronic watches are muted during the performance. Late-comers may be seated
at the discretion of the house manager.
Rowe Recital Hall
Monday, November 21, 2005
Belmont Abbey Basilica
Thursday, December 1, 2005
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Music
presents
Totus Tuus
UNC Charlotte Chamber Singers
Randy Haldeman, director
Gregory Underwood, rehearsal accompanist
Monday, November 21, 8 pm
Thursday, December 1, 8 pm
Rowe Recital Hall
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Program
I. Winter Madrigals
Lirum Lirum
April is in My Mistress’ Face
To Shorten Winter’s Sadness
Belmont Abbey Basilica
Thomas Morley (c.1558-1602)
Thomas Weelkes (c.1576-1623)
II. Quid petis, O fili?
Richard Pygott (c.1485-1552)
III. Two Motets
Ego flos campi
Magi videntes stellam
Jacobus Clemens non Papa (c.1510-c.1556)
IV. The Lamb
John Tavener (b. 1944)
V. Totus Tuus
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (b. 1933)
VI. O Crux
VII. Five Spanish Carols
Ríu, Ríu, Chíu
Come, Oh Shepherds
Mexican Christmas Procession
The Gift Carol
Fum, Fum, Fum
Mark Jennings (b. 1966)
ed. Noah Greenberg (b. 1919)
arr. Jack Best (1917-2001)
arr. Paul J. Christiansen (1914-1997)
arr. Lloyd Pfautsch (1923-2003)
arr. Alice Parker (b. 1925) & Robert Shaw (1916-1999)
Notes & Translations
Thomas Morley (c.1558-1602), composer, theorist, organist, and editor is considered the foremost composer of
the English Madrigal School. Morley dedicated his theoretical work A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicalle
Musicke to his composition teacher, William Byrd. Master of Choristers at Norwich Cathedral before he was 25,
Morley received the Bachelor of Music degree from Oxford University in 1588. He became the organist of St. Paul’s
Cathedral the following year, and in 1592 was appointed Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. In 1598 Queen Elizabeth
granted him exclusive license to print and sell music in England, again following in his teacher’s footsteps. In 1601,
Morley edited the Triumphs of Oriana, a collection of 25 madrigals by 23 composers compiled to honor Queen
Elizabeth, often known as “Orianna”. In 1602 Morley died, aged forty-six. Thomas Weelkes paid tribute to him in a
madrigal: “Death hath deprived me of my dearest friend.”
Thomas Weelkes (c.1576-1623) apparently was blessed with greater talent yet did not receive the accolades of his
friend, Morley. Weelkes was appointed organist of Winchester Cathedral in 1598, and graduated from Oxford with
a Bachelor of Music from New College, Oxford in 1602. In 1603 he was appointed music director of Chichester
Cathedral, a post he held until he was dismissed for wanton drunkenness and swearing.
A native of Wisconsin, Randy Haldeman has taught Choral and General Music at all levels of
academia – Pre-K through collegiate - in Wisconsin, Idaho, Illinois, Florida, Vermont, and Italy.
Haldeman earned the Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, the Master of Music degree in Voice and Opera Performance from Northwestern University, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Music Education (Choral Conducting
emphasis) from The Florida State University. Dr. Haldeman’s choral arrangements are published
in the Rodney Eichenberger Choral Series, and have been performed by groups under the direction
of André Thomas, Rodney Eichenberger, and other collegiate directors throughout the country. Active as a performer as well as an educator, Haldeman has garnered critical praise on the operatic,
musical theatre, and concert stages. Appearances of national interest include “Mr. Snow” in the
50th Anniversary Production of Carousel, and “Uncle Billy” in the Chicago premier of Sheldon
Harnik’s A Wonderful Life. As a conductor, his choral groups have received enthusiastic responses
from audiences and critics alike in 11 states and Europe, including several state and regional festivals and contests. He currently directs UNC Charlotte’s choral music program, is Coordinator of
Choral Music Education, and teaches conducting and music education courses.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Music offers undergraduate
programs leading to the Bachelor of Music degrees in music performance, music education, and
Bachelor of Arts degree.
Choral/vocal students perform in such ensembles as the Chamber Singers, Opera Workshop, the
Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and the University Chorale. The department’s larger instrumental ensembles include two symphonic bands, the Jazz Ensemble, and the UNC Charlotte Youth Orchestra.
Brass, woodwind, string, piano, and percussion players also participate in a wide variety of smaller
chamber music ensembles.
About the Performers
Richard Pygott (c.1485–c.1552) was choirmaster in Cardinal Wolsey’s private chapel, and later a gentleman in Henry
VIII’s Royal Household Chapel. His most often performed work, Quid petis O fili, appears in a manuscript dating from
the 1500’s containing music for the court of Henry VIII. This carol employs the medieval device of alternating Latin
and vernacular text, while adopting a highly complex and decorative early Renaissance contrapuntal style.
The Chamber Singers is a highly select vocal ensemble dedicated
to preparing challenging literature to a professional level of
performance. The Chamber Singers is comprised primarily of
Music majors (although a very few non-majors also participate)
who have passed a stringent audition process. All singers reaudition late each spring for a full-year commitment to the 15voice ensemble. Specific seats may be auditioned late in the
summer or in the late fall to fill vacancies. The Chamber Singers
rehearse Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00 to 3:20 pm in addition
to the considerable individual practice required to master the
music. Please feel free to contact any chorister or the director at
(704) 687-6136 for more information.
Ego flos campi et lilium convallium.
I am the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys.
The Chamber Singers are:
Sicut lilium inter spinas sic amica mea inter filias.
Like the lily amongst the thorns, thus is my love amongst the daughters.
Sally Ann Buckmaster
Jamie Lynn Caporizo
Jonathan Caudill2
Aubrey Cipolloni
Caroline M. Clifton3
Aaron L. Cohen
Jeremy Collier
Sarah Elizabeth Hampton1
Newton, NJ
Stamford, CT
Charlotte
Denver
Asheboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Charlotte
Quid petis O fili mater dulcissima? ba, ba.
What do you wish, sweetest Mother of the Son? ba, ba.
Quid pater, O fili, mihi plausus oscula, da, da.
O Father, O Son, Give me fond kisses, da, da.
Jacobus Clemens non Papa (c.1510-c.1556) was one of the most prolific composers in the Netherlands school, and
is believed to have been the choirmaster in the royal court of Charles V. Called “non Papa” to teasingly distinguish
him from Pope Clement VII, Jacobus Clemens wrote a wealth of secular and sacred vocal music as well as reams
of instrumental music. He is mostly remembered today for the two motets performed tonight and a magnificent
Requiem.
James Lane
Robin Lewis
Caleb Hill Newman
Kelli Elaine Postell
Beth Powell
Rich Stanley4
Joshua Whitener
Statesville
Stanley
Jonesville
Concord
Fayetteville
Lexington
Matthews
Choir President
Vice-President
3
Treasurer-Secretary
4
Choral Librarian
1
2
Fons hortorum et puteus aquarum viventium
The fountain of the gardens, a well of living waters,
quae fluunt impetu de Libano.
that flow in an impetuous stream from Lebanon.
Magi viderunt stellam, qui dixerunt ad invicem:
The wise men beheld the star and said to one another:
hoc signum magni Regis est;
“This is the sign of a great king;
eamus et inquiramus eum,
let us go and inquire of him
et offeramus ei munera, aurum, thus, et myrrham, alleluia.
and offer him gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh.” alleluia.
John Tavener (b. 1944) first came to public attention in 1968 with the premiere of his oratorio The Whale at the
inaugural concert of the London Sinfonietta, and was subsequently recorded by the Beatles. His conversion to the
Orthodox Church in 1977 resulted from his growing conviction that Eastern traditions retained a primordial essence
that the west had lost. Works such as The Lamb (1982), and the large-scale choral work Resurrection (1989) date
from this period. In 1997, the performance of Song for Athene at the close of Princess Diana’s funeral gained wide
popularity. He received a Knighthood in 2000 for “Services to Music”.
Henryk Gorecki (b. 1933), despite his enormous recent popularity, remains at his home is in Katowice, Poland,
where he can best pursue his interests in the folk culture of the Tatra mountain region of southern Poland. His music
reflects this environment, in which he frequently incorporates regional folk melodies and chants of the Polish Catholic
Church.
Totus Tuus was composed in 1987 in honor of the third visit of John Paul II to Poland, an event largely credited
with catapulting the Solidarity movement into a legally recognized political party. Solidarity’s resounding electoral
victory in 1989 wrested control from the Communist party, and precipitated the rapid dismantling of the Iron Curtain
that culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall late that same year. The text is taken from a poem written by Maria
Boguslawska:
Riu, riu chiu, la guarda ribera, Dios guardo el lobo de nuestra cordera.
Riu, riu, chiu. He who herds by the river, God kept the wolf far away from our ewe.
Maria! Totus tuus sum, Maria,
Mary! All is totally yours, Mary,
Quisole hazer que no pudiesse pecar, ni aun original esta Virgen no tuviera.
such did he make her she could know no sin, a Virgin unstained by our first father’s fault.
Mater nostri Redemptoris. Virgo Dei, virgo pia
Mother of our Redeemer. Virgin Mother of God, blessed virgin,
Este qu’es nascido es el gran monarca, Cristo patriarca de carne vestido;
The newborn child is the mightiest monarch, Christ patriarchal invested with flesh.
Mater mundi Salvatoris.
Mother of the world’s Savior.
Hanos redimido con se hazer chiquito, aunqu’era infinito, finito se hizera.
He made himself tiny and so redeemed us: he who was infinite became finite.
Mark Jennings is Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of music at Truman State University, a position
he assumed in the fall of 2003. He currently conducts Cantons, Truman’s premiere choral ensemble, and the University
Chorus, a large, non auditioned choir. He also teaches applied voice, choral conducting, and choral materials, and
he oversees the master’s program in conducting. Jennings has held similar teaching positions at Western Kentucky
University and Eastern Illinois University. Jennings received the Ph. D. in Music Education/Choral Music from
Florida State University, where he studied with André Thomas and Rodney Eichenberger, and shared an office with
Randy Haldeman. He received his master’s degree in choral conducting from Michigan State University and bachelor’s
degree from St. Olaf College.
O crux splendidior cunctis astris,
O cross, more radiant than the stars,
Mundo celebris hominibus multam amabilis
Celebrated throughout the earth, Beloved of the people,
Sanctior universes,Quae sola fuisti digna
Holier than all things, Which alone was found worthy
portare talentum munndi.
To bear the light of the world.
Dulce lignum, Dulces clavos,
Blessed Tree, Blessed Nails,
Dulcia ferens pondera.
Blest the weight you bore.
Salva praesentem catervam in tuis hodie
Save the flock which today
Laudibus congregatam.
is gathered to praise you.
In addition to being related by nationality of origin, each of the Spanish Carols were adapted and arranged by a
prominent member of the golden era of choral music that sprang up following World War II. Noah Greenburg (b.
1919) founded and conducted the New York Pro Musica, Jack Best (1917-2001) sang and arranged for Fred Waring’s
Pennsylvanians, Lloyd Pfautsch (1923-2003) founded the choral music program at Southern Methodist Univeristy,
Paul J. Christainsen (1914-1997), son of F. Melius Christiansen (the founder of the St. Olaf Choir school), founded
the choir program at nearby Concordia College and directed it for the next 50 years. The composing team of Alice
Parker (b. 1925) and Robert Shaw (1919-1999) flourished throughout this era, first with the Collegians and later with
the Robert Shaw Chorale.
El lobo rabioso la quiso morder, mas Dios poderoso la supo defender;
The furious wolf attempted to bite her, but almighty God protected her well:
Muchas profecias lo han profetizado, y aun en nuestros dias lo hemos alcancado.
Many a prophecy told of his coming, and now in our days have we seen them fulfilled.
A Dios humanado vemos en el suelo y al hombre nel cielo porqu’er le quisiera.
God became man, on earth we behold him, and see man in heaven because he so willed.
Yo vi mil Garzones que andavan cantando, por aqui bolando, haciendo mil sones,
I saw thousands of angels that were singing flying around, making much music
diziendo a gascones Gloria sea en el cielo, y paz en el suelo qu’es Jesus nascieta.
Telling shepherds, Glory in the heavens and Peace on earth that Jesus is born.
Este viene a dar a los muertos vida y viene a reparar de todos la caida;
This one comes to give life to the dead, and comes to mend us all from sin;
es la luz del dia aqueste mocuelo; este es el cordero que San Juan dixera.
He is the light of day, this Boy this is the Lamb that St. John said.
Pues que ya tenemos lo que desseamos, todos juntos vamos presentes llevemos;
Now we have gained what we were all desiring, go we together to bear him our gifts:
Todos le daremos nuestra voluntad, pues a se igualar con el hombre viniera.
let each give his will to the God who was willing to come down to earth man’s equal to be.