AVM 2010 - 2011 Season

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2010- 2011 Season

	A Baroque Festival Saturday, November 13, 2010, 8:00 PM St. Mary's Church, Shrewsbury Magnificat- J.S. Bach Te Deum- Marc Antoine Charpentier With orchestra and soloists Soprano - Jean Danton Mezzo-Soprano - Pamela Dellal Tenor - Charles Blandy Baritone - Thomas Jones The “Prelude” to Charpentier’s *Te Deum, familiar to many from weddings and Masterpiece Theater, provides a festive beginning to our 2010-2011 Concert Season. This concert of Te Deum* paired with Bach’s ever popular *Magnificat in D*, with outstanding soloists and orchestra will be a choral celebration you won’t want to miss! Return to Top
	Messiah Sing Sunday, December 12, 2010, 3:30 PM Trinity Church, Northborough Organ - Brett Maguire Soprano - Margaret Felice Alto - Christina English Tenor - Ethan Bremner Bass - David Bonneau An annual Holiday Tradition — Join the Mastersingers and soloists to sing the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. Come listen or bring/borrow from us a score and sing along in this informal, exhilarating event. Return to Top
	Wine, Women, and Song Sunday, March 20, 2011, 3:30 PM St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA Carmina Burana- Carl Orff With Algonquin Regional High School Concert Choir The Northborough Town-Wide After-School Choir Two pianos, percussion and soloists. Soprano - Merrycarol Yumi Wada Tenor - Arthur Rishi Baritone - Philip Lima Neue Liebeslieder - Walzer Op 65- Johannes Brahms The 13th century medieval poems of *Carmina Burana* that celebrate spring, fickleness, drinking, gambling and lust are presented by Carl Orff with exciting rhythms, exuberant singing, and enthusiastic outbursts of joy and ecstasy. The *Neue Liebeslieder- Walzer* of Brahms address these same themes of love, lust, and women but in a more lyrical and richly ‘romantic’ style. This concert is sponsored in part by a generous grant from the Avidia Charitable Foundation. Program Notes Carmina Burana Neue Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 65 Return to Top
	A British Perspective Saturday, May 7, 2011, 8:00 PM Evangelical Congregational Church, Westborough Come, Ye Sons of Art - Henry Purcell Rejoice in the Lamb- Benjamin Britten Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice - Gerald Finzi Organ - Brett Maguire Soprano - Patrice Tiedemann Alto - Jacque Wilson Tenor - Stanley Wilson Baritone - Steven Small Henry Purcell, writing in the late 17th century is perhaps Britain’s first great composer. *Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away* (subtitled “Ode of Queen Mary’s Birthday) is just one of many festive anthems he wrote for special occasions. It wasn’t until the 20th century that two new composers put Britain on the musical map again. Britten’s *Rejoice in the Lamb* is a delightful and at times frivolous setting of poems written by Christopher Smart while in a mental institution. *Lo, the Full, Final, Sacrifice* by Finzi is a more serious but festival celebration of the sacrifice of Jesus. The poetry of Richard Crashaw provides many opportunities for Finzi to demonstrate his mastery of matching words to music. Concert Notes Return to Top