Program

Texts and Translations

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes
     from Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Rose Crelli and Archie Brown, violins
Octavio Mujica, cello
Oleksandr Kashlyuk, bassoon

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Selections from Brentano Lieder, Op. 68
     1. An die Nacht
     2. Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden
     3. Säus’le, liebe Myrte!
Margaret Halbig, piano

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101
     1. La dame d’André
     2. Dans l’herbe
     3. Il vole
     4. Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
     5. Violon
     6. Fleurs
Margaret Halbig, piano

-Intermission-

Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)
“Eccomi in lieta vesta ... Oh quante volte”
     from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Margaret Halbig, piano

Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
Barcarolle - “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour”
     from Les contes d’Hoffmann
MonaLisa Pomarleanu, mezzo-soprano
Margaret Halbig, piano

Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
The Sirens’ Duet
     from King Arthur
Abigail Bush, soprano
Keiran Cremins, harpsichord

Alexander “Sasha” Argov (1914–1995)
Hasimla Hasegula (The Purple Dress)
Balada al Chamoriko (The Donkey’s Song)
Lo Yada’ati Ma (I Didn’t Know What)
Hashchena Hachadasha (The New Neighbor)
Margaret Halbig, piano

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