Cai, Hana J

Fellman, Ryan

Ithaca College Treble Chorale

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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC All Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs 3-13-2021 Concert: Return to Ithaca: Ithaca College Treble Chorale Ithaca College Treble Chorale Hana J. Cai Ryan Fellman Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs  Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Ithaca College Treble Chorale; Cai, Hana J.; and Fellman, Ryan, "Concert: Return to Ithaca: Ithaca College Treble Chorale" (2021). All Concert & Recital Programs. 7001. https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/7001 This Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Return to IthacaIthaca College Treble ChoraleDr. Hana J. Cai, conductorMuse Ye, collaborative pianistRyan Fellman, graduate conducting assistantFord HallSaturday, March 13th, 20212:00 pmProgramDa Hai A! Gu Xiang Wang Li-Ping(b. 1941)arr. Yang Hong-NianGesänge für Frauenchor op. 17 Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)1. Es tönt ein voller Harfenklang2. Lied von Shakespeare 3. Der Gärtner4. Gesang aus FingalAlex Shuhan, hornTranslationsDa Hai A! Gu XiangXiao shihou,  When I was a child, mama dui wo jiang, Mama told me that da hai jiushi wo guxiang, the ocean is my homeland.  haibian chusheng, I was born therehaili chengzhang. and grew up there.  Da hai a da hai, Ocean, oh oceanshi wo shengzhangdi difang, Is where I grew up.hai feng chui hai lang yong, Ocean breeze and raging waves, sui wo piaoliu sifang. Wander with me wherever I go.  Da hai a da hai, Ocean, oh ocean,jiu xiang mama yiyang,   Just like my mother,zou bian tian ya hai jiao, No matter how far I travel,zong zai wodi shen pang. Always by my side.Da hai a gu xiang, The ocean, my homeland. wodi guxiang, It is my homeland! Es tönt ein voller HarfenklangEs tönt ein voller Harfenklang,  A full harp sound rings forth, Den Lieb und Sehnsucht schwellen,   increasing love and longing; Er dringt zum Herzen tief und bang it pierces deep into the frightened heartUnd läßt das Auge quellen.   and makes the eyes overflow. O rinnet Tränen, nur herab, O tears, flow on;O schlage, Herz, mit Beben! O heart, throb and tremble!Es sanken Lieb und Glück ins Grab, Love and happiness sank into the grave;Verloren ist das Leben!  life is lost! Lied von ShakespeareKomm herbei, komm herbei, Tod! Come away, come away death, Und versenk in Zypressen den Leib. And in sad cypress let me be laid. Laß mich frei, laß mich frei, Not! Fly away, fly away, breath, Mich erschlägt ein holdseliges Weib. I am slain by a fair cruel maid. Mit Rosmarin mein Leichenhemd, My shroud of white, struck all with yew, O bestellt es! Oh prepare it!Ob Lieb ans Herz mir tötlich kommt, My part of death, no one so trueTreu hält es. Did share it. Keine Blum, keine Blum süß Not a flower, not a flower sweetSei gestreut auf den schwärzlichen Sarg. On my black coffin let there be strown;Keine Seel, keine Seel grüß Not a friend, not a friend greetMein Gebein, wo die Erd es verbarg. My poor corpse, where my bones shall be   thrown.    Um Ach und Weh zu wenden ab, A thousand thousand sighs to save, Bergt alleine Lay me, O whereMich, wo kein Treuer wall ans Grab Sad true love never find my grave, Und weine.   To weep there.  Der GärtnerWohin ich geh' und schaue,  Wherever I go and look, In Feld und Wald und Tal, in field and forest and valley, Vom Berg hinab in die Aue: from the mountain down to the meadow, Vielschöne, hohe Fraue, most beautiful, noble lady, Grüß' ich dich tausendmal. I greet you a thousand times. In meinem Garten find ich In my garden I findViel Blumen, schön und fein, many lovely and delicate flowers;Viel Kränze wohl draus wind ich indeed, I weave many garlands with themUnd tausend Gedanken bind ich and I bind a thousand thoughtsUnd Grüß mit darein. and greetings into them. Ihr darf ich keinen reichen, To her I may offer none of these;Sie ist zu hoch und schön, she is too noble and fair. Die müssen alle verbleichen, They must all wither and die;Die Liebe nur ohnegleichen only love beyond compareBleibt ewig im Herzen stehn. remains forever in the heart. Ich schein wohl froher Dinge, I seem to be in good spirits, Und schaffe auf und ab, and I work here and there, Und ob das Herz zerspringe, and even if my heart bursts, Ich grabe fort und singe I will dig away and singUnd grab mir bald mein Grab.   and soon will dig my grave.  Gesang aus FingalWein an den Felsen der brausenden Weep on the rocks of the raging winds,    Winde,    Weine, o Mädchen von Inistore! O maid of Inistore!Beug' über die Wogen dein schönes Bend thy fair head over the waves,    Haupt,    Lieblicher du als der Geist der Berge, thou lovelier than the ghost of the hills, Wenn er am Mittag in einem Sonnenstrahl when it moves, in a sunbeam at noonÜber das Schweigen von Morven fährt.   over the silence of Morven! Er ist gefallen, dein Jüngling liegt He is fallen! thy youth is low!   darnieder,    Bleich sank er unter Cuthullins Schwert. pale beneath the sword of Cathullin!Nimmer wird Mut deinen Liebling mehr No more shall valour raise thy love   reizen,    Das Blut von Königen zu vergießen.   to match the blood of kings.  Trenar, der liebliche Trenar starb! Trenar, graceful Trenar died, O M ä d c h e n v o n I ni st or e! O m ai d of I ni st or e!S ei n e gr a u e n H u n d e h e ul e n d a h ei m;  Hi s gr a y d o g s ar e h o wli n g at h o m e!Si e s e h n s ei n e n G ei st v or ü b er zi e h n.  t h e y s e e hi s p a s si n g g h o st. S ei n B o g e n h ä n gt u n g e s p a n nt i n d er H all e,  Hi s b o w i s i n t h e h all u n str u n g.    Ni c ht s r e gt si c h a uf d er H ei d e d er R e h e.    N o s o u n d i s i n t h e hill of hi s hi n d s! P r o g r a m N o t e sA n ot h er s e m e st er, a n ot h er n e w w a y t o m a k e m u si c t o g et h er.O ur r et ur n t o i n- p er s o n cl a s s e s t hi s s e m e st er h a s b e e n i nfl u e n c e d b y o urh e alt h a n d s af et y m e a s ur e s. W e’ v e t a k e n c ar e t o k e e p e v er y o n e a s s af e a s i spr a cti c al, a n d w e’ v e b e e n di st a n c e d, m a s k e d, a n d si n gi n g o nl y i n 3 0- mi n ut ei n cr e m e nt s. W e’r e b ei n g g ui d e d b y t h e s ci e n c e, a n d w e’r e b ei n g t h o u g htf ula b o ut t h e w a y w e u s e o ur t o g et h er ti m e.T h o u g h P P E h a s b e e n f or efr o nt i n o ur mi n d s, si n gi n g a n d cr e ati n g c o m m u nit yt hr o u g h m u si c h a s c o nti n u e d t o b e o ur r e a s o n. H e ari n g v oi c e s t o g et h er t hi sl a st m o nt h, h ar m o ni zi n g, bl e n di n g, a dj u sti n g, a n d str e n gt h e ni n g e a c h ot h er,h a s b e e n a r e mi n d er of t h e f ortit u d e of t h e s e st u d e nt s. T h eir will t o m a k em u si c i s str o n g a n d i n s piri n g.O ur pr o gr a m hi g hli g ht s a di v er s e arr a y of c h or al m u si c - h o p ef ull y y o u’ll h e arb ot h f a mili ar a n d u nf a mili ar pi e c e s. It’ s b e e n a j o y t o pr e p ar e i n o ur r et ur n t oIt h a c a.B ot h s el e cti o n s f or Tr e bl e C h or al e p ortr a y a s e n s e of d e e p l o v e a n d l o s s.  O urfir st pi e c e, D a H ai A ! G u Xi a n g  b y  W a n g Li- Pi n g  ( b. 1 9 4 1) a n d arr a n g e db y  Y a n g H o n g- Ni a n , i s a b o ut a p er s o n' s l o v e f or t h eir h o m el a n d a n d t h eirc o n n e cti o n t o t h e o c e a n.  T hi s s o n g w a s writt e n f or t h e 1 9 8 3 fil m  T h e S e a i sC alli n g  ( 《大 海 在 呼 唤 》) a n d t h e s o n g g ai n e d si g nifi c a nt f a m e a n d r e c o g niti o n d u e t o t h e fil m' ss u c c e s s.  T h e ri p pl e d c h or d s a n d fl o wi n g ei g ht h n ot e s i n t h e pi a n o p arti mit at e t h e w a v e s of t h e s e a.  T h e bri ef l a n di n g o n a mi n or c h or d i n t h e c o d ari g ht b ef or e t h e fi n al p hr a s e  我 的 故 乡 (w o di g u xi a n g , m y h o m el a n d) i m pli e s t h e s p e a k er' s n o st al gi c r efl e cti o n ofh o m e.O ur s e c o n d pi e c e,  G e s ä n g e f ü r F r a u e n c h o r ,  o p. 1 7 i s a s et of f o ur s o n g sb y  J o h a n n e s B r a h m s ( 1 8 3 3- 1 8 9 7).  T h e t e xt, c o m pil e d fr o m v ari o u ss o ur c e s, i n t y pi c al Br a h m s f a s hi o n, all st e m fr o m h e art br e a k a n d d e at h. Br a h m s' t e xt c h oi c e s p er h a p s st e m fr o m hi s o w n li v e d e x p eri e n c e: h e n e v erm arri e d a n d w a s i n l o v e wit h Cl ar a S c h u m a n n f or m u c h of hi s lif e.T h e s e s o n g s, ori gi n all y writt e n f or h ar p, h or n, a n d tr e bl e c h or u s, r efl e ctdiff er e nt ki n d s of h e art br e a k.  T h e fir st s o n g, " E s t ö nt ei n v oll er H arf e n kl a n g, "wit h it s di st a nt h or n c all a n d ar p e g gi at e d c h or d s, p ai nt t h e tr e m bli n gp h y si c alit y of s o m e o n e wit h a n e wl y br o k e n h e art.  " Li e d v o n S h a k e s p e ar e "u s e s t h e t e xt fr o m F e st e' s s o n g i n S h a k e s p e ar e' s  T w elft h Ni g ht , " C o m e a w a y,c o m e a w a y, d e at h. "  T h e s ol e m n h or n c all a n d bl o c k c h or d s s u g g e stdetachment and acceptance after dying for an uncaring lover.  The upbeat,dance-like quality of "Der Gärtner" belies the sadness of a gardener watchinga woman he feels is too far above his status to ever love him.  The fourthsong, "Gesang aus Fingal" borrows elements of a story from JamesMacpherson's Ossian.  It opens with a funeral march for a young hero, Trenar,for whom a young maid from Inistore is weeping.  The chorale texture in themiddle of the song is punctuated by sudden rinforzando sobs on the word starb (died).Ithaca College Treble ChoraleSoprano I Allison Lewis StephanieNora Bernaiche Jacqueline    MonteiroMegan Burghdorf    McCreedy   Michelle NatalAnchal Dhir Malena Megahed MeganHannah Doll Kathleen    Rowburrey   Ave Dunton    Morrisroe   Alyssa SalernoZoe Gras Sol Muñoz Erin SmithSamar Nasrallah Mikayla Deirdre WinstonGina O'Sullivan    Purcell-Bolha   Malaya Press Isabella Tria Alto IIAnna DamigellaSoprano II Alto I Ava GalloBella Cassaday Erin Bevan Haley GonyeaFelicity Davis Alexa Chalnick Emily HaakVictoria Devine  Emma Clinton Margaret HarperMegan Eckerson Olivia Crawford Whitney HeckJulia Kucza Paige AllisonEmily LaCanna    D'Encarnacao      Hillebrandt   Kathryn Dauer Julia NorelliElizabeth Dawson Athena RajnaiZoe-Marie Madeline Simone   Fuentes   Sofia Medaglia BiographiesHana J. Cai is a conductor and music director based in Ithaca, NY.  Duringher time at Indiana University, she was one of three conductors selected toassist with preparing the chorus for a performance of the Penderecki St. LukePassion where the composer was in attendance.  She also served as theassociate chorus master for the university premiere of Mason Bates' The(R)evolution of Steve Jobs and Wagner's Parsifal for the Indiana UniversityBicentennial.  In March 2019, Hana was the winner of the ACDA ConductingCompetition in Kansas City, MO.In Philadelphia, Cai served as a music director, accompanist, and vocal coachat Temple University.  In Bloomington, she served as the music director for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Indiana University SummerTheatre and the assistant music director under Lawrence Yurman for StardustRoad as part of the Indiana University Bicentennial, directed by Susan H.Schulman.  Other projects include The Christians, Beauty and the Beast, andDisney's Newsies for Cardinal Stage, Bloomington's professional theatercompany.Cai holds a BM in piano performance and a BA in Chinese from the Universityof Maryland, an MM in conducting from the Eastman School of Music, and aDM in choral conducting from Indiana University.  Her dissertation is a dictionguide for Mandarin Chinese for singers and conductors.  Additionally, she haspresented her research on tokenism at the Indiana Choral DirectorsAssociation and the ACDA Central and North Central Division Conference inMilwaukee, WI.IC Choral Concert CalendarSaturday, April 10th | Graduate Conducting RecitalTreble Chorale 7:00pm | Choir 8:00pm | Ford HallSunday, April 25th | Spring ConcertMadrigal Singers 2:00pm | Chorus 3:00pm | Ford HallSaturday, May 1st | Spring Concert Treble Chorale 7:00pm | Choir 8:00pm | Ford HallTuesday, May 4th | Spring ConcertCampus Choral Ensemble |  7:00pm | Ford HallSpecial thanks to the following people in the School of Music for making thisperformance possible:Keith Kaiser, Interim Dean – Music EducationIvy Waltz, Interim Associate Dean – Music Performance, VoiceSheila Ossit, School Operations & External Relations Officer, School of MusicLuke Klingensmith, Webcast Services Coordinator and Social Media CoordinatorErik Kibelsbeck, Concerts and Facilities Manager, MusicIthaca College Voice Faculty: Tamara Acosta, Dann Coakwell, Martha Guth, BradHougham, Jennifer Kay, Deborah Monthomery-Cove, Sidney Outlaw, Patrice Pastore,Dawn Pierce,  Rachel Schutz, Alison Wahl, Marc Webster

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