This is the program for the recital of baritone, James A. Rees, Jr., and pianist, Dora Ann King. The recital was held on March 7, 1967, in Mitchell Hall

King, Dora Ann

Rees, James A., Jr.

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Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters Division of Music 3-7-1967 James A. Reese, Jr., and Dora Ann King in a Recital James A. Rees Jr. Ouachita Baptist University Dora Ann King Ouachita Baptist University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/music  Part of the Music Education Commons, and the Music Performance Commons Recommended Citation Rees, James A. Jr. and King, Dora Ann, "James A. Reese, Jr., and Dora Ann King in a Recital" (1967). Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters. 216. https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/music/216 This Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Division of Music at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact mortensona@obu.edu. presents JAMES A. REES, Jr., Baritone DORA ANN KING, Pianist in MITCHELL HALL March 7, 1967 Eight O'Clock PROGRAM I "God My Shepherd Walks Beside Me" assisted by Miss Penny Bullock and Mr. Ralph Rauch, Flutists "It Is Enough" from Elijah "Finch' han dal vino" II from Don Giovanni, K. 527 "0 du mein holder Abendstern" from Tannhauser III Biblical Songs, Op. 99 Lord Thou art my refuge God is my shepherd I will sing new songs of gladness J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) W.. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Richard Wagner ( 1813-1883) Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904') Rastlose Liebe Mein schoner Stern Du bist wie eine Blume Psyche Danse Macabre Proses Lyriques 4. De Soir IV v Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Robert Schumann Emile Paladilhe ( 1844-192!G) Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) F;olksongs of the British Isles arr. by Benjamin Britten The Salley Gardens Little Sir William The Bonny Ear 1 o Moray 0 Can ye Sew Cushions? The Trees They Grow So High Oliver Cromwell (1913- ) This recital is in partial fulfillment of the require-ments for the degree of Bachelor of Music in Applied Musk. Mr. Rees is a student of Dr. William Horton. USHERS Members of Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity Ron Gray Ron Lewis Richard Rose Larry Williams Reception immediately following in Flenniken Memorial Drawing Room PROGRAM NOTES GOD, MY SHEPHERD 1 ~~ALKS BESIDE ME J. s. BACH In this incidental sacred song Bach has achieved a lovely blending of instruments and the voice. Both the flute and the voice parts have their own separate themes which have been skillfully entwined to compliment each other throughout the composition. This work also known as SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE is a very peaceful setting to a simple but reassuring text. God my shepherd 1re.l.ks beside me, And I know His \-tay is best. Where his tender care doth guide me, Shall no evil e'er betide me, In his love I calmly rest. lT IS ENOUGH FELIX MENDEI.SSOI.rn Felix Mendelssohn was truly the greatest master of the oratorio in the 19th Century. Something of his straightforward dramatic quality can be heard in this aria from ELIJAH, his most famous oratorio. In it we find the prophet Elijah pleading with God to twte his life for he has failed and does not consider himself worthy to live. FINCH' HAN DAL VINO \v. A. M:>ZART This aria is a lively drinking song sung by Don Giovanni in Act I Scene 3 of Mozart 's magnificent o:pera. 0 DU MEIN HOLDER ABENDSTERN RICHARD WAGNER In the third and final act of Wagner's opera TANNHAUSER Wolfram sings this beautiful song to the evening star. As he sings he thinks of Elisabeth vTho has waited sorrowfully for the return of her lover, Tannhauser, from his ill-fated pilgrimage. BIBLICAL SONGS, OP. 99 ANTONIO DVORAK Antonin Dvorak was a Czechoslovakian nationalist composer knovm primarily for his orchestral works. However, in his two volume cycle of BIBLICAL SONGS, he shows himself to have been a gifted writer of songs. There are ten songs altogether in both volumes of his work, all with biblical texts derived from the psalms. RASTLOSE LIEBE (Restless Love) FRANZ SCHUBERT This dramatic poem by Goethe is a declaration of the hardships of life and love. MEJN SCHONER STERN (My Lovely Star) ROBERT SCHUMANN Here Schumann has set to music a fanciful poem by the romantic German poet Franz Ruckert. The poet implores a lovely star to rescue him from his sadness. DU BIST WIE EINE BLUME ROBERT SCHUMANN (You Are Like A Flower) Heinrich Heine another German poet, has provided the text for this beautiful song by Schumann. The poet begins by comparing his beloved to a flm-rer and ends 'vith a prayer that "God will always keep you so pure and sweet and fair" • PSYCHE EMILE PALAD!LHE Corneille's romantic poem is about a girl named Psyche speaks for itself: I am jeaJ.ous, Psyche, of e.ll nature ! The rays of the sun kiss you too often, Your locks permit too much the \'<'ind 's caresses; When they are fondled by it, I resent it! Even the air you breath With too much pleasure passes o'er your lips. Your gown touches you too closely. And, whenever you sigh I do not kno'l>r what makes me so terribly afraid. Amidst your sighs, those almost hidden sighs! DANSE MACABRE (Dance of Death) CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS This lively Chanson depicts an eerie scene as the dead come out of their tombs at night and join together in a spirited dance. Their -reveling is brought to an end by the crowing of the cock, an.d the song ends on the philosophical note of "* * * long live deatl:l and equality". Saint-Saens later changes this song into a popular orchestral tone poem by the same name. PROSES LYRIQUES CLAUDE DEBUSSY Claude Debussy the great impressionist was truly the most important French composer of the 19th Century. His music represents both the culmination o:f' the romantic era and its transition into the modern era.. One of his most notable cha.racterists was his unparalleled ability to set the French language to music. No one has ever done this quite as well as Debussy. DE som, the last of four songs in the song cycle PROSES LYRIQUES is an excellent example of his text setting. The text written by Debussy himself is a nostaJ.gic rememberance of a Sunday evening. FOLKSONGS OF THE BRITISH ISLES a.rr. by BF!NJAMIN BRIT'IRN Benjamine Britten \·Tho is perhaps the :finest living English composer, has gone back to the source of his art in giving a new face to these old songs of his homeland. This cycle contains songs from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and his native shire of Suffolk. 

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