SPRING TO LIFE – MARCH 19, 2021
PROGRAM

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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

“Spring” (from The Seasons)

See Winters, Stern and Gloomy, Flees
Come, Gentle Spring!
From Aries Shines the Bright’ning Sun
With Eagerness the Countryman Sets Forth
The Countryman Has Paid His Dues
Heav’n be Gracious, Heav’n be Bounteous
Our Fervent Pray’rs are Heard
O What Charming Sights Delight Us

Text

Performed by Gabrieli, National Forum of Music Choir & Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Paul McCreesh

 

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)

Vårnatt

Text

Performed by Uppsala University Chamber Choir, conducted by Stefan Parkman

 

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907); Arr. Grete Pedersen-Helgerod

Våren

Translation

Performed by Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, conducted by Grete Pedersen-Helgerod

 

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Andenken, Op. 100, No. 1

Translation

Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by Frieder Bernius

 

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Lob des Frühlings, Op. 100, No. 2

Sprouting-green, violet-scent,
Lark-warble, Thrush-song,
Raining-sun, gentle breeze!

Having sung such words,
is such a lot still needed
for me to praise you, Springtime day?
                    Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862)

Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by Frieder Bernius

 

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Frühlingslied, Op. 100, No. 32

Through mountain and valley will I roam in the spring days splendor
Where creation, young again, laughs in the meadows and woods.

In the blissful sea of fragrance pouring from every bloom
Full immersion will I seek, till my soul’s thirst is quenched;

Till I drown in the balmy scent of flowers
And rise again, renewed in you, you darling air of spring.
                    August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874)

Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by Frieder Bernius

 

Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008)

A Jubilant Song

Text

Performed by Richard Zielinski Singers, conducted by Richard Zielinski