JOSEPH HAYDN DIE SCHÖPFUNG THE CREATION

THE BLOOMINGTON CHAMBER SINGERSGERALD SOUSA, CONDUCTOR

SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2017 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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Our 47th Season

Bloomington Chamber SingersGerald Sousa, Conductor

Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Text:GottfriedvanSwieten(1733-1803)

The AngelsChristopherBurchett,Raphael

John M. Punt, UrielAshleyValentine,Gabriel

RafaelPorto,AdamEunjiKim,Eve

AliceChuaquiBaldwin,HarpsichordMarthaLhamon,ContinuoCello

Therewillbeonefifteen-minuteintermissionfollowingtheFifthDay.

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Introduction(Orchestra) Die Vorstellung des Chaos RepresentationofChaosTHE FIRST DAY Recitative(Raphael,Chorus,Uriel) Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde Inthebeginning,Godcreatedtheheavenandtheearth Aria (Uriel, Chorus) Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle NowthedreadfulshadowsofblackdarknessvanishTHE SECOND DAY Recitative(Raphael) Und Gott machte das Firmament AndGodmadetheFirmament Chor (Gabriel, Chorus) Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk Astonished, they see the miracleTHE THIRD DAY Recitative(Raphael) Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser AndGodsaid:letthewatersundertheheaven Aria(Raphael) Rollend in schäumenden Wellen Rollinginfoamingwaves Recitative(Gabriel) Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde AndGodsaid:Lettheearthbringforthgrass Aria (Gabriel) Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün Nowthefreshgreenofnaturedelightstheeye Recitative(Uriel) Und die himmlischen Heerscharen Andtheheavenlyhosts Chor (Chorus) Stimmt an die Saiten StrikeupthestringsTHE FOURTH DAY Recitative(Uriel) Und Gott sprach: Es sei’n Lichter AndGodsaid:Lettherebelightsinheaven Recitative(Uriel) In vollen Glanze steiget jetzt Nowthesunrisesinitsfullradiance Chor(Chorus,Gabriel,Uriel,Raphael) Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes TheheavensproclaimthegloryofGodTHE FIFTH DAY Recitative(Gabriel) Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser AndGodsaid:Letthewaterbringforth Aria (Gabriel) Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich Onstrongwingssoarstheeagle Recitative(Raphael) Und Gott schuf große Walfische AndGodcreatedgreatwhales Trio(Gabriel,Uriel,Raphael) In holder Anmut stehn Inlovelygraceappear Chor(Gabriel,Uriel,Raphael,Chorus) Der Herr ist groß The Lord is great

(INTERMISSION)

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THE SIXTH DAY Recitative(Raphael) Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde hervor AndGodsaid:Lettheearthbringforth Recitative(Raphael) Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß Theearthopensherwomb Aria(Raphael) Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel Nowheavenshinesinfullradiance Recitative(Uriel) Und Gott schuf den Menschen And God created man Aria (Uriel) Mit Würd’ und Hoheit angetan Withdignityandsovereignty Recitative(Raphael) Und Gott sah jedes Ding AndGodsaweverything Chor (Chorus) Vollendet ist das große Werk (I) Completedisthegreatwork Terzetto(Gabriel,Uriel,Raphael) Zu dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf Toyou,OLord,doalllookup Chor (Chorus) Vollendet ist das große Werk (II) Completedisthegreatwork

ADAM AND EVE IN PARADISE Recitative(Uriel) Aus Rosenwolken bricht Awokenfromrosyclouds Chor(Eve,Adam,Chorus) Von deiner Güt’, o Herr und Gott Ofyourgoodness,OLordandGod Recitative(Eve,Adam) Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt Nowthefirstdutyhasbeenfulfilled Duetto(Eve,Adam) Holde Gattin! Dir zur Seite Dearwife!Atyourside Recitative(Uriel) O glücklich Paar Ohappypair Chor (Chorus, Soli SATB) Singt dem Herren, alle Stimmen! SingtotheLord,allvoices!

AllareinvitedtoareceptioninthechurchFellowshipHall immediatelyfollowingthisevening’sperformance.

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MEET THE ARTISTS

Baritone Christopher BurchetthasappearedwithcompaniesbothintheU.S.andabroad,suchasNewYorkCityOpera,SantaFeOpera,EstatesTheatreinPrague,BostonLyricOpera,TheBarbican&BBCOrchestra,PalmBeachOpera,OperaOrchestraofNewYork,VirginiaOpera,OperaOmaha,IndianapolisOpera,KentuckyOpera,GlimmerglassOperaFestival,OperaTheatreofSt.LouisandtheWashingtonChorus.HehasalsoappearedwiththeCarmelBachFestival,BoulderBachFestival,LouisvilleBachSociety,PortlandBaroqueOrchestra,NewYorkChoralSocietyatCarnegieHall,PrincetonProMusica,andBethlehemBachFestival,wherehesangBach’sMass in B Minor aspartofanEmmy-winningnationalPBSbroadcastentitled“MakeaJoyfulNoise.” This season

hewillperformwithIndianapolisOpera,TheOrchestraNow,theWashingtonChorusattheKennedyCenter,andOperaSaratoga,andwillrecordwiththeLondonPhilharmonicOrchestra.FutureseasonsincludeappearanceswithBostonLyricOperaandFortWorthOpera.HecanbeheardontheNaxos,VIA,Cantaloupe, and Albany record labels.

Tenor John M. Punt,astudentofTimNoble,hascompetedasanationalfinalistintheNationalSocietyofArtsandLettersWinstonRabbVocalCompetition,andhasreceivedmultipleEncouragementAwardsintheMetropolitanOperaNationalCouncilAuditionsinvariousdistricts,aswellasnumerousothercompetitions. Also a pianist and composer, John’s advocacy of rarely performed music has enabled him to perform numerouspremieresandsinginnearly40languages.JohnservesasArtisticDirectorforNewVoiceOpera,aBloomington-basedcompanythatcommissionsandproducesnewoperasbyIUstudents,andiscurrentlyworkingonhisownoperacompositions.

Apassionateperformerofearlymusic,sopranoAshley ValentinerecentlyperformedthetitleroleinHandel’sRodelinda withtheIUOperaTheatre. Ashley is the soprano soloistinupcomingperformancesofHaydn'sCreationwiththeNashvilleSymphony, underthedirectionofNicholasMcGegan.Thispastseason,shewasasoloistinMendelssohn'sLobgesangwiththePhilharmoniaBaroqueOrchestra,andsangtheroleofOrfeointheAmericanpremiereofHandel’sParnasso in festawiththeAmericanBachSoloistsAcademy,underJeffreyThomas.AshleyholdsaBachelorofMusicdegreefromtheSanFranciscoConservatoryofMusic,whereshestudiedundermezzo-soprano

CatherineCook.Currently,sheispursuingherMaster'sdegreeinhistoricalperformanceattheJacobsSchoolofMusic,whereshehasappearedintwoconcertswiththeBloomingtonBachCantataProject.

Brazilian-American bass-baritone Rafael PortoisarecentgraduateoftheJacobsSchoolofMusicatIndianaUniversity.HehasbeenadistrictwinneroftheMetropolitanOperaNationalCouncilauditions,theNationalOrpheusVocalCompetitionStudentGrandPrizeWinner,andtheNationalSocietyofArtsandLettersBloomingtonchapterwinner.Mr.PortomadehisprofessionaldebutwithIndianapolisOperaastheCommissionerinMadama Butterflyin2011andlaterreturnedasBillyJackrabbit/CastroinLa fanciulla del West.Inthefallof2016hewasagainengagedwiththecompanytosingtheroleofDonBasilioinIl barbiere di Siviglia.Duringthisseason,hewillreturntoIndianapolis

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Gerald Sousa(ArtisticDirector)hasheldthepositionofBCSArtisticDirectorsince1989.Dr.Sousareceivedhisbachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,andhisdoctorateinChoralConducting,summacumlaude,fromIndianaUniversity.HehasheldpositionsattheUniversityofNewOrleans,DartmouthCollege,andtheUniversityofNorthCarolina,andhasperformedprofessionallyattheAspenSummerMusicFestival.Dr.SousaiscurrentlyDirectorofMusicatSt.Mark’sUnitedMethodistChurchinBloomington,andisactiveasanartsadvocateandtechnologyconsultant.Hehasservedontheboardsoflocalartsorganizations,includingtheformerBloomingtonAreaArtsCouncil,whichheledas

Presidentforanumberofyears.

Kyle Karum(AssistantDirector)isamusiceducatororiginallyfromMuskegon,Mich.HeiscurrentlytheDirectorofChoralMusicatSeymour(Ind.)HighSchool,whereheteachesmorethan260studentsinsixchoirclasses. Kyle has held many other teaching assignmentsinthefieldofmusic.PriortohisappointmentatSHS,hewasDirectorofChoralMusicandGeneralMusicTeacheratPrairieHeightsCommunitySchoolCorporation in LaGrange, Ind. Kyle holds his BachelorofMusic:MusicEducation—Choral/GeneralEmphasisdegreefromWesternMichiganUniversity.AtWMU,hestudiedconductingunderJamesBass,RonaldOliver,andKimberlyDunnAdams,andmusiceducationwithDeeGauthier.Hehasalsoconductedinworkshopsettingsunder

WilliamWeinert,JerryBlackstone,PaulRardin,andmanymore.KylehasbeenaguestconductorfortheMuskegonCommunityCollegeSingersandtheWesternMichiganUniversityChorale.

Soprano Eunji Kim,anativeofSouthKorea,ispursuingaMasterofMusicdegreeinEarlyMusicVoiceatIU'sJacobsSchoolofMusic.Sheearnedherbachelor’sdegreeinvoicefromSeoulNationalUniversity.ShehasperformedBach’sMass in B minor, Haydn’sB-flatmajorMass,Mozart’sConcertArias,andPergolesi’sSalve Regina in C minorasasopranosoloistwiththeAmericanBachSoloistsAcademy,theIndianaUniversity’sBaroqueorchestraandtheClassicalorchestra.She has also appeared in manyconcertswiththeBloomingtonBachCantataProjectandtheBloomingtonEarlyMusicFestival.

OperainMan of La ManchaandwilltraveltoNashvilleOperainthefallof2017tosingtheroleoftheSacristan and Jailer in Tosca.HewilljoinFloridaGrandOperaasaYoungArtistinthe2017-18season.HehasbeenguestsoloistinBeethoven’sSymphony No. 9;Mozart’sRequiem,Bach’sSt. John Passion, P.Q. Phang’sA Vietnamese Requiem,Mozart’sRegina coeli,Mendelssohn’sDie erste Walpurgisnacht; and VaughnWilliams’Serenade to Music.HeholdsanM.Mus.inVocalPerformancefromIndianaUniversityandaB.Mus.inVocalPerformancefromButlerUniversity.

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Fordetailedinformationaboutourplansforthe2017-18season,pleasevisitourwebsite:

http://www.chambersingers.info

YolandaValdivia,PresidentLynnSchwartzberg,Vice-PresidentChristianaRedman,SecretaryDavidRohlfing,TreasurerGerrySousa(exofficio)KyleKarum(exofficio)

BLOOMINGTON CHAMBER SINGERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DavidEsareyLisa KurzPaul PisanoJasonWadsworthJudy Zimmerman

SOPRANOSJan AllenJaniceBagwellEmma CohenLaren CurryPattyInghamLinda GiedrocCarole MacKayPattiParkesKathrynPowellChristianaRedmanErikaStuevenYolandaValdiviaJudy Zimmerman

ALTOSMichele BergonziKristiBillingsEmmyBrockmanMichaelaChybowskiElizabeth GonzalesAndrea HuntLisa KurzElizabeth McKillipRuthSandersLynnSchwartzbergClaireTafoyaErin TolarBernadetteZoss

TENORSJustinAhmannDouglasBarleyDavidGiedrocLymanHitchcockBrant HughesBen JohnsonKyle KarumDougMooreJohn M. PuntJasonWadsworth

BASSESJohn CollinsDavidEsareyPhylip GardnerJimLawrenceRussellLyonsCharlesMacklinEricOrthPaul PisanoIanPottmeyerDavidRohlfing

BLOOMINGTON CHAMBER SINGERS Gerald Sousa, Music Director

Kyle R. Karum, Assistant Conductor Alice Chuaqui Baldwin, Accompanist

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ORCHESTRA

Violin 1

Alejandro Gómez-Guillén, ConcertmasterSvenjaStaatsClara Vázquez LedesmaElla Loman Kit Boulding

Violin 2

Sarah CranorKahyan LeeReynaldoPatiñoCindy ChenKristenMatthen

Viola

CaitlynFukaiRyanHardcastleJinrokKimMarkHatlestad

Cello

Martha LhamonKevinFlynnRogérioShieh

Bass

Elliot KuhlmanNicholasScholefield

Flute

EricBowlingMarcoNúñezMitzyNonaka

Oboe

Anne CorriganRebeccaMcGuire

Clarinet

Madison CarrollKylie Stultz

Bassoon

Catherine MarcheseStanleyHowardMolly Smit, Contra

Trumpet

AndrewBoylanAnneLueck

Horn

Celeste HollerRichardSeraphinoff

Trombone

MatthewWilliamsonEthanZawiszaEvanConroy,Bass

Timpani

Melinda Leoce

Harpsichord

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Aperformancesuchasthiscouldnothappenwithoutthemanydedicatedindividuals,organizations,andbusinesseswhosecontributionshavesustainedusovertheyears.WethanktheIndianaArtsCommission,theNationalEndowmentfortheArts,andtheBloomingtonUrbanEnterpriseAssociation/BloomingtonEntertainmentandArtsDistrictfortheircontinuedsupport.WearedeeplygratefultoFirstChristianChurch,andtoDr.JanHarrington,DirectorofMusic,forallowingustousetheirbeautifulsanctuarythisevening.OurappreciationgoesouttotheUnitarianUniversalistChurchandSt.Mark’sUnitedMethodistChurchforprovidinguswithrehearsalspace,risers,andmusicstands.WeextendourthankstoBloomingtonHighSchoolNorthfortheuseofthetimpani,andtoVickiKingfortheuseoftheharpsichord.

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ToourDirector,Dr.GeraldSousa,thankyouforworkingwithusasweprepareeachconcert,andforhelpingustorealizeourpotentialasachoir.Thankyoutoallthehard-workingmembersofourBoardofDirectors,andtoourAssistantDirector,KyleKarum,whohelpsguidethechoironadailybasisandassistswithconcertlogistics.Manythankstoourconcertmanager,JaniceBagwell,aswellasmanyotherchorusmemberswhohavemadethisprogrampossible,includingDavidRohlfing,ChristianaRedman,ElizabethMcKillip,JasonWadsworth,KathyPowell,JudyZimmerman,andBernieZoss.Manyotherswhoworkoneveryconcertgounmentioned,buttoourcountlesssupporters,volunteers,donors,andaudiencemembers,wethankyou.Byattendingthisconcerttonight,byofferingyourfinancialsupport,andmostimportantly,bysharingwithusaloveofchoralmusic,youhelpuskeepthischerishedmusicaltraditionaliveyearafteryear.Thankyou!

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JOSEPH HAYDN DIE SCHÖPFUNG THE CREATION

THE BLOOMINGTON CHAMBER SINGERSGERALD SOUSA, CONDUCTOR

SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2017 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH