NC State Choirs: Northern Lights and Southern Skies
April 11
7:30 p.m.
Stewart Theatre

presents
Northern Lights and Southern Skies
University Singers
and
State Chorale
Nathan Leaf, conductor
Ariadna Nacianceno, pianist
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
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PROGRAM
University Singers
Southern Skies
Salmo 150 |
Ernani Aguiar |
TRANSLATIONS
Salmo 150 (Psalm 150, from the Bible)
- Laudate Dominum in sanctis ejus; laudate eum in firmamento virtutis ejus.
Praise ye the Lord in his holy places: praise ye him in the firmament of his power. - Laudate eum in virtutibus ejus; laudate eum secundum multitudinem magnitudinis ejus.
Praise ye him for his mighty acts: praise ye him according to the multitude of his greatness. - Laudate eum in sono tubae; laudate eum in psalterio et cithara.
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp. - Laudate eum in tympano et choro; laudate eum in chordis et organo.
Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him with strings and organs. - Laudate eum in cymbalis benesonantibus; laudate eum in cymbalis jubilationis.
Praise him on high sounding cymbals: praise him on cymbals of joy - Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum!
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Alleluja.
Alleluia.
The Heavens are Telling, from Creation |
Franz Joseph Haydn Annalee Smith, Caleb Homan, Mikey Patino, Sivan Cabell, Sam McDonald, soloists |
Bumble Bee |
Anders Edenroth |
Temporal |
Trad. Puerto Rican arr. Saez and Ortiz Ben Johnson and Niko Ayers, percussion |
Blue Skies |
Irving Berlin arr. Hayes |
Keep on the Sunny Side |
J. Howard Entwisle arr. Bigler |
State Chorale
Northern Lights
Tundra (SSAA) |
Ola Gjeilo Emily Morris, soloist Yi Chen, student conductor |
Songs from Meestelaulud (TTBB), sung in Estonian |
Veljo Tormis (Estonia) |
- Meeste laul (Men’s Song)
- Teomehe laul (Serf’s Song)
- Tantsu laul (Dancing Song)
TRADITIONAL RUNOSONG TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
I. Meeste laul (Men’s Song)
Meie oleme aga mehed kui metsapullid,
We are men like wild bulls,
Aru Jaani hallid sõnnid,
Aru Jann’s grey steers,
läheme muudkui metsa möirates
bellowing we go the woods,
ja tammikusse tallates.
trampling to the oak grove.
Las tulevad aga tuhut Tuudi meest
Let them come, the thousand men of Tuudi,
ja sada Sauga valla meest,
another hundred from Sauga parish,
küll meie neid siis puistame
we shall scatter them to the winds
ja margapuuga mõõdame!
and take their measure by steelyard.
Kütame küla külmad saunad,
We shall heat up the cold village saunas,
teeme terveks haiged neiud,
heal sickly maidens,
laseme kuppu Kaiele,
put cupping glasses on Kaie,
mahakukkund Maiele.
and on fallen Maie.
Ei meie hooli uppumist
We do not fear drowning
ega karda kaevu kukkumist,
nor falling into a well,
jookseme otseti joasse,
headlong we plunge into a creek,
kaksiti karupesasse.
rush into a bear’s lair.
VII. Teomehe laul (Serf’s Song)
Muudel on sängid ja muudel mängid,
Others have beds and others have games,
mul ei sängi, mul ei mängi,
I have neither a bed nor a game,
mure minul on ja teomehe hool,
trouble I have and a bondman’s care,
ei neist pääse kuskile poole.
no escape from them.
Kui mina vaeneke väsind olen,
When I, poor me, get tired,
kus ma selle koorma panen?
where shall I lay this burden?
Mure panen musta parre pääl,
Trouble I set on the black beam,
hoole heida õrre pääle.
care I cast on the perch.
Hommikul, tilluke, jälle teole,
In the morning, bond again for me, the tiny,
väeti, härra välja pääle, —
the wee me, (again) onto my master’s field.
mure tuleb parrelt põue taas,
Trouble comes back into my bosom,
hool see jookseb õue kaasa.
care runs along into the yard.
Oi jumal, oi jumal, jumaluke,
Oh, Lord, dear Lord,
viska alla vinnaköied,
throw down some hoisting ropes
et ma üles taeva teomeheks saaks
so I could enter the heavenly bond,
Maarja loole, Looja maale.
make hay for Maria in the Creator’s realm.
VIII. Tantsu laul (Dancing Song)
Las aga meie Mari tulla,
Let our Mari come,
küll mina teen tal jalad alla.
I shall get her on her feet.
Ait-tali-rali-raa, ali-ramp-tamp-taa.
Ait-tali-rali-raa, ali-ramp-tamp-taa.
Utireetu, utireetu, trallallaa.
Utireetu, utireetu, trallallaa.
Mul sukakannas suured augud
My sock heels have holes
just nagu vana mära laugud.
like an old mare’s blaze.
Kõrv minul ajab jorupilli,
My ears are singing as if
Alt-Tare Jüri torupilli.
Jüri from next door was playing the pipes.
Four Shakespeare Songs |
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Finland) |
- Come Away, Death
- Double, Double Toil and Trouble
Aftonen |
Hugo Alfvén (Sweden) |
TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
Aftonen (The Evening)
Skogen står tyst, himlen är klar
The forest is quiet, the sky is clear
Hör, huru tjusande vallhornet lullar
Listen, hear how enchantingly the shepherd’s horns sing their lullaby.
Kvällsolns bloss sig stilla sänker
The evening sun’s blush slowly sinks
Sänker sig ner uti den lugna, klara våg
Sinks down to the calm, clear waves.
Ibland dälder gröna kullar
Among the green hills and valleys
Eko kring neiden far
It echos around near and far.
Northern Lights |
Ēriks Ešenvalds (Latvia) Devon Olds, soloist |
TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
Northern Lights
Cik naksnīnas pret ziemeli redzēj’ kāvus karojam
How many nights against the North wind
Ē, redzēj’ kāvus karojam;
I saw the Northern Lights fighting;
Karo kāvi pie debesu, vedīs karus mūs’ zemē;
Fighting in the sky, the Northern Lights
Ē, vedīs karus mūs’ zemē
Bring wars to our land.
Õhtul |
Pärt Uusberg (Estonia) |
Õhtul (Evening)
Õhtul (Evening)
Vaikib linnukene ühes tuulega
The little bird grows silent as the wind blows.
Uinub lillekene kaste kaisussa
The small flower falls asleep caressed by the dew.
Eha punastades ööle annab suud –
Twilight blushes as she kisses the night.
mälestus ja vaikus uinund metsapuud.
The forest trees sleep in memory and silence.
Igatsedes ainult minu lauluke
They are wistful for my song,
Nagu mälestus, kui vaikus sõuab kaugele
now a silent memory, as it paddles far away.
Gropen |
Traditional arr. Larsen (Norway) Christina Wohlford, fiddle |
The Road Home |
Stephen Paulus |
MEET THE PERFORMERS
University Singers
SOPRANO
Georgia Allen
Sivan Cabell
Madison Coston
Nina Garcia
Harper Good
Chloe Gray
Faith Hall
Lilian Hauser
Alison Hinnant
Nathalie Ilunga
Anoushka Mallya
Madeline Meyer
Kamila Mandova
Annalee Smith
Elizabeth Stotz
Katie Tohill
Maddie Wyatt
ALTO
Alyssa Allen
Elza Boudonck
Kaley Elliott
Emerson Fipps
Rachel Gamewell
Nisha Jahan
Zoe Leibert
Nia Long
Morgan Maser
Sofia Monguilod
Nikita Nagendra
Veronica Oleich
Grace Rodrigues
Ryann Schindler
Sarah Shoupe
Sydnee Smith
Morgan Thomas
TENOR
James Alligood
Riordan Cassidy
Nic Chancafe
Caleb Homan
Benjamin Johnson
Matthew Ranzinger
BASS
Simeon Atkins
Nisan Chhetri
Sam McDonald
Mikey Patino
Noah Quaintance
Karai Sutton
Justin Toledo
Joel VanFarowe
Andy Warfford
State Chorale
SOPRANO
Francesca Balestrieri
Madison Brown
Lucy Grindstaff
Sam Hayes
Sloane Hovey
Ellie Link
Emily Morris
Niya Petkova
Kyra Rizk
Anna Rushing
Eli Sandusky
Katherine Swindell
Chloe Tackett
Abby Trantham
Jade Vogelsong
ALTO
Michaela Abraham
Kathryn Adams
Sophia Ayers
Alexa Dollar
Alex Fountain
Sammie Graff
Vendela Gustafsson
Kira Hageness
Clarett Kevin-Damm
Penny Kudlak
Maya Lennon
Maggie Quinn
Anna Russell
Mesha Strickland
Allyson Wolochuk
TENOR
Braeden Coughlin
Jonny Grigg
Jimmy Kinsella
Eli Leonard
Ian Livengood
Sean Li
Spencer Long
Chance Martin
Evan McCaskill
Jack Medlock
Devon Olds
Thomas Radford
Kyle Setzer
Ty Smoak
Nick Wharff
BASS
Rani Alsbinati
Niko Ayers
Elijah Ball
Yi Chen
Elisha Daugird
James Garrison
Joe Harrison
Max Haugh
Michael Izzo
Joseph Larres
Sam McDonald
Justin Montalvo
Graham Otten
Bennett Perry
Jack Reever
Sullivan Schwartz
Shiv Zaveri
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