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'Communi Concerts

Season 1992-93

THE DALE WARLAND SINGERS

COMMUNI1Y CONCERTS, a Division ofCOLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT INC., 165 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019

Program

I

American Madrigals

The Uncertainty of a Poet,from A Poets Eye

Cary John Franklin

10 son la primavera ("I am Spring") William HauJley

Norman DelIo J oioOf Crows and Clusters

II

New Music from England

The Rose John Paynter

III

Music of Our Time

Epitaph for Moonlight R. Murray Schafer

J.S. Bach/Edwin LondonCome Sweet Death

IV

Great Choruses

How lovely is thy dwelling place,from A German Requiem

Johannes Brahms

La passeggiata ("The Excursion") Gioacchino Rossini

Intermission

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vFour Shakespeare Songs

Fancie Benjamin Britten(Merchant of 1knice)

The Cloud-capp'd Towers, Ralph Vaughan Williamsfrom Three Shakespeare Songs(The Tempest)

Take, 0 Take Those Lips Away, Emma Lou Dienerfrom Three ,.Madrigals ,(Measure for Measure)

Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind, George Shearingfrom Music to Hear .(As rou Like It)

VI

The Warland Cabaret Singers

Selections to be announced from the stage

Jerry Rubino, Conducting

VII

Folk Music

The Drummer and the Cook Englisharr. Harrison Oxley

Fabodpsalm Fran Dalarna ('~ Pasture Hymn") Swedisharr. Anders Ohrwall

Eskimo Hunting Song Canadaarr. Derek Healey

Cindy Americanarr. Carol Barnett

THE DALE WARLAND SINGERSFounded ,in 1972, The Dale Warland Singers has become one ofthe world's premier professional choral ensembles. Based in theTwin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the chorus has gainedcountless fans from twenty years of concert tours, festival appear-ances, and radio broadcasts, as well as their sixteen cri ticall yacclaimed recordings.

Composed of forty professional singers, The Dale WarlandSingers perform an annual subscription series in the Twin Citiesand tour extensively throughout the Upper Midwest and otherparts of the United States. The ensemble can be heard frequentlyon American Public Radio's St. Paul Sunday Morning as well asrebroadcasts of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. The1990 Dale Warland Singers "Echoes of Christmas" concert wascarried by 177 public radio stations and reached an estimatedseven million listeners.

Regarded as leaders in the performance of twentieth centurychoral music, The Dale Warland Singers was the sole NorthAmerican choir-in-residence at The Second World Symposium onChoral Music in 1990 in Sweden and Finland. The concerts werebroadcast live on Swedish and Finnish radio and television anddistributed by the Symposium for international broadcast in theSoviet Union, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.

Noted for performing a vast repertoire of a cappella music,The Singers inspire audiences with programs ranging from thegreat choral classics to American folk songs and vocal jazz. Witha special focus on the works of living American composers, theensemble is committed to providing increasing opportunities forcomposers and to keeping the choral genre fresh and alive withnew musical ideas. Regular commissioning projects have involvedsuch composers as Dominick Argento, George Shearing, MaryEllen Childs, and Peter Schickele. As one of the first choral ensem-bles to receive a National Endowment for the Arts Composer-in-Residence grant, The Dale Warland Singers recently appointedMinnesota composer Stephen Paulus to serve as composer-in-residence. In addition, with the assistance of the Jerome Foun-dation, the ensemble created a works-in-progress program whichsupports the reading, commissioning, and performance of newworks by emerging composers.

DALE WARLAND, Founder & Music DirectorDale Warland has devoted his professional life to attaining thehighest musical level in choral singing. Under Dr. War land's leader-ship, The Dale Warland Singers have thrilled choral music loversthroughout North America and Europe.

In addition to his active schedule as Music Director of TheSingers, Dr. Warland is in demand as a guest conductor, lecturer,and composer. He has conducted such prestigious groups as theSwedish Radio Choir, Danish Radio Choir, Oregon Bach FestivalChorus, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and Israel's top professionalchoir, the Cameran Singers. In 1990, Dr. Warland prepared thechorus for performances of Pendereckis Polish Requiem as part ofThe Second World Symposium on Choral Music in Sweden andFinland.

A member of the American Society of Composers, Authors,and Publishers (ASCAP), Dale Warland is a former co-chair ofthe choral and recording panels of the National Endowment forthe Arts. In 1988, he was named Choral Advisor to OxfordUniversity Press, USA. In this capacity, Dr. Warland is assistingwith the expansion of the Oxford American choral list and iscreating a Dale Warland Choral Series. In May 1992, he washonored with a Doctor of Humane Letter from the College ofSioux Falls, South Dakota.

Dr. Warland is a recipient of major grants from the FordFoundation, the Bush Foundation, and the Minnesota State ArtsBoard. He has served as professor of music at Macalester College,and recently received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from St.Olaf College, as well as the Outstanding Alumnus Award fromthe University of Southern California. Dr. Warland's advanceddegrees include a Master's Degree from the University of Minnesotaand a Doctor of Music Arts degree from the University of SouthernCalifornia ..

THE CABARET SINGERSFounded in 1983, The Cabaret Singers has quickly gained a devotedfollowing of jazz enthusiasts. Presenting sophisticated renditionsof swing era ballads and searing jazz selections, the ensemble hasthrilled audiences in every performance. Selected from the 40-member Dale Warland Singers, the 12-member Cabaret Singersrepresent a broad musical spectrum, including voice teachers, bigband soloists, and free-lance musicians. Under the direction ofpianist/conductor Jerry Rubino, The Cabaret Singers has developedits own sound, rich in vocal integrity and virtuosic precision.

JERRY RUBINOJerry Rubino attended the Curtis Institute of Music as a cellistand holds degrees in piano, music education and conducting fromTemple University and the University of Minnesota. An activefree-lance musician, Mr. Rubino serves as organist and choir direc-tor of the Golden Valley United Methodist Church, and oftenperforms in solo and chamber music recitals with the MinnesotaOpera and Minnesota Composers Forum. A published arrangerwith Jenson and Word, he was named in Whos Who in RisingYoung Americans in 1989 and frequently serves as a choral clinicianand adjudicator. Mr. Rubin maintains private voice and pianostudies.

"THE AUDIENCE IS RESPEcrFULLY REMINDED THAT RECORDING OFTHIS PERFORMANCE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IS STRIcrLY PROHIBITED"

COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT INC.165 West 57th Street

New York, New York 10019

Personal Direction:R. DOUGLAS SHELDON

and MARY JO CONNEALY

Community ConcertsWhat It Means to the Member, the Community,

the Performing Artist and the Nation

TO THE NATION - Community Concerts is the most extensive and consis-tently successful plan for bringing together the NorthAmerican concertgoer and the world's great performers.Over two thousand Community Concerts are presentedannually in hundreds of cities throughout the UnitedStates and Canada to a total membership audience of500,000. When all members and all concerts arecounted, there are actually two million personal con-certgoing opportunities!

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YOur Community Concert Association presents thisperformance to you, its members, for your enjoyment

and with appreciation of your continued participationand support, now and in future seasons.

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