Music Box
May 14, 2023
Lisa Parente, soprano
Jubal Joslyn, tenor
Cathryn Wilkinson, organ
Prelude
Mother Songs, Op. 69……Amy Beach
II.Hush, Baby Dear
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55……Antonin Dvořák
IV.Songs My Mother Taught Me
Four Songs of Ronsard……Darius Milhaud
I. À une fontaine (To a Fountain)
II. À Cupidon (To Cupid)
III. Tay toy, babillarde Arondelle (Quiet, chattering swallow)
IV. Dieu vous gard’ (God be with you, messengers of spring)
Offertory
Ave, Maria (Hail Mary, full of grace)……Franz Schubert
Postlude
“Now Thank We All Our God”……J. S. Bach
The melodies of Four Songs of Ronsard were composed by Darius Milhaud in the early 20th century after he fled Vichy-France and settled in Oakland. He originally scored the music for soprano and orchestra and dedicated it to the Metropolitan Opera star Lily Pons. The poetry comes from the prolific and popular French poet Pierre de Ronsard. Ronsard was among a group of poets who revived the classical Greek and Roman poetic forms in southern France in the 16th century.
Mother Songs, Op. 69……Amy Beach
II.Hush, Baby Dear
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55……Antonin Dvořák
IV.Songs My Mother Taught Me
Four Songs of Ronsard……Darius Milhaud
I. À une fontaine (To a Fountain)
II. À Cupidon (To Cupid)
III. Tay toy, babillarde Arondelle (Quiet, chattering swallow)
IV. Dieu vous gard’ (God be with you, messengers of spring)
Welcome Lisa Parente, visiting from San Diego. Lisa is a versatile soprano, seasoned in opera, art song, oratorio, and musical theater. She has been an artist with Opera Exposed! in San Diego, the Bach in Baltimore series, and the Union Square Concert Series. She is an Artist in Residence with Carmel Valley Manor. Lisa holds a Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance from Peabody Conservatory and a Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance from San Diego State University.
