Welcome to your virtual program!

The Choral Arts Society of Washington

presents

The Creative Spark: The Inspiration Behind the Music

Part 1

Premiering Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | 7:00 pm ET
Virtual Concert Hall

Scott Tucker, Host, Conductor, and Pianist
Brandon Straub, Organist, and Pianist

Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus

Choral Arts Sponsors

Program

Os justi

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Scott Tucker, Conductor
Symphonic Chorus

Text:

Os justi meditabitur sapientiam,
et lingua ejus loquetur judicium.
Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius:
et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.

Alleluia.

Translation:

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.
The law of his God is in his heart;
and his steps will not be impeded.

Alleluia.

Audio and video editing by Arts Laureate

Bogoroditse Devo

from All-Night Vigil
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Scott Tucker, conductor
Symphonic Chorus

Text:

Bogoród̃itse D̃évo, ráduysĩ︠a︡,
Blagodátnaya Maríye, Ghospód s Tobóyu. ̃
Blagosloṽénna Tï v zhenáẖ,
i blagosloṽén Plod chréva Tvoyegó, ̃
yáko Spása rod̃ilá yesí dush náshï ẖ.

Translation:

Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos,
Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art Thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb,
for Thou hast borne the Savior of our souls.

Audio editing by Arts Laureate

Score transcription by Joshua DeVries

Cantique de Jean Racine

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Scott Tucker, conductor
Brandon Straub, organ
Symphonic Chorus

Text:

Verbe égal au Très-Haut, notre unique espérance,
Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux,
De la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence:
Divin Sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux.

Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce puissante,
Que tout l’enfer fuie au son de ta voix;
Dissipe le sommeil d’une âme languissante
Qui la conduit à l’oubli de tes lois.

Ô Christ, sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle,
Pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé;
Reçois les chants qu’il offre à ta gloire immortelle,
Et de tes dons qu’il retourne comblé.

Translation:

Word, equal to the Almighty, our sole hope,
Eternal day of the earth and the heavens,
We break the silence of the peaceful night.
Divine savior, cast your eyes upon us.

Pour on us the fire of your powerful grace
So that all hell flees at the sound of your voice.
Dispel the sleep of a languishing soul
Who lives forgetful of your laws.

O Christ, look kindly on your faithful people
Assembled now to glorify you.
Receive the songs that we offer to your immortal glory
And let us depart, crowned with your gifts.

Audio editing by Infinitude DC

Score transcription by Joshua DeVries

Ubi Caritas

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Scott Tucker, conductor
Symphonic Chorus

Text:

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.
Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur.
Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.
Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Amen.

Translation:

Where charity and love are, God is there.
Christ’s love has gathered us into one.
Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.
Let us fear, and let us love the living God.
And may we love each other with a sincere heart. Amen.

Audio editing by Arts Laureate

Score transcription by Joshua DeVries

Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus

Scott Tucker, Conductor
Brandon Straub, Associate Conductor and Pianist

Lynda Adamson
Julie Ciamporcero Avetta
Brooke Bartolome
Kaylee Boalt
Ashley B. Boam
Susan G. Boggs
Laura Bradford
Janice O. Childress
Marie Colturi
Alison Cooper
Abigail Corbett
Shannon Corey
Dana Crepeau
Gloria DeCoste
Kathryn Fernandez
Julie Gilmore
Amity Hall
Karen Hopper
Marie Hyder
Jennifer Leach
Heather MacDonald
Rebecca Mullen
Katherine S. Myer
Jenny Nordstrom
Alexandra Normile
Julia Preseau
Diane Shapiro Richer
Erika Rissi
Sally Robinson
Elizabeth Romig
Bethann Siegel
Lisa Sommers
Carolyn Sowinski
Katie Spitzel
Lisa Stechschulte Lowe
Joyce Stephansky
Margaret A. Stromecki
Amanda Thorne
Alison Valtin
Nadine Wethington
Bonnie Williams
Julie Wommack

Petia Antova
Barbara Barry
Marty Brown
Patricia A Byram
Michelle Cho
Jan Clayberg
Karen Coda
Karen Doyne
Cynthia Dunbar
Karen Florini
Barbara Gardner
Coleen Gatehouse
Ariel Gold
Kate Goodrich
Cindy Jensen
Anne B. Keiser
Joyce Korvick
Lucy Newton
My-Van Nguyen
Margaret Nice
Rebecca Nielsen
Sarah Penniston-Dorland
Ellen Platts
Laura S. Pruitt
Joan Reinthaler
Diedre Robinson
Cindy Speas
Candida Steel
Kandie Stroud
Alex Swartsel*
Lizabeth Tankersley
Michelle Tiller
Emily Townsend
Nancy Witherell
Virginia Yates

Jeff Ashford
Leroy R. Barnes
Jonathan Blocksom
Colin Brown
John Clewett
Jeff Dauler
Neil R. Ericsson
Joseph Ferrari
David Flaxman
Daniel Forbes
Jerry Haggin
Eric Holmes
Edward Hoover
Tony Lee
Michael McKeon
Paul Nooney, Jr
Byron V. Peters
Robert Porter
David Robinson
Roberto Sada
Robert Stansbery
Rob Vogel
Stephen Welker

Charles Cerf
Michael Cook
David Freeman
George Krumbhaar
Douglas M. Lapp
Todd Leeuwenburgh
Michael Lincoln**
Clarke Maylone
Douglas McAllister
Daniel Perkes
Nathan Perriello
Dennis Reece
Eugene Stromecki
William Theuer
Art Tiller
Jim Weinstein
Christopher Wilde
Ray Williams

*Chorus President
**Chorus Vice President

Lexy B. Kessler, Chair
Craig Miller, Vice Chair
Barbara Rossotti, Secretary
Anne B. Keiser, Treasurer
Nadine Wethington, Immediate Past Chair
Laura S. Pruitt, Of Counsel / Advisor to Committees

Julie Ciamporcero Avetta
Suzanne S. Brock
Charles Cerf
Tad Czyzewski, Executive Director *
David Flaxman
Karen Florini
Matthew Garber
Sue Goodhart
Elke Gordon
Edward Hoover
Craig Miller
Emily Riffle
Diane Schaefer
Nicholas Smith
Liz Tankersley
Scott Tucker, Artistic Director*
Alex Swartsel, Chorus President*
Ashley Wilson

*ex officio

John Adams
Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell
Mrs. W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.
James Conlon
John Corigliano
Christoph Eschenbach
Denyce Graves
Marta Casals Istomin
Bobby McFerrin
Leontyne Price
Samuel Ramey
Helmuth Rilling
Leonard Slatkin
John Williams

Scott Tucker, Artistic Director
Tad Czyzewski, Executive Director
April Angilletta, Associate Director of Communications
Joe Aubry, Artistic and Production Associate
Caryn Fraim, Deputy Director
Caitlin Gompf, External Communications Coordinator
Whitney McColley, Artistic Manager
Brandon Straub, Associate Conductor and Pianist

Special Thanks To

Anonymous

Alison Fitzgerald

Ed Hoover

Heather MacDonald

My-Van Nguyen

Charles Perryman

Will Theuer