All Russian Program
Spring 2005 Concert
Tina Johns Heidrich, Conductor
Joe Jacovino, Accompanist
Connecticut Master Chorale Orchestra
Saturday May 21, 2005 - 8:00pm
St. Rose of Lima Church, Newtown, Connecticut
- Detailed Notes - Review - Concert Clips -
Our May Concert features music of the great Russian composers from across three centuries including dramatic sacred music, choruses from opera and ballet, plus emotional and joyous folk music.
Alexander Borodin
(1833-1887)
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
(1859-1935)
Dmytro Bortniansky
(1751-1825)
Vadim Prokhorov
(b. 1946)
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)
- Opening
- Russian National Anthem - Alexandrov
- Russian Sacred Songs
- I Will Praise Thee, Alleluia - Tchaikovsky
- Bogoroditse Devo (Ave Maria) - Rachmaninoff
- Pie Jesu - Rachmaninoff
- Hospodi Pomilui (Lord, Have Mercy) - Lvovsky
- Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Ippolitov-Ivanov
- Cherubic Hymn - Bortniansky
- Russian Easter Canticle - Rimsky-Korsakov
- Russian Folk Songs
- The Birch Tree - arr. Prokhorov
- A Cossack Lullaby - arr. Prokhorov
- Volga Boat Song - as sung by the Russian Red Army Chorus
- Kalinka - arr. Heidrich
- Opera & Ballet Selections
- Procession of Nobles (from Mlada) - Rimsky-Korsakov
- Waltz of the Snowflakes (from Nutcracker) - Tchaikovsky
- Gloria! (Oedipus Rex) - Stravinsky
- Polovetzian Dances (from Prince Igor) - Borodin
- Plus our exceptionally talented accompanist
Joseph Jacovino, Jr. will be highlighted
performing
- Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Opus 3 - Rachmaninoff
- Encore
- 1812 Overture (finale) - Tchaikovsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
(1844-1908)
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)
Igor Stravinsky
(1882-1971)