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A Burns Celebration | Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg
A Burns Celebration | Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg
Settings of Robert Burns to honour St. Andrew's Day
date: November 29, 1984
The programme was an early version, commissioned by CBC Winnipeg, of the one which we later presented in Walter Hall and entitled Auld Lang Syne. It featured settings of Burns’s poetry by a varied cross-section of composers: English, Scottish, German, Austrian and French. He was one of the most popular poets of the 19th century and achieved a reputation right across Europe. Our presentation centred around the story of the poet’s life, including Burns’s own words, from letters and diaries, read by members of the cast of performers. A prominent musical aspect of the concert was the performance of a number of settings of Scottish folksongs, with Burns’s poetry, by Haydn and Beethoven. These required the addition of violin and cello, played by members of the Winnipeg Symphony.
| Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ploughman | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Glatzer, Jack, violin; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Burns, Robert |
| Jemand, Op.25/4 (Myrthen) | Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Burns, Robert, trans. Gerhard, Wilhelm |
| Bonnie lassie, will ye go? | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; McLean, James, tenor; Glatzer, Jack, violin; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Burns, Robert |
| I am my Mammy’s ae bairn | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Glatzer, Jack, violin; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Burns, Robert |
| Polly Stewart | McLean, James, tenor; Glatzker, Jack, violin; Summer, Mark, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Beethoven, Ludwig van | Burns, Robert |
| Comin’ thro’ the rye | Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong | Burns, Robert |
| The Discreet Hint | Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scott, Francis George | Burns, Robert |
| The Lea-Rig | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Elliott, Kenneth | Burns, Robert |
| Will ye go to the Indies? | Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong | Burns, Robert |
| Highland Mary | Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong | Burns, Robert |
| Niemand, Op.25/22 (Myrthen) | Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Burns, Robert, trans. Gerhard, Wilhelm |
| First when Maggie was my care | McLean, James, tenor; Glatzker, Jack, violin; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Burns, Robert |
| John Anderson | Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; Glatzker, Jack, violin; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Burns, Robert |
| Hochländisches Wiegenlied, Op.25/14 (Myrthen) | Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Burns, Robert, trans. Gerhard, Wilhelm |
| Afton Water, Op.92/5 (A Birthday Hansel) | McLean, James, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Burns, Robert |
| Wee Willie, Op.92/3 (A Birthday Hansel) | McLean, James, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Burns, Robert |
| The Winter, Op.92/6 (A Birthday Hansel) | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Burns, Robert |
| My Hoggie, Op.92/4 (A Birthday Hansel) | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Burns, Robert |
| Ca’ the yowes | McLean, James, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Quilter, Roger | Burns, Robert |
| A man’s a man for a’ that | Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Kozeluch, Leopold | Burns, Robert |
| The lovely lass o’ Inverness | Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; Glatzker, Jack, violin; Summer, Mark, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Beethoven, Ludwig van | Burns, Robert |
| Die Hochländer-Witwe, Op.25/10 (Myrthen) | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Burns, Robert, trans. Gerhard, Wilhelm |
| Hochländers Abschied, Op.25/13 (Myrthen) | Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Burns, Robert, trans. Gerhard, Wilhelm |
| Mary Morison | Barnes, Peter, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scott, Francis George | Burns, Robert |
| Ay waukin’, O | Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scott, Francis George | Burns, Robert |
| Whistle an’ I’ll come to you | Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Hamilton, Iain | Burns, Robert |
| Chanson écossaise | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Ravel, Maurice | Burns, Robert |
| The gard’ner wi’ his paidle (The Gardener’s March) | McLean, James, tenor; Glatzker, Jack, violin; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Burns, Robert |
| Robin Adair | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; McLean, James, tenor; Barnes, Peter, baritone; Glatzer, Jack, violin; Summer, Mark, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Beethoven, Ludwig van | Burns, Robert |
| Auld Lang Syne | Ryan, Theresa Lee, soprano; Stubbs, Janet, mezzo; McLean, James, tenor; Barnes, Peter, baritone; Glatzer, Jack, violin; Summer, Mark, cello; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Beethoven, Ludwig van | Burns, Robert |