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A Celebration of Lois Marshall | Walter Hall, Toronto
A Celebration of Lois Marshall | Walter Hall, Toronto
A concert to remember one of Canada's finest singers, Lois Marshall (1924-97)
date: February 1, 1998
Proud that Lois Marshall was numbered among the Aldeburgh Connection’s Honorary Patrons, we were happy to remember a great and sympathetic artist. As our programme note stated: “This afternoon’s performers have all admired, and benefited from, the art of Lois, and they are at home in the repertoire with which she is associated … Two composers [Derek Holman and John Beckwith] who remember her with particular fondness have contributed new works, indicating Lois Marshall’s continuing presence as a force in Canadian musical history.”
| Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound the trumpet (Six Duets) | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Purcell, Henry, real. Britten, Benjamin | Tate, Nahum ? |
| The lark in the clear air | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Irish folksong, arr. Fleming, Robert | Ferguson, Samuel |
| A great big sea | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Newfoundland folksong, arr. Fleming, Robert | anon. |
| Am Feierabend, D795/5 (Die schöne Müllerin) | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schubert, Franz | Müller, Wilhelm |
| Der Neugierige, D795/6 (Die schöne Müllerin) | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schubert, Franz | Müller, Wilhelm |
| Ungeduld, D795/7 (Die schöne Müllerin) | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schubert, Franz | Müller, Wilhelm |
| Domine Deus (Mass in B minor) | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Bach, Johann Sebastian | anon. |
| The trees they grow so high | Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Somerset folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | anon. |
| The Christ Child’s Lullaby (Songs of the Hebrides) | Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Hebridean folksong, arr. Kennedy-Fraser, Marjory | anon. |
| Elégie | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, 2 pianos | Poulenc, Francis | n/a |
| Chanson d’amour, Op.27/1 | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Fauré, Gabriel | Silvestre, Armand |
| En sourdine, Op.58/2 (Cinq Mélodies de Venise) | Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Fauré, Gabriel | Verlaine, Paul |
| Airs and Echoes upon a Ground | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, 2 pianos | Holman, Derek | n/a |
| Abschied (Mörike-Lieder) | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Wolf, Hugo | Mörike, Eduard |
| Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, Op.48/1 (Dichterliebe) | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schumann, Robert | Heine, Heinrich |
| Aus meinen Tränen spriessen, Op.48/2 (Dichterliebe) | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schumann, Robert | Heine, Heinrich |
| Die Rose, die Lilie, Op.48/3 (Dichterliebe) | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schumann, Robert | Heine, Heinrich |
| Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’, Op.48/4 (Dichterliebe) | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Schumann, Robert | Heine, Heinrich |
| Rheinlegendchen (Lieder aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”) | Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Mahler, Gustav | anon. (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) |
| Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen | Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Mahler, Gustav | Rückert, Friedrich |
| Stacey | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Beckwith, John | Laurence, Margaret |
| Dear harp of my country | Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Irish folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | Moore, Thomas |
| Bright is the ring of words (Songs of Travel) – ENCORE | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Butterfield, Benjamin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Stevenson, Robert Louis |