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A Harvest of Song – June 13, 2010 | Town Hall, Bayfield, ON
A collection of music celebrating the fruits of the land

date: June 13, 2010

To conclude the fourth annual Bayfield Festival of Song, with our four young artists we presented a varied sequence of songs and piano music, celebrating the flowers, fruits and animals which beautify the countryside in summer  –  both in western Ontario and elsewhere in the world.

SONG ARTIST COMPOSER POET
Der Nussbaum, Op.25/3 (Myrthen) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Schumann, Robert Mosen, Julius
In youth is pleasure Mutya, Frank, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Moeran, Ernest John Wever, Robert
Diaphenia Mutya, Frank, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Browne, W.Denis Constable, Henry
Sous le dôme épais (Lakmé) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Delibes, Léo Gondinet, Edmond / Gille, Philippe
Jardin nocturne, Op.113/3 (Mirages) Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Fauré, Gabriel Brimont, Renée de
Green, Op.58/3 (Cinq Mélodies de Venise) Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Fauré, Gabriel Verlaine, Paul
Green (Ariettes oubliées) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano Debussy, Claude Verlaine, Paul
Ich atmet einen Lindenduft Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Mahler, Gustav Rückert, Friedrich
Heimliche Aufforderung, Op.27/3 Mutya, Frank, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Strauss, Richard Mackay, John Henry
The Fuchsia Tree Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Quilter, Roger anon., Old Manx ballad
We’ll gather lilacs in the spring again   (Perchance to Dream) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Novello, Ivor Novello, Ivor
Valse des fleurs (The Nutcracker, Op.71) Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich n/a
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Country Gardens (English Morris Tune) Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Grainger, Percy n/a
Come into the garden, Maud Mutya, Frank, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano Balfe, Michael Tennyson, Alfred, Lord
The Plough Boy Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Shield, William, arr. Britten, Benjamin anon.
Ballade des gros dindons Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Chabrier, Emmanuel Rostand, Edmond
Nous avons fait un beau voyage (Ciboulette) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Hahn, Reynaldo Fiers, Robert de / Croisset, Francis de
Cherry-ripe Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Bridge, Frank n/a
Hi, Sooky, ho, Sooky: Valse Serenata (A Sarah Binks Songbook) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano Greer, John Hiebert, Paul
Autumn (Contrasts) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Mutya, Frank, tenor; Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Holman, Derek Scott, Duncan Campbell
I will go with my father a-ploughing Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Gurney, Ivor Campbell, Joseph
I bought me a cat: Children’s Song (Old American Songs) Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Mutya, Frank, tenor; Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Copland, Aaron anon.
How’ya gonna keep’em down on the farm – ENCORE Bradley, Leslie Ann, soprano; Huang, Erica Iris, mezzo; Mutya, Frank, tenor; Garvanliev, Vasil, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Donaldson, Walter Young, Joe / Lewis, Sam