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Parnassus on Elm Street | Walter Hall, Toronto
Parnassus on Elm Street | Walter Hall, Toronto
A celebration of the centenary of the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
date: November 30, 2008
This concert presented music associated with, sometimes composed by, members of the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, founded in 1908 as “an art society where the jingle of coin would not be part of the music” (William A. Langton, founding President). We were greatly assisted in the preparation of the programme by members of the Club and by the recently published history, The Great Adventure: 100 Years at The Arts & Letters Club by Margaret McBurney. Much material was taken from the Club’s extensive archive. The concert began and ended with sections of the Club’s constitution as set by Healey Willan. Following the concert, a convivial reception took place at the Club’s headquarters, the St. George’s Hall, 14 Elm Street.
| SONG | ARTIST | COMPOSER | POET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro molto, quasi presto (String quartet in G, Op.18/2) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Beethoven, Ludwig van | n/a |
| The Arts & Letters Club Constitution (first part) | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Willan, Healey | anon. |
| Ariadne Waking | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Smith, Leo | Hunt, James Henry Leigh |
| Spring Sorrow | Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Ireland, John | Brooke, Rupert |
| The World is Waiting for the Sunrise | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Seitz, Ernest | Lockhart, Eugene |
| Overture (Tannhäuser) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wagner, Richard | n/a |
| A Ballynure Ballad | Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Irish folksong, arr. Hughes, Herbert | anon. |
| I know my love | Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Irish folksong, arr. Hughes, Herbert | anon. |
| Sonnet: To Sleep | Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Willan, Healey | Keats, John |
| Voici le printemps | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Canadian folksong, arr. MacMillan, Sir Ernest | anon. |
| La Plainte du coureur des bois | Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Canadian folksong, arr. Smith, Leo | anon. |
| Les Jeunes filles à marier | Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Canadian folksong, arr. MacMillan, Sir Ernest | anon. |
| Sonnet | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | MacMillan, Sir Ernest | Browning, Elizabeth Barrett |
| When you had left our pirate fold (The Pirates of Penzance) | Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Sullivan, Sir Arthur | Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck |
| Firenze è come un albero fiorito (Gianni Schicchi) | Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Puccini, Giacomo | Forzano, Giovacchino |
| Mighty like a rose | Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Nevin, Ethelbert | Stanton, Frank |
| Der Neugierige, D795/6 (Die schöne Müllerin) | Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schubert, Franz | Müller, Wilhelm |
| Wilderness on Centre Island (South of North: Images of Canada) | Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Glick, Srul Irving | Outram, Richard |
| Vane (South of North: Images of Canada) | Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Glick, Srul Irving | Outram, Richard |
| Grace (South of North: Images of Canada) | Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Glick, Srul Irving | Outram, Richard |
| Hi, Sooky, ho, Sooky: Valse Serenata (A Sarah Binks Songbook) | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Greer, John | Hiebert, Paul |
| I’ve been to a marvellous party (Set to Music) | Ubukata, Bruce, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Coward, Noël | Coward, Noël |
| A Very Old Barn Dance (No Room at the Inn) | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | McGrath, Malcolm | Parr, Jim |
| What star is this? | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Ridout, Godfrey | anon. |
| The Boar’s Head Carol | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Tomkins, Giles, baritone | anon. | anon. |
| The Arts & Letters Club Constitution (final part) – ENCORE | Whicher, Monica, soprano; Segal, Lauren, mezzo; Ainsworth, Colin, tenor; Tomkins, Giles, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Willan, Healey | anon. |