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The Patrons’ Salon | Walter Hall, Toronto
A concert of music chosen by our three Honorary Patrons'

date: October 24, 2010

We seized the opportunity when Steuart Bedford was in town (conducting Britten’s Death in Venice for the Canadian Opera Company) of bringing together, for the first time, our three Honorary Patrons’: Catherine Robbin, O.C. (distinguished mezzo and singer in many of our earlier concerts), Christopher Newton, C.M. ( Director emeritus of the Shaw Festival) and Steuart Bedford.  They had each chosen some of their favourite music for us and introduced it from the stage.  An unusual feature of the concert, much enjoyed by the audience, was the performance of several pieces for piano, 6 hands, by the Artistic Directors with maestro Bedford, who also introduced (and accompanied) several songs by his composer grandmother, Liza Lehmann.  As an added item, therefore a surprise for the audience, Ms Robbin performed one of her favourite songs, The Lark in the Clear Air.

SONG ARTIST COMPOSER POET
O mistress mine! McLean, James, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano Quilter, Roger Shakespeare, William
A Charm, Op.41/4 (A Charm of Lullabies) Krause, Anita, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Britten, Benjamin Randolph, Thomas
The Nurse’s Song, Op.41/5 (A Charm of Lullabies) Krause, Anita, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Britten, Benjamin Philip, John
Nell, Op.18/1 Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano Fauré, Gabriel Leconte de Lisle, Charles-Marie-René
Where she lies sleeping Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Bridge, Frank Coleridge, Mary
Love went a-riding Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Bridge, Frank Coleridge, Mary
Zanzibar Boat Song Bedford, Steuart / Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Grainger, Percy n/a
To Gratiana Dancing and Singing McLean, James, tenor; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Browne, W.Denis Lovelace, Richard
Le Château du Bartas (Saluste du Bartas) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Honegger, Arthur Bédat de Monlaur, Pierre
Tout le long de la Baïse (Saluste du Bartas) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Honegger, Arthur Bédat de Monlaur, Pierre
Le Départ (Saluste du Bartas) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Honegger, Arthur Bédat de Monlaur, Pierre
La Promenade (Saluste du Bartas) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Honegger, Arthur Bédat de Monlaur, Pierre
Nérac en fête (Saluste du Bartas) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Honegger, Arthur Bédat de Monlaur, Pierre
Duo (Saluste du Bartas) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Honegger, Arthur Bédat de Monlaur, Pierre
Matilda (who told lies, and was burned to death) Krause, Anita, mezzo; McLean, James, tenor; Bedford, Steuart, piano Lehmann, Liza Belloc, Hilaire
Will you walk a little faster? Whicher, Monica, soprano; Krause, Anita, mezzo; McLean, James, tenor; Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Bedford, Steuart, piano Lehmann, Liza Carroll, Lewis
Mein Liebster singt am Haus (Italienisches Liederbuch) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Wolf, Hugo anon. Italian, trans. Heyse, Paul
Heb auf dein blondes Haupt (Italienisches Liederbuch) Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Wolf, Hugo anon. Italian, trans. Heyse, Paul
Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen (Lieder aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”) Krause, Anita, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Mahler, Gustav anon. (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Blaue Augen hat das Mädchen, Op.138/9 (Spanische Liebeslieder) McLean, James, tenor; Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Schumann, Robert anon. Spanish, trans. Geibel, Emanuel
INTERMISSION
Valse Bedford, Steuart / Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Rachmaninov, Sergei n/a
Som stjärnorna på himmelen, Op.5/3 Krause, Anita, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm anon.
Romance Bedford, Steuart / Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Rachmaninov, Sergei n/a
La Rosa y el Sauce Whicher, Monica, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano Guastavino, Carlos Silva, Francisco
Odeon (Tango Brasiliero) Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Nazareth, Ernesto n/a
The Choirmaster’s Burial (or The Tenor Man’s Story), Op.52/5 (Winter Words) McLean, James, tenor; Ralls, Stephen, piano Britten, Benjamin Hardy, Thomas
The Bard of Armagh (Irish Country Songs) Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Irish folksong, arr. Hughes, Herbert anon.
The Star of the County Down (Irish Country Songs) Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano Irish folksong, arr. Hughes, Herbert anon.
The Lark in the Clear Air Robbin, Catherine, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano Irish folksong, arr. Tate, Phyllis Ferguson, Samuel
Quodlibet (All Around the Circle) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Krause, Anita, mezzo; McLean, James, tenor; Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano Newfoundland folksongs, arr. Greer, John anon.
Epilogue (Alice in Wonderland) Whicher, Monica, soprano; Krause, Anita, mezzo; McLean, James, tenor; Dobson, Alexander, baritone; Bedford, Steuart, piano Lehmann, Liza Carroll, Lewis