The SRJC Concert Choir & Chamber Singers present “VIVA AMORE . . . LOVE LIVES ON!”
Jody Benecke, director & Nancy Hayashibara, accompanist
Filmed Wednesday, December 8th, 7:30 pm in Burbank Auditorium at Santa Rosa Junior College.
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THE SRJC CONCERT CHOIR
I Have Longed for Thy Saving Health, William Byrd (1539/40 or 43 – 1623)
Viva amore, W.A. Mozart (1756-1791), arr.Patrick Liebergen
Here at this celebration amid wine and happiness let us dance and sing! We are all friends and all lovers. Long live love and beauty!
Vita de la mia vita
Text by Torquato Tasso 1544-1594), Music by William Hawley (b. 1950)
Life of my life, you are to me like a pallid olive or a fading rose; nor are you deprived of beauty, but in every way you please me, whether you flatter or shun; and whether you follow me or flee, softly you consume and melt me.
O magnum mysterium, Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
O great mystery and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord lying in a manger! O, Blessed is the Virgin, whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord, Alleluia.
If Not for Music, Ron Kean (b. 1951)
THE SRJC CHAMBER SINGERS
Bonzorno Madonna, Antonio Scandello (1517-1580)
Good day, rich madam! You are nice, galant and gracious! You would be nicer if you were not so old! Ton daridon ton ton!”
S’io ti vedess’una sol volt’il giorno, Orlando di Lasso (1530/32 – 1594)
If I only saw you once each a day, would I not be happy all evening long! Falalala pretty one, flower of the spring!
I Should Be Glad
Text Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), Music by Susan LaBarr (b. 1981)
Non capisco niente
Text Charles Anthony Silvestri, Composer John Conahan
I do not understand anything; nothing. But I begin to know the value of the family, of kind friends, and of the fiber (that connects us).
Good King Wenceslas, Traditional Carol, arr. Emerson Sieverts
Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John
PDQ Bach (1807-1742)?
THE SRJC CONCERT CHOIR
Bella bimba, Traditional Italian Folksong, arr. Donald Moore (b. 1938)
How well you dance, pretty girl! Look at the nimble, petite country girl; she knows how to dance!
She dances in the evening, always light, seeming to fly!
Funiculì, Funiculà, Luigi Denza (1846 – 1922)
Soloist: Floyd Wilson
Let’s go, let’s go, upward let us go!
Funicular up! Funicular down!
Brindisi (“Libiamo!”) from La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Soloists: Sophia Ferar and Kevin Ruiz
Let’s drink! Ah, yes! Let’s enjoy the cup, the song, the beautiful night & the smiles.
O sole mio, Eduardo di Capua (1865 – 1917)
Soloists: David Klaut, Kevin Ruiz and Chris Shayota
But another sun that’s brighter still is my own sun that’s in your face!
Sweeter Still, Eric William Barnum (b. 1979)
Music in the Air
African American Spiritual, arr. Ryan Murphy (b. 1971)