Vocalis l: An evening of Chamber Music & Operatic Arias; coached & curated by Liz Upchurch

Concert
Voice Studies
March 11, 2025
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Trinity-St. Paul's United Church & Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts

427 Bloor Street West

Free

Registration no longer required for this event.

This concert of Chamber Music and Opera Arias, coached and curated by pianist Liz Upchurch, is presented by musicians from our Graduate programs.

The Vocalis series is made possible in part by a generous gift from Dianne W. Henderson.


PROGRAM

 

Les illuminations

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

1.    Fanfare
3b.  Antique
4.    Royauté
5.    Marine

Nicole Katerberg, soprano; Rebeca Lluveras Matos, piano;

Marija Ivicevic, violin; Maya Budzinski, violin; Ji-A Choi, viola; Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello

 

Deux poèmes de Ronsard

Albert Roussel (1869-1937)

I. Rossignol, mon mignon

II. Ciel, aer et vens

Helena Webster, soprano; Rachel Roe-Wu, flute

 

Go, gentle gales (The Morning)

Thomas Arne (1710-1778)

Xijia Zhang, soprano;
Marija Ivicevic, violin; Maya Budzinski, violin; Ji-A Choi, viola; Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello

 

Cinq mélodies populaires grecques

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

I. Réveil de la mariée
IV. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
V. Tout gai !

Sarah Luedke, mezzo-soprano; Cédric Thériault, guitar

 

I Felt a Funeral in My Brain

Alyssa Weinberg (b. 1988)

Chloé Dionne, soprano; Maya Budzinski, violin; 
Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello; Cédric Thériault, guitar

 

Ombra fedele anch'io (Idaspe

Nicola Porpora (1686-1768)

Bryce Zimmerman, counter-tenor; 
Marija Ivicevic, violin; Maya Budzinski, violin; Ji-A Choi, viola; Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello

 

La bonne chanson

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

I. Une sainte en son auréole
II. Puisque l’aube grandit
IV. J’allais par des chemins perfides

Wen Shan Wang, soprano; Christian Johann Derecho, piano;

Marija Ivicevic, violin; Maya Budzinski, violin; Ji-A Choi, viola; Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello

 

XXI Bredon Hill (On Wenlock Edge, No. 5)

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) 

Jacob Thomas, tenor; Kyeongok Kim, piano;

Marija Ivicevic, violin; Maya Budzinski, violin; Ji-A Choi, viola; Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello

 

I Want Magic! (A Streetcar Named Desire)

André Previn (1929-2019)

Zyion Stephens, soprano; Rebeca Lluveras Matos, piano;

Marija Ivicevic, violin; Maya Budzinski, violin; Ji-A Choi, viola; Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello

 

You Bring Me Joy

David Lasley (1947-2021)

arr. Andrew Noseworthy (b. 1991)

Skylar Cameron, soprano;

Marija Ivicevic, violin; Maya Budzinski, violin; Ji-A Choi, viola; Mario Rodriguez McMillan, cello