The 76th Seoul Art Song Society Regular Concert: Lobgesang

Showtimes

Wednesday (19:30)

Cast

Eun-sun Kook, Ji-sun Choi, Arna Yoon, Ki-ryung Kim, Ji-hoon Kim, Jung-hee Lee, Geon-hwa Kim, etc.

Synopsis

[Concert Introduction] In the history of Western music, vocal music has largely developed into two categories: secular and religious themes. With the birth of dramatic music in the early 1600s, operas with secular themes and oratorios with religious themes developed into important genres during the Baroque period. Meanwhile, art songs evolved through the Classical and 19th-century Romantic periods, with songs in various languages—including German, French, English, and American—composed to poems on both religious and secular themes. The 74th Regular Concert of the Seoul Art Song Society features vocal music with religious themes, which occupies a significant portion of vocal literature, composed of diverse repertoire from Germany, France, England, and the United States. The first half begins with arias from Baroque composer J. S. Bach's *The St. John Passion* and Mendelssohn's oratorio *Elijah*, a work influenced by Bach and which played a significant role in popularizing his music. It then proceeds to perform in German 'Vier ernste Gesänge' (Four Serious Songs), composed by J. Brahms to the text of Proverbs, and 'Biblické písn?' (Biblical Songs), composed by Czech composer A. Dvořák to the Psalms. The second half consists of religious music in various languages, including excerpts from French composer A. Honegger's 'Le Roi David', French religious music by C. Gounod, British religious work 'Five Mystical Songs' by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and 'Cycle of Holy Songs' by American composer Ned Rorem, set to Psalms. [PROGRAM] Soprano Choi Ji-sun, Piano Kim Ha-yan Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) From *Matthäuspassion*, BWV 244 Blute nur, du liebes Herz Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben Baritone Lee Jeong-hee, Piano Kim Ha-yan Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) From the Oratorio ‘Elijah’ Herr Gott Abrahams Es ist genug Baritone Kim Geon-hwa, Piano Kim Yu-kyung Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) From *Vier ernste Gesänge* 2. Ich wandte mich, und sahe an 4. Wenn ich mit Menschen und mit Engelszungen redete Soprano Kuk Eun-sun, Piano Kim Yu-kyung Antonín DvoÍák (1841–1904) Biblische Lieder, Op. Of 99 1. Wolken und Dunkel ist um ihn her 3. Gott, erhöre mein Gebet 5. Gott, ich will dir ein neues Lied singen 10. Singet dem Herrn --------INTERMISSION--------- Tenor Kim Ji-hoon, Piano Kim Ha-yan Arthur Honegger (1892–1955) From Le Roi David Ne crains rien Pitié de moi, mon Dieu Je lève mes regards vers la montagne Soprano Yoon Ar-na, Piano Kim Ha-yan Charles Gounod (1818–1893) From Six cantiques 1 Le ciel a visité la terre 2 Le nom de Marie Bass-baritone Kim Seung-yoon, Piano Kim Yu-kyung Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Five mystical songs Middle 1. Easter 2. I got me flowers 3. Love bade me welcome Soprano Kim Ki-ryung, Piano Kim Yu-kyung Ned Rorem (1923–2022) Cycle of Holy songs Middle 1. Psalm 134 3. Psalm 148 4. Psalm 150

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