Russian Romances

Music Director and Piano: Ghenady Meirson

December 15–16, 2015

Russian opera arias and songs warm up a winter’s night in Center City in this annual concert favorite.

Program

Sergei Prokofieff (1891-1953) Five Akhmatova Poems Op 27
1. Sun filled the room – Anush Avetisyan
2. True tenderness – Anush Avetisyan
3. Memory of the sun – Meryl Dominguez
4. Hello – Meryl Dominguez
5. Grey-eyed king – Meryl Dominguez

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) MacPherson’s Farewell Op 62, No 3
Anthony Schneider

Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998) Russian Song (Folk poetry)
Ethan Simpson

Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998) Saint Petersburg Song
Jared Bybee

Polina Nazaykinskaya (1987) Three Akhmatova Poems, American Premiere
1. Lullaby
2. Summer Garden
3. A Song
Vanessa Vasquez

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) From Jewish Folk Poetry Op 79
1. Lament for a Dead Infant – Anush Avetisyan, Alexandra Schenck
2. Thoughtful Mother and Aunt – JoAna Rusche, Meryl Dominguez
3. Lullaby – Allegra Da Vita
4. Before a Prolonged Separation – Alexandra Nowakowski, Marco Camarota
5. A Warning – Meryl Dominguez
6. Forsaken Father – Marco Camarota, Hannah Ludwig
7. Song of Want – Alasdair Kent
8. Winter – Matthew White, Meryl Dominguez, Alexandra Schenck
9. A Good Life – Mackenzie Whitney
10. Song of a Maiden – Alexandra Nowakowski
11. Happiness – Hannah Ludwig, Matthew White, Alexandra Nowakowski