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

 

Meet the Artists
Meryl Dominguez ’19
soprano
Anthony Robin Schneider ’17
bass
Ethan Vincent ’19
baritone
Jared Bybee ’17
baritone
Vanessa Vasquez ’18
soprano
Alexandra Schenck ’16
mezzo-soprano
Allegra De Vita ’16
mezzo-soprano
Alexandra Nowakowski ’18
soprano
Marco Cammarota ’18
tenor
Hannah Ludwig ’18
mezzo-soprano
Alasdair Kent ’17
tenor
Matthew White ’19
tenor
Mackenzie Whitney ’16
tenor