YOU ARE a omsic lover, or you would not be hers. Would you like to become a regular music supporter? The subscription for Patrons is One Guinea, and for this they receive two free reserved seats for each Concert performed dime ene. year. We hope to give twe Concerts Present Patrons : W. Asuton, Esq. Mas. R. Bearry Mrs. M. Duccan’ Mas. J.C. Graniam = Mrs, T. Jackson’ RW. Jerranes, Esa, Mrs, R. Lewis-Crosey Mas. H. Luxe Mars. E. J. Moore F. 0, Morcan, Eso. C. E, Pye, Eso. IF YOU are a singer, will you come and join us? We have vacancies, and a weleome, for all voices, tenors and basses in particular Interest and entertainment guarantesd, Particulars from—Mus. B. FrrzGianox, Hon, Secretary, Howe, Surton, Dustin, Telephone. 323018. ABBEY LECTURE HALL Thursday, February 19th, 1959 Clontarf Choral Society wD Conductor— Assistant Condueror— BRIAN BOYDELL JULIAN BAWSON Programme 6d. casoConductor— BRIAN BOYDELL CANTATA No. 104 “THOU GUIDE OF ISRAEL” J.-S. Bach Chronus Thou Guide of Israel Recrrarive (Tenor) ‘The mighty Guardian Air (Tenor) His face my Shepherd is Recrrarive Bass) Yes, this Thy word Aw (Bass) Whom Jesus deigns Comte The Lord my guide CANTATA No. 65 “THE SAGES OF SHEBA” Cronus The Sages of Sheba shall come Chioraue ‘The Princes of Sheba hither came Recrrative (Bass) ‘These things that Isaiah beheld Ain (Bass) Gold of Ophir is but vain Recrtarwe (Tenor)... Reject it not An (Tenor) Saviour take me Chorane My God, I give myself to Thee Soto Tenor RICHARD COOPER Soro Bass - ERIC HINDS. Fives Hilda Layng Edna Power-Fardy Opoes ax Cors ANcLats David Lane Muriel Dage Hoss Douglas Strachan Brendan Healy ‘The 210 extant Cantatas represent the greater party and the core, of Bach's work. He actually wrote 295 Cantatas and was continually engaged on the compos of them throughout the greater part of his active life. Every Sunday, outside Lent and Advent, and on All Saints’ days and festivals, during his time at Leipzig from 1723 to 1750, one of these Cantatas was performed ; and into them he poured the full zeal of his devotion. “Thou Guide of Israel ” has a pastoral stamp, the opening chorus being rather similar in style to the Pastoral Symphony in the Christmas Oratorio. Written for the second Sunday after Easter between 1725 and 1727, it is a Cantata of delicate lyricism and ravishing euphony. The Sages of Sheba" was written for the Feast of Epiphany in 1724. The idea behind this Cantata is the thought of the crowd of nations over whom the light, of new doctrines dawns and spreads : the thousands across the sea who are to Christ, and the might of the heathen who are gathered into Him. The fret chorus symbolises the dense masses that come erowding to do homage: the cose fugal treatment sues them alos treading on each ethers heels. Finally they al sng praises as if with one voice. (INTERVAL) - SESE eet SESE RSIEES=SIEECEEEESESIESEERS EES =SSEAs Ag EEEESILAES SSSA LIE AEIEES SoA SL LEE CESSUIEOCEISES IES See CATEIES iis ATi ESTEE RRL Programme Lrogramme Organist— JULIAN. DAWSON TIMOR MORTIS CONTURBAT ME Brian Boydell (rst Performance) ‘There ate several versions ofthis medizval poem, and this isa set version from the library of Balliol College, Oxford. The tenor so words, while the chorus continually repeats the Latin refrain—sometimes as though in awed whispers and at other times breaking through in a passionate outburst, "A short couplet, which are the words of Christ, is sung by the baritone soloist. The ‘old English words are easy enough to understand, except perhaps the reply of the weeping bird (which i sung by the soprano): “" i am a Musket Gent, for dred of deth I am nigh shent,” which means “I am a graceful Sparrow-Hawk, for dread of death I am well nigh destroyed.” An austere harmonic idiom is used in this setting avoiding the familar consonances. It is indirectly influenced by the favour of certain types of mediaeval music. Ideally speaking, this should only be performed in a large resonant building such as Cathedral. of the shorter sings the English ‘The accompaniment is designed for wind instruments, with an alternative version for organ, which will be used in this performance. Soto Tenor RICHARD COOPER Soto Bass ERIC HINDS. PHAUDRIG CROHOORE, An Irish Ballad (Words by Sheridan Le Fanu) C.V. Stanford Although the words of this bellad belong to an age when ” Stage Irish” idioms caused more amusement than embarrassment, the story remains a good, one, and Stanford's setting offers many opportunities for dramatic presentation and provides a light-hearted conclusion to this recital. The Next Concert of the CLONTARF CHORAL SOCIETY WILL RE ON ApRiL 30TH IN THE ST. FRANCIS XAVIER HALL when the following works will be performed in honour of HaNpet. and PURCELL, whore Centenary Years are being celebrated in 1959. Handel Birthday Ode for Queen Anne ‘The Ways of Zion do mourne (Funeral music for Queen Caroline) Purcell. Masque in Dioclesian