My beloved is mine: Britten, Ligeti and Schubert
February 23, 2024
Vieve Gore Concert Hall

Britten’s Canticles is a collection of songs written for tenor Peter Pears. Pears was Britten’s lifelong muse and partner and the emotional and musical vulnerability found in these songs and countless other stage works speaks to the depth of their relationship. On display alongside the poetry of Britten and Schubert is music featuring the french horn. For centuries, people have used the horn in alpine landscapes, hunting calls and ceremonial celebrations. This concert displays the instrument’s full range in Ligeti’s Horn Trio and Schubert’s soaring melodic contours in Auf dem Strom.

Program:
Auf dem Strom, D. 943, Op. 119 Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)
Aubrey Adams-McMillan, mezzo-soprano
Edmund Rollett, french horn
Emily Williams, piano

Canticle I, Op. 40 My beloved is mine and I am his Benjamin Britten
Canticle III, Op. 55 Still falls the rain (1913-1976)
Canticle II, Op. 51 Abraham and Isaac

Christopher Puckett, tenor
Aubrey Adams-McMillan, mezzo-soprano
Edmund Rollett, french horn
Emily Williams, piano

~Intermission~

Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano György Ligeti 
I. Andantino con tenerezza (1923-2006)
II. Vivacissimo molto ritmico
III. Alla marcia
IV. Lamento. Adagio

Laura Ha, violin
Edmund Rollett, french horn
Jason Hardink, piano