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Megan Marie Hart Giuseppe Verdi Paolo Arrivabeni I Sang 1952 2020 2021
In a dedication to her late father, Dale Hart, spinto soprano Megan Marie Hart sings «Ritorna Vincitor» from «Aida» by Giuseppe Verdi. Maestro Paolo Arrivabeni conducts the Staatsorchester Darmstadt. DALE HART: October 9th, 1952 – May 23rd, 2021 My beloved father, Dale Hart, tragically passed away in May 2021 from complications of ALS. Dale was born in Los Angeles. He grew up playing baseball with his brother Roy, building go-carts, and racing motorcycles. He taught himself to sing, play the guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmonica. He married Claudia Carol Chambers, and they had me, Megan Marie Hart. Our house was always filled with music. He worked for many years as a metallurgical engineer, and later he bought a farm in Oregon. There he worked for Genesis Juice and became co-owner and plant manager. Although he and Claudia got divorced, they remained good friends and co-parents. With his life-partner until his death, Kathy Ann Rice, he loved to go sailing, kayaking and river rafting, and she called him her “King of the Farm.” He was such a proud father to me. He spent my childhood coaching my softball team, taking me on father-daughter ski trips every year, telling epic hilarious bedtime stories (he had a great sense of humor), driving me to all of my ice skating/piano/violin/voice lessons and orchestra rehearsals, and he encouraged me in all of my dreams. He was the most supportive dad. He traveled all over Europe and the United States to see me sing. He began to experience devastating symptoms of ALS in 2020. ALS is one of the most terrifying diseases known to mankind, and through it all, he was incredibly brave. Selfless and noble to the very end, he asked that his body be donated to advance ALS research, so his brain and spinal cord were shared between four institutions: the OHSU Brain Bank, another private ALS research center in Oregon, Massachusetts General Hospital's Healey Center for ALS, and an international ALS brain bank, where scientists all over the world can access his data to find a cure. He wanted, despite his monumental suffering, to give back to the world and to help others in the fight to end ALS. On his death-bed, I told him I was going to sing in a concert in July, and I told him I would dedicate my performance to him and asked him what he would like me to sing. He wanted me to sing Aida — it was the last role he had seen me sing at the very beginning of the pandemic. How fitting that he would ask me to sing an aria that is all about the love Aida has for her father. Although she is torn by her love of Radamès, in the end she chooses her dad. I promised him I would sing it, and said that I would never let the world forget him. When they took his tube out, and he began to pass, he asked me to sing to him, and I sang him arias from Tosca, La bohème, and La forza del destino. I sang to him until his final breath. When a loved one dies, it can feel important to speak their name. It is a way of keeping their memory alive. For me, speaking his name to the audience was so empowering. As I sang, I felt his presence all around me. It was difficult to remain vocally calm as I sang, but I know he was there helping me to get through it. The audience was supportive, granting him a moment of silence at the very end of the aria, for which I felt incredibly thankful. I knew they understood. I hope you all enjoy this performance, and take a moment to remember my father. If you would like, you can raise a glass of scotch to him (it was his favorite drink). For the rest of my life, I will devote myself to fighting ALS, and offer everything I have — my voice — to raise money and awareness for research. To learn more about what you can do: ALS Association at (http•••) . #classicalmusic #opera #verdi
Kathleen Ferrier Combs 1912 1942 1945 1953
I was reminded of Kathleen Ferrier's lovely performance of this old folk song here by Denis Healey (Baron Healey) in his appearance on BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs". I must explore more of her work. "The Lancashire-born contralto Kathleen Ferrier +••.••(...)) proved to be the most significant British female singer to emerge after the end of the Second World War in 1945. Her professional singing career spanned a single decade +••.••(...)), but in that time she rose to international recognition in a remarkably short time. Her early death from cancer at the age of 41, far from allowing her name and reputation to disappear with time, has increased her reputation through her recordings for succeeding generations. Her memory also remains undimmed for those who heard her in person. It was a unique voice that transcends time. As the Daily Mail commented following her death: "The singer who stirred the world more than any other artist of her time"." (Naxos Records). Here are the words, as sung here (as with all folk music, there are now multiple versions of the lyrics after years of these words being passed down the generations - primarily by word of mouth): I know where I'm going And I know who's goin' with me I know who I love But the dear knows who I'll marry. I have stockings of silk Shoes of fine green leather Combs to buckle me hair And a ring for every finger. Some say he's black But I say he's bonnie The fairest of them all My handsome winsome Johnny. Feather beds are soft And painted rooms are bonnie But I would leave them all To go with my love Johnny. I know where I'm going And I know who's goin' with me I know who I love But the dear knows who I'll marry". For me, "Donny" would work very well ;)
Proms Aldeburgh Festival Jeannette Sorrell Gilmore Crane Bergmann Apollo s Fire 2018
Farewell to Ireland (trad. Irish) Highlander's Farewell (trad. Appalachian) – arranged by Jeannette Sorrell and René Schiffer from "Sugarloaf Mountain – An Appalachian Gathering" APOLLO'S FIRE Jeannette Sorrell, Artistic Director/harpsichord on historical instruments Live at the Snape Proms (Aldeburgh Festival), UK August 12, 2018 Susanna Perry Gilmore, fiddle Kathie Stewart, Irish flute Ian Crane, Scottish small pipes Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer Brian Kay, baroque guitar René Schiffer, cello Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord Amanda Powell, percussion Madeline Apple Healey, dancer "Sugarloaf Mountain – An Appalachian Gathering," created and directed by Jeannette Sorrell, explores the Celtic roots of Appalachian music while following the stories of the Irish and Scottish immigrants who crossed the Atlantic to build new lives in the Appalachian mountains of America. The 2018 international tour was sponsored by the Ulster Scots Agency/Discover Scotch-Irish, and included concerts at the Irish National Concert Hall (Dublin), the Irish National Opera House (Wexford), Belfast Castle, and the Snape Proms (Aldeburgh Festival, UK). Tour booking inquiries for Apollo's Fire: Columbia Artists Management (North and South America) Intermusica Artists (in the UK) apollosfire.org Passion.Period Video Production: Sisi Burn and Erica Brenner
Healey Willan Adair 1880 1950 1951 1968
A recital celebrating the centenary of Healey Willan's arrival at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, featuring Willan's Five preludes on plainchant melodies, played by Andrew Adair on the Healey Willan Memorial Organ. Healey Willan arrived at SMM 100 years ago on December 4. We will be celebrating Willan's work with a year of events, starting with this recital. Claimed by some as Healey Willan’s +••.••(...)) greatest set of hymn preludes, his Five preludes on plainchant melodies were written in 1950 after commission from Oxford University Press, and published in 1951. Dedicated to Charles Peaker, he also performed the premiere of the set on 14 October 1950 in honour of Willan’s 70th birthday. Gregorian chant was an important part of Willan’s life, and his love of it is clearly evident in his treatment of the various melodies—from the dulcet tones of Ecce jam noctis to the thundering final strains of Urbs Hierusalem beata. (http•••) (http•••)
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