Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Jared Michaud & Christina Koti

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16 March 2023

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

Jared Michaud and Christina Koti

Programme

They will perform selections from the Schubert and Brahms.

  • 1844-1908

    The Wave Breaks into Spray Op. 46, No. 1 (Rimsky-Korsakov)

    The Wave Breaks into Spray is the first of five songs that form the work “By the Sea” by Rimsky-Korsakov composed in 1897. The words are written by Leo Tolstoy, arguably one of the greatest writers of all time.

    The wave surges and breaks and splashes Into my eyes with its salty spray; Motionless, I sit in the rock, and my soul Is full of inexplicable valour. / Wave upon wave, ebb and flow, And their crests are covered in foam. Oh sea, who can I challenge to a contest To prove my resurgent powers? / My heart senses the grandeur of life, You, oh waves, have dispelled the grief, The thunder and splashing has woken my soul – Akin to the roaring sea!

  • 1797-1828

    Schwanegesang, D. 957 (Schubert)
    i Liebesbotschaft ii Kriegers Ahnung iii Frühlingssehnsucht iv Ständchen v Aufenthalt vi In der Ferne vii Abschied viii Der Atlas ix Ihr Bild x Das Fischermädchen xi Die Stadt xii Am Meer xiii Der Doppelgänger xiv Die Taubenpost

    Schubert wrote a collection of 14 songs as part of Schwanegesang (Swan Song) between August and October 1828. They were written at the end of his life and published posthumously. The works were set to words by three librettists: Ludwig Rellstab, Heinrich Heine and Johann Gabriel Seidl.

  • 1883-1897

    5 Gesänge, Op. 72 (Brahms)
    i Alte Liebe. Bewegt, doch nicht zu sehr ii Sommerfäden. Andante con moto iii O Kühler Wald. Langsam iv Verzagen. Bewegt v Unüberwindlich. Vivace

    In 1876-77, Brahms wrote five Gesänge. Alte Liebe; Sommerfäden; O Kühler Wald; Verzagen; and Unüberwindlich. He seems to have saved the highest quality songs in this great outpouring published between the first two symphonies. Minor poets (Candidus and Lemcke) are joined with great ones (Brentano and Goethe).

  • 1925-1994

    Two songs for Sailors (Hadjidakis)
    i The boatman of thunderbolts ii A sailor high up on the moon

    Hadjidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely considered to be one of the greatest Greek composers and one of the most globally recognised. His legacy and contribution are widespread among the works of contemporary Greek music, through the second half of the 20th and into the 21st century.

  • 1875 – 1937

    Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques (Ravel)
    i Chanson De La Mariée ii Là-bas, Vers L’Église iii Quel Galant M’est Comparable iv Chanson De Cueilleuses De Lentisques v Tout Gai!.

    Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques, written in 1904-06 with French translation by M.D. Calvocoressi.

Performers

  • Jared Michaud & Christina Koti

    Vocal/Piano Duo

    Jared Michaud and Christina Koti won the 2022 Federation of Art Song Fellowship competition in New York City. Together they are Song Easel Young Artists and pupils of Simon Lepper.
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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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