Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players Program 1, part three
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Why
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when.
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You have just heard the world premier of Richard Wernicke's hearings from one time
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one. Said to three points from the collection one time one by
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economics. The piece was played by members of the
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contemporary Chamber Players of the University of Chicago. The soprano
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soloist was neither Pilgrim.
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Mr. Wernecke an assistant professor of music at the University of Chicago was in the audience tonight.
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And is being called up to the stage to take a bow.
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Richard Wherrett. Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Chicago and
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conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra. Through his works. Lyrics. To his
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work. Lyrics from one time one has just been given its world premier by members of the contemporary
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Chamber Players of the University of Chicago.
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Now once again here are members of the University of Chicago contemporary Chamber Players.
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In just a moment you will hear Eric salesman's in praise of the all in the
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cuckoo after William Shakespeare. This work is in two
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parts. Part one is titled there's the spring and part two is the
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winter. These two songs from Love's Labour's Lost with lyrics
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representing winter and spring create an ironic even bitter mood at the end
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of what is a light early comedy of courtly manners and wit. The two
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lyrics. Are. Really two verses of a single poem of identical verse
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forms but highly contrasting verbal sonic and meaning characteristics.
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This duality constitutes the basic idea of Mr. Salzman setting.
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Ralph's AP will conduct members of the Chicago chamber of contemporary Chamber Players
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and once again Soprano the Pilgrim will be the soloist.
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Now here is rough shape the conductor and the Pilgrim soloist for Eric
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salesman's in praise of the awl and the cuckoo.
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Rule.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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No.
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You.
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Know.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Ooh.
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A.
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Oh.
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You have just heard in praise of the Olympic cuckoo by Eric Salzman.
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Conducted members of the contemporary Chamber Players of the University of Chicago.
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And even Pilgrim was the soul.
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Real faith the conductor knew the pilgrims soprano soloist.
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And now Mr Safety is asking the musicians members of the contemporary Chamber Players of the
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University of Chicago to stand.
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Up.
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It's intermission time now in Mandell hall at the University of Chicago. And we
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want to take this opportunity to let our stations identify themselves. This is
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the national educational radio network.
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On the second half of tonight's program we will hear works by Milton Babbitt and Robert Lombardo.
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Now members of the contemporary Chamber Players of the University of Chicago have returned to the stage.
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The work you're about to hear two sonnets for baritone and three instruments by Milton
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Babbitt was completed late in 1955 and first
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performed in February one thousand fifty six at the Juilliard school's festival of American music
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for which it was commissioned. The two poems by Gerard Manley
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Hopkins are spelt from Sibyl's leaves and that nature is a
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hair on fire.
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Milton Babbitt was born in Philadelphia in 1916 and studied at
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Princeton University where he is currently a professor of music.
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He has received numerous prizes and awards including an award from the National
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Institute of Arts and Letters.
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He is also known as an author and lecturer and is a member of the committee of direction
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of the Columbia Princeton Electronic Music Center.
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Say people conduct this performance of Milton Babbitt's sonnets.
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And here is Mr safety.
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With baritone soloist Charles Van Tassel to perform Milton Babbitt
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sonnets.
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