The Loras College Division of Communication and Fine Artspresents
Junior Recital: Jessica FinoSharon Jensen, Piano
April 21, 2013 | 3:00 p.m.
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Music for a whileMusic for a while shall all your cares beguile shall all your cares be guile.Wondering how your pains were eased and disdaining to be pleased, Till Alecto free the dead from their eternal bandsTill the snakes drop from her head. And the whip from out her hands.
Hark! The Echoing Air
Hark! Hark the echoing air a triumph sings. and all around, pleased Cupids clap their wings.
Clara and Robert SchumannClara (September 13th, 1819 – May 20th, 1896)
Robert (June 8th, 1810 – July 29th, 1856) Robert Schumann was a German composer and music critic. He is well known for his piano music and songs and some of his chamber works. Clara’s compositions are lesser known than Robert’s. Her early works fall into two categories: virtuosic audience-pleasers and imaginative, poetically conceived character pieces. After her marriage to Robert, her composition style changed and she turned to songs. Robert had to fight to be with Clara because her father, Friedrich Wieck, threatened to disinherit Clara and confiscate her earnings unless she agreed to break off relations with Robert. There was a long process of court cases during 1839-1840 until finally, the Leipzig court made public a document granting Robert and Clara legal permission to marry. “Liebst du üm Schönheit” was composed by Clara in 1841. “Widmung” was composed in 1840 by Robert. These two songs could be interpreted as love letters to each other. “Der Nussbaum” was also composed in 1840 and is a part of Myrthen, Op. 25 which is dedicated to Clara Schumann.
Der Nussbaum
Es grünet ein Nussbaum vor dem Haus,Duftig, luftig breitet er blätrig die Aeste ausViel liebliche Blüten stehen d’ran;Linde Winde kommen, sie herzlich zu umfahnEs flüstern je zwei zu zwei gepaart,Neigend, beugend zierlich zum Kussedie Häuptchen zart.
The Nut-Tree
A nut-tree unfolds its green before the house;Fragrantly, airly, it spreads its leaves.It bears many sweet blossoms;Soft breezes come and caress them.They whisper together in their pairsBowing their delicate heads to kiss.
Sie flüstern vom einem Mägdlein, dasDächte die Nächte und Tage lang, wusste,Ach! Selber nicht was.Sie flüstern, ver mag verstehn so garLeise Weis? – Flüstern von Bräut’gam und nächstem Jahr.Das Mägdlein horchet, es rauscht im baum;Sehnend, wähnend sinkt es lächelnd in Schlaf und Traum.
They whisper of a young girl, Who thinks night and day—Ah, she herself knows not what!They whisper – but who can understandSo soft an air? – of a bridegroom and next year.The young girl listens, the tree softly rustles;Yearning, wondering, she sinks smiling into sleep and dreams.
Liebst du üm Schönheit
Liebst du um Schönheit, o nicht mich liebe!Liebe die Sonne, sie trägt ein goldnes Haar!Liebst du um Jugend, o nicht mich liebe!Liebe den Frühling, der jung ist jedes Jahr!Liebst du um Schätze, o nicht mich liebe!Liebe die Meerfrau, sie hat viel Perlen Klar.Liebst du um Liebe, o ja mich liebe!liebe mich immer, dich liebich immerdar!
Widmung
Du meine Seele, du mein Herz,Du meine Woun, o du mein Schmerz,Du meine Welt in der ich lebe, Mein Himmel du, darein ich schwebe,O du mein Grab, in das hinabIch ewig meinen Kummer gab!
Du bist die Ruh, du bist der Frieden,Du bist vom Himmel mir beschiedenDass du mich liebst, macht mich mir wertDein Blick hat mich vor mir verklärt,Du hebst mich liebend über mich,Mein guter Geist, mein bess’res Ich!
If you Love Beauty
If you love beauty, then do not love meLove the sun, with its golden hair!If you love youth, then do not love meLove the spring, which is young every year!If you love treasure, then do not love me Love the mermaid with her many shining pearls!If it is love you love O then love me!Love me always, as I will always love you!
Dedication
You, my soul, you, my heart! You, my joy, O you, my grief! You, the world in which I live! You, the heaven to which I aspire!O you the grave, Where I forever laid my sorrow
You are rest, you are peace;You were bestowed on me by HeavenBecause you love me, I find my own worth,I see myself transfigured by your glanceLovingly you raise me upYou, my good spirit, my better self.
Before I Gaze at You Again (From the musical Camelot)Camelot is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White novel The Once and Future King. The original 1960 production ran on Broadway for 873 performances and won four Tony awards. “Before I Gaze at You Again” is sung by the character Queen Guenevere. Guenevere is finding herself falling in love with Lancelot, but doesn’t wish to violate her marriage vows, so she wishes Lancelot would leave Camelot as she sings “Before I Gaze at You Again.”
Franz Josef Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809)
Franz Josef Haydn began his career in the traditional patronage system of the late Austrian Baroque, and he ended as a ‘free’ artist within the Romantic period in the early 19th century. He was the most celebrated composer of his time. Since the early 19th century, Haydn has been venerated as the first of the three ‘Viennese Classics’ (Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven). From 1761 to 1790, Haydn worked for the Esterházy court, the richest and most influential among the Hungarian nobility. In 1779, “Aria di Nannina” was written for the opera La Metilde ritrovata and in 1785, “Aria di Rosina” was written for the opera Il Matrimonio per inganno. Both of these operas are no longer performed and very little is known about the two pieces.
Aria di Nannina
Quando la rosa non ha più spineed erbe spogliansi prati e colineallor quell core, ch’io serbo in pettoper altro oggetto si cangerà.
Aris di Rosina
Signor, voi sapete senz’ alter parole, per una ragazza che cosa ci vuoleper una vo’ dire, che giunta a cert’ anni,comincia a sentire, gl’affani del cuor.
Ci vuol contentezza, ci vuol allegria, ci vuol un che sia per lei tutto ardor.
When the rose no longer has thorns and the plants undress the meadows and hills then this heart that I preserve in my breast for another purpose will change itself.
Signor, you know without another wordwhat a girl wantsI speak of what arrives at a certain age whenShe starts to feel the anxieties of the heart.
She wants contentment, she wants merriment,She wants one love.
Henry Purcell (1658 or 1659 – November 21st, 1695)
Henry Purcell was an English composer and organist. His main contribution to the professional stage includes substantial scores for four semi-operas and miscellaneous incidental music for some 50 plays. “Hark! The Echoing Air” is from one of Purcell’s semi-operas, The Fairy-Queen. This piece was composed in 1692 and the scene of the song is a wedding celebration. “Music for a while” is the second of four movements from his incidental music composed in 1692 to the play Oedipus. “Fairest Isle” is from another one of Purcell’s semi-operas, King Arthur. This piece was composed in 1691. The song is from Act V and comes towards the end of the work.
Fairest Isle
Fairest Isle, all Isles excelling, seat of pleasure and of love. Venus here will choose her dwellingAnd forsake her Cyprian grove.
Cupid from his favorite nation Care and envy will remove;Jealousy that poisons passion And despair that dies for love.
Gentle murmurs sweet complaining,Sighs that blow the fire of love. Soft repulses kind disdainingShall be all the pains you prove
Every swain shall pay his dutyGrateful every nymph shall proveAnd as these excel in beautyThose shall be renowned for love.
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (From the musical The Phantom of the Opera)The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber which is based on a French novel. Its central plot revolves around Christine Daaé who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius, the Phantom. During Act II, Christine is torn between her love for an old friend Raoul and her gratitude for the Phantom’s teaching. She visits her father’s grave looking for guidance as she sings “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.”
Gimme, Gimme (From the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie)Thoroughly Modern Millie is based on the 1967 film of the same name. It tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love. Millie begins to live the flapper lifestyle, but problems arise when she checks into a hotel owned by the leader of a slavery ring in China. Millie falls in love with a man named Jimmy, who does not show pride in his wealth. She at first does not follow her feelings because he is not wealthy, but soon realizes she would rather have love with Jimmy than be wealthy as she sings “Gimme, Gimme.”
Jessica Fino is currently a junior at Loras College studying Music and Psychology. Besides her studies, she is the president of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, a member of Psi Chi (the Psychology honors society) and she is also involved in liturgical music and is a Student Ambassador and Orientation Leader. Currently, Jessica is involved in Loras College’s Concert Choir and Chamber Singers and studies guitar and piano in addition to voice. When not at school, she resides in Arlington Heights, Illinois with her parents and brother.
AcknowledgementsJessica would like to thank the Loras College Music Department for their guidance during her three years and especially during the recital process. Thank you to Drs. Jennifer Swanson, Glenn Pohland, Bruce Kotowich, Roy Carroll as well as Miles McConnell and Nancy Woodin. Jessica would also like to thank her family and friends for all of their support throughout the years. She would like to especially thank her mom and dad for everything they have helped with for this recital. She would also like to invite you all to a social in the Visitation Lobby immediately following the recital.
Thank you for coming!
