Carolina Vocal Arts Ensemble
Stephen Field, Director
Presents
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s
Requiem
Elisabeth MacKay Field, soprano Julie Freeman, mezzo-soprano
Wesley Rickard, tenor Oziel Garza-Ornelas, bass
***************Program***************
| I .Introitus, Requiem |
| Chorus and Soloists |
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus, Deus, In Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem mean,
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. |
Grant them eternal rest, Lord
and let perpetual light shine on them. You are praised, God, in Zion,
and homage will be paid to you in
Jerusalem. Hear my prayer,
to you all flesh will come.
Grant them eternal rest, Lord,
and let perpetual light shine on them. |
| II. Kyrie |
| Chorus |
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison. |
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. |
| III. Sequenz |
| i. Dies Irae |
| Chorus |
Dies irae, dies illa
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
teste David cum Sibylla.
Quantus tremor est futurus,
quando judex est venturus,
cuncta stricte discussurus! |
Day of wrath, day of anger
will dissolve the world in ashes
as foretold by David and Sibyl.
Great trembling there will be
when the Judge descends from heaven
to examine all things closely. |
| ii. Tuba Mirum |
| Quartet |
Tuba mirum spargens sonum
per sepulcra regionum,
coget omnes ante thronum.
Mors stupebit et natura,
cum resurget creatura,
judicanti responsura.
Liber scriptus proferetur,
in quo totum continetur,
unde mundus judicetur.
Judex ergo cum sedebit,
quidquid latet, apparebit,
nil inultum remanebit.
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?
Quem patronum rogaturus,
cum vix Justus sit secures? |
The trumpet would send its wondrous
sound throughout earth’s sepulchers
and gather all before the throne.
Death and nature will be astounded,
when all creation rises again,
to answer the judgement.
A book will be brought forth,
in which all will be written,
by which the world will be judged.
When the judge takes his place,
what is hidden will be revealed,
nothing will remain unavenged.
What shall a wretch like me say?
Who shall intercede for me,
when the just ones need mercy? |
| iii. Rex Tremendae |
| Chorus |
Rex tremendae majestatis,
qui salvandos savas gratis,
salve me, fons pietatis. |
King of tremendous majesty,
who freely saves those worthy ones,
save me, source of mercy. |
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Mozart, who lived for 35 years, 1756 – 1791, said of death, “We say that the hour of death cannot be forecast, but when we say this we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure and distant future. It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon, this afternoon which is so certain and which has every hour filled in advance.” ~~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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| iv. Recordare |
| Quartet |
Recordare, Jesu pie
quod sum causa tuae viae;
ne me perdas illa die. |
Remember, kind Jesus,
my salvation caused your suffering;
do not forsake me on that day. |
Quaerens me, sedisti lassus,
redemisti crucem passus;
tantus labor non sit cassus. |
Faint and weary you have sought me,
redeemed me, suffering on the cross;
may such great effort not be in vain. |
Juste judex ultionis,
donum fac remissionis
ante diem rationis. |
Righteous judge of vengeance,
grant me the gift of absolution
before the day of retribution. |
Ingemisco, tamquam reus:
culpa rubet vultus meus;
supplicant parce, Deus. |
I moan as one who is guilty:
owning my shame with a red face;
suppliant before you, Lord. |
Qui Mariam absolvisti,
et latronem exaudisti,
mihi quoque spem dedisti. |
You, who absolved Mary,
and listened to the thief,
give me hope also. |
Preces meae non sunt dignae,
sed tu, bonus, fac benigne,
ne perenni cremer igne. |
My prayers are unworthy,
but, good Lord, have mercy,
and rescue me from eternal fire. |
Inter oves locum praesta,
Et ab haedis me sequestra,
Statuens in parte dextra. |
Provide me a place among the sheep,
and separate me from the goats,
Guiding me to Your right hand. |
| v. Confutatis |
| Chorus |
Confutatis maledictis,
flammis acribus addictis,
voca me cum benedictus.
Oro supplex et acclinis,
cor contritum quasi cinis,
gere curam mei finis. |
When the accused are confounded,
and doomed to flames of woe,
call me among the blessed.
I kneel with submissive heart,
my contrition is like ashes,
help me in my final condition. |
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| vi. Lacrimosa |
| Chorus |
Lacrimosa dies illa,
qua resurget ex favilla
judicandus homo reus. |
That day of tears and mourning,
when from the ashes shall arise,
All humanity to be judged. |
Huic ergo parce, Deus,
pie Jesu Domine,
dona eis requiem. Amen. |
Spare us by your mercy, Lord,
gentle Lord Jesus,
grant them eternal rest. Amen |
| IV. Offertorium |
| i. Domine Jesu |
| Chorus and Soloists |
Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae,
libera animas onmium fidelium
defunctorum de poenis inferni
et de profudo lacu.
Libera eas de ore leonis,
ne absorbeat eas tartarus,
ne cadant in obscurum.
Sed signifier sanctus Michael
repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam.
Quam olim Abrahae promisisti
et semimi ejus. |
Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,
liberate the souls of the faithful,
departed from the pains of hell
and from the bottomless pit.
Deliver them from the lion’s mouth,
lest hell swallow them up,
lest they fall into darkness.
Let the standard-bearer, holy Michael,
bring them into holy light.
Which was promised to Abraham
and his descendants. |
| ii. Hostias |
| Chorus |
Hostias et preces tibi, Domine,
laudis offerimus.
Tu sucipe pro animabus illis,
quarum hodie memoriam facimus.
Fac eas, Domine,
de morte transire ad vitam,
quam olim Abrahae promisisti
et semimi ejus. |
Sacrifices and prayers of praise, Lord,
we offer to You.
Receive them in behalf of those souls
we commemorate today.
And let them, Lord,
pass from death to life,
which was promised to Abraham
and his descendants. |
| V. Sanctus |
| Chorus |
Sanctus, sanctus, Dominus
Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli
et terra Gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis. |
Holy, holy, holy Lord
God of Sabaoth. Heaven and earth
are full of thy Glory.
Hosanna in the highest. |
| VI. Benedictus |
| Chorus and Soloists |
Benedictus qui venit in nomine
Domini. Hosanna in excelsis. |
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. |
| VII. Agnus Dei |
| Chorus |
Agnus Dei, qui tollis
Peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem sempiternam. |
Lamb of God, who takes away
the sins of the world,
Grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, who takes away
the sins of the world,
Grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, who takes away
the sins of the world,
Grant them eternal rest forever. |
| VIII. Communio |
| i. Lux Aeterna |
| Soprano and Chorus |
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum santis tuis in aeternum,
quia pius es.
Requiem aeternum dona eis. Domine,
et Lux perpetua luceat eis. |
Let eternal light shine on them, Lord,
as with Your saints in eternity,
because You are merciful.
Grant them eternal rest, Lord,
and let perpetual light shine on them. |
| ii. Cum Sanctis |
| Chorus |
Cum Sanctis tuis in aeternum,
quia pius es. |
As with Your saints in eternity,
because You are merciful. |
| The Genius of Mozart |
| Born in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of fine and performed before European royalty; at seventeen he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position, always composing abundantly. |
| As his last composition, the Requiem is still regarded as an exquisite final example of Mozart’s genius. Even Franz Joseph Haydn, who died in 1809, held Mozart and this piece is such high esteem, he asked that it be played at this funeral. |
| “Nor do I hear in my imagination the parts successively, I hear them all at once. What a delight this is! All this inventing, this producing, takes place in a pleasing, lively dream.” |
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~~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| “People make a mistake who think that my art has come easily to me. Nobody has devoted so much time and thought to composition as I. There is not a famous master whose music I have not studied over and over.” |
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~~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| “Mozart’s music always sounds unburdened, effortless and light. This is why it unburdens, releases and liberates us.” |
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~~Karl Barth, Swiss Theologian |
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