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vocal acapella sacred renaissance
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Ave Regina caelorum
Plainchant Solemn Tone
Alonso Lobo c. 1555 – 1617
Guillaume Dufay c. 1400 – 1474
Regina caeli
Plainchant Solemn Tone
Robert White c. 1538 – 1574
William Byrd 1543 – 1623
Cristóbal de Morales c. 1500 – 1553
Salve Regina
Plainchant Solemn Tone
William Cornysh 1465 – 1523
Alma Redemptoris
Plainchant Solemn Tone
Aires Fernandez fl.ca. 1550
Johannes Ockeghem c. 1410 – 1497
Tomás Luis de Victoria 1548 – 1611
Pauline Lim & Cory MacLean, soprano
Ruth Berry & Allegra Martin, alto
Jonathan Wiening & Joel McCoy, tenor
Jonathan Moore & Jacob Cooper, bass
Zefiro is a Boston- and Providence-based ensemble of eight singers devoted to performing sacred a capella vocal music of the 14th - 17th centuries. Founded by six members of the group formerly known as passio, this award-winning ensemble takes inspiration from specialist groups around the world such as the Tallis Scholars, the Sixteen, and the Taverner Consort. Zefiro's credits include winning a project grant from the Somerville Arts Council, chapter of the Massachusetts Cultural Council and National Endowment for the Arts; and an invitation to participate in the Society of Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) 2009 Summer Concert Series; with upcoming performances in Boston, Weston, Andover, and Nahant. For more information, please visit our website at www.zefiroensemble.com. To book us for an event, please send email to zefiroensemble@gmail.com.
Program Notes
The Marian antiphons are a group of sacred devotional songs in the Gregorian chant repertoire of the Roman Catholic Church, sung in honor of the Virgin Mary. The original manuscripts date back to the 12th century. There are four chants in current usage, each associated with one of the four seasons of the liturgical year. They are sung at the end of the evening monastic offices of Compline or Vespers. These texts and melodies have been the source of hundreds of brilliant and moving works by various composers down through the centuries, of which we offer a very small selection today.
Texts
Ave Regina
Sung from Candlemas to Maundy Thursday
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Ave Regina coelorum, ave Domina angelorum Salve, radix sancta, ex qua mundo lux est orta: Gaude gloriosa, super omnes speciosa: Vale, valde decora, et pro nobis semper Christum exora. |
Hail, Queen of heaven, hail, Mistress of the angels, hail, holy root from which came the light of the world. Rejoice, glorious one, beautiful above all others. Hail and farewell most gracious, Always plead with Christ for us |
In the setting by Dufay, the text is interspersed with pleas from the composer:
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Miserere tui labentis Dufay, ne peccatorum ruat in ignem fervorum. Miserere genitrix Domini, Ut pateat orta coeli debili. Miserere supplicant Dufay. Sitque in conspectus tuo mors eius speciosa. In excelsis ne damnemur, Miserere nobis. Et iuva ut in mortis hora nostra. |
Mercy on thee for thy missteps, Dufay, neither let [thy] sins destroy [thee] with raging fire. Have mercy, Mother of God, so that an opening to heaven may be made by [his] feeble works. Have mercy, Dufay prays, let his death also be lovely in thy sight, so that he not be condemned on high. Have mercy on us, and assist us even at the hour of our death. |
Translation by Peter T. Gibson
Regina Coeli
Sung during Paschal-tide*
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Regina coeli, laetare, alleluia, quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia; ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. |
Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia, for he whom you were merited to bear, alleluia, was resurrected as he said, alleluia; entreat God for us, alleluia. |
*We ask divine absolution for the singing of “Alleluia” during Lent.
Salve Regina
Sung from Trinity Sunday to Advent
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Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae; vita dulcedo et spes nostra, salve, Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Jesu, bendictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium Ostend. O Clemens: O pia: O dulcis Virgo Maria |
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. |
Alma Redemptoris
Sung from Advent to Candlemas
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Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli porta manes, et stella maris succurre cadenti surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti, natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem, Virgo prius a posterius Gabrielis ab ore sumens illud Ave; peccatorum miserere. |
Loving mother of the Redeemer, that passage to heaven, gate of the morning, and star of the sea, assist the fallen people, who strive to rise, you who bore to the wonderment of nature, your holy Creator, Virgin before and after, who received from Gabriel that joyful greeting. Hail; have mercy on us sinners. |
This album is a recording of a live performance by Zefiro on March 29, 2009. It was produced by Randy Winchester for ARTSomerville. CD quality FLAC files of this recording are available from www.archive.org/details/Zefiro-MarianAntiphons_158 .
ARTSomerville (ARTS) is a volunteer arts organization based in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, which draws upon the talents of local creativity, strengthening communication among artists and the public by presenting exhibits, performances, and educational activities. Albums appearing under the ARTSomerville logo are from artists that have given performances at ARTSomerville sponsored events. Visit www.artsomerville.org to learn more.
Critiques sur Zefiro - Marian Antiphons
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