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Tuesday, October 22, 1968
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Music
Arts".-Chorale:
By JIM PETERS
No one from the Michigan
Arts Chorale has ever met com-
poser Carl Orff, but surely each
menber of the group must know
him very well after their per-
formance last night' in Hill Aud.
under Maynard Klein. Their
hard work, determination and
enthusiasm turned out good
music and left little to complain
about.
The program looked short on/
the printed page, only three
pieces, spanning three centuries
of choral: music. Yet each was
sufficient in its own way to ef-
fect a unity for the whole con-
cert. But the final piece by Orff
made everyone stars of the
show.
The first two selections pro-
vided a balance to the long wild
Orff piece; and yet there was no
conflict, no jarring tensions be-
tween the two sections. Each
piece fitted into a scheme of
gradually letting loose, until the
final frenzy.
Three sections from Handel's
"Utrecht Te Deum" began the
evening's entertainment. Lesser-
known than the bombastic "Det-
tigen Te Deum" of Handel, this
piece relies more on choral pow-
er and dynamism to get its
grandeur across than on trum-
pets and timpani.
But brass and drums weren't
really needed. Beginning with
"Thou art the King of Glory,"
right through to the finale
chorus of the piece "0 Lord; in
Thee have I trusted," the Chor-
ale was sharp. Plagued by just a
few ensemble difficulties in the
first chorus, they immediately
got going straight in the more
subdued "Holy, holy, holy."
I would have preferred a fast-
er tempo for the second number,
but the light, bright, distinct
singing was enough to make this
interpretation valid; the piece
worked well at this tempo due
to the performers carving out
each line, polishing each note.
Having begun in this austere
Ove rlyric chamiber
it was music from the 17th century Venetian school that the
I Madrigalisti di Venezia presented Sunday night at the Rackham
Aud.,.songs and small instrumental pieces by Italian Renaissance
composers. The. instrumentalists are skilled and trained in per-
forming this simple but beautiful music, but the singers could use
some more lessons.
. The concert opened with the prelude to Monteverdi's musical
drama "Il 1allo delle. ingrate," an orchestral piece. The 7-man
orchestra includes recorder and lute in addition to the familiar
string quartet and harpsichord continuo. Renaissance sound is thin;
the strings of the time were smaller instruments with less volume.
And it is often a problem in performing this early music on modern
instruments to keep the spacious rich tone of the strings from
destroying orchestral balance.
The five instrumentalpieces, two sonatas in trio form and
three orchestral settings of madrigals, offered no trouble at all.
The subtle synchopation, the delicate violin lines, the tempi were
exact, and the conductor's hand stayed light.
However, I was somewhat bothered by the unenthusiastic con-
tinuo part. The harpsichordist never elaborated upon the simple
cello line; .she simply chunked along with chord after chord. Only
when the lute doubled in the continuo part did any color of
rhythm come through. For a group that specializes in Renaissance
work exclusively, a more sparkling and developed Aontinuo seems
essential.
WithA the singers the problem is more serious. The three
voices, soprano, tenor, and bass, (nameless in the program notes as
were all the musicians) perform this ancient music in a much too
modern style. In ensemble their sound is thick and heavy with no
-hint of historical insight into the precise sound of Renaissance song.
I found them to be too lyric, too rich for the delicate vocal lines.
Compared to the completely restrained, airy sound of the instru-
ments, the vocalists sounded, too often, like they were singing
Wagner or Brahms.
SNo stacatto bouncing carried any of the simple madrigal tunes;
Monteverdi's "Ecco vicine o bella tigre" came off best, though I
believe the tempo and rhythm of the song provided the impetus
rather than any change in musical style on the trio's part.
All three are more than adequate singers, as was shown in the
three solo opera arias from never-performed and all but unknown
operas; but when they sing together they are Romantics, not
Renaissance stylists.
As entertainers, the Madrigalisti score high, but from a
musicological viewpoint, concentrating on performing ancient music
in an historically accurate style, the three singers are just too
passionately Italian. They should take a clue from their orchestra.
-J. P.
ftter of
religious mood, the group mov-
ed to a series of lusty songs by Jo-
hannes Brahms. The move from
spiritual thoughts to love and
the gypsy life was good prepara-
tion for the final jump to the
carnal melodies of OrffM
The Brahms' songs come from
a larger work, scored for tenor
soloist with an occasional so-
prano aria. The Chorale's in-
tact excerpts stayed mostly on
the rambunctious side, touching,
only slightly on the sorrow of
unrequited love.
The singers seemed more at
ease with the Brahms music; the
"choir'" role they performed,
well, but these jubiliant secular
songs provided a drive and dy-
namism lacking in the Handel.
Tenor Waldie Anderson w a s
soloist with the group; his voice
has that melodious Romantic
quality perfectly suited to these
songs. The spirit4 of the entire
engemble burst forth in number
ten, "Weit and breit," a bounc-
ing romp bruiting the joys and
ecstasies of love.
I would, however, suggest that
the tenor and bass sections be
enlarged. Not so much in the
Brahms, but the sopranos and
altos tended to overpower th e
men in the Handel through pure
' volume. A more balanced sound
is necessary in Baroque music
where each line has a job to do.
Piano was the simple accom-
paniment for these two pieces;
but the very exuberance and big
sound of the Chorale provided
all the necessary pomp and fire.
Yet these were just a prelude.
Finally we come to Carl Orff's
"Catulli Carmina." Written and
revised and republished in 1943,
this cantata is scored for chorus,
two soloists, pianos and percus-
sion. And it is a difficult piece
for the singers as well as the
few instrumentalists.
I was very much afraid for
the Arts Chorale when I heard
they were doing this piece be-
cause from its first few measur-
es, the work can easily fall into
pieces if not done well. But the
Arts Chorale attempted it any-
way and won. No perfection, but
close enough to a great- per-
formancegtobe really exciting
Director Maynard Klein had
quite a challenge in this score,
and his cuts and changes, made
to facilitate performance, did
little to crimp the crazy, un-
halting drive of the work. Klein
used a bass soloist for most of
the part marked senes instead
of male chorus, and he deleted
several sections from Acts II and
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control
IIL. But these changes and ar-
rangements did the trick; there
were few fumbles or slips. The
piece moved..
The men lost their tight un-
ity for just an instant in section
four of Act I, but they caught
themselves immediately and
continued just as strong. I men-
tion these technique criticisms
mainly because I have so few to
cite.
Tenor Anderson sang the role
of Catullus in this story deal-
ing with Catullus's love for my-
sterious Lesbia. Most of his
arias are unaccompanied, and
his careful work provided a
more than adequate perform-
ance, though he had troubles in
certain arias, particularly sec-
tion nine.
Soprano Linda Weston, sing-
ing Lesbia, played her part well,
warm rich lows and brilliant
highs, though she could have
supplied more emotion. Daniel
Berry sang the bass part of the
old men; he was often unsteady,
but good enough to keep the sar-
casm of his role apparent.
The piece is sung with little
accompaniment except for the
beginning and' closing sections,
in which a battery of percussion
splashes and crashes and clacks,
setting the mood and tone of
whirring excitation.
It's a good feeling when one's
high hopes are fulfilled. I didn't
want to expect too much' this
early in the year from the Arts
Chorale, yet I was really hoping
for a great performance on the
Orff work. I can see now that
I had little to worry about; a
good performance of the "Catulli
Carmina" in the fall may lead
to an excellent "Carmina Bur-
ana" in the spring.
Who knows? I can hope.
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HOMECOMING 1968
DIONNE WARWICK will appear in concert with Scooey Mitchell
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