Early Music Vancouver: The Small Rain feat. Isaiah Bell, tenor & Alexander Weimann, keyboard
Free
Isaiah Bell — O Western Wind
Franz Schubert — Winterreise ("Winter Journey"), D. 911
Vincenzo Bellini — Vaga luna che inargenti
Traditional — Ah toi belle hirondelle
George Frideric Handel — Almira, HWV 1
Constant Lambert — Eight Poems by Li-Po
Alec Roth — Songs in Time of War
George Frideric Handel — La resurrezione "The Resurrection" HWV 47
Francesco Cavalli — La Calisto
Traditional — The Last Rose of Summer arr. Benjamin Britten
Traditional — J'ai cueilli la belle rose
Franz Joseph Haydn — Das Leben ist ein Traum Hob. XXVI:21
Traditional — La plainte du coureur-des-bois
Benjamin Britten — Selected works
Healy Willan II: Electric Boogaloo — Selected works
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Alexander Weimann, keyboard
Isaiah Bell – O Western Wind
Henry Purcell – “When a cruel long winter” from The Fairy Queen
Franz Schubert – “Wasserflut” from Winterreise ("Winter Journey"), D. 911
Vincenzo Bellini – Vaga luna, che inargenti
Traditional – Ah toi, belle hirondelle
George Frideric Handel – “Liebliche Wälder” from Almira, HWV 1
Constant Lambert – "A Summer Day" from Eight Poems by Li-Po
Alec Roth – “Thoughts while travelling at night” from Songs in Time of War
George Frideric Handel – “Ecco il sol” from La resurrezione ("The Resurrection"), HWV 47
Francesco Cavalli – “Piante ombrose” from La Calisto
Traditional, arr. Benjamin Britten – The Last Rose of Summer
Traditional – J'ai cueilli la belle rose
Franz Joseph Haydn – Das Leben ist ein Traum, Hob.XXVI:21
Traditional, arr. Healy Willan – La plainte du coureur-des-bois
Join Isaiah Bell, one of Canada’s most promising young tenors, on a musical exploration of the self. This program transcends eras with music that includes traditional folk songs, works by Handel and Schubert, as well as Isaiah’s own philosophically minded poetry. This thoughtfully crafted concert examines our relationship with nature, our own personhood, and the existential questions in between. Alexander Weimann accompanies on EMV’s 1875 Broadwood piano and double-manual harpsichord.
“The star of the evening was surely tenor Bell. Moments of stillness, smooth-as-silk coloratura, careful attention to every note, even a fun treading of the line between Baroque-style straight-tone and full-throated operatic vibrato – Bell had the chance to offer it all, and he did so with poise.” – The Globe and Mail
The broadcast will take place at 7:30pm Pacific.
Link to donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/52057