Bernstein & Duruflé
Digital Program
Welcome Messages
From Mary Gray, Board Chair
From Kathleen Allan, Artistic Director
Welcome to the final concert of our 2024–25 season! It has been an extraordinary year, and I’m thrilled to be back on the podium. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Conductor Emerita Lydia Adams for her inspiring leadership during my parental leave. It is a gift to return to such a vibrant musical community!
The music in tonight’s program invites both joy and introspection. Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms pulses with rhythmic vitality and unexpected beauty, weaving infectious melodies with moments of tenderness. Duruflé’s Requiem moves between luminous serenity and striking intensity, with harmonies that will take your breath away.
We hope you enjoy these two important works. Thank you for your support!
Kathleen Allan
Artistic Director and Conductor
Tonight's Program
Calixa Lavallée, arr. Godfrey Ridout, O Canada
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Leonard Bernstein (1918-1998), Chichester Psalms
I. Psalm 108:2; Psalm 100
II. Psalm 23; Psalm 2:1-4
III. Psalm 131; Psalm 133:1
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Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), Requiem
I. Introït
II. Kyrie
III. Domine Jesu Christe
IV. Pie Jesu
V. Agnus Dei
VI. Lux Aeterna
VII. Libera Me
VIII. In Paradisum
This Mass is dedicated in loving memory of Jean-Paul Bondy (1955-2025) From the Bondy family
Artists and Featured Guests
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Song Texts
Chichester Psalms
By Leonard Bernstein (1918-1998)
Part I
Psalm 108, verse 2
Urah, hanevel, v’chinor!
Awake, psaltery and harp!
A-irah shahar!
I will rouse the dawn!
Psalm 100
Hariu l’Adonai kol haarets.
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands.
Iv’du et Adonai b’simha.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Bo-u l’fanav bir’nanah.
Come before His presence with singing.
D’u ki Adonai Hu Elohim.
Know ye that the Lord, He is God.
Hu asanu, v’lo anahnu.
It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves.
Amo v’tson mar’ito.
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Bo-u sh’arav b’todah,
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
Hatseirotav bit’hilah,
And into His courts with praise.
Hodu lo, bar’chu sh’mo.
Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.
Ki tov Adonai, l’olam has’do,
For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting,
V’ad dor vador emunato.
And His truth endureth to all generations.
Part II
Psalm 23
Adonai ro-i, lo ehsar.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Bin’ot deshe yarbitseini,
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures,
Al mei m’nuhot y’nahaleini,
He leadeth me beside the still waters,
Naf’shi y’shovev,
He restoreth my soul,
Yan’heini b’ma’aglei tsedek,
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness,
L’ma’an sh’mo.
For His name’s sake.
Gam ki eilech
Yea, though I walk
B’gei tsalmavet,
Through the valley of the shadow of death,
Lo ira ra,
I will fear no evil,
Ki Atah imadi.
For Thou art with me.
Shiv’t’cha umishan’techa
Thy rod and Thy staff
Hemah y’nahamuni.
They comfort me.
Ta’aroch l’fanai shulchan
Thou preparest a table before me
Neged tsor’rai
In the presence of mine enemies,
Dishanta vashemen roshi
Thou anointest my head with oil,
Cosi r’vayah.
My cup runneth over.
Ach tov vahesed
Surely goodness and mercy
Yird’funi kol y’mei hayai
Shall follow me all the days of my life,
V’shav’ti b’veit Adonai
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
L’orech yamim.
Forever.
Psalm 2, verses 1–4
Lamah rag’shu goyim
Why do the nations rage,
Ul’umim yeh’gu rik?
And the people imagine a vain thing?
Yit’yats’vu malchei erets,
The kings of the earth set themselves,
V’roznim nos’du yahad
And the rulers take counsel together
Al Adonai v’al m’shiho.
Against the Lord and against His anointed.
N’natkah et mos’roteimo,
Saying, let us break their bonds asunder,
Yoshev bashamayim
He that sitteth in the heavens
Yis’hak, Adonai
Shall laugh,
Yil’ag lamo!
And the Lord shall have them in derision!
Part III
Psalm 131
Adonai, Adonai,
Lord, Lord,
Lo gavah libi,
My heart is not haughty,
V’lo ramu einai,
Nor mine eyes lofty,
V’lo hilachti
Neither do I exercise myself
Big’dolot uv’niflaot
In great matters or in things
Mimeni.
Too wonderful for me to understand.
Im lo shiviti
Surely I have calmed
V’domam’ti,
And quieted myself,
Naf’shi k’gamul alei imo,
As a child that is weaned of his mother,
Kagamul alai naf’shi.
My soul is even as a weaned child.
Yahel Yis’rael el Adonai
Let Israel hope in the Lord
Me’atah v’ad olam.
From henceforth and forever.
Psalm 133, verse 1
Hineh mah tov,
Behold how good,
Umah nayim,
And how pleasant it is,
Shevet ahim
For brethren to dwell
Gam yahad.
Together in unity.
Requiem
By Maurice Duruflé (1902 – 1986)
I. Introit
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
A hymn befits you, O God, in Zion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
and to you shall a vow be fulfilled in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam,
Hear my prayer,
ad te omnis caro veniet.
to you shall all flesh come.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
II. Kyrie
Kyrie eleison.
Lord, have mercy.
Christe eleison.
Christ, have mercy.
Kyrie eleison.
Lord, have mercy.
III. Domine Jesu Christe
Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae,
Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,
libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum
deliver the souls of all the faithful departed
de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu.
from the pains of hell and from the deep pit.
Libera eas de ore leonis,
Deliver them from the lion’s mouth,
ne absorbeat eas tartarus,
lest hell swallow them up,
ne cadant in obscurum.
lest they fall into darkness.
Sed signifer sanctus Michael
But may the holy standard-bearer Michael
repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam,
lead them into the holy light,
quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eius.
which you once promised to Abraham and his seed.
Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus.
Sacrifices and prayers of praise we offer to you, O Lord.
Tu suscipe pro animabus illis,
Receive them, Lord, for those souls
quarum hodie memoriam facimus.
whom we commemorate today.
Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam,
Grant them, O Lord, to pass from death to life,
quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eius.
which you once promised to Abraham and his seed.
IV. Sanctus
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Hosanna in the highest.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Hosanna in the highest.
V. Pie Jesu
Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem sempiternam.
Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
VI. Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest.
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.
VII. Lux aeterna
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
May eternal light shine upon them, O Lord,
cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,
with your saints forever,
quia pius es.
for you are merciful.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
VIII. Libera me
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda:
Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death on that dreadful day:
Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra:
When the heavens and the earth shall be moved:
Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.
When you shall come to judge the world by fire.
Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit,
I am seized with trembling, and I fear, until the judgment shall come,
atque ventura ira.
and the wrath to come.
Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae,
That day, the day of wrath, of calamity and misery,
dies magna et amara valde.
the great and exceedingly bitter day.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda:
Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death on that dreadful day:
Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra:
When the heavens and the earth shall be moved:
Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.
When you shall come to judge the world by fire.
IX. In Paradisum
In Paradisum deducant te Angeli:
May the angels lead you into Paradise:
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
may the martyrs receive you at your arrival,
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem.
and lead you into the holy city Jerusalem.
Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat,
May the choir of angels receive you,
et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habeas requiem.
and with Lazarus, once a poor man, may you have eternal rest.
A Special Tribute - Verity Hobbs
Amadeus Choir Lifetime Member Verity Hobbs passed away peacefully in April. She and husband, Peter both sang and volunteered in the Amadeus Choirs for many years with Lydia Adams. They were avid concertgoers, and Verity designed concert programmes, advertisements, and season brochures for numerous choirs.
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