Vocal 2021
Date: Friday 16 July
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre, C2 Auditorium
Ah, the magic of singing!
Come along and revel in the vocal variety of songs and arias from the 1600s to today, (and perhaps a few surprises as well!)
You’ll love it.
Tickets: $2.00 per day can be purchased through Civic Theatre Box Office
Program
TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE C2 AUDITORIUM
Beth Honeycombe Prize – 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200
Entrants have prepared a program in two parts. PART A: (to be sung first) The major part must be an aria from an opera or oratorio (with or without recitative), or a substantial work for voice and orchestra. PART B: The minor part should consist of one or more folk songs or art songs (not lieder).
Time Limit: 10 – 15 minutes
Friday 16 July 5.30PM
Official Welcome: Dr Mark Smith, President Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition
Chairperson: Mr Robert Wickham
Elsa Huber, Canberra (13 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Non so più cosa son” from Le Nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Když mne stará matka zpívat učívala Antonín Dvořák
Široké rukávy Antonín Dvořák
Uzh ty’, niva moya, nivushka Sergei Rachmaninoff
Bianca Bacchiella, (15 min)
Accompanist: Maree Kilpatrick
“Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben” from Zaide W.A. Mozart
L’invitation au voyage Henri Duparc
Flickan kom ifrän sin älskling’s möte Jean Sibelius
Nebbie Ottorino Respighi
Kate Wilmot, Wollongong (10 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Er hat uns allen wohlgetan … Aus Liebe” from St Matthew’s Passion BWV 244 Johann Sebastian Bach
Down by the Salley Gardens arr. Benjamin Britten
O Waly, Waly arr. Benjamin Britten
The Ash Grove arr. Benjamin Britten
Amalia Safonova, Melbourne (11 min)
Accompanist: Artemii Safonov
“Tu virginum corona” from Exsultate, jubilate K.165 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Alleluia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eastern Song: The Nightingale Enslaved by the Rose Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Oscar Balle-Bowness, Sydney (11 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Un’aura amorosa” from Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bleuet Francis Poulenc
Ditty Gerald Finzi
Roister Doister Peter Warlock
Albina Niceforo, Mareeba (15 min)
Accompanist: Carmelina Niceforo
“Sebben, crudele” from La Costanza Antonio Caldara
Johnny has gone for a soldier arr. Betty Roe
Musica Proibita Stanislao Gastaldon
Mattinata Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Jacalyn Adcock, Townsville (14 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Armida dispietata … Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo George Frideric Händel
Spring Dominick Argento
In the mysterious silence of the night Sergei Rachmaninoff
Dimenticar, ben mio Amilcare Ponchielli
INTERVAL – 20 MINUTES
Alix Hansen, Townsville (15 min)
Accompanist: Carol Dall’Osto
“Una donna a quindici anni” from Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Ships of Arcady Michael Head
The Last Rose of Summer arr. By Benjamin Britten
Evelyn Stephan, Brisbane (10 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Signore, ascolta!” from Turandot Giacomo Antonio Puccini
Ici bas César Cui
Kate Woodford, Townsville (14 min)
Accompanist: Jo Batterham
“Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo George Frideric Händel
The Singer Michael Head
Solveig’s Song Edvard Greig
Jia-Peng Yeung, Brisbane (10 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Vecchia zimarra, senti” from La bohème Giacomo Antonio Puccini
Myself when young Liza Lehmann
Psyché Émile Paladilhe
Ashleigh Stocker, Townsville (11 min)
Accompanist: Jo Batterham
“Where’er you walk” from Semele George Frideric Händel
The water is wide Frank Gallagher
The lark in the clear air arr. Phyllis Tate
You couldn’t stop a lover from County Donegal
Tom Nicholson, Brisbane (11 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Donne mie la fate a tanti” from Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Vagabond Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oh Captain! My Captain! Kurt Weill
Jamie Muston, Townsville (11 min)
Accompanist: Jo Batterham
“Ombra mai fu” from Xerxes George Frideric Händel
The Trees They Grow So High arr. By Benjamin Britten
Maid on the Shore Traditional
Oliver Cromwell arr. By Benjamin Britten
INTERVAL – 20 MINUTES
Alice Beams, Townsville (13 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“E pur così in un giorno … Piangerò la sorte mia” from Giulio Cesare George Frideric Händel
Dans les bois Georges Bizet
Songs my mother taught me Antonín Dvořák
Nell Gabriel Fauré
Bridie Shield, Townsville (10 min)
Accompanist: Jo Batterham
“Pur dicesti, o bocca bella” Antonio Lotti
A slumber song of the madonna Michael Head
The Daisies Samuel Barber
Come Sleep Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Nicole Pillhofer, Mackay (10 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Have peace, Jo” from Little Women Mark Adamo
Les Berceaux Gabriel Fauré
Indoor Yachting Katy Abbott
Oksana Popova, Sydney (10 min)
Accompanist: Victoria Stepanenko
“Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Samson et Dalila Camille Saint-Saëns
In the mysterious silence of the night Sergei Rachmaninoff
El vito Fernando Obradors
Heath Mick, Brisbane (12 min)
Accompanist: Maryleigh Hand
“Ev’ry Valley” from Messiah, HWV 56 George Frideric Händel
Go, Lovely Rose Roger Quilter
The Plough Boy arr. Benjamin Britten
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