U N I V E R S I T Y O F G U E L P H
C h o r a l E n s e m b l e s
Singing You Home:
In memoriam Dr. Theresa Bernardo
Saturday, November 23, 2024
St. George’s Anglican Church
Guelph, Ontario
Requiem in d minor
Gabriel Fauré
Introit
Offertory
Sanctus
Pie Jesu
Agnus Dei
Libera me
In Paradisum
Kieran Kane, baritone; Aoibhinn MacKen-Luyt, soprano
Jose Molina, Violin soloist; Catherine Molina, Viola soloist
Guelph Chamber Players, Christopher Dawes, organist
Marta McCarthy, conductor; Betty Maher, choir accompanist
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INTERMISSION
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After the War
Paul Gross*
Arr. Mark Sirett*
Conducted by Lanny Fleming
I Carry Your Heart
(poem e.e. cummings) Jeff Enns*
Conducted by Kelly Janzen
Canadianimals
Robert Hall*
Wonfa Nyem Abraham K. Adzenyah
Joel Zantingh, drum/percussion
Sing You Home
Maureen Ennis* & Mark Murphy*
Arranged by Leslee Heys*
Jenny Oesch, Alexia Castiglione, Saige Cunniffe
Githmi Illamperuma, Karleigh Martin, Rachael Young
Jose Molina, solo violin, Betty Maher, piano
Program Notes
Requiem in d minor
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
I. lntroitus - Kyrie
Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine et lux perpetua luceat eis
Grant them eternal rest, o Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them
Te decet hymnus, Deus in Sion et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem
To you, o God in Sion, we raise a hymn of praise, and unto Thee shall the vow be pledged in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam ad te omnis caro veniet
Hear my prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come.
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy
II. Offertorium ~ Kieran Kane, baritone
O Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex Gloriae libera animas defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu
O Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex Gloriaelibera animas defunctorum de ore leonis ne absorbeat eus Tartarus ne cadant in obscurum.
Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithfully departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit. Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, Deliver them from the lion's mouth, nor let them fall into darkness, neither let the black abyss swallow them up.
Baritone solo (Kieran Kane)
Hostias et preces tibi Domine, laudis offerimus tu suscipe pro animabus illis quarum hodie memoriam facimus
Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eus.
We offer unto Thee this sacrifice of prayer and praise Receive it for those souls whom today we commemorate. Allow them, o Lord, to cross from death into the life which once You promised to Abraham and his seed.
Chorus
O Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex Gloriae libera animas defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu ne cadant in obscurum. Amen.
Oh Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the departed from the pains of hells and from the bottomless pit; nor let them fall into darkness. Amen
III. Sanctus~ Jose Molina, Violin soloist
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua
Hosanna in excelsis. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of Your glory; Hosanna in the highest.
IV. Pie ]esu ~ Aoibhinn MacKen-Luyt, soprano
Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem dona eis requiem sempiternam requiem
Merciful Jesus, Lord, grant them rest; grant them rest, eternal rest.
V. Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundidona eis requiem
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, grant them rest
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi dona eis requiem
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, grant them rest
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi dona eis requiem, sempiternam requiem.
O Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world, grant them rest, everlasting rest.
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, Cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis
May eternal light shine on them, o Lord, with your saints for ever, because You are merciful. Grant them eternal rest, o Lord, and may perpetual light shine on them.
VI. Libera me
Kieran Kane, baritone
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda Quando coeli movendi sunt et terra Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem
Deliver me, oh Lord, from everlasting death on that dreadful day when the heavens and the earth shall be moved when You shall come to judge the world by fire
Choir
Tremens factus sum ego et timeo dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira
I quake with fear and I tremble awaiting the day of account and the wrath to come.
Dies illa dies irae calamitatis et miseriae dies illa, dies magna et amara valde
That day, the day of anger, of calamity and misery, that day, the great day, and most bitter.
Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine et lux perpetua luceat eis
Grant them eternal rest, o Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them.
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda Quando coeli movendi sunt et terra Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem
Deliver me, o Lord, from everlasting death on that dreadful day when the heavens and the earth shall be moved when You shall come to judge the world by fire
VII. In Paradisum
Sopranos
In Paradisum deducant Angeli in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem
May the angels receive you in Paradise; at your coming may the martyrs receive you and lead you into the holy city Jerusalem
Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habeas requiem
There may the choir of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, once a beggar, may you have eternal rest.
Chorus
Aeternam habeas requiem
May you have eternal rest.
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INTERMISSION
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May the Road Rise to Meet You
(Irish Blessing; music by *Bev Foster)
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon you
May the rain fall soft on your fields.
Till we meet again, May God hold you in His hands.
I Carry Your Heart
(poem: e.e. cummings; music by *Jeff Enns, the Music Director at this church).
Kelly Janzen, conductor
I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)
I am never without it.
Here is the deepest secret nobody knows
Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of a tree called life;
which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide, can hide)
and this is the wonder, the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart.
This song was composed In memoriam Heather Snell (1962-2011) who passed of ALS.
After the War
Words and music by *Paul Gross & David Keele
Arr. *Mark Sirett;
Lanny Fleming, Conductor; Betty Maher, piano
After the guns are silent, After your wounds have healed
After those crosses been planted in all those fields
After that long boat ride All the way across the sea
And after this train carries thee
Chorus:
I will love you after the war
I'll love you for always, forever more
I will love you after the war
Forever, for always, and more
After my boots dried
And the tobacco's all but gone
Along with all those postcards I've carried under my arm
After I remember all the words I couldn't say
And after this long night fades away
(Chorus)
After this blackbird
Lifts up from off your chest
After your soul takes its final rest
My love, please forgive me; I never planned to die
And love, place two pennies o’er my eyes
(Chorus)
Sarah Slean sang this song in the film "Passchendaele". Paul Gross, from Calgary, Alberta, wrote, co-produced and starred in the film which focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier at the Third Battle of Ypres. This part of our choir sang After the War at the 100th anniversary of War Memorial Hall on November 9th.
Canadianimals (selected movements)
Poetry and music by *Robert Hall (former Music Director of University of Guelph Choirs)
Betty Maher, piano
(moo!)
A much belittled animal, the moose, has taken for some time now much abuse.
His face called homely and his mind, obtuse.
He’s labelled as an obstinate recluse.
I’m here to tell you: It’s not true! And it is time he got his due.
Say, wouldn’t it be quite the coup, if we could get him to replace the caribou?
And get him smack on ev’ry quarter! Right on the tailside of our noble Queen!
You’ll think I’m quite the moose supporter, and I bet you are too:
If you have seen a moose in charge of his domains,
There is no doubt that it is HE who reigns!
Somehow I think the problem with the moose is just his name:
It doesn’t fit: One syllable for such a massive frame.
Try thinking up a tag that’s worthy of this noble brute,
We need to rid him of his name of ill repute.
The Whale
According to all sources, you abound in our fair land
And yet I’ve never seen you from my lookout on the sand,
Not even seen you breaching as I gaze from passing ferry,
“Why do you hide from me, are all your pods asleep?” I query.
However I content I know the reason that you hide:
I believe that you’re unhappy with the unrelenting slide
Your popularity with children has endured the last few years
I really understand how this would have you close to tears.
Especially in light of the usurper to your fame: Who would have thought that something dead could damage your acclaim?
I somehow cannot blame you if you’ve chosen to abhor
The very smallest, slightest mention of the mighty dinosaur.
The Beaver
One cannot complete the Canadian fauna
Without some regard to our emblem the beaver
In industry’s eyes, he’s a true prima donna
Outbusying all in his passionate fever.
And yet as we’ve seen with our fine northern male
The winter’s a time when all work he will dodge
Spending hours in cleverly waving his tale
In the warmest locale, a congenial lodge.
With teeth that continue to grow while he chews
And a tail that in danger can give a loud slam!
The beaver will always remain in Who’s Who,
As one true Canadian who does give a dam!
Composer Robert Hall donated the proceeds of our copies of this piece to ALS research. His beloved wife, Jenny, passed from ALS in 2019.
Wonfa Nyem
(A Ghanaian funeral song about the importance of participating in community life)
as sung by the Akrofor Choir of Ghana
Solos: Jeff Gross, Ian Dickieson, Jethaniel Shaw, Lanny Fleming and Bill Zinck.
Joel Zantingh, drum, percussion
Buee (a wail of grief)
It’s a sad plight.
Let me join in the suffering, I am part of it, Let me join in the anguish.
The tortoise is an orphan, and some day we will all have our turn to be.
Then we will see what it feels like to grieve.
Wonfa nyem: Let me join you in your suffering.
Sing You Home
by Mark Murphy & Maureen Ennis, arr. Leslee Heys
Too soon to leave this earth
How could all your work be done
Ash to ash and dust to dust
Seemed to me you just begun
When grief invades my soul
There's comfort in a prayer, I find
Though these candles honor you
They burn for those you left behind
Chorus:
I'll sing for you because I need to
Right now this is all I know
You always said you wanted me to
So I will sing you home
I will sing you home
Know that you will live
On the lips of those who knew
What it was you had to give
And what it was they learned from you
This is my prayer for you
And maybe someday I will know
If it helped your journey home
Or if it helped me let you go
HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO OUR PHENOMENAL DONORS:
$10,000+
Dr. Theresa Bernardo
Dr. Chantale Pinard
Dr. Marta McCarthy & Randy Smith
Dr. Elisabeth Nicol
Jennifer & Jamey Rosen & Family
Sandy Goldman and the Family of Nathan Max Goldman
John Lindley
Additional wonderful recent donors
Anonymous
Francie Niekamp
Ella Pauls
SOFAM Discretionary Fund
In memoriam Theresa Marie Bernardo
Dr. Bernardo held a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and MSc in Epidemiology. She sustained a pattern of career excellence and contributions to international veterinary medicine, animal health, public health and teaching. Dr. Bernardo was proud to be the first student to graduate from the master’s program at the Atlantic Veterinary College, and in 2019 was awarded the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) XIIth International Congress Prize for her contributions to international veterinary medicine.
Dr. Bernardo was a world-renowned innovator in the areas of information technology and cutting-edge processes, with a decade of experience in health informatics. She co-developed multilingual disease surveillance /mapping software used in over 100 countries and adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH-OIE) and the United Nations. Dr. Bernardo led the development of a baseline for the Global Burden of Animal Disease.
As IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Preventive Healthcare at the University of Guelph and co-lead of the Informatics, Dr. Bernardo continued a career committed to advancing the knowledge base of veterinary medicine and supporting the educational process of numerous graduate students, veterinary students, and field veterinarians. Dr. Bernardo has been recognized by her peers, professional organizations, and on the international level throughout her career.
Theresa sang for nine years in the University of Guelph Symphonic Choir. Every week, we were inspired by her aspiration for excellence, her passionate respect for the music, and her thoughtfulness to those in our musical community, in which she participated until six weeks before her passing on March 13th, 2024. We are deeply humbled by her gift to the choir, and also by the generous way she communicated during her final few months. She impacted so many lives, as a professor, a researcher, a colleague, and a friend.
Theresa will be remembered for her love of family, music, dancing, good wine and extraordinary friendships. She exhibited unending bravery up until the end of her extraordinary life. Theresa’s last words sent to beloved family, friends, and colleagues were as follows: “Thank you for bringing so much joy to my life. As a veterinarian, I appreciate it requires compassion to relieve suffering. As an epidemiologist, I understand the trajectory of this disease. I am grateful to have the option of MAID in Canada. Be kind to everyone and treasure each precious day.”
Warmest thanks also to:
*Catherine Molina, Concertmaster & Orchestra Contractor
*Erica Charlesworth, for exceptionally generous assistance
*University of Guelph College of Arts: Dr. Samantha Brennan, Dean *Barbara Merrill, Nicola Ferguson, Dr. Kim Francis, Director *Francie Niekamp, Stephanie Zantingh, Jenn Rosen, Saige Cunniffe, Alexia Castiglione, all helpers and healers!
*Brian Redpath, Lanny Fleming, Ian Dickieson, Section leaders
*Betty Maher, Accompanists *Randy Smith, technical and recording *Andreas Trautmansdorff, photographer & video specialist
*St. George’s Anglican Church, especially MaryJane Oussoren
*Ushers: Laura Eisenhuth, Mia Toope-Robins
*Student speakers & helpers
*Casey Worth, Stage Manager Extraordinaire
*Jeff Enns, composer, for “being here/hear”!
*Guelph Youth Singers (for risers) Heather Fleming, Coordinator
The University of Guelph Symphonic Choir has a long and illustrious history of musical leadership in Guelph, service to the University and the broader community, international touring, and cultural collaboration. Since Marta McCarthy became their conductor in 1995, the UG Choirs are also known for commissioning new works by Canadian composers. We are proud to have commissioned Here the Bird Abides and Sings by James Harley, The Farmer Needs the Rain (Roy Forbes, arranged by Larry Nicol), and 4 works by Leonard Enns: Ten Thousand Rivers of Oil, Sparrow, This Thirsty Land, and Taiga, as well as many other pieces by other Canadian composers.
The Guelph Chamber Players is a group of Guelph-associated musicians, many of whom are members of the Guelph Symphony Orchestra.
Please consider attending any of their upcoming concerts:
Sunday December 8, 3pm, River Run Centre GSO Holiday Pops
Wednesday January 1, 2025, 3pm, River Run Centre Dreams of Vienna
Sunday February 9, 3pm, Basilica of Our Lady Classically Inspired
Saturday April 26, 7;30pm, River Run Centre Music of the Stars
Viola I Concertmaster
Catherine Molina
Violin Soloist
Jose Molina
Viola I
Linda Umbrico
Philipp Sammutin
Organ
Christopher Dawes
Viola 2
Sheila Smyth
Martha Kalyniak
Harp
Audrey Morris
Violoncello I
Marlena Tureski
Cynthia Steele
Contrabass
Ralph Blackman
Cello 2
Keren Canche
Tina Williams
Horns
Tony Snyder
Kim Christensen
Christopher Dawes, organist, is a Toronto-based performer, conductor and consultant. A three-decade fixture of the Toronto music community and frequent collaborator with many of its top institutions, he currently serves as Organist and Director of Music to Rosedale Presbyterian Church. For two decades he has served as Collaborative Pianist and Coach to the graduate and undergraduate instrumental and choral conducting programs of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, and as a Director of Canada’s Summer Institute of Church Music. Since 2018 he has also chaired the Executive of the Southern Ontario Chapter (SOCHS) of the Hymn Society of the US and Canada.
Chris’s graduate work in the area of Music Criticism and musical genre has led to occasional blogging and podcasting under the banner “Ideas About Music,” speaking at conferences, and eventually founding the Celtic-crossover band Chroí in 2013. He lives with his family in Georgetown, Ontario
Kieran Kane, bass-baritone, is a graduate of the University of Guelph music program, where he earned the Mary Alice and Marion Munn Memorial Vocal Scholarship. Currently based in Toronto and originally from Kingston, ON, he has worked with numerous groups in the GTA and across Canada including The Elora Singers, Canadian Chamber Choir, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and Trinity Bach Project. Kieran has been featured as a soloist at The Elora Festival and with The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
Recent highlights include solo work in Bach’s Mass in B Minor with Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, numerous cantatas with Trinity Bach Project, and performing choral works by Andrew Balfour at Koerner Hall’s 2023 Truth and Reconciliation concert, under the direction of the composer.
Betty Maher, Accompanist, has been central to the Symphonic Choir Artistic Team since 1996. She has collaborated with many vocal and instrumental students over the last 20 years through her work with the University of Guelph, the Kiwanis Festival (locally and provincially), Guelph's own Edward Johnson Competition, the Elora Young Artist Competition and various masterclasses in the area. Betty also maintains a successful teaching studio and is a member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association.
Marta McCarthy, Conductor, is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, where she has been directing the choirs and teaching musicianship, pedagogy, research, and piano accompanying since 1995. She led the University of Guelph Gryphon Singers to First Place in the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs, and to Third Prize in the 2012 Mosbach International Chamber Choir Competition. Each of her university choirs has been finalists at competitions and/or featured guests at national and international festivals, including Podium (Toronto, Ottawa, St. John’s), University Voices (Toronto, Montreal), Festival 500 (St. John's, NL), the Elora Festival (Elora) and the Kathaumixw International Choral Festival (Powell River, BC). Their performances are known for innovative programming, vocal freedom, and artistic subtlety. A graduate of Westminster Choir College of Princeton (M.Mus), the Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT, piano performance) and of the University of Toronto (B.Mus, B.Ed., Ph.D.), Marta was awarded the 1999 Elmer Iseler Conducting Fellowship. She also received an Ontario Volunteer Service Award, was named a member of the June Callwood Circle of Caring and was named a Woman of Distinction for Arts & Culture in Guelph. Dr. McCarthy was elected President of Choral Canada in 2012. She was honoured to conduct three provincial Honour Choirs (OYC, 2014; OYAC, 2015; NBYC, 2017).
Lanny Fleming, Assistant Conductor, has also been key to the success of the University of Guelph choirs. Lanny has been a Section Lead with us since 2004 and was the principal conductor of the Symphonic Choir and Gryphon Singers F2013. He has also been performing and leading the tenors with the Guelph Chamber Choir since 2003. Lanny earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Western Ontario. He is a teacher with the Upper Grand Elementary Teachers' Federation, and with his wife Heather maintains a busy performing schedule while together they have raised two wonderful children, Laura and Bennett.
Kelly Janzen, conductor, is an active conductor, clinician, adjudicator, educational trainer and musician. Her choirs have performed for the International Society for Music Education (Poland), throughout Scotland, England and Sweden, and the 90th anniversary at Vimy Ridge, France. She directed the Etobicoke Centennial Choir where she was presented with a Provincial citation.
Her leadership in developing the Media Arts programme at Centre Wellington DHS in Fergus, Ontario, led her to be nominated to the first Canadian class of the Apple Distinguished Educators in 2004. Since that time, she has published curriculum materials for the ADE website, and has travelled extensively across Canada, as an Apple Education trainer, helping teachers integrate technology effectively in their classrooms. Besides the University of Guelph Symphonic Choir, she performs with the Guelph New Horizons Big Band and Concert Band.
Violinist/Violist Catherine Molina enjoys an exciting, multi-faceted career, as a performer, pedagogue, and arts administrator. Currently the principal violist of the Guelph Symphony Orchestra, Catherine also serves as the GSO's General Manager.
Ms. Molina is the violist of the Artelli String Quartet, an Examiner with the Royal Conservatory of Music, College of Examiners, and a member of the Association of Canadian Women Composers. Catherine was pleased to be a String juror in the inaugural International Classicalia Competition. Catherine is a performance graduate of both the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music. She continued her studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and in Assisi, Italy, at the Academia Ottorino Respighi.
José Molina, Violin soloist, grew up in a musical family. His father saw to it that the entire clan including cousins, received music lessons. (His brother Arturo conducts the Manila Symphony, and his sister is a professional cellist). Jose attended the University of Victoria on a full scholarship, was a winner of the University Concerto Competition and upon graduation was invited to join the Faculty String Quartet.
A seasoned orchestral musician, Mr. Molina has played with the Victoria, Thunder Bay, Kitchener, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick Symphony Orchestras. He has also served as an adjunct instructor of violin at Lakehead University. José is the concertmaster of the Guelph Symphony Orchestra, the first violinist of the Artelli String Quartet and a member of SAA.
A self-described ‘violin-freak’ José regularly travels to Cremona, the violin capital of the world.
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SYMPHONIC CHOIR
SOPRANOS:
Leslie Avendaño Vasquez
Alexia Castiglione (Winner of the 2024 Nathan Max Goldman Scholarship)
Suebin Choi
Elen Colquhoun
Saige Cunniffe
Brynne Degenhardt
Githmi Illamperuma
Ardeth Jarvis
Barbara Kyle
Aoibhinn MacKen-Luyt
Karleigh Martin
Colleen Moore
Linda Newbery
Bridgit O’Leary
Kate Pisters
Charlotte Poore
Gabriela Santos
Sarah Smith (honorary member)
Amitida Sohrabi
Kiana Sparks-Montemayor
Kai Yin Annette Tsui
Meghan Williams
ALTOS:
Clara Blenkinsop
Tara Chester
Dominique China
Angela Creasey
Matt Curran
Maya Dechter
Allison Demers
Joan Faehrmann
Susan Gadbois
Krystyna Higgins
Gabriella Hooper-Lavoie
Kelly Janzen
Keira McCarthy
Lila McRae
Ann Munroe
Elisabeth Nicol
Francie Niekamp
Jennifer Oesch
Ella Pauls
Chantale Pinard
Sienna Pinnock-Charley
Emma Robinson (Winner of the 2024 Nathan Max Goldman Scholarship)
Jennifer Rosen
Asha Sadanand
Autumn Scott
Jaime Tuling
Emma Vandendool
Rachael Young
Stephanie Zantingh
TENORS:
Ross Clark
Russell Dunk
Simon Enns
Lanny Fleming (Section leader)
Jeff Gross
Benjamin McKenzie-Sutter
Peter A. Roberts
BASSES:
Joe Balfour
David Beattie
Hamidreza Dannak
Ian Dickieson (Section leader)
Patrick Fothergill
Eric Harper
Reinhard Kypke
Brian A. Redpath (Section leader)
Jethaniel Shaw
Andrew Vowles
Joel Wilson
Casey Worth
William Zinck
