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CONVIVIUM MUSICUM
The Measure of My Days
Virtual Concert
Summer 2021
convivium musicum
Michael Barrett, music director
The Measure of My Days
— program —
Audi, o Domine, meum clamorem Giovanni Croce
(1557-1609)
Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam Giovanni Gabrieli
(1554/7-1612)
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine Josquin des Prez
(1450/5-1521)
Unser Leben währet siebnzig Jahr Johann Hermann Schein
(1586 - 1630)
Lehre uns bedencken Schein
Tu as esté, Seigneur, nostre retraicte Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
(1562 - 1621)
Domine, exaudi orationem meam Orlandus Lassus
(selected verses) (1530/2-1594)
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 6 pm
The Measure of My Days: A Virtual Concert
Convivium Musicum:
Soprano: Jaime Riggs, Kristina Jackson, Sarah Spinella, Katie Yosua^
Alto: Deanna Biddy, Sarah Gore, Dylan Hillerbrand,
Anne Kazlauskas, Ruthie Miller, Monika Otter
Tenor: Ron Lacro, Andrej Savol, Dan Schenk, Josh Smith
Bass: Christopher Chase, Michael Dettelbach,
Saul Frankford, John Nesby
^assistant conductor
Board of Directors:
Sarah Spinella, President; Ruthie Miller, Treasurer; Gabriel Ellsworth, Clerk;
Michael Barrett, Music Director; Michael Dettelbach, Dylan Hillerbrand
Ron Lacro, Anne Matthews, Dan Schenk, Katie Yosua
Special thanks to our sponsors for this virtual concert
Michael Barrett, Ron Lacro and John Shum, Michael McDonald, and John A. Carey
for more information
web: www.convivium.org · phone: 617-320-7445 · email: info@convivium.org
Texts & Translations
Francesco Bembo’s paraphrase of
Psalm 102 (101 Vulgate)
Audi, o Domine, meum clamorem, Hear, o Lord, my cry,
faciem tuam a me ne absconde, and do not hide your face from me.
namque ut fumus sunt dies mei, For like smoke are my days.
cor meum ad te, aures tuas a me cur Why would you turn my heart
vertis? towards you, but turn your ears away
from me?
Amicus nullus est qui me non neget, There is no friend who does not
disown me.
pro panibus in cinere me pavi & fletu I have fed on ashes instead of bread,
multo, and much weeping,
nec tamen latui ab ira tua, and yet have not been able to hide
from your ire.
cur denuo non precer? Why should I not pray to you again?
Ergo Deus, ad quem omnes gentes Therefore, O God, to whom all
confugiunt, peoples flee,
& reges se demittunt, before whom kings have humbled
themselves
qui meritis tuis se frui norunt. knowing that they were benefiting
from your kindness.
Ah ne me deferas, tu es defensor & Oh do not take me away from what
Dominus, you have created.
rei abs te creatae, You are my defender and my Lord,
atque semper eris in omne aevum. and will always be so for all ages.
Psalm 86 (85 Vulgate):1-2.
Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et Incline thine ear, O Lord,
exaudi me, quoniam inops et pauper and hear me, for I am needy and poor.
sum ego.
Custodi animam meam, quoniam Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save
sanctus sum; salvum fac servum thy servant, o my God, who trusts
tuum, Deus meus, speramus in te. in thee.
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Psalm 130, Vulgate 129
De profundis clamavi ad te, Out of the depths have I cried to thee,
Domine; O Lord.
Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Lord hear my voice.
Fiant aures tuae intendentes in Let thy ears be attentive to the voice
vocem deprecationis meae. of my supplication.
Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, If thou, O Lord, will mark iniquities:
Domine, quis sustinebit? Lord, who shall stand it.
Quia apud te propitiatio est; For with thee there is merciful
forgiveness;
et propter legem tuam sustinui te, and by reason of thy law, I have waited
Domine. for thee, O Lord.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: My soul hath relied on his word.
speravit anima mea in Domino. My Soul hath hoped in the Lord.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem, From the morning watch even until
night,
speret Israël in Domino. let Israel hope in the Lord.
Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et Because with the Lord there is mercy,
copiosa apud eum redemptio. and with him plentiful redemption.
Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus And he shall redeem Israel from all its
iniquitatibus ejus. iniquities.
Gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto, Glory be to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et As it was in the beginning, is now and
semper, ever shall be,
Et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. world without end. Amen.
Psalm 90:10 (Luther translation)
Unser Leben währet siebnzig Our life lasts seventy years,
Jahr,
Und wenn es hoch kömmpt so sinds and at most eighty years.
achtzig Jahr,
Und wenn es köstlich gewesen ist, And if it has been delightful,
So ist es Müh’ und Arbeit gewesen. it has been sorrow and toil.
Denn es fehret schnell dahin als For it passes swiftly, as if we were
flögen wir davon. flying away.
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Psalm 90:12-14
Lehre uns bedenken, Teach us to consider
Daß wir sterben müssen, That we must die,
Auf daß wir klug werden. so that we may become prudent.
Herr, kehre dich doch wieder zu uns, Lord, turn to us again
Und sey deinen Knechten genädig. and be merciful to your servants.
Fülle uns früh mit deiner Gnade. Fill us in the morning with your grace,
So wollen wir rühmen und fröhlich and we shall give praise and be merry
seyn
Unser Leben lang. all our lives long.
Psalm 90:1-2 (paraphrase by
Clément Marot)
Tu as esté, Seigneur, nostre You, Lord, have been our retreat
retraicte,
Et seur recours de lignee en lignee: and secure refuge from generation to
generation:
Mesmes devant nulle montagne nee, Even before any mountain was born
Et que le monde et la terre fust faicte, and before the world and the earth
were made,
Tu estois Dieu desia comme tu es, you already were God as you are now,
Et comme aussi tu seras à jamais. and as you will be for ever.
Psalm 102 (101 Vulgate): 2-3, 9,
13-14, 19-23
Domine, exaudi orationem meam, Hear, o Lord, my prayer,
et clamor meus ad te veniat. and let my cry come to thee.
Non avertas faciem tuam a me: Turn not away thy face from me;
in quacumque die tribulor, inclina ad when I am in trouble, incline thy ear
me aurem tuam; to me.
in quacumque die invocavero te, What day soever I shall call upon thee,
velociter exaudi me. hear me speedily.
...
Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei, All day long my enemies reproached
me
et qui laudabant me adversum me and they that praised me did swear
jurabant: against me.
...
Tu autem, Domine, in aeternum But thou, O Lord, endurest forever;
permanes,
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et memoriale tuum in generationem and thy memorial to all generations.
et generationem.
Tu exsurgens misereberis Sion, Thou shalt arise and have mercy on
Sion:
quia tempus miserendi ejus, quia for it is time to have mercy on her, for
venit tempus: the time is come.
...
Scribantur haec in generatione altera, Let these things be written unto
another generation,
et populus qui creabitur laudabit and the people that shall be created
Dominum. shall praise the Lord
Quia prospexit de excelso sancto suo; Because he hath looked forth from his
high sanctuary;
Dominus de caelo in terram aspexit: from heaven the Lord hath looked
upon the earth
ut audiret gemitus compeditorum; That he might hear the groans of them
that are in fetters:
ut solveret filios interemptorum: that he might release the children of
the slain:
ut annuntient in Sion nomen Domini, That they may declare the name of the
Lord in Sion
et laudem ejus in Jerusalem: and his praise in Jerusalem
in conveniendo populos in unum, when the people assemble together,
et reges, ut serviant Domino. and kings, to serve the lord.
...
Gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto, Glory be to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et as it was in the beginning, is now, and
semper, ever shall be,
Et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. World without end. Amen
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Acknowledgments
Current Donations During the 2020-2021 Season
Thanks to Michael Barrett, Ron Lacro, and Michael Dettelbach for spearheading the tech-
nologies that have allowed us to present to you virtually this season. We are grateful to
Harvard-Epworth Church and John Nesby for hosting our recording session. Special thanks
to Cole Barbour for his fantastic recordings, and to Sarah Spinella for the extraordinary video
editing work that made this presentation possible. Many thanks to those who have continued
to help us fulfill our financial obligations during this second year of the pandemic. We are
immensely grateful that we have been able to continue making music in any form, and know
that it is completely due to your generosity. Our heartfelt thanks to our family of donors.
Convivium Musicum is a non-profit organization largely supported by membership
dues and tax-deductible donations. Please join us in our effort to bring this beautiful
music to all by considering a donation this season. Many thanks!
Guarantor Evan Ingersoll
John A. Carey Cynthia Lacro
Ron Lacro and Jon Schum Joan Logan
Michael McDonald Charlene and Ron Nilson
Anne Matthews and Edward Fay, Jr. Jaime Riggs
Ruthie Miller Sarah Riskind
Sarah Spinella Irving Rockwood
Ruth S. Westheimer Joseph Spector
Kathleen Spinella
Fred and Dianne Yosua
Underwriter
Robert Henry
Richard Tarrant Sponsor
David Bryant
Roger Cleghorn and Lise Foss
Grand Patron Martha Davidson
Rebecca and Thom Barrett Ellen and Gary Fox
Robert Cochran Polly and Jameson Marvin
Luther and Iris Miller Scott Metcalfe
Holly Rothermel and Michael Dettelbach Dennis and Anne Moore
Cheryl Ryder
Michal Truelsen and Jody Wormhoudt
Patron
David Knudsen
Monika Otter Friend
Andrew Sigel John Becker
John Stewart and Susan McGee Evan Boudreau
Robert B. Strassler Ellen Browning
Marianne Duddy-Burke
Jane Mead
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Benefactor Michael Wark
Karen and Steve Bernacki
Marissa Coutts
Sheila Donahue List updated July 2021
Fall 2018
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Arlington-Belmont Chorale, psarlington.org/drupal/ www.koleinu.org A
Back Bay Chorale, bbcboston.org Labyrinth Choir, www.labyrinthchoir.org/ B
Belmont Open Sings, Lexington Pops Chorus, B
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Boston Cecilia, www.bostoncecilia.org Master Singers of Lexington, B
Boston Choral Ensemble, www.BostonChoral.org www.themastersingers.org B
Boston Gay Men's Chorus, www.bgmc.org Masterworks Chorale, www.masterworkschorale.org B
Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus, saengerfest.org Meridian Singers, web.mit.edu/meridians B
Braintree Choral Society, Metropolitan Chorale, www.metropolitanchorale.org B
braintreechoralsociety.weebly.com Mishawum Choral Society, www.mishawumchoral.org
Brookline A Cappella, www.brooklineacappella.com MIT Women's Chorale, B
Cambridge Chamber Singers, web.mit.edu/womensleague/womenschorale/ C
www.cambridgechambersingers.org Mudville Madrigal Singers
Cambridge Community Chorus, mudvillemadrigalsingers.blogspot.com C
www.cambridgechorus.org Musica Sacra, musicasacra.org
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Cantemus, www.cantemus.org Nashoba Valley Chorale, www.nashobachorale.org C
Cantilena - a woman's chorale, www.cantilena.org Neponset Choral Society, Inc., www.ncschorus.org C
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Charles River Chorale www.charlesriverchorale.net www.newenglandclassical.org C
Choral Art Society of the South Shore, New World Chorale, www.newworldchorale.org C
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Concord Women's Chorus, Polymnia Choral Society, www.polymnia.org C
www.concordwomenschorus.org Quincy Choral Society, www.quincychoral.org
Coolidge Corner Community Chorus, Reading Community Singers, C
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Coro Allegro, www.coroallegro.org Seraphim Singers, www.seraphimsingers.org C
Coro Dante, www.dantemass.org/html/coro-dante Sharing A New Song, www.sanschorus.org C
Dedham Choral Society, www.dedhamchoral.org Somerville Community Chorus, D
Exsultet! www.exsultet.us www.somervillechorus.com E
First Unitarian Society in Newton, fusn.org Sounds of Stow Chorus & Orchestra, F
Golden Tones, goldentones.org www.soundsofstow.org G
Greater Boston Intergenerational Chorus, Spectrum Singers, www.spectrumsingers.org G
www.bostonchorus.net Tremble Clefs, marilynliptonokonow.com
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Harvard Choruses, harvardchoruses.fas.harvard.edu Voices Rising, www.voicesrising.org H
Harvard pro Musica, www.harvardpromusica.org Wellesley Choral Society, H
Highland Glee Club, www.highlandgleeclub.com www.WellesleyChoralSociety.org H
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Convivium Musicum is a member of the Greater Boston Choral Consortium, a cooperative association of
diverse choral groups in Boston and the surrounding areas.About the Artists
Founded and run by its singers, Convivium Musicum has been dedicated to
concerts of uplifting beauty since 1987. Praised in The Boston Musical Intelligencer
for our “radiant and full sound ... complete interpretive assurance and a palpable
sense of dedication to this music,” Convivium is known for performances of
Renaissance choral music that shimmer with precision, fine intonation, rhyth-
mic accuracy, and lively attention to text. Over three decades we have offered
rarely-heard gems alongside stirring masterworks, and we have collaborated with
the Boston Camerata, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, The Cape Cod
Symphony Orchestra, and the Viola da Gamba Society of New England. The
2017-2018 season saw Convivium undertake our first international tour, singing
concerts in Boston and Montreal in a collaboration with Montreal’s Ensemble
Bellechose. As we enter our thirteenth season with Music Director Michael Bar-
rett, our programs continue to be informed by careful research and scholarship,
and our performances devoted to bringing to life the complex and profound
emotional texture of this repertoire. Early Music America has acclaimed our per-
formance as “the kind of transforming experience that concert junkies are always
seeking.” This is what Convivium strives for in every concert program.
Music Director Michael Barrett is a Boston-based conductor, singer, multi-
instrumentalist, and teacher. He has performed with many professional early
music ensembles, including Blue Heron, the Boston Camerata, the Huelgas En-
semble, Vox Luminis, the Handel & Haydn Society, Nederlandse Bachvereniging
(Netherlands Bach Society), Seven Times Salt, Schola Cantorum of Boston, and
Nota Bene.
Michael serves as music director of The Boston Cecilia, Convivium Musicum,
and the MIT Meridian Singers. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Berklee
College of Music, where he teaches courses in conducting and European music
history. Michael holds degrees in music (AB, Harvard University), voice (First
Phase Diploma, Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands), and cho-
ral conducting (MM, Indiana University; DMA, Boston University).
Assistant Conductor Katherine Yosua is a Brookline-based church musician.
This season is her tenth as a singer with Convivium Musicum and her third as its
assistant conductor. She holds a Master of Sacred Music from Boston University,
where she studied organ with Peter Sykes, and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from
Williams College, where she studied voice with Kerry Ryer-Parke and choral
conducting with Brad Wells. She is currently the Music Director of Green Street
Baptist Church in Melrose, Massachusetts.
Visit our website to learn more about the ensemble:
www. convivium.org
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