The Vermont Choral Union - Rites of Spring - Burlington, VT - June 2025 00:00 Im Frühlingsanfang (At Spring’s Beginning) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02:46 Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge (Yearning for Spring) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (feat. Mark Bleeke, tenor)
05:54 Trinklied im Frühling (Springtime Drinking Song) - Friedrich Silcher
07:43 Frühlingsszene (Scenes of Springtime) - Franz Abt
09:18 Neuer Frühling (New Spring) - Karl Keller
13:42 Frühling ohn’ Ende (Endless Spring) - Josef Rheinberger
16:38 Frühlingsgruss (Spring Greeting) - Conradin Kreutzer (feat. Ryan Matos, tenor, Mark Bleeke, tenor, Cole Marino, baritone, and Adam Grundt, bass)
18:40 Frühling (Spring) - Carl Neuner
20:28 Frühzeitiger Frühling (Early Spring) - Moritz Hauptmann (feat. Len Torrie, soprano, Carolyn Dickinson, alto, Ryan Matos, tenor, and Cole Marino, bass)
23:30 An den Frühling (To Spring) Version 1 - Franz Schubert (feat. Cole Marino, baritone)
25:53 An den Frühling (To Spring) Version 2 - Franz Schubert (feat. Mark Bleeke, tenor)
29:00 Organ Solo: Andante tranquillo from Sonata III - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (feat. Peter Berton, organ)
31:33 Morgengebet (Morning Prayer) - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
33:55 Lerchengesang (The Lark’s Song) - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
35:44 Frühlingsfeier (Rite of Spring) - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
37:50 Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) - Franz Schubert (feat. Len Torrie, soprano, and Steven Klimowski, clarinet)
LIEBESLIEDER (Lovesongs) - Johannes Brahms
Cole Marino, Assistant Conductor
50:13 1. Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes (Tell me, my sweetest girl)
51:30 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut (The wildly lashed waves dash against the rocks)
52:21 3. O die Frauen (O Women)
53:46 4. Wie des Abends schöne Röte (Like a lovely sunset)
54:41 5. Die grüne Hopfenranke (The green tendrils of the vine)
56:26 6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm den Flug (A pretty little bird flew off)
59:12 7. Wohl schön bewandt war es vorehe (All seemed rosy at one time) (feat. Carolyn Dickinson, alto)
1:00:44 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir (When you gaze at me so tenderly)
1:02:28 9. Am Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus (On the shore of the Danube stands a house)
1:04:50 Organ Solo: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (Lo, a rose is blooming) (feat. Peter Berton, organ)
1:08:20 10. O wie sanft die Quelle (Ah, how gently the stream)
1:09:22 11. Nein, est ist nicht auszukommen (No, it is not possible)
1:10:22 12. Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser (Locksmith, come, make me padlocks)
1:11:21 13. Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft (A little bird flies through the skies) (feat. Len Torrie, soprano, and Carolyn Dickinson, alto)
1:12:12 14. Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar (See how clear are the waves) (feat. Ryan Matos, tenor, and Cole Marino, baritone)
1:13:12 15. Nachtigall, sie singt so schön (The nightingale sings so sweetly)
1:14:27 16. Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe (Love is a dark pit)
1:16:00 17. Nicht wandle, mein Licht, dort aussen (Don’t wander, my love, out there) (feat. Mark Bleeke, tenor)
1:18:32 18. Es bebet das Gesträuche (The foliage trembles)
The Vermont Choral Union, under the direction of Eric Milnes, presents a delightfully seasonal program of choral music by some of the greatest composers of 19th century Germany (Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms) as well as wonderful new discoveries by some of their lesser known German contemporaries (Silcher, Rheinberger, Abt and Neuner).
The deep dive into this celebrated repertoire includes time-honored favorites such as the The Liebeslieder Walzer (Lovesong Walzes) of Johannes Brahms, presented in its original version for choir and four-hand piano, with Director Eric Milnes and Cathedral Organist Peter Berton at the piano, conducted by Assistant Director Cole Marino.
