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The Voice is the Soul of the Dance | David and Jonathas
The Voice is the Soul of the Dance
Rosedale Presbyterian Church Presents dance OREMUS danse
in The Voice is the Soul of the Dance.
Date & Time: Sunday, November 26, 2000 at 3pm.
129 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto (2 blocks North of Bloor Street East)
Starring Nina Scott-Stoddart, Mezzo-Soprano
Ms. D. J. Clary, Piano
Paul-James Dwyer, Solo Dancer/Choreographer
Costumes By: Amanda Stapells, Anna Savage, P. J. Dwyer
A Dance & Lieder Recital
Repertoire: Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Nina Scott-Stoddart
of Opera Anonymous wrote her thesis on Women Composers at York University,
Dept. of Music. A deep commitment to the little known music of Fanny Mendelssohn and
Clara Schumann has informed Ms. Scott-Stoddart's choice of repertoire for Part I of this
recital. In an age when women were not accepted as composers, these creators had to hide
behind the men in their lives when it came to publication or accreditation of their artistic
output. Sadly, this has helped to keep their work in partial eclipse ever since. Ms. Scott-
Stoddart will speak about these two composers during the first half of the concert, which
will consist totally of their lieder. dance OREMUS danse is proud to work again with
Ms. Scott-Stoddart. Our last project together was the 1997 Design Exchange production
"Marie-Antoinette The Last Letter", where she sang opera extracts by C. W. Gluck
and Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
Ms. D. J. Clary
is considered one of Toronto greatest lieder accompanists, and a well known regular of
CAMMAC. As a private piano teacher Ms. Clary opened her own music school, here
in Toronto. Her interest in the German lieder repertoire is one of her major passions.
Master Classes with some of the worlds leading leider experts has only intensified
her desire to perform this school of art song. This is the second production Ms. Clary
has appeared in dance OREMUS danse, since the Ford Centre Recital Hall 1999 project
"Lavabo". We also have the honour of her expertise as company repetiteur and as a
Board of Directors member.
Paul-James Dwyer
is the Founder/Co-Artistic Director of dance OREMUS danse, a not-for-profit arts
organization dedicated to the art of Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), the founder of modern
dance. Incorporated since 1996, the company has a live music mandate. The company
mounts productions of orchestral, choral and solo piano/lieder compositions.
Recently, the company has moved into the world of opera with numerous projects and
tours to Europe in the works. As a solo dancer and choreographer in the technique,
vocabulary and philosophy of Isadora Duncan, Mr. Dwyer has developed a unique body
of work that is considered innovation within tradition and represents the integration of
body/mind/spirit, with an emphasis on emotional honesty and directness. Mr. Dwyer will
dance all five poems of the Mathilde Wesendonck Lieder Cycle, a remounting of his 1994
choreography.
Program
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Italien (published as Felix's Op. 8, No. 3)
Sehnsucht (published as Felix's Op. 9, no. 7)
Die Nonne (published as Felix's Op. 9, No. 12)
Clara Schumann
Liebst du um Schönheit (Op. 12, No. 4)
Warum willst du and're fragen (Op. 12, No. 11)
Sie liebten sich beide (Op. 13, No. 2)
Intermission
Richard Wagner
Five Poems By Mathilde Wesendonck:
Der Engel (The Angel)
Stehe still (Be Still)
Im Treibhaus (Hothouse)
Schmerzen (Torment)
Träume (Dreams)
Notes on the Wagner Wesendonck Cycle: During an interruption in the composition
of his opera "Tristan und Isolde", in the Winter of1858, Richard Wagner set to music five
poems of his mistress Mathilde Wesendonck. These occupied him for most of the season, and
proved excellent exercises for his opera. The songs were originally written for piano
accompaniment. Later, Wagner orchestrated "Traume" alone as a birthday present for
Mathilde. Felix Mottl orchestrated the rest around 1880.
dance OREMUS danse would like to thank Ms. Irene King and the staff of Rosedale
Presbyterian Church for their assistance in making this a memorable event.
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