# New Century Chamber Orchestra with Chanticleer at First Congregational Church, March 25, 2014

[NCCO and Chanticleer](http://ncco.org/concert-tickets/2013-2014-season/program4/) present _Atlantic Crossing_  
featuring [New Century Chamber Orchestra](http://ncco.org/)  
with [Chanticleer](http://www.chanticleer.org/)  
2014-03-25  
[First Congregational Church](http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/)  
[2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2345+Channing+Way,+Berkeley,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Tuesday, March 25, 2014

## Set One

### New Century Chamber Orchestra segment

[8:05 PM; lights down, NCCO enters]

01. [8:06 PM] Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962): _Midnight Bells_ (1923, after Heuberger's _Midnight Bells_, from _the Opera Ball_)  
[work ends 8:10 PM]

### Chanticleer segment

[8:10 PM, Chanticleer enters]

01. [8:11 PM] Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)/Julius Hopp (1819-1885) (Arr. Erwin Bootz (1907-1982)/Comedian Harmonists): Barcarole aus “Hoffmanns Erzählungen” (Tales of Hoffmann, 1881)
02. [8:14 PM] Trad. (Arr. Harry Frommermann (1906-1975)/Comedian Harmonists): _In einem kühlen Grunde_  
[segment ends 8:17 PM]

### New Century Chamber Orchestra segment

01. [8:18 PM] Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995): Allegro Giusto from Concerto for String Orchestra, Op. 17 (1943, revised 1957)  
[work ends 8:25 PM]

### Chanticleer segment

Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Four Old Hungarian Folksongs for Male Chorus, Sz. 50 (1910, revised 1912)

01. [8:26 PM] _Rég megmondtam bús gerlice_ (Long Ago I Told You)
02. [8:27 PM] _Jaj Istenem, kire várok_ (Oh God, Why Am I Waiting?)
03. [8:28 PM] _Angyomasszony kertje_ (In My Sister-in-Law's Garden)
04. [8:29 PM] _Béreslegény, jól megrakd a szekeret_ (Farmboy, Load the Cart Well)

### Chanticleer segment

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Three Selections from Six Chansons, 6 pieces for a capella choir, settings of French poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke (1939)

01. [8:31 PM] _O La Biche_
02. [8:32 PM] _Un Cygne_
03. [8:35 PM] _Puisque Tout Passe_  
[segment ends 8:36 PM]

### New Century Chamber Orchestra segment 

Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 (1917)

01. [8:36 PM] Jocul Cu Bâtă (Stick Dance)
02. [8:36 PM] Brâul (Sash Dance)
03. [8:38 PM] Pe Loc (In One Spot)
04. [8:38 PM] Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum)
05. [8:40 PM] Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka) >>
06. [8:42 PM] Mărunțel (Fast Dance)  
[work ends 8:43 PM]

### Chanticleer segment

01. [8:44 PM] Milton Ager (1893-1979)/Jack Yellen (1892-1991) (Arr. Harry Frommermann (1906-1975)/Comedian Harmonists): _Wochenend’ Und Sonnenschein_ (Weekend and Sunshine (1930), sang to the melody of _Happy Days Are Here Again_ (1929), German lyrics by Charles Amberg (1894-1946))
02. [8:48 PM] Kurt Weill (1900-1950): _My Ship_ (1941), lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1896-1983)  
[segment ends 8:51 PM]

### NCCO & Chanticleer together

01. [8:52 PM] Kurt Weill (1900-1950) (arr. Clarice Assad (b. 1978); lyrics by Berthold Brecht (1898-1956), revised translation, Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964), 1951): _Mack The Knife_ (1928), featuring Iris Stone, vox (german verses)  
[set ends 9:02 PM; applause, all off 9:03 PM]

## Set Two

[9:25 PM; lights down, NCCO enters with Chanticleer]

George Gershwin (arr. Clarice Assad (b. 1978)): Medley from _Porgy and Bess_, performed by New Century Chamber Orchestra with Chanticleer

01. [9:26 PM] _It Ain't Necessarily So_
02. [9:29 PM] _Summertime_, featuring ?GP, solo vox
03. [9:33 PM] _Bess, You Is My Woman Now_ (Arr. Jascha Heifetz for solo violin), featuring Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
04. [9:38 PM] _There's a Boat Dat's Leavin Soon for New York_  
[segment ends 9:40 PM]

### Chanticleer segment

01. [9:41 PM] Vincent Youmans (1898-1946) (arr. Harry Frommermann (1906-1975)/Comedian Harmonists), lyrics by Irving Caesar (1895-1996): _Tea for Two_ (1924)
02. [9:45 PM] Harold Arlen (1905-1986) (arr. Harry Frommermann (1906-1975)/Comedian Harmonists), lyrics by Ted Koehler (1894-1973): _Stormy Weather_ (1933)  
[segment ends 9:49 PM]

### Ellington Medley

Duke Ellington (1899-1974)/Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) (arr. Clarice Assad (b. 1978)): Medley, performed by New Century Chamber Orchestra with Chanticleer

01. [9:49 PM] _Lush Life_ (Strayhorn, 1933/1938)
02. [9:54 PM] _East St. Louis Toodle-Oo_ (Ellington/Bubber Miley (1903-1932), 1927)
03. [9:57 PM] _Take the 'A' Train_ (Strayhorn/Joya Sherrill (1924-2010), 1939/1944)
04. [10:00 PM] _It Don't Mean a Thing_ (Ellington/Irving Mills (1894-1985), 1931)  
[set ends 10:03 PM]  
   
**Encore**
05. [10:04 PM] _It Don't Mean a Thing_ coda  
[all off 10:05 PM; show ends 10:06 PM]


## Performers

### New Century Chamber Orchestra

* Hrabba Atladottir: second violin;
* Robin Bonnell: cello;
* Michelle Djokic: acting principal cello;
* Jenny Douglass: viola;
* Michael Graham: cello;
* Candace Guirao: principal second violin;
* Dawn Harms: assistant concertmaster, first violin;
* Anna Kruger: principal viola;
* Anthony Manzo: principal contrabass;
* Robin Mayforth: first violin;
* Isaac Melamed: cello;
* Deborah Tien Price: second violin;
* Elisabeth Prior: viola;
* Cassandra Lynne Richburg: viola;
* Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg: concertmaster, music director, first violin;
* Karen Shinozaki Sor: first violin;
* Iris Stone: first violin, vox;
* Michael Yokas: second violin;
* Liza Zurlinden: second violin.

### Chanticleer

* Eric Alatorre: baritone-bass vox;
* Michael Bresnahan: tenor vox;
* Brian Hinman: tenor vox;
* Ben Jones: tenor vox;
* Matthew Knickman: baritone-bass vox;
* Cortez Mitchell: alto vox;
* Gregory Peebles: soprano vox, assistant music director;
* Kory Reid: soprano vox;
* Alan Reinhardt: alto vox;
* Marques Jerrell Ruff: baritone-bass vox;
* Darita Seth: soprano vox;
* Adam Ward: alto vox;
* Jace Wittig: interim music director.

## Notes 

Park on the corner of Ellsworth at Bancroft -- got lucky and found a spot on my first go-round! Stroll over to FCC against the flow headed to Haas for tonight's big event: Arkansas vs. Cal in a men's basketball showdown as part of this year's NIT (Cal wins, 75-64, heads on to face SMU in Dallas in the quarterfinals tonight). Sit down and find that the program has been tweaked yet again, dang! Time for some quick edits to this note.... Finished, now waiting patiently at 7:59 PM for the voyage to get underway.

Set break now. I thought the first half was a real hoot. Sure, the transition back and forth between the groups was a little odd, but no weirder than alternating bites between your meats and your vegetables while eating a hearty dinner. Both portions were tasty, and mixing them up served to accentuate the contrasts between the two groups. Having Iris sing Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (auf Deutsch, naturlich!) was a big surprise, and quite well done for a violinist!

The second set was similarly fun, with the transitions between the instrumental and vocal sections sounding a little more natural. I would like to hear Clarice talk about how she orchestrated her arrangements, and whether she collaborated with Chanticleer in order to take advantage of their particular strengths or not -- much as Ellington is regarded to have done in originally composing some of these works for his band.

Given the ever-changing nature of programming at NCCO, I'd be surprised if this collaboration gets revisited -- not that I have any complaints, I really enjoyed it!

Stephen Smoliar published both [[http://www.examiner.com/article/ncco-will-conclude-their-2013-2014-season-collaboration-with-chanticleer|promotional]] and [[http://www.examiner.com/article/new-century-chamber-orchestra-has-an-incongruous-encounter-with-chanticleer|review]] articles at the Examiner website (though he attended a show over in SF that took place a few days earlier).

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