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all is calm: tHe cHristmas truce of 1914Presented by cantus & tHeater latte da

Sunday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. *ASL

Petters Auditorium, College of Saint Benedict

Sponsored in part by Plaza Park Bank & Wolters Kluwer Financial Services

*asl denotes american sign language interpreted performance.

This performance is interpreted by anne rhodes & amy bursch.

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Cantus-acappella

LuxAurumque EricWhitacre

Carols for Male Voices arr . Ralph Vaughan Williams

GodRestYouMerry

AsJosephWasA-walking

The First Noel

The Lord at First

Coventry Carol

I Saw Three Ships

AveMaria FranzBiebl

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prologueWillYeGotoFlanders? Scottish Folksong, arr. Erick Lichte

the optimistic departureComeonandJoin(Alexander’sRagtimeBand) Irvin BerlinGodSavetheKing English TraditionalIt’s a Long Way to Tipperary Jack Judge and Harry Williams

All IS CAlM: THE CHrISTMAS TrUCE OF 1914

Cantus and Theater Latté Da present

All Is CalmThe Christmas Truce of 1914

by Peter Rothsteinmusical arrangments by Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach

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the grim realityPackUpYourTroubles George Henry and Felix PowellTheOldBarbedWire English TraditionalIWanttoGoHome Lieut. Gitz RiceDeutschlandlied Franz Joseph HaydnKeeptheHome-FiresBurning Ivor Novello

ChristmasChristmas in the Camp Harrington and ScottWe Wish You a Merry Christmas English Traditional CarolDie Wacht am Rhein Karl WilhelmChristmasDayintheCookhouse Traditional EnglishOTannenbaum German Carol, arr. Timothy C. Takach

the truceSilent Night Franz Gruber, arr. Erick LichteAngels We Have Heard on High French TraditionalBringaTorch,Jeannette,Isabella French CarolInDulciJubilo German CarolWassail Erick Lichte, based on traditional textsMinuitchrétiens(OHolyNight) Adolph Adam, harm. Erick LichteWillYeGotoFlanders?(Reprise) Scottish Folksong, arr. Erick LichteWie Schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Philip Nicolai, arr. Erick LichteGoodKingWenceslas Piae Cantionis

the return to BattleAuld Lang Syne Scottish Folksong, arr. Timothy C. Takach

epilogueThe Last Post English Bugle Call

SilentNight(Reprise) Franz Gruber, arr. Erick Lichte

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Creating All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914I studied World War I in high school and college, but I don’t remember reading abouttheChristmasTruceinanyofmytextbooks.IfIhad,Icertainlywouldhave remembered. This extraordinary event took place in 1914, the firstyear of the war, and was never repeated . Thousands of men put down their guns and left their trenches to meet their enemies in No Man’s Land . They exchangedgiftsoftobacco,rumandchocolates;evenphotographsoflovedones . They sang songs, played a game of soccer, and buried each other’s dead . Upon orders from above, they eventually returned to their trenches and re-instigatedawarthatwouldlastfourmoreyears.

SowhydidInotlearnofthisremarkableevent?Thepropagandamachineofwarispowerful,andnewsofsoldiersfraternizingacrossenemylineswouldhaveputahumanfaceonGermansandreadilyunderminepublicsupportforthewar.Theheroesofthisstoryarethelowestoftheranks-theyoung,thehungry,thecold,andtheoptimistic-thosewhoactedwithgreatcouragetoput down their guns, overcoming a fear that placed a gun in their hands in thefirstplace.Theirstoryputsahumanfaceonwar,andthat’sthestoryIhope to tell .

In2005IattendedaCantusChristmasconcert.Iwasstruckbynotonlytheirremarkablesound,butalsohowtheirworkwaspushingtheboundariesofchamber music in the ways Theater Latté Da was pushing the boundaries ofmusicaltheater.IapproachedCantus’ArtisticDirector,ErickLichte,aboutcollaborating on a piece about the Christmas Truce .

I am interested in creating performances where the content dictates the form . InthecreativeprocessIcontinuallyaskmyself:Ifthecharacterswerelefttotheirowndevices,howwouldtheytelltheirstory?Whatlanguage,whattoolswereavailabletothem?Therewasouranswer-radio.Radiowascriticaltomilitaryoperations;itwastheprimarymeansofmasscommunicationandmassentertainment.Ourpiecewouldbearadiomusicaldrama,usingonlythetoolsofradio:musicandtext.Themusicrangesfromtrenchsongstopatrioticand sentimental tunes, as well as Christmas music from the participating countries.Thetext istakenfromawiderangeofsourcesincludingletters,journals,officialwardocuments,poetry,gravestoneinscriptions-evenanoldradio broadcast .

OneofthereasonsIloveworkinginthetheater,versusfilmortelevision,isbecausethetheaterisatwo-waystreet.Itaskstheaudiencetoengagetheirimagination in order to complete the story . So, here are the words and songs oftheseremarkablemen.Completingthestory,puttingahumanfaceonwar-well,that’suptoyou.Tothethousandsofmenwhochangedhistory,thankyou . May we do you justice . Peter Rothstein

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people Cited:PrivateFrankBass,9thBattalionNorfolkRegimentRobertBurns,7thqueensownCameronHighlandersDickBarron,2ndLondonMountedBrigadeWinston Churchill, First Lord of the AdmiraltyPrivate W .T . Colyer, Artists’ RiflesCorporalJohnFergusen,SeaforthHighlandersCountGleichen,BrigadierGeneral,15thBrigadeCaptainSirEdwardHulse,ScotsGuardHugoKlemm,133rdSaxonRegimentMauriceLaurentin,Commandant6CompagnieFrancisEdwardLedwidege,RoyalInniskillingFusiliersSecondLieutenantGeoffreyLillywhite,RoyalEngineersGeorgeLittlefair,DurhamLightInfantryPrivateTomMacdonald,9thBatalionRoyalSussexRegimentPatrickMacGill,LondonIrishRegimentLt.GeneralC.F.N.Macready,BritishArmyPrivatePeterMcGregor,14thBattalionArgyle&SutherlandHighlandersAlbert Moren, 2nd Queen’s RegimentSgt.G.H.Morgan,RoyalWarwickshireRegimentOberstleutnantJohannesNiemann,133rdRoyalSaxonRegimentWilfredOwen,ManchesterRegimentSecondLieutenantArthurPelham-Burn,6GordonHighlandersPopeBenedictXVJackRogers,SherwoodForestersSiegfried Sassoon, Royal Welch FusiliersPrivateFrankSumpter,LondonRifleBrigadePrivateJackSweeney,1stBatallion,LincolnshireRegimentG.T.Forrestier-Walker,BrigadierGeneralFrank&MauriceWray,LondonRifleBrigade

the CompanyActors

John Catron-Hometown:St.Paul,MNStageCredits:ParkSquare,GuthrieTheater,ThePlaywrights’Center,Pillsbury House, Civic Stage, Illusion Theater, Theatre Mu, and the Humana Festival .david roberts-Hometown:St.Paul,MNStageCredits:JungleTheater,TheaterLattéDa,CommonwealTheatre,MinnesotaJewishTheatre,PlymouthPlayhouse,TheaterMu,Children’sTheater Comany, and Illusion Theater .

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Alan sorensen-Hometown:Minneapolis,MNStageCredits:MixedBlood,ParkSquare,Gremlin,FrankTheatre,MinneapolisMusicalTheatre,HistoryTheatre,StartingGate,BloomingtonCivicTheatre,TRPandtheMinnesotaOpera.

directorpeter rothstein-Hometown:GrandRapids,MNDirectingCredits:GuthrieTheater,Children’sTheatreCompany,ThePlaywrights’Center,IllusionTheater,MinnesotaJewishTheatre,TenThousandThings,andtheMinnesotaOpera.

tenorseric hopkins-Hometown:Oregon,ILEducation:BAVocalMusic,LutherCollegeAaron humble-Hometown:Kent,OHEducation:BM:MillikinUniversity,MMandDM:IndianaUniversity.Alldegrees in Vocal Performance and Literature .paul rudoi-Hometown:Keene,NHEducation:BMVocalPerformance,TheHarttSchoolgary ruschman-Hometown:Erlanger,KYEducation:BM,NorthernKentuckyUniversity;MMSanFranciscoConservatory of Music .shahzore shah-Hometown:Chicago,IL;thenStillwater,MNEducation:BMVocalPerformance,BMMusicEducation;BAFrench;Lawrence University Conservatory of Music

Baritonesdashon Burton-Hometown:Bronx,NY;thenWilliamsport,PAEducation:BAinVocalPerformance,OberlinCollegeAdamReinwald-Hometown:Eugene,OREducation:BMinVocalMusicEducation,St.OlafCollege

BassesChris Foss-Hometown:CouncilBluffs,IAEducation:BMCommericalMusic,MillikinUniversity;MMChoralConducting,UniversityofNebraskatim takach-Hometown:LakeZurich,IL;thenEdenPrairie,MNEducation:BAinMusicTheory/Composition,BAinStudioArts,St.OlafCollege

Artisitic director, Cantuserick lichte-Hometown:Appleton,WIEducation:BMinVocalMusicEducation,St.OlafCollege

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Cantus: For the past thirteen years, Cantus has gained recognition as one of America’s finest professional male vocal ensembles . As one of the few full-time vocal ensembles in the world, the ensemble enjoys a vigorousschedule of national tours, subscription concerts in the Twin Cities, several innovative residencies, collaborations, educational programs, and recording . Rehearsing and performing without a conductor, Cantus has been praised by criticsandthepublicalikeforitsbroadrepertoire,boldensemblesingingandengaging stage presentation .

Cantus’ repertoire spans all periods and genres, including contemporary works,artsongs,earlymusic,worldmusic,andpop.Theensembleregularlycommissionsnewworks.Cantus’“MusicforMen’sVoices”choralseriesispublishedbytheNeilA.KjosMusicCompanyandfeaturesworkswrittenforand by the members of Cantus .

Cantus’ coast-to-coast tours have included performances throughout theUnited States, appearing on major concert stages from NewYork to SanFrancisco . In the summer of 2003 the ensemble made its European debut at France’s Polyfolia Festival . The ensemble has performed at the American Choral Directors’ Association’s national and regional conventions and numerous choral festivals . Last season, Cantus toured across the eastern UnitedStateswiththeBostonPops,traveledtoCameroon,Africafora13-dayengagement, and performed in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center .

Cantusalsohasarichhistoryofcollaborationswithotherartsorganizations,including Trio Mediaeval, the Minnesota Orchestra under the direction ofDoc Severinsen, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. In 2007, Cantuscollaborated with Theater Latté Da in the commissioning of a new workentitled All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 . Cantus fulfills its mission of commissioning new music both individually and through the Male Choral Commissioning Consortium, which it directs . Cantus has recorded nine CDs onitsownlabel,CantusRecordings.Cantus’recentself-titledCD“Cantus”was named one of the top 10 CDs of 2007 by National Public Radio .

Cantus fulfills its commitment to music education by encouraging people of all ages-especiallymen-to sing. Itsmembers are frequent clinicians atfestivals, schools, and universities throughout the country .

ArtisticStaff:ErickLichte,ArtisticDirector;AaronHumble,ArtisticCo-Director;AdamReinwald,ArtisticCo-Director;GaryRuschman,ArtisticCo-Director

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theater latté da:TheaterLattéDaseekstocreatenewconnectionsbetweenstory,music,artistandaudiencebyexploringandexpandingtheart of musical theater . Under the artistic directorship of Peter Rothstein and DeniseProsek,TheaterLattéDahasearnedauniqueplaceintheTwinCities arts scene, creating a new voice for musical theater that respects, challenges, and unites its audience . Theater Latté Da boasts an impressive history, including numerous area and world premieres as well as radical rethinkingofexistingwork,tosignificantcriticalandpopularacclaim.Wehold ourselves to the highest standards of artistry while remaining commit-tedtotakingrisksandpushingtheboundariesofmusicalstorytelling.

Staff:

PeterRothstein,ArtisticDirector;DeniseProsek,ResidentMusicDirector;MichellePett,ManagingDirector;AaronGabriel,ProductionManager;PatrickBailey,DialectCoach;MichaelHefty,GraphicDesigner

www.latteda.org;612-339-3003

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