FULL PROGRAM:
Handel’s Chandos Anthem: O Be Joyful in the Lord, HWV 246
Selections from Bach’s Cantata 32: Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen (Dearest Jesus, my desire)
Arias from Bach’s Cantata 140: Wachet Auf (Sleeper’s Awake!)
FEATURED SOLOISTS:
Ellie Yeonjung Kim, Soprano
Joseph Regan, Tenor
William Marshall, Bass*
* The bass soloist for this concert is endowed in perpetuity in honor of Dr. Phillip Sticha.
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We invite you to leave the cozy comfort of your homes for an uplifting program of Baroque comforts selected to warm your heart, including Handel’s Chandos Anthem: Oh Be Joyful in the Lord, from Psalm 100 and selections from Bach’s Cantata 32: Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen (Dearest Jesus, my desire). The concert concludes with arias from Bach’s most celebrated and eternal song, Cantata 140: Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake! A Voice is Calling).
Ellie Yeonjung Kim, soprano
Soprano Ellie Yeonjung Kim, originally from Seoul, Korea, completed her Master’s of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York studying under Joan Patenaude-Yarnell. Ellie’s operatic appearances include Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Dell’arte Opera Emsemble and Lucy in Menotti’s The Telephone at the Korea National Theater.
She was recognized with “great critical acclaim” by Opera News online for the role of Rita in Donizetti’s Rita with the Martina Arroyo Foundation.
Other repertoire include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Sophie in Massenet’s Werther, and Laetitia in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief. Ms. Kim was also featured in several opera gala concert performances at the KBS Hall in Seoul, Korea as a member of the Kim Ja-Kyung opera company.
Ms. Kim was featured as a vocal soloist with the Washington Bach Consort for their 2013 season and is a professional member of the Washington Master Chorale and has appeared as a soloist in Washington-Baltimore area. Ms. Kim currently studies with Elizabeth Daniels.
Joseph Regan, tenor
Joseph Regan is thrilled to be returning to the Bach in Baltimore Concert Series this season. Mr. Regan is a highly sought after performer whose singing has taken him all over the Eastern Seaboard and parts of Europe. Recent highlights from the opera stage include a turn as Azaël from Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue for Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Don José in Opus Concert Theater’s production of Carmen, and Pinkerton from Madame Butterfly with Loudon Lyric Opera. Mr. Regan is frequently engaged as a tenor soloist. He is particularly well known for his singing of Bach and Handel with numerous performances of Handel’s Messiah as well as Bach’s Passions and Cantatas to his credit. Recent highlights include the regional premiere of the concert oratorio Barbara Allen with Shepherd University Masterworks and Gerald Finzi’s A Farewell to Arms with Live Arts Maryland. In addition to multiple turns as the tenor soloist for Bach’s St. John Passion, Mr. Regan recently made his debut as the Evangelist. Mr. Regan also deeply enjoys singing art song, in particular French Mélodies. This intimate and personal form allows him to more deeply explore the connection between text, music, emotional intent, and its impact on the listener.
He earned his BM and MM from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and his DMA from University of Maryland, College Park.
William Marshall, baritone
Known for his full and lyric baritone, William Marshall is passionate about the study and vocal performance of Renaissance and Baroque repertoires. In addition to acting as a specialist in the field of early music, he also performs traditional operatic and art song repertoire. His recent career highlights include the Bach Vocal Competition for American Singers as part of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem Bach Festival, Early Music America’s Young Performers Festival with The Baltimore Bach Ensemble, and the American Bach Soloists Academy in San Francisco. William has portrayed opera roles such as Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. On the concert stage, he has been a featured soloist for Bach’s B Minor Mass, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, and Orff’s Carmina Burana among others. William Marshall holds a Master of Music degree in Historical Performance from the Peabody Conservatory and Bachelors degree in Music Education from Rowan University. www.williammarshallbaritone.com
Music Director T. Herbert Dimmock shares insights into J.S. Bach’s Cantata 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, calls the voice to us) in this two-part series. Also known as Sleepers Wake, Maestro Dimmock notes that Cantata 140 is one of the most beloved of all the Bach compositions. The music in this cantata is uplifting. Bach composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 27th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 25 November 1731.