Counterpoint, directed by Nathaniel G. Lew
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Founded by legendary choral director and arranger Robert De Cormier in 2000, and based in Montpelier, Vermont, Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble is dedicated to performing choral chamber music and engaging with student musicians in Vermont and beyond. Praised for their “clarity, skill” and “sophisticated musical expressiveness,” the ensemble presents concerts throughout Vermont and the surrounding region and has toured the Midwest. Counterpoint has recorded seven CDs with Albany Records and has released five further CDs independently. Their repertory ranges all over the map, including folksongs from around the world, African-American spirituals, sacred music of many traditions, and concert works by classical composers of the past and our own age. Counterpoint Artistic Director Nathaniel G. Lew is also Professor of Fine Arts and Director of the Honors Program at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont, where he teaches music history, music theory and humanities.
Rehearsal space for Counterpoint is generously provided by the Monteverdi Music School, 46 Barre Street, Montpelier.
Program
Folksongs
- Buffalo Gals (American), arr Libby Larsen
- Walking on the Green Grass (American), arr Michael Hennagin
- Black is the Color (American), arr Patricia Julien
- Man of Constant Sorrow (American), arr Kevin Quigley
- Gustavo Adolfo Renjifo, La Llamita (Colombian), arr Josefina Severino
- TBA (Amish), arr Mark D. Templeton
Four Seasons
- Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, arr Nathaniel G. Lew – Spring is Here
- Astor Piazzolla, arr Oscar Escalada – Verano Porteno (Summer in Buenos Aires)
- Joseph Kosma and Johnny Mercer, arr Andrew Carter – Autumn Leaves
- James Stevens, arr Robert De Cormier – The Frozen Logger
INTERMISSION
Nathaniel G. Lew, arr – Dreams in the Dark, a Jerome Kern Medley
Folksong arranged by Robert De Cormier
- Harry Belafonte & Robert Freedman – Turn the World Around
- The Water is Wide (Scottish)
- Los Bilbilicos (Ladino)
- Un Canadien errant (Quebecois)
- Frankie and Johnny (American)
Three Vermont Songs
- Perrin Batchelder Fisk, arr Nathaniel G. Lew – Maple Sweet
- Suessdorf and Blackburn, arr Michael Neaum – Moonlight in Vermont
- Diane Martin, arr Nathaniel G. Lew – These Green Mountains