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Illinois State University Madrigal Singers
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ISU Madrigal Singers
ISU Center for the Performing Arts
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I composed My True Love Hath My Heart in 2003 for the Illinois State University Madrigal Singers, which I was a member of at the time. I had come across the text – and immediately fallen in love with it – that summer when I sang Jean Berger’s setting while working for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. I was newly in love at the time, myself, and was still caught up in the novelty of the sudden swings from quiet adoration to romantic exuberance, so I decided to embody that in the score by writing in huge dynamic shifts – in some sections, nearly every note has a different dynamic marking: from mezzo-piano to forte to piano, and in the closing bars from triple forte all the way down to pianissimo. Also important to the piece is the juxtaposition of unison and extended harmonies – the lovers together and apart – which pervades the work, and which, despite the (happily) tempestuous dynamic shifts and the longing of the extended harmonies, finally settles quietly on a peaceful and contented perfect fifth.
Performance History
Date | Performer(s) | Venue | City/State |
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October 20, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Choral Arts Festival | Center for the Performing Arts, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
October 28, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Ensemble Fall Tour Afternoon performance | ||
October 28, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Ensemble Fall Tour Evening performance | ||
October 29, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Ensemble Fall Tour Afternoon performance | ||
October 29, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Ensemble Fall Tour Evening performance | ||
December 2, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 3, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 4, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 5, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 6, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners Matinee performance | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 6, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners Evening performance | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 8, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 9, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 10, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 11, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
December 12, 2003 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Dinners | Circus Room, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
January 3, 2004 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers Shure/Kopija Wedding | Normal, IL | |
April 24, 2004 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers Dennis Tobenski Senior Composition Recital | Kemp Recital Hall, Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
May 11, 2004 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Spring Tour 2004 Afternoon performance | ||
May 11, 2004 | Illinois State University Madrigal Singers ISU Madrigal Spring Tour 2004 Evening performance | ||
May 1, 2016 | Cappella Orpheus Nelly Matova, director Across the Ocean: The Modern English-American Tradition | St. John Episcopal Chapel | Champaign, IL |
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