Bienen Ensembles

Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble: Time Stands Still

Part of the Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30pm CDT

Galvin Recital Hall

Preconcert talk by K. Dawn Grapes at 6:30 p.m. in McClintock Choral and Recital Room

Andrew Megill, conductor; Wonju Jo, graduate assistant conductor; Chuck Foster, collaborative pianist 

BCE sings choral music of Renaissance composers Orlando Gibbons and John Dowland alongside contemporary works which respond to, or are inspired by, the works of these historic composers. The program features the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Irving Fine, C. H. H. Parry, and Rebecca Clarke, as well as a world premiere by Chicagoland composer Stacy Garrop.

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Program

Orlando Gibbons, The Cries of London, Part I

Orlando Gibbons, "Drop, drop, slow tears"

John Dowland, "Weep you no more, sad fountains"

Orlando Gibbons, "The Silver Swan"

Thomas Campion, "Never weather-beaten sail"

Irving Fine, The Hour-Glass
     II. "Have you seen the white lily grow?"
     VI. "The Hour-Glass"

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Serenade to Music

Orlando Gibbons, "O clap your hands"

Steven Stucky, "Drop, Drop Slow Tears"

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, "Never weather-beaten sail"

Rebecca Clarke, "Weep You No More, Sad Fountains"

John Dowland, Lachrimae antiquae

John Bennet, "Weep, o mine eyes"

Stacy Garrop, "Drink to me only with thine eyes" (world premiere)

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Three Shakespeare Songs

John Dowland, "Time stands still"

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Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

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70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.