Handel: "Waft Her Angels" & "Farewell," fr. Jephtha, HWV 70 | Yanik Gosselin; Anne van der Sloot

00:02 50. Air: Jephtha: Waft Her, Angels (Yanik Gosselin, tenor)
04:25 51. Recitative: Iphis: Ye Sacred Priests (Anne van der Sloot, soprano)
04:56 52. Air: Iphis: Farewell, Ye Limpid Springs and Floods (Anne van der Sloot)

From the first Heifetz Baroque Showcase, tenor Yanik Gosselin and soprano Anne van der Sloot are the soloists in two scenes from George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Jephtha," HWV 70: David Stern conducts. Captured in performance at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse in historic downtown Staunton, VA.

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Orchestra
Violin I:
Katharina Wolff Stern, concertmaster
Haig Hovespian
Elias T. Elias
Violin II:
Rachell Ellen Wong, principal
Ria Honda
Ilana Zaks
Viola:
Andrew Gonzalez, principal
Ji-Won (Grace) Kim
Sae Rheen Kim
Cello:
Beiliang Zhu, principal
Dilshod Narzillaev
Nathaniel Abreu
Double Bass:
James Peterson
Harpsichord:
Andrew Rosenblum
Conductor:
David Stern

The 2019 Heifetz Institute Baroque Vocal Workshop
David Stern, Program Director
Dominique Labelle, Vocal Instructor
Nicholas Kitchen, Artistic Director

Complete Texts:

50. Air:
Jephtha
Waft her, angels, through the skies,
Far above yon azure plain,
Glorious there, like you, to rise,
There, like you, for ever reign.
Waft her. . . da capo
51. Recitative
Iphis
Ye sacred priests, whose hands ne'er yet were stain'd
With human blood, why are ye thus afraid
To execute my father's will? The call of Heav'n
With humble resignation I obey.
52. Air
Iphis
Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods,
Ye flow'ry meads and leafy woods;
Farewell, thou busy world where reign
Short hours of joy and years of pain.
Brighter scenes I seek above
In the realms of peace and love.

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