DESCRIPTION:
Le Jeu de Robin et Marion (The Play of Robin and Marion)
by Adam de la Halle (c. 1230 - c 1288)

Performance from program "The Play of Robin & Marion" as part of Early Music America's Young Performers Festival June 17, 2011, 3:30 PM, First Lutheran Church of Boston (299 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116).

Prelude
00:15 - "A L'arme a l'arme" - Grimace (late 14th century)
01:32 - "L'autrier just una sebissa" - 'Marcabru (Fl. 1130-1150)
06:23 - "Rossignolin del bos jolin"

Scene 1: - A Knight attempts to woo Marion
07:11 - Scene 1: Marion is happily minding her own business..."Robins m'aime" (Marion)
08:09 - Scene 1: Motet: "Mout me fu grief li departir / Robin m'aime / Portare"
08:52 - Scene 1: "Je me repairoie" (Knight)
09:02 - Scene 1: "He Robin" (Marion)
09:07 - Scene 1: ... when along comes a Knight on the lookout
11:56 - Scene 1: "Vous perdes vo paine" (Marion)
12:14 - Scene 1: "Bergeronnete sui" (Marion)
12:23 - Scene 1: ... and the Knight leaves empty-handed
12:24 - Scene 1: "Trairi deluriau" (Marion, Knight)

Scene 2: Robin returns from the woods and joins Marion
13:01 - Scene 2: "He Robechon leure leure va" (Marion, Robin)
13:20 - Scene 2: ... and tastes some of her fare
14:53 - Scene 2: "Vous l'orres bien dire" (Robin)
15:07 - Scene 2: ... and tests her fidelity
15:24 - Scene 2: "Bergeronnete douche baisselete" (Robin, Marion)
16:09 - Scene 2: ... and she tests his dancing prowess
16:15 - Scene 2: "Robin par l'ame" (Marion, Robin)
17:16 - Scene 2: ... and Robin goes for reinforcements

Scene 3: Robin fetches Gautier and Baudons, his manly cousins
17:40 - Scene 3: Saltarello (Anonymous)
18:54 - Scene 3: Saltarello (Anonymous)

19:11 - Scene 4: Robin fetches Peronelle for the party
19:40 - Scene 4: La Quinte Estampie Real (Anonymous)

20:09 - Scene 5: The Knight returns to find his bird
21:00 - Scene 5: "J'oi Robin flagoler" (Marion)
21:22 - Scene 5: ... beats up Robin and kidnaps Marion
22:37 - Scene 5: "Ah Robin" William Cornysh (1465-1523)

24:13 - Scene 6: "He resveille toi Robin" (Gautiers li Testus)
24:24 - Scene 6: "He resveille toi Robin/En mai quant rosier sont flouri" (Gautier and Baudon) [Anonymous - Montpellier Codex]
25:09 - Scene 6: Robin, Gautier, and Baudons spy on Marion and the Knight

26:45 - Scene 7: Robin and Marion are reunited

27:47 - Scene 8: Reverdie (All make a feast)
27:56 - Scene 8: "Avec tele compaignie" (all)
28:20 - Scene 8: ... and it's time for party games.
35:00 - Scene 8: "Plus bele que flor/Quant revient et fuelle et flor/l'autrier joer m'en alai/Flos filius eius" (all) [Anonymous - Montpellier Codex]

36:55 - Scene 9: Robin saves Marion's sheep from a wolf
37:11 - Scene 9: Istanpittha Belicha [Anonymous]
37:52 - Scene 9: Robin rescues a sheep, declares his love.

38:27 - Scene 10: Gautier and Huart vie for Peronelle

39:57 - Scene 11: A Picnic, Robin runs to get food
40:11 - Scene 11: "J'ai encore un tel paste" (Robin)

41:00 - Scene 12: "Il n'a en toi sens valor/Robin, li mauves ovrier/Omnes" [Anonymous - Montpellier Codex]

42:22 - Scene 12: Robin brings a pair of horns to the party - Fanfare on "Entre Adan et Hanikel/Chief bien seantz/Aptatur"
42:53 - Scene 12: "Entre Adan et Hanikel/Chief bien seantz/Aptatur" [Anonymous - Montpellier Codex]
44:06 - Scene 12: Gautier tries to make Robin jealous
44:41 - Scene 12: "Audigier" (Gautiers li Testus) 00:00:07 43.
45:30 - Scene 12: Robin leads all in a dance
45:31 - Scene 12: "Venes apres moi" (Robin et al) 00:01:31 45.
46:01 - Scene 12: "Au Tems Pascor" [Jehans Erars (c.1200/10-1258/9)]

49:26 - Epilogue: Kyrie, Missa Petite Camusette [Anonymous (MS Munich 3154)


Performed by University of Southern California Collegium Workshop, directed by Adam Knight Gilbert and Rachelle Fox; Stacey Helley and Karina Kallas, student directors.

Cast: Karina Kallas (Marion), Mikael Sebag (The Knight), Joel Nesvadba (Robin), Stacey Helley (Gautier), Kristi Chuadary (Baudons), Bianca Hall (Peronelle), Arthur Omura (Huart), Jon Lee Keenan (Guiot), Tara Bailey (Shepherdess), William Rowley (Shepherd)

Instrumentalists: Aki Nishiguchi, recorder, shawm; Adam Gilbert, shawm, recorder, bagpipes; Arthur Omura, hurdy gurdy; Joo Young Lee, vielle; Jason Yoshida, lute