Concerts Presented December 2007
December 3, 2007, 6:15 pm. Veronica Landau, viola, Misha Kofman, piano. Bach, 3 Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, Sonata No. 3 in G Minor BWV10291: Vivace (arr. for viola and piano). Beethoven, Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 66 (arr. for viola and piano). Dvorák, Sonatina for violin and piano in G Major, Op. 100 (arr. for viola).
December 4, 2007, 7:30 pm. Organ Recital by Students of Jan-Piet Knijff. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Concerto in C major, BWV 1061a, Shuju Tang, fortepiano, and Evangeline Wykoff, harpsichord. J S Bach, Fantasia in C major BWV 570, John Temps. Johann Michael Bach (1648-1694), In dulci jubilo (formerly ascribed to JS Bach), Victoria Hernandez. J S Bach, In dulci jubilo, Charles Tournemire (1870-1939), Prelude to the Introit for Christmas Day, Albert de Klerk (1917-1998), O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Katrina Montagna. Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), Duet for the Organ, Mi Hee Jung & Mee Ryoung Seo. J S Bach, Num komm, der Heiden Heiland, Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968), Rorate coeli, Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707), Passacaglia, Mi Hee Jung. J S Bach, Prelude in C major BWV 547, Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Fugue No. 5, D Buxtehude, Prelude in C major, Mee Ryoung Seo.
December 5, 2007, 12:15 pm. Scenes from Dialogues of the Carmelites, Music by Francis Poulenc, French text by Georges Bernanos, adapted with the authorization of Emmet Lavery. Stage Director, David Ronis, Musical Director, Bruce Norris. Act I Scene 1: Adam Unger, Lauren Klimek, Jaymes Welsh. Act I Scene 3: Stephanie Haas, Lauren Klimek. Act II Scene I: Sachie Ueshima, Lesley Zlabinger, Danielle Davis. Act II Scene 3: Lesley Zlabinger, Gilad Paz, Danielle Davis. Act II Scene 4: Adam Unger, Lesley Zlabinger, Sachie Ueshima, Danielle Vita, Carla Maniscalco, Shannon Rolbiecki. Act III Interlude: Jaymes Welsh, Danielle Vita, Carla Maniscalco. Act III Scene 2: Siri Howard, Shannon Rolbiecki. Act III Scene 3: Huey Shan Pang, Shannon Rolbiecki, Stephanie Haas, Carla Maniscalso. Act III Scene 4: Danielle Vita, Shannon Rolbiecki, Stephanie Haas, Siri Howard.
December 6, 2007, 12:15 pm. A Concert of Electronic Music. Erdem Helvacioglu, Walking Around the City. Sylvia Pengilly and Michael Rhodes, The Outer Edge of Possibility. Mathew Adkins, Mapping. Dennis Miller, Faktura. Hubert Howe, Groans.
December 6, 2007, 7:30 pm. An Evening of Choral Music, Queens College Choir, Queens College Vocal Ensemble, Queens College Chorus. Sacred Music of Verdi: Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901), “Stabat Mater” from Quattro pezzi sacri. Swiss Choral Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries: Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957), Ein Vöglein singt im Wald. Hermann Suter (1870-1926), Abendsegen. Hans Huber (1852-1921), Das war ein traurig Scheiden. Schoeck, Nachruf. Gion Antoni Derungs (b. 1939), Sut steilas. Arr. Urs Fässler (b. 1942), Girometta. Sacred Music of Rheinberger: Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901), Abendlied. Rheinberger, “Kyrie” from Cantus Missae in Eb, Op. 109, Leo Lai, Student Conductor. Swiss Choral Music of 20th and 21st Centuries – Secular Music from the 19th Century: Rudolf Jaggi (b. 1940), Mondendinge: Das Mondschaf, Die Mitternachtsmaus, Mondendinge. Frank Martin (1890-1974), From Songs of Ariel: Come unto these yellow sands, Full Fathom Five, Before you can say “come and go”, Where the bee sucks, there suck I. Hamish MacCunn (1858-1916), Three partsongs: There is a garden, Oh where art thou dreaming?, Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o’er. Music for the Holiday Season: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden. Herbert Howells (1892-1983), A Spotless Rose. Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Wassail. Melchior Vulpius (1560-1615)/Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen. Arr. Jester Hairston (1901-2000), Mary’s Little Boy Child, Jessica Bender and Carla Maniscalco, soloists. Healey Willan (1880-1968), Hodie, Christus Natus Est..
December 7, 2007, 3:00 pm. Trumpet and Organ Recital, Kyung ki Min, trumpet and Mee ryoung Seo, organ. Gottfied Reiche (1667-1734), Abblasen Fanfare. Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Sonata in D major: Pomposo, Adagio, Presto. Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), Duet for the organ. Mi Hee Jung & Mee ryoung Seo. G. P. Telemann (1681-1767), Heroic Music: Maestoso, Grazioso, Con bravura. Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707), Prelude in C major. Otto Ketting, Intrada. Cor Kee, Reeks Veranderingen. G. F. Handel (1685-1759), Suite in D major: Overture, Gigue, Aire (menuetto), March (bourree), March.
December 10, 2007, 6:45 pm. Lauren Zavlunov, flute, Barbara Lee, piano. Charles Griffes (1884-1920), Poem for Flute and Piano. Lowell Liebermann (1961- ), Sonata for Flute and Piano. Ian Clarke (1964- ), Zoom Tube, for Solo Flute. Robert Muczynski (1929- ), Sonata for Flute and Piano.
December 11, 2007, 12:15 pm. Queens College Brass Ensemble. Anton Bruckner, Motet: “Tota Pulchra Es”. John Ward, Fantasia No. 1; Seiran Adilov, Thomas Ferrara, David Macholz and Kevin Zhang. John Williams, Tuba Concerto: Movement 1; Stephen Duggan and Eun Ah Ham. Brandon Hendrix, Quintet for Brass: I. Allegro con Brio II. Largo III. Allegro; Kyoung-ki Min, Sungkwon Park, Megan Slater, Seiran Adilov and Stephen Duggan. Vincent Persichetti, Parable for Horn Solo; Marianna Healy. H. Grondahl, Trombone Concerto: Movement 1; Kevin Zhang, Eun An Ham. Richard Strauss, Horn Concerto No. l: Movement 1; Megan Slater and Eun Ah Ham. J. S. Bach, Fantasia in C; Viktor Ewald, Quintet #2 in Ab: Movement 1; Henry Gudino, Laurie Krein, Max Qun, Kevin Zhang and Stephen Duggan. Henry Purcell, Concerto for Piccolo Trumpet; Sungkwon Park and Eun Ah Ham. Johann Ernst Galliard, Sonata for Trombone: Andante and Vivace; Thomas Ferrara and Eun Ah Ham. Franz Strauss, Concerto for Horn: Movement 1; Yu-Hsuan Chiang and Eun Ah Ham. Scott Joplin, “The Entertainer”; Seiran Adilov, Thomas Ferrara, David Macholz and Kevin Zhang.
December 11, 2007, 7:30 pm. New Works for Woodwind Quintet. Matthew Zimbelmann, Song for Esterina. Joseph Prestamo, Two Movements for Woodwind Quintet. Inés Thiebaut, Woodwind Quintet, in b. Jeffrey Funaro, Splintered Ice. Edward J. RosenBerg III, A Chunk of Frankenstein's Mother (or Eve of the Future). Christopher Sutherland, Collidescope.
December 12, 2007, 12:15 pm. The Queens College Orchestra, Maurice Peress, Conductor. Alban Berg, Three Excerpts from the Opera Wozzeck, Ms. Siri Howard-Soprano. Leos Janacek, Sinfonietta in Five Movements: Allegretto-Maestoso, Andante-Allegretto-Maestoso, Moderato-Prestissimo-Moderato, Allegretto-Presto-Prestissimo, Andante con moto-Maestoso-Adagio.