Concerts Presented March 2017
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
The Queens College Orchestra
Maurice Peress, Music Director
Tong Chen, Associate Director
Metamorphosis
Audrey J. Edelstein, Conductor
Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 12:15pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Overture to "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein
adapted for symphonic orchestra by Mauríce Peress
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra Sergei Rachmaninoff
Nicolas Gíacalone, piano
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV Robert Schumann
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Chenhuai Wang, Bass
Thursday, March 2, 2017, 3:45 pm
Room 226
Zrejlo Je Žito Slovenian Traditiona
Red Hand Comp: Chenhuai Wang
Polka Dots and Moonbeams Jimmy Van Heusen
Cruisin Smokey Robinson
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Bachelor of Music Performance, Freshman Recital
Friday, March 3, 2017, 1:00 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Sonata No.1 in G Major, Op.78 Johannes Brahms
I. Vivace ma non troppo
II. Adagio - Più andante - Adagio come prima
III. Allegro molto moderato - Più moderato
ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Cullan Bryant, piano
Praeludium and Allegro Fritz Kreisler
ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Cullan Bryant, piano
Sonata No.3 in C Minor, Op.45 Edvard Grieg
I. Allegro molto ed appassionata
II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
III. Allegro animato - Prestissimo
ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Cullan Bryant, piano
ZhiYi "Emma" Dong is a student of Daniel Phillips.
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
The Queens College Orchestra
Maurice Peress, Music Director
Tong Chen, Associate Director
Metamorphosis
Audrey J. Edelstein, Conductor
Friday, March 3, 2017, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Overture to "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein
adapted for symphonic orchestra by Mauríce Peress
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra Sergei Rachmaninoff
Nicolas Gíacalone, piano
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV Robert Schumann
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
Nicholas Anton, Cello
Monday, March 6, 2017, 6:00 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Rachmaninoff Concerto
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Elgar Concerto
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Queens College Percussion Studio Concert
March 8, 2017, 7:30 pm
Room 226
Michael Lipsey, Matt Ward, Javier Diaz - faculty
Reaching for Sindhu (2015) Christos Rafalides
Rebonds B Iannis Xenakis
Yuzhe Song
Piece: Marimba Dances - I (1983) Ross Edwards
Christopher Ramirez
Three Trees: Willow Wally Gunn, Text by Denise Treuting
Mike Deering
Three Short Complaints for Two Marimbas (2016) Michael Barrett Donovan
I. Unimaginative
II. Slow and under-rehearsed
IIa. Anecdote
III. Verbose
Marimba 1: Lorenzo Brilli, Marimba 2: Yuzhe Song
Partita #2 in D minor - Allemande Johann Sebastian Bach
Chris Swift
Waves (1975) Mitchell Peters
Eugenia Theodosopoulus
Bartók Variations (2017) Christopher Mulz
Etude in E minor (2006) Pius Cheung
Ching-Ping Wang
Either/Or (2004) Dominic Donato
Brian Maulick
Echi Dromi (2001) Joseph Pereira
Juan Herrara, perc, Alix Smith, flute
Primal Mood (1972) Mitchell Peters
Daniel Guillaume
Que Palo, arrangement by the Pedrito Martínez Group (2012)
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Harmonnia Junus, Violin
Thomas Weaver, Piano
Advanced Diploma Graduation Recital
10th March 2017, 7:30 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Scherzo, WoO2 J. Brahms
Poem Sonata for Violin and Piano (1985) A. Arutiunian
Six Miniatures (2014) T. Weaver
- Slowly
- Playfully
- Slowly
- Quickly
- Slowly
- Brightly
Sonata for Piano and Violin C. Franck
Harmonnia Junus is a student of Daniel Phillips
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents a
Voice Majors Recital
Monday March 13, 2017, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Dr. Sherry Overholt, Dr. James John, voice coordinators
Dr. Max Midroit, pianist
S'altro che lagrime W.A. Mozart
From La Clemenza di Tito
Serena Wang, Soprano
Die Forelle F. Schubert
Caitlin Timken, Soprano
Du bist die Ruh F. Schubert
Gerard Gallagher, Tenor
Suleika F. Mendelssohn
Anna Clare Del Vecchio, Soprano
Malia P. Tosti
Victor Jaquez, Baritone
Piangerò la sorte mia G.F. Handel
From Giulio Cesare
Grace Hwoang, Soprano
Ah quel gelido orror... Il padre adorato W.A. Mozart
From Idomeneo
Robert Colon, Countertenor
Ore dolce e divine G. Puccini
From La Rondine
Elizabeth Muñoz Oliveros, Soprano
Ideale P. Tosti
Robert McDaniels, Baritone
Claire de Lune C. Debussy
Anna Wood, Soprano
Aurore G. Fauré
Neophytos Ioannou, Tenor
Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio W.A. Mozart
From Le Nozze di Figaro
Georgia Smalios, Mezzo-soprano
En sourdine G. Fauré
Alessandra Gluf, Soprano
Porgi amor W.A. Mozart
From Le Nozze di Figaro
Shantel Williams, Soprano
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon W.A. Mozart
From Die Zuberflöte
Omar Bowey, Tenor
¿Con qué la lavaré? J. Rodrigo
Deborah Carter, Soprano
O Isis und Osiris W.A. Mozart
From Die Zuberflöte
Ian Joyal, Baritone
Je dis que riend ne m'épouvante G. Bizet
From Carmen
Amy Guarino, Soprano
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Kathryn Angielczyk, Horn
Adam Ali, piano
Student Recital
Monday March 13th, 2017 6:00 LeFrak Concert Hall
Bagatelle for Low Horn and Piano Hermann Neuling
Élégie for Horn and Piano, FP 175 Francis Poulenc
Horn-Lokk Sigurd Berge
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 132 Richard Strauss
I. Allegro
Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I. Allegro
Sara Dudley, Violin
Christian Barros, Viola
Holly Grabowski, Viola
Mikiko Iwasaki, Cello
Kathryn Angielczyk is a student of David Jolley.
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
The Queens College
Saxophone Ensemble
&
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Dr. Kristin Mozeiko, Director
Dr. Timothy Rudeman, Saxophone Director
Ms. Joanna Rocco, Assistant Graduate Conductor
Thursday, March 16, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Saxophone Ensemble
Andante for Saxophone
Caryl Florio
Quartet
Chorale Prelude No. 8
Johannes Brahms
arr. R. Caravan
Portals Carl Anton Wirth
Moderato Erland Von Koch
Divertimento
Chanson Melancolique
Rondeau
Karel Husa
arr. L. Patrick
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
New Century Dawn David R. Gillingham
Engulfed Cathedral Claude Debussy
Transcribed by Merlin Patterson
Symphony for Band Vincent Persichetti
Black Granite March James L. Hosay
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
The Queens College Orchestra
Maurice Peress, Music Director
Tong Chen, Associate Director
Wednesday, March 22, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
American Suite for Orchestra Opus 9Bb
Part I · Part II · Part III · Part IV
Cello Concerto in B minor Opus 104
Marcy Rosen, soloist
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Antoine Thouvenin, Guitar
Thursday, March 23, 3:15
Choral Room
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Queens College Brass Ensemble
"An American Quilt"
Monday, March 27, 12:15 pm
Suite for Four Trombones Flor Peters
I. Intrada
II. Ballade
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale
Michael Stanton, Zachary Raia, Olivia Rodriguez, Lee Anderson
Laudatio for Horn Solo Bernard Krol
Alejandro Salaverry, Horn
Chorale: "Nun Lob'Alle Unser Gotf" J.S. Bach
Two Bulgarian Songs Anonymous
"A Brave Companion"
"Rugged Mountain Slopes"
L'Chatchilo Ariber: "Song Saves Me"
(From the Sayings of the Chassidic Masters)
Ramadan-Gana: "Come Savor Ramadan" Aden Samuel
Anthem: "Tota pulchra es" Anton Bruckner
Introit Flor Peters
Queens College Brass Ensemble
Colette Goldman, Byron Chacon-Perez, Daniel Roman, Katie Angielczyk,
Alejandro Salaverry, Kameron Dixie, Kaleb Lewis, Jason Henriquez,
Sabrina Aponte, Zachary Raia, fulian Paykert, Michael Stanton, Lee Anderson
Professor David Jolley, Director
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Sam Dwyer's Senior Recital
Monday, March 27, 2 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
French:
- Nuit D'Etoiles - Claude Debussy
- Green - Claude Debussy
- Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
German:
- Seligkiet - Franz Schubert
- Fruhlingsglaube - Franz Schubert
- Nur wer die Sehnsucht Kennt - Franz Schubert
- Du Bist die Ruh - Franz Schubert
Italian:
- Sul fil d'un Soffio Etesio - from "Falstaff" by Giuseppe Verdi
Chamber Music:
- Exultate Jubilate - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(All movements)
Soprano - Samantha Dwyer
Violin 1 - Emma Dong
Violin 2 - Caroline Abberger
Viola - Emily Dana
Cello - Nick Anton
Bass - Matthew Masiello
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Seong Hye Kim, Piano
Advanced Performance Certificate Program Graduation Recital
Monday March 27, 6 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Sonata in D Minor L 413 D. Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata in D Major L 461 D. Scarlatti
Sonanta in F Minor Op. 57 (Appassionata) L.V. Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro assai
II. Andante con moto
III. Allegro non troppo
Images I, Reflets dan l'eau Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
(Reflections in the Water)
Nocturne in C# Minor Op.27 No. 1 F. Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade in F Minor Op.52 No. 4 F. Chopin
Seong Hye Kim is a student of Professor Donald Pirone.
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Dongfeng Liu, Piano
Masters of Music in Jazz Performance Graduation Recital
Tuesday, March 28th, 3 pm, Choral Room 264
Dongfeng Liu, Piano
John Benitez, Bass
Francis Benitez, Drums
Evidence Thelonious Monk
Fisherman's Song At DustDongfeng Liu
Coltrane's TuneDongfeng Liu
I Know YouDongfeng Liu
Those DaysDongfeng Liu
MoophyDongfeng Liu
Dongfengliu is a student of David Berkman.
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
Queens College New Music Group
presents
New Works for Strings
Maxfield Panish, Violin
Sara Dudley, Víolín
Dora Kím, Víola
Aya Sasaki, Cello
Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Quartet Miniature Ian Y. Chung
Deadlines Natalynn Nuñez
Adagio for String Quartet John J. Lucania
Inspiration Waltz Gleb Zavlanov
A Michael Barrett Donovan
Carte Postale Andrés F. Maldonado
Dither Greg Antonelli
Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano Maxfield Panish
Alix Smith, Flute
Maxfield Panish, Violin
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Piano Trio No. 3 John J. Lucania
IV. Finale
Maxfield Panish, Violin
Aya Sasaki, Cello
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Scenes of Lefferts Boulevard Yuta Tanaka
Streams of Consciousness and Childhood for String Quartet Yair Shahak
Three Love Letters Christopher Thomas Emery
I. Ache
II. Absence
III. Him
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Queens College Choir
Raymond Nagem, Conductor
Wednesday, March 29, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan
Deep River Spiritual, arr. Gerre Hancock
Trahe me post te Francisco Guerrero
O quam gloriosum Tomás Luis de Victoria
Three Turkish Folk Songs
1. Ben Giderim Batum'a arr. Feri Tuzun
2. Havada Bulut Yok arr. Mahir Dincer
3. Kalenin Bedenleri arr. Saip Eguz
Shenandoah arr. Marshall Bartholomew
Away to Rio arr. Marshall Bartholomew and Raymond Nagem
Red River Valley arr. Jeffrey Douma
Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents
Bachelor of Arts Voice Recital
David Taubman, Piano
H. Roz Woll, Coordinator
Thursday, March 30, 7:30 PM
Room 264
Pauline Raczkowski
Lasciatemi morire - Claudio Monteverdi
Melanie Morillo
Tu Lo Sai - Giuseppe Torelli
Isabel Farina
Selve Amiche - Antonio Caldara
Nicole Cicero
V'adoro pupile - G. F. Handel
Giselle Castillo
Central Park at Dusk - John Duke
There Will Be Stars - John Duke
Timothy O'Brien
Vaga Luna - Vincenzo Bellini
Hannah Marrero
Must the Winter Come So Soon - Samuel Barber
Per pieta, bel idol mio - Vincenzo Bellini
Emily Lamia
Come Ready and See Me - Richard Hundley
Kristina Melody Ortiz
St. Ita's Vision - Samuel Barber
Timothy O'Brien
Soliloquy - John W. Work, Jr.
Philip E. Stern
Being Alive - Stephen Sondheim
Angie Amador
Ride On, King Jesus - arr. Hall Johnson
Kristina Melody Ortiz
I Dreamed a Dream - Claude Michel Schönberg
Melanie Morillo
Gravity - Sara Bareilles
Philip E. Stern
Surrendered Piety - Philip E. Stern
Pauline Raczkowski
Crazy - Willie Nelson, arr. Patsy Cline
Emily Lamia
Raining - Stephen Flaherty
Nicole Cicero
Yesterday - Paul McCartney