Concerts Presented December 2019
Aaron Copland School of Music
presents
Luis Segura Alvarez, Violin
Degree Recital
December 2, 2019, 3pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in D Major L. van Beethoven
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Luis Segura Alvarez, Violin
Cullan Bryant, Piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major J. Brahms
Luis Segura Alvarez, Violin
Cullan Bryant, Piano
Piano Quintet D 667 "Die Forelle" F. Schubert
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Luis is a student of Burton Kaplan
Brass Studio Recital
December 2, 2019, 5pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Horn Lokk Sigurd Bergge
Kaleb Lewis, Horn
Capriccio K. Penderecki
Alex Della Rotta, Tuba
Invention No. One Eitan Avitsur
Brandon Papaleo, Trombone
Fantasia Malcolm Arnold
Emilio Martinez, Trumpet
Concerto No. Two, Mvmt. Two Richard Strauss
Brian Ross, Horn
"Thoughts of Love" Arthur Pryor
Olivia Rodriguez, Trombone
Morceau de Concert, Mvmt. Three C. Saint-Saens
Conner Goodfellow, Horn
Sonata, Mvmt. One Bruce Broughton
Jeremiah Moya, Tuba
Concerto No. Two, Mvmt. Two Richard Strauss
Zavid Lan, Horn
"Les Adieux" Franz Strauss
Devin McKenzie, Horn
"Espana" V. Bujanowsky
Cristian Uraga, Horn
Two Vocalises C. Bordogni
Byron Perez-Chacon, Trumpet
The Balsam Trio
Monday, December 02, 2019, 7:30PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Piano Trio No.3, Op. 122 Lowell Liebermann
Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50 Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai – Allegro giusto
II. (A) Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto – (B) Variazione finale e coda
Tema: Andante con moto
Var I
Var II: Più mosso
Var III: Allegro moderato
Var IV: L'istesso tempo (Allegro moderato)
Var V: L'istesso tempo
Var VI: Tempo di Valse
Var VII: Allegro moderato
Var VIII: Fuga (Allegro moderato)
Var IX: Andante flebile, ma non tanto
Var X: Tempo di mazurka
Var XI: Moderato
Variazioni finale e coda: Allegro risoluto e con fuoco
Coda: Andante con moto – Lugubre (L'istesso tempo)
Adam Ali, piano
ZhiYi “Emma” Dong, violin
Mikiko Iwasaki, cello
The Balsam Trio is generously sponsored by The Artur Balsam Foundation.
We would like to thank Professors Marcy Rosen, Morey Ritt, Daniel Philips, and
Magdalena Filipczak for their guidance and support this semester.
Queens College Percussion Ensemble
Michael Lipsey and Matt Ward - co-directors
w/ special guests
Makoto Nakura
Queensborough Community College Percussion Ensemble
Jon Singer, Dan Piccolo, Neeraj Mehta
Monday, December 2nd, 2019, 7:30pm, Room 264
Piru Bole John Bergamo
Michael Lipsey, Neeraj Mehta, Dan Piccolo, Jon Singer, Matt Ward
Les Moutons de Panurge Frederíc Rzewski
Queensborough Community College Percussion Ensemble
Dr. Neeraj Mehta, Director
Jasir Bakari Abdullah-Musa, Anthony Agostini, Dennis Baez, Antonio Burgess,
Sally Cazares, Zachary Charles, Elijah Eugene, Donald Girsang, George Hassan,
Damiala Jones, Julian Manjarres, Mugni Mirza, Andy Montes, Giovanni Naimo,
Jonelly Semper, Siasia Harris, Brenda Vazquez
Rain Chain Kristin Kuster
Dan Piccolo - vibraphone
Samba Reggae / Maracatu Funk Traditional Afro-Brazilian
Queensborough Community College Percussion Ensemble
Omphallo Centric Lecture Nigel Westlake
Daniel Guillaume, Sam Ramirez, Chris Swift, Alphonso Valentin
Second Construction John Cage
Sean Wilkinson, Linda Strzelecki, Dylan Ofrias, Chris Ramirez
Louis IX in Oaxaca Lane Harder
Makoto Nakura - marimba
Amala Korah, Matt Kowalski, Dan Phillip, Shaina Schwartzberg
Queens College New Music Group
New Music for String Quartet,
and for Solo Piano
December 3, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Choral Room 264
You broke it, you bought it (2011) Timo Andres
Kyle Miller, Electric Guitar; Matthew Kowalski, Percussion
Inventio I Riccardo Maira
Romance Gleb Mamedov
Song Without Words Gleb Mamedov
Perchance to Dream...What Dreams May Come Daniel Dubei
Stephen Tian-You Ai, Piano
Love and Passion WaltzGleb Mamedov
Hivemind Sandow Sinai
Dance in a Poppy FieldDaniel Dubei
Xienguhr Kyle Miller
Dreaming Nicholas Leo
Bend of the Arc Jackson James
String Quartet Maxfield Panish
Ode to B.A.C.H Peter Mainetti
Maxfield Panish, Violin, Shejeru Sarmiento, Violin,
Emma Dong, Viola, Shuyi Zhang, Cello
Queens College String Ensemble
Susan Davis, Director
December 4, 2019, 12:15 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
The Red Pony Aaron Copland
Arr. Erick Morales
Concerto for Guitar Antonio Vivaldi
Feat. Pascual Araujo
II. Largo
I. Allegro
Serenade for StringsAntonín Dvorák
I. Moderato
Danzas de Panama William Grant Still
I. Tamborito
IV. Cumbia y Congo
From the North
Queens College Orchestra
Queens College Chamber Orchestra
December 4, 2019, 7:30PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Dream Play (1975) Per Nørgård
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, opus 57 (1928) Carl Nielsen
Kristen Lauria, clarinet
Finlandia, opus 26 (1899-1900) Jean Sibelius
Champagne Galop H.C. Lumbye
Liz Merrifield, Violin
Bachelor of Music Graduation Recital
Friday, December 6, 2019, 3:00 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Sonata No.2 Op. 100 (1886) Johannes Brahms
Dissolve, O My Heart (2012) Missy Mazzoli
Violin Concerto Op. 14 (1939) Samuel Barber
Cullan Bryant, Piano
Liz Merrifield is a student of Daniel Phillips
Emily Lamia, Soprano
Youn Ju Namkoong, Piano
BA with Music Education Senior Voice Recital
Frida¡ December 6, 2019, 5:00 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Sweeter than Roses Henry Purcell
from Pausanias, The Betrayer of his Country
Bel piacere G.F. Handel
from Agrippina
Verdi prati
from Alcina
Un moto di gioia W.A. Mozart
from Le nozze di Figaro
Wie Melodien zieht es mir Johannes Brahms
Si mes vers avaient des ailes Reynaldo Hahn
Clair de lune Gabriel Fauré
Come Ready and See Me Richard Hundley
Some Things Are Meant To Be Jason Howland
from Little Women
Picture Show Frank Wildhorn
from Bonnie & Clyde
Pretty Funny Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
from Dogfight
Lost ln The Brass Tommy Newman
trom Band Geeks!
Emily is a student of H. Roz Woll
The Queens College Baroque Ensemble
Dongmyung Ahn, director
December 9, 2019, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Sonata Decimasesta Dario Castello
from Sonata concentrate in stil modern, Book 2 (Venice, 1644)
Canzona detta la Pozza à 3 Stefano Landi
(transcription by Christa Patton)
Sonata Deeima à 5 Johann Rosenmüller
Concerto for violin, op. 9, no. 1 "La Cetta" Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Joseph Galante, soloist
Baroque Ensemble Players
Dongmyung Ahn, Joseph Galante, Samantha Gioia, violins
Juliana Grant, Josephine Rose, Katelyn Sullivan, violas
Daria Barteldt, cello
Aaron Meives, double bass
Kyle Miller, Ebin Samuel, guitars
Alexis Gray, Zachary Mandernach, harpsichord and organ
Mikiko Iwasaki, Cello
Adam Ali, Accompanist
Master of Music Graduation Recital
Monday, December 9, 2019, 3 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Pieces En Concert François Couperin
I. Prélude
(1668-1733)
II. Siciliene arr. Paul Bazelaire
III. La Tromba
(1886-1958)
IV. Plainte
V. Air de Diable
Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 5 in D major, Op. 102 no. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio con molto sentimento
III. Allegro fugato
Orbit Phillip Glass
Omaramor Osvaldo Golijov
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65 Frederic Chopin
I. Allegro
II. Scherzo
III. Largo
IV. Finale
Mikiko Iwasaki is a student of Marcy Rosen
Queens College B.A. Piano Students Recital
Monday, December 9, 2019, 6:00 PM
Recital Hall Room 226
Mazurka in a minor, op. 68 #2
Mazurka in F Major, op. 68 #3 F. Chopin
Myria Savva
Invention in a minor J.S. Bach
Mitsuki Muto
Rêverie C. Debussy
Bernadette Bismonte
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major, WTC IJ.S. Bach
Samantha Gioia
Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI/8 J. Haydn
I. Allegro
II. Minuet
Gleb Mamedov
Prelude in D Major, WTC IJ.S. Bach
Jeanette Wu
Waltz in B minor, op. 69 #2 F. Chopin
Rebecca Baceols
Jeux d'eau M. Ravel
Rafael Musayev
An Evening of Choral Music
Monday, December 9, 2019, 7:30 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Queens College Treble Choir
Eric Rubinstein, Director and Conductor
Sarang Kim, Piano
Noël Nouvelet Traditional French
arr. Michael McGlynn
The Snow Edward Elgar
Maxfield Panish and Luis Segura, Violins
The Nightingale so Pleasant William Byrd
Ave Maria Cecila McDowall
I Eat Alone Thomas LaVoy
Brianna BaIzano, Hannah Marrero and Michelle Rubino, Soloists
Queens College Vocal Ensemble
James John, Director and Conductor
I Love My Love arr. Gustav Holst
Miniwanka: The Moments of Water R. Murray Schafer
Giselle Castillo and Angie Martinez, Soloists
Cloudburst Eric Whitacre
Angie Martinez, Soprano; Pablo Giraldo, Baritone
Lorenzo Jordan and Martha Paguay, Speakers
Shaina Schwartzberg and Daniel Guillaume, Percussion
Adam Ali, Piano
Queens College Vocal Ensemble
TJ Barnes, Assistant Conductor
Beautiful River arr. William Hawley
Wade in the Water arr. Moses Hogan
Matthea Maduro, Ismael del Castillo and Sherice Roberts, Soloists
The Miracle of the Spring Bob Chilcott
- Where Water Waits
- The Source of the Spring
- To Sing of Water
- The Desert
- The Voice of Water
Emily Lamia, Martha Paguay and Meghan Tanella, Soloists
Shaina Schwartzberg and Daniel Guillaume, Percussion
Mikhail Misha Tsiganov, Piano
Master Of Music (Jazz) Graduation Recital
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 3 PM
Recital Hall 226
Anthony (Dedication to Tony Williams) M. Tsiganov
Another Rainy DayM. Tsiganov
Yes Or No Wayne Shorter
Are You With Me? M. Tsiganov
Fall Wayne Shorter
Waltz For Olena M. Tsiganov
Happy Times Freddie Hubbard
Misha Tsiganov - piano
Boris Kozlov - bass
Donald Edwards - drums
Queens College String Ensemble
Susan Davis, Director
December 10, 2019, 6:30 PM
Room 264
ChimeraEric B. Davis
The Red Pony Aaron Copland
Arr. Erick Morales
Concerto for Guitar Antonio Vivaldi
Feat. Pascual Araujo
II. Largo
I. Allegro
Serenade Antonín Dvorákfor Strings
I. Moderato
Danzas de Panama William Grant Still
I. Tamborito
III. Punto
IV. Cumbia y Congo
Queens College Wind Ensemble
Nell Flanders, Conductor
With Special Guests:
Undergraduate Big Band
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 7:30 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Cathedrals Kathryn Salfelder
Divertimento for Band Vincent Persichetti
Prologue-Song-Dance-Burlesque-Soliloquy-March
Irish Tune from County Derry Percy Grainger
Variations on 'America' Charles Ives
Arr. William Schuman, trans. William E Rhoads
Mothership Mason Bates
El Cumbanchero Rafael Hernandez Arr. Iwai
Undergraduate Big Band
Lil' Darlin Neal Hefti
Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie
Arr. Michael Mossman
QC Unsemble & Saxophone Ensemble
Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 7:00 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Worker's Union Louis Anderiessen
Kyle Reese, Nico Catalano - Saxophone
Josie Rose - Bass
Kyle Miller - Guitar
Amala Korah, Michael Lipsey - Percussion
Songbook for Alto Sax and Marimba David Maslanka
I. Song Book
II. Lost
III. Hymn Tune with Four Variations
Greg Sisco - Saxophone
Matthew Kowalski - Percussion
From Dienstag aus Licht Karlheinz Stockhausen
fur Sopran Saxophon und Bongo
Greg Sisco - Saxophone
Matthew Kowalski - Percussion
The Windcatcher Philip Glass
Praeludium Carl Anton Wirth
Divertimento Karel Husa
I. Ouverture
II. Chanson Melancolique
III. Kleines Scherzo
IV. Elegy
V. Rondeau
Song and Dance Urban Carvalho
Greg Sisco - Saxophone
Concertino Brian Israel
I. Waltz
II. Elegy
III. Festival
QC Saxophone Ensemble
Dr. Timothy Ruedeman - Director
Adriana Garcia, Karla Aristy - Soprano Saxophone
Greg Sisco, Kadeem Lewis, Elan Rodriguez, Addison Manion - Alto Saxophone
Peter Boldyrew, Jacqui Tomlet - Tenor Saxophone
Nico Catalano, Edson Nunez - Baritone Saxophone
Kyle Reese - Bass Saxopohne
Luis Sigüenza, Alto Saxophone
MM in Jazz Studies Graduation Recital
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 3:00 PM
Recital Hall 226
(A Heart’s A) Heavy Burden Luis Sigüenza
Luis Sigüenza, Alto Sax; Maxi Caballero, Guitar; Andrew McGowan, Piano;
Hanyul Park, Double Bass; Ben Friedkin, Drums.
Cease-carnation Luis Sigüenza
Luis Sigüenza, Alto Sax; Maxi Caballero, Guitar; Andrew McGowan, Piano;
Hanyul Park, Double Bass; Ben Friedkin, Drums.
Continuum Jaco Pastorious / Arr.: Luis Sigüenza
Luis Sigüenza, Alto Sax; Kassandra Charalampi, Voice;
Andrew McGowan, Piano; Hanyul Park, Double Bass; Ben Friedkin, Drums.
We’ve Been Here Before Luis Sigüenza
Luis Sigüenza, Alto Sax; Kassandra Charalampi, Voice; Rit Xu, Flute;
Andrew McGowan, Piano; Hanyul Park, Double Bass; Ben Friedkin, Drums.
Prospect Park Luis Sigüenza
Luis Sigüenza, Alto Sax; Kassandra Charalampi, Voice;
Andrew McGowan, Piano; Hanyul Park, Double Bass; Ben Friedkin, Drums.
Burnout Luis Sigüenza
Luis Sigüenza, Alto Sax; Maxi Caballero, Guitar; Andrew McGowan, Piano;
Hanyul Park, Double Bass; Ben Friedkin, Drums.
Luis Sigüenza is a student of Antonio Hart.
Guitar Department Winter Concert
Monday, December 16, 2019, 7:30PM
Room 226
La Oració del Torero, Op. 34 Joaquin Turina, arr. Gustavo Castro
QC Guitar Ensemble
Jorge Cardoso
El Decameron Negro Leo Brouwer
Pablo Sanchez
Vincent Don McLean/arr. Chet Atkins
John Coughlin
Study in C Fernando Sor
Murad Samoon
Fantasy in D Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Prelude in A minor JS Bach
Xavier Paez Hauboldt
Study in A minor; Dreams Napoleon Coste; Sergio Assad
Jonathan Ramirez
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro JS Bach
Kyle Miller
Study #6; Study #7 Leo Brouwer; Matteo Carcassi
Austin Tobin
Passacaglia in D Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Ebin Samuel
Lacrymae John Dowland
Kyle Miller
Concerto in D Antonio Vivaldi
Pascual Araujo
Venezuelan Waltz arr. Xavier Paez Hauboldt