Concerts Presented November 2014
Monday, November 3, 6 pm
Holly Nelson Recital - Violin
Tuesday, November 4, 7:30 pm
The Queens College Symphonic Wind Ensemble
& Chamber Winds
Chamber Winds:
W.A. Mozart, Serenade No. 12 (I. Allegro, C minor; II. Andante, E-flat major; III. Menuet & Trio, C minor & C major; IV. Allegro, C minor).
Friedrich Kuhlau, Quartet for 4 Flutes in E major, Op. 103 (I. Andante; II. Allegro; III. Adagio; IV. Rondo).
Symphonic Wind Ensemble:
Steve Bryant, Ecstatic Fanfare.
Edward German, Three Dances from Henry VIII (No. 1. Morris Dance; No. 2. Shepherd's Dance; No. 3. Torch Dance).
Vincent Persichetti, Divertimento for Band, Op. 42 (I. Prologue; II. Song; III. Dance; IV. Burlesque; V. Soliloquy; VI. March).
Edward Elgar (arr. Alfred Reed), Nimrod, from "Enigma Variations".
Alfred Reed, Armenian Dances (Part I).
Thursday, November 6, 3 pm.
Joo Chan Im, Drums
with
Carlos Cuevas, Piano; Dustin Kiselbach,
Bass
Jun Beom Kim, Guitar; Luskas Pfeil,
Tenor Saxophone
Master of Music in Jazz Studies Graduation Recital
David Danced, composed by Joo Chan Im.
Fall Into Darkness, composed by Joo Chan Im.
Cherokee, composed by Ray Noble.
April 16, 2014, composed by Joo Chan Im.
Drum Zone, composed by Joo Chan Im.
Blues for Charlie, composed by Jun Beom Kim.
Friday, November 7, 3 pm
The Queens College
Guitar Duo
Christopher Rispoli:
J.S. Bach, Suite BWV 995 (Prelude; Très Viste; Sarabande).
Ezekiel Bardash:
J.S. Bach, Suite BWV 998 (Prelude).
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Prelude No. 3.
Johann Kaspar Mertz, Kindermarchen.
Christopher Rispoli & Ezekiel Bardash:
Bailey Matsuda, Born and Raised, arranged for guitar ukulele by Ian O'Sullivan.
Claude Debussy, Clair de Lune, arranged for two guitars by Jorge Martinez Zarate.
Johannes Brahms, String Sextet No. 1 Op. 18b, arranged for two guitars by John Williams.
Friday, November 7, 5 pm
Patricia Catalano, Flute and Josue Pagan,
Guitar
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Distribuacao De Flores.
Pietro Locatelli, Sonata in D.
Astor Piazzolla, Verano Porteno.
Fernando Bustamante, Misionaera.
Anthony Izzo, Impression for Flute and Guitar.
Jacques Ibert, Piece Pour Flute Seule.
Astor Piazzolla, Café 1930, Libertango.
Maurice Ravel, Piece en Forme de Habanera.
Friday, November 7, 6:30 pm
CSCDC Presents
Novemberfest Recital
Annmarie Errico-Mezzo, Kennst du das land-Mignon, by Ambroise Thomas.
Ben Muratore-Tenor, Dein blaues auge-Brahms.
Wisdom Tang-Pianist, Prelude and Fugue in F Major-Bach.
Elise Walters-Soprano, Will There Really be a Morning?-Richard Hindley.
Linda Collazo-Mezzo, Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers Verbrannte-Mozart.
Nicolas Giacalone-Pianist, Sonata in E Major k.380-Scarlatti.
Samantha Dwyer-Soprano, Tell Me oh Blue, Blue Sky-Vittorio Giannini.
David Taubman-Pianist, Kirsten Hans Del Gaudio-Violinist, Jiliane Russo-Cellist, Archduke Trio in Bb Major Op.97-Beethoven.
NAfME Fall Recital
Sandra Babb, Faculty Advisor
Saturday,
November 8, 2014
7:00 PM LeFrak Concert
Hall
Queens College Tuba-Euphonium Quartet
Cello Suite No. 2 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Gigue
Lauren Fagen, Viola
Clarinet Sonata, Mvt. I Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Jonathan Buissereth, Clarinet
Federico Zegarra, Piano
Prelude and Fugue in FJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Wisdom Tang, Piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Lachen und Weinen
O Mio Babbino Caro
Corin Greene, Soprano
Joseph Franzino, Piano
Nocturne Justin Fields (b.1994)
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Somebody To Watch Over Me George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Maggie D’Orio, Soprano
Federico Zegarra, Piano
Fascinating Rhythm George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Maggie D’Orio, Soprano
Joseph Franzino, Piano
Patrick Kennedy, Drums
Chris Loeschner, Bass
Cindy Baez, Bassoon
Grace Sun, Piano
Prelude No. 4 in D Major Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Joseph Franzino, Piano
The Anvil Chorus David Lang (b. 1957)
Patrick Kennedy, Percussion
Monday, November 10, 6 pm
Dora Galit, Piano Masters of
Music Recital
Beethoven, Andante Favori, Woo 57.
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 90 in E minor
I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (With liveliness and with feeling and expression throughout)
II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (Not too swiftly and conveyed in a singing manner).
Beethoven, 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor Woo 80.
Brahms, 6 Klavierstücke Op. 118. (Intermezzo in A minor. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato; Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente).
Chopin, Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op 20.
Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C# minor.
Wednesday, November 12, 12:15 pm
Queens College Brass Ensemble
Andrea Gabrieli (arr. Friedman), Ricercarr del Doudecimo Tono.
Richard Wagner (arr. Lowell Shaw), King's Prayer from Lohengrin.
Ronals Lo Presti, Fantasia for Five Voices.
Nikolai Tcherepnin, Suite for Horns (I. Nocturne; II. Old German Song; III. La Chasse; IV. Dance; V. Russian Folk Tune; VI. Chorale).
Josef Haydn, Achieved is the Glorious Work.
Roger Boutry, Introduction (Allegro).
Francis Poulenc, Sonata for Three Brass (Movement I: Allegro con spirito), Matthew Hart, Katie Angielczyk, Michael Stanton.
Jan Koetsier, Allegro Maestoso for Bass Trombone and Piano, Jacob Elkin, Wei-Hsien Lien.
Claude Debussy, Three Chansons.
Eugen Bozza, La Chasse!!, QC Horn Quartet.
Wednesday, November 12, 2 pm
Nicolas Giacalone, Piano
Student Recital
Scarlatti, Sonata in E Major, K.380.
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 57 No. 23 (Appassionata)
Allegro assai
Andante con moto
Allegro ma non troppo.
Chopin, Ballade No. 4.
Debussy La Cathédrale Engloutie.
Gerschwin, Rhapsody in Blue.
Thursday, November 13, 3 pm
Roman Lajara, Guitar/Tres
Graduate Recital
with
Luisito Quintero, Percussions and
John Benitez, Bass
Out of the Night Came you (Horace Silver).
Think of one (Thelonious Monk).
A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (Billy Strayhorn).
Las Terranas (Roman Lajara).
Donna Lee (Charlie Parker).
Thursday, November 13, 3 pm
Kyungjin Kwak, Alto
Saxophone Jazz Performance Graduation Recital
with
JiSung
Kim, Piano; Brett Jones, Guitar; Victor
Murillo, Bass
Dennis Bulhoes, Drums;
Minjin Seo, Voice.
My Blues -Kyungjin Kwak
Sunny Side of Queens -Kyungjin Kwak
Like Monk -Kyungjin Kwak
Memories -Kyungjin Kwak
All of Me -Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons (Arr by Kyungjin Kwak)
Tears Between Rocks -Kyungjin Kwak
What is this thing called love? -Cole Porter (Arr by Kyungjin Kwak)
Piano Majors Recital
Thursday, November 13th at 8 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
James Yoon, Viola
With Hea Youn Chung, Piano
B.Music Student Recital
Friday, November 14 2014, 3:00 PM, Recital Hall 226
Suite No.2 in D minor (BWV 1008)J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
IV. Sarabande
VI. Guige
Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor (K. 304)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
I. Allegro
II. Tempo di Menuetto
Der SchwanendreherPaul Hindemith
(1895-1963)
II. "Nun laube, Lindlein laube": Sehr ruhig - Fugato: "Der
Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune sass"
Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
II. Allegro appassionato
Dr. Nina Lelchuk Studio
Recital
Friday, November 14th, 2014, 7:30 PM, LeFrak Concert Hall
Andante favori, WoO 57Beethoven
32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
Dora Galit
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 1Rachmaninoff
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivace
Markus Kaitila
FunéraillesLiszt
Scott Gentile
Piano Sonata F Major K332Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28Prokofiev
Ching Huei Li
Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi SonataLiszt
Abram Korsunsky
Monday, November 17, 12:15 pm
Queens College Brass Studio Recital
Wei-Hsien Lien, Special Guest Artist.
James Curnow, Rhapsody for Euphonium and Piano, Alyssa Blumenthal, Euphonium.
Lars-Erik Larssen, Concertino: Allegro Pomposo, Brandon Peralta, Trombone.
J.N. Hummel, Concerto in Eb, Movement I: Allegro, Chulho Kim, Trumpet.
Alec Wilder, Sonata No. 3, Movement I: Allegretto, Alejandro Salaverry, Horn.
Henri Tomasi, "To Be or Not to Be", Dan Jordan, Trombone; Brandon Peralta; Zachary Raia; Michael Stanton.
W.A. Mozart, Concerto No. 2, Movement I: Allegro moderato, Peter Delgrosso, Horn.
Camille Saint-Saens, Cavatine, Zachary Raia, Trombone.
Bernard Krol, Laudatio for Horn Solo, Melaina Badalian, Horn.
Reinhold Gliere, Concerto in Bb, Movement II: Andante, Katie Angielczyk, Horn; Raisa Kagramova, Piano.
Bernard Krol, Laudatio for Horn Solo, Yuhao Zhang, Horn.
Arik Arutunian, Concerto: Allegro-Andante-Allegro, Matthew Gomm, Trumpet.
Queens College New Music Group
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 7:30PM, LeFrak Concert Hall
The Copland Quintet
Camaraderie Andrew Smith
The Gnat and the Bull Haley Kallenberg
"Moonshadows" from Mind Blow Josh Oxford
5DJustin Fields
UntitledJacob Elkin
- Introduction
- Dance
- Song
- Finale
Ghost Suite Christopher Sahar
- Morning Chorale
- Afternoon Play
- Dusk Chorus
Grand Unified TheoryAlexandra Nicoletti
- Introduction
- Chorus
- Recitative
Comédie à cinqNate Festinger
The Copland Quintet
Kaoru Hinata, flute
Rob Jacoby, oboe
Ed Matthew, clarinet
Lisa Pike, horn
Michael Breen, Bassoon
Piano
NocturneJustin Fields
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Selections from "Suite", for PianoNate Festinger
III. Andate
IV. Waltz
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Black OakAndrew Smith
Dora Galit, Piano
Trombone Miniatures
Three Miniatures for Trombone and Loop PedalJosh Oxford
I
II
III
Extraterrestrial ChantChris Sahar
Fanfare for Solo Trombone Anthony Izzo
Jacob Elkin, trombone
Wednesday, November 19, 12:15 pm
The Queens College Orchestra
Ravel:
Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty
Little Tom Thumb
Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas
Conversation of Beauty and the Beast
The Fairy Garden
Nielsen:
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 57, Sara Aratake, Clarinet.
Mendelssohn:
Symphony No. 5 in D, Op 107 "Reformation"
Andante - Allegro con fuoco
Allegro vivace
Andante; Andante con moto - Allegro maestoso
Thursday, November 20, 3 pm
Master's Recital: Piotr
Pawlak, Drums
with
Gerhard Ornig, trumpet and
flugelhorn; Dos Allen, tenor and alto sax; Chris
Bates, trombone
Miki Tamanaka, piano and keys;
James Robbins, bass
Take The A Train, comp. Billy Strayhorn, arr. Ed Neumeister.
Thursday, November 20, 8 pm
A Little Night of Sondheim and Bernstein:
Musical Theater Review
Dr. Sandra Babb, Faculty
Coordinator and Michael Drozd, Student Coordinator
Corin Greene, Music Director. Markus
Kaitlila, Piano
All music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim unless otherwise noted.
Comedy Tonight - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Soloists: Corin Greene, Jacqueline Caruana, Gillian Doupé, Michelle Shine, Alexa Politis.
So Many People - Saturday Night, Jessica Altieri.
Greenfinch and Linnet Bird - Sweeney Todd, Corin Greene.
I Feel Pretty - West Side Story (Music by Leonard Bernstein), Yara Hoppenstein.
Agony - Into the Woods, Gary Riera, Michael Drozd.
I Remember - Evening Primrose, Elise Walters.
On the Steps of the Palace - Into the Woods, Amy Guarino.
If Mama was Married - Gypsy (Music by Jule Styne), Alexa Politis, Michelle Shine.
Being Alive - Company, Brian Rivera.
Glitter and be Gay - Candide (Music by Leonard Bernstein), Elizabeth Tasch, accompanist Scott Gentile.
Who's That Woman? - Follies, Soloists: Amy Guarino, Jessica Altieri, Mariyanthie Linaris; Choreography by Elise Walters.
Johanna - Sweeney Todd, Benjamin Muratore.
Somewhere - West Side Story (Music by Leonard Bernstein), Gillian Doupé.
Losing My Mind - Follies, Kayla Faccilongo.
Agony - Into the Woods, Gary Riera, Michael Drozd.
Ladies Who Lunch - Company, Mariyanthie Linaris.
Send in the Clowns - A Little Night Music, Cheryl McCullagh, accompanist Michael Lofaso.
Not A Day Goes By - Merrily We Roll Along, Jacqueline Caruana.
A Weekend in the Country - A Little Night Music, Soloists: Cheryl McCullagh, Elizabeth Tasch, Brian Rivera, Elise Walters, Michael Drozd, Benjamin Muratore.
Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm
The Queens College Orchestra
Ravel:
Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty
Little Tom Thumb
Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas
Conversation of Beauty and the Beast
The Fairy Garden
Nielsen:
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 57, Sara Aratake, Clarinet.
Mendelssohn:
Symphony No. 5 in D, Op 107 "Reformation"
Andante - Allegro con fuoco
Allegro vivace
Andante; Andante con moto - Allegro maestoso
Masafumi Toyoda,
Countertenor
MM Graduation Recital
November 24, 2014, 4:00 PM, LeFrak Concert Hall
Fete galante
Music for a whilePurcell, Henry
A Route to the SkyHeggie, Jake
Ensemble Naomi Florin,
Violin1, Hanako Miyajima, Violin2,
Mandy Leung, Viola, Maki Masayuki, Harpsichord
"Ombra Mai fu" from SerseGeorge Frideric Handel
"Fammi combattere" from Orlando
"Stille Amare" from Orlando
"Agitato da fiere tempeste" from Riccardo Primo
Abram Korsunsky
Studio of Dr. Nina Lelchuk
Masters Piano Recital
Monday November 24, 2014 6:00PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
I. Andante moderato in E-Flat Major
II. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione in B-Flat minor
III. Andante con moto in C-Sharp minor
Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi SonataFranz Liszt (1811-1886)
Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, "Emperor", Op. 73Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio un poco mosso
III. Rondo: Allegro ma non
troppo
Assisted by PeiHsuan Tsai