Concerts Presented March 2015
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Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Jun-beom Kim, Guitar
Music Jazz Studies MM Graduation Recital
Thursday, March 5, 2015, 2:45 pm, Choral Room 264
Inner Urge Joe Henderson
Then, Spring Has Come Jun-beom Kim
A Dead Tree on a Winter Day Jun-beom Kim
Song for Paul Bollenback Jun-beom Kim
Firm Roots Cedar Walton
Blues for Charlie Jun-beom Kim
Jun-beom Kim, Guitar
Richard Thai, Tenor Saxophone
Joo-Chan Im, Drums
Dustin Kiselbach, Bass
Jun-beom Kim is a student of Paul Bollenback.
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Julieta Eugenio, Tenor Saxophone
Music Jazz Studies MM Graduation Recital
Thursday, March 5, 2015, 3:45 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Morgan Blues (Song for Lee Morgan, Julieta Eugenio)
Dos (Julieta Eugenio)
The way you look tonight (Jerome kern)
Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie)
Star fell on Alabama (Frank Perkins)
You do something to me (Cole Porter)
Alex Cummings (alto.sax) / Ernesto Llorens (violin)
Diego Joaquin Ramirez (drums) / Tamir Shmerling (bass)
Julieta Eugenio (tenor.sax)
Julieta Eugenio is a student of Antonio Hart
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Seojin Baek, Piano
Jazz Studies Graduation Recital
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015, 12:00 PM, Recital Hall 226
Bish,Bash,Bosh Barry Harris
Gentle Rain Luis Bonfa
Little Seojin Baek
I Belong To You Seojin Baek
ISRAEL John Carisj
Wayne’s Thang Kenny Garrett
Odd Albrigtsen on Guitar
Richard Thai on T.sax
Lorin Cohen on Bass
SungTaek Oh on Drums
Seojin Baek is a student of Jeb Patton
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Richard Thai, Tenor Saxophone
Master of Music in Jazz Performance Graduation Recital
Thursday, March 12, 2015, 2:45p.m, Choral Room (264)
Featuring:
Odd Steinar Albrigtsen (Guitar)
Dustin Kiselbach (Double bass)
Tanguy Stevenart (Drum set)
Capricorn Richard Thai
Epistrophy Thelonious Monk & Kenny Clarke, arr. Richard Thai
Serenade Richard Thai
Gotham Richard Thai
A New Chapter Richard Thai
Liberia John Coltrane
Richard Thai is a student of Prof. Antonio Hart.
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
JiSung Kim, piano
Masters Recital
Tuesday, March 12, 2015, 3:45 pm, Recital Hall 226
assisted by
Christopher Mcbride, alto saxophone
Dustin Kiselbach, bass
Piotr Pawlak, drumset
Dat Dere Bobby Timmons
Time remembered Bill Evans
Waiting for… JiSung Kim
Humpty Dumpty Chick Corea
Silver Lining JiSung Kim
JiSung Kim is a student of David Berkman
Presented in partial fulfillment of the degree
Master of Music in Jazz Studies
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Benjamin Britten's
The Rape of Lucretia
Queens College Opera Studio
James John, Music Director
Rod Gomez, Stage Director
Elizabeth Hastings, Musical Preparation
Friday, March 13, 2015
Act I, Scene I
Act I, Scene II
Act II, Scene I
Act II, Scene II
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Benjamin Britten's
The Rape of Lucretia
Queens College Opera Studio
James John, Music Director
Rod Gomez, Stage Director
Elizabeth Hastings, Musical Preparation
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Act I, Scene I
Act I, Scene II
Act II, Scene I
Act II, Scene II
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Voice Majors Recital
Monday, March 16, 2015, 12:15 pm
Arlos, Carlos
Weglarz, Christina
Hinckley, Stephanie
Escudero, Natalie
Gutierrez, Tito
Collazo, Linda
Drozd, Michael
Schwartz, Alexa
Guarino, Amy
Moratore, Ben
Dwyer, Samantha
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Catherine Lawlor, Violin
PeiHsuan Tsai, Piano
Master of Music Graduation Recital
Monday, March 16, 2015, 6pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Subito for Violin and Piano Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
Partita no. 2 in D minor, S. 1004 J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
I. Allemanda
II. Corrente
III. Sarabanda
IV. Giga
V. Ciaccona
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
I. Moderato
II. Scherzo: Presto
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
The Queens College Orchestra
Concerto Concert
Tong Chen, Conductor
Wednesday, March 18, 12:15 pm
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Concert Hall
J. Strauss II (1825 - 1899) Die Fledermaus Overture
Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Variation on a Rococo Theme
Paolo Maliksi, Cello
Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Allegro
Adagio un poco mosso
Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Abram Korsunsky, Piano
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
The Queens College Orchestra
Concerto Concert
Tong Chen, Conductor
Friday, March 20, 7:30 pm
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Concert Hall
J. Strauss II (1825 - 1899) Die Fledermaus Overture
Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Variation on a Rococo Theme
Paolo Maliksi, Cello
Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Allegro
Adagio un poco mosso
Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Abram Korsunsky, Piano
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
A Baroque Dance Recital
March 23, 2015, 12:30 pm
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Concert Hall
Baroque dance soloist
Julie Iwasa
Queens College Baroque Ensemble
directed by Dongmyung Ahn
Introduction,
Dr. Dorothy Olsson
New York Historical Dance Company
"Entrée pour une femme" [Gavotte]
Choreography: Louis-Guillaume Pécour, c. 1713
Music: Jean Baptiste Lully, Atys, Prologue (1676) [LWV 53]
"Sarabande de Mr. Feuillet"
Choreography: Raoul-Auger Feuillet, c. 1706
Music: Pascal Colasse, Polyxène et Pyrrhus, III, 8 (1706)
Ritournelle Italienne
Jean-Baptiste Lully, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, [Comédie Ballet] [LWV 43] (1670)
"Gigue pour une femme"
Choreography: Louis-Guillaume Pécour, c. 1713
Music: Louis Lully and Marin Marais, Alcide, IV, 5 (1693)
3,me Air
Jean-Baptiste Lully, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, [Comédie Ballet] [LWV 43] (1670)
"Chacone pour une femme"
Choreography: Louis-Guillaume Pécour, c. 1704
Music: Jean-Baptiste Lully, Phaéton, II, 5 [LWV 61/40] (1683)
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Michael Stanton, Trombone
Student Recital
Monday, March 23, 2015, 2 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Sonata in F Minor G.P. Telemann
Peis Huan, Piano
Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov
Peis Huan, Piano
Sonata Vox Gabrieli Stjepan Šulek
Peis Huan, Piano
Michael Stanton is a student of Haim Avitsur
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Alyssa Blumenthal
Euphonium
Monday, March 23, 2015, 6 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Featuring Dr. Konstantza Chernov, piano, and the Queens College Tuba-Euphonium Quartet:
Euphonium:
Alyssa Blumenthal, Jacob Elkin
Tuba: Jonathan Altman-Ezzard, Syed Hassan
Sonata No. 1 in F Major Benedetto Marcello
I. Largo con espressione arr. Moffat
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro molto
Cello Suite No. 3 in C major J.S. Bach
I. Prélude arr. Avitsur/Cuckson
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Bourrée
VI. Bourrée
VII. Gigue
Little Russian March (from Symphony No. 2 in C Major) Pytor Tchaikovsky
Queens College Tuba-Euphonium Quartet arr. Goble
Armed Forces Medley Various
Queens College Tuba-Euphonium Quartet arr. Robertson
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young CharmsSimone Mantia
arr. Werden
Rhapsody for EuphoniumJames Curnow
Sean Fitzpatrick
Master's Recital
Aaron Copland School of Music
CUNY Queens College
March 24, 2015
Featuring
Sean Fitzpatrick, Piano
Daniel Foose, Bass
Brian Fishler, Drums
Domingo Benny Golson
Arr. Phineas Newborn Jr.
Dream Dancing Cole Porter
Spaceworks Sean Fitzpatrick
Mean GreensSean Fitzpatrick
Skylark Hoagy Charmichael
I’ll Take Romance Oakland//Hammerstein
GrapefruitSean Fitzpatrick
All selections arranged by Sean Fitzpatrick, except where otherwise indicated.
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
The Queens College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, & Chamber Winds
Dr. Kristin Mozeiko, Director
Dr. Paul Cohen, Director
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
The Queens College Chamber Winds
| Richard Strauss | Serenade for Winds |
The Queens College Saxophone Ensemble
| Camille Saint-Saens Arr. Selaiden Conducted by Nisan Ak |
Danse Bachannale from Samson et Delilah |
| George Gerschwin Arr. Gary Bricault Conducted by Dr. Paul Cohen |
Rhapsody in Blue Soloist, Allison Brewster Franzetti |
The Queens College Wind Ensemble
| Percy Grainger | Irish Tune from a Country Derry |
| Shepherd’s Hey | |
| Alfred Reed | Ballad Soloist, Karla Aristy |
| John Barnes Chance | Variations on a Korean Folksong |
| Sigismund Stojowski Arr. Jacob Elkin |
Fantasie Soloist, Jacob Elkin |
| Shelley Hanson | Albanian Dance Conducted by TJ Cusack |
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Juxtapositions
Alexandra Nicoletti
Composer
Macaulay Honors College Thesis Recital
Friday, March 27th 2015 at 1pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Reflections on Juvenilia Markus Kaitila, piano
- Invention
- Minuet
- Sonata
Grand Unified Theory1 QC Vocal Ensemble
- Introduction Tom Schalk, narrator
- Chorus
- Round
- Chorus
- Conclusion
Two Songs for Soprano and Piano Amelia Lubrano, soprano
- Madrepatria
- When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer2
minimalizm InnoVox Ensemble
- mvmt i
- Steel Knives
- mvmt ii
- Blade Runner final3
- Domesticity
- Jones
1 Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time (New York: Bantam Books, 1988).
2 Walt Whitman, Calamus (1860).
3 Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott (1982), Warner Bros, film.
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Alix Smith, Flute
Student Recital
Friday, March 27, 2015, 1 pm, Recital Hall 226
Featuring Riko Higuma, Piano
Joueurs de flûte Albert Roussel
I. Pan
Sonata in E Minor J.S. Bach
I. Adagio ma non tanto
II. Allegro
Poem for Flute and Orchestra Charles T. Griffes
arr. George Barrére
Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 45Louise Farrenc
I. Allegro deciso
Nick Anton, Cello
Kelsey Sheldon, Piano
Hypnosis Ian Clarke
Concertino for Flute and Piano Cécile Chaminade
Alix Smith is a student of Judith Mendenhall
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Nathalie Escudero, Soprano
Youn Ju Namkoong, Piano
Omar Bowey, Tenor
Bachelor of Music Graduation Recital
Friday, March 27th, 2015,
3:00 PM, LeFrak Concert Hall
Suleika, Op. 34. No. 4 |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) |
|
Henri Duparc (1848-1933) |
|
A mi Ciudad Nativa |
Jaime León Ferro (b. 1921) |
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Karla Aristy, Saxophone
Masters Graduation Recital
Friday, March 27, 2015, 5:00pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Ballade Leo Ornstein
Karla Aristy, Alto Saxophone
Anna Keiserman, Piano
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano Steve Cohen
I. Allegro assai
II. Slow Blues (In memory of Ralph Burns)
III. Allegro giocoso
Karla Aristy, Soprano Saxophone
Anna Keiserman, Piano
Second Prelude George Gerswhin, arr. Paul Cohen
Karla Aristy, Alto Saxophone
Naomi Florin, Violin
Catherine Lawlor, Violin
Christian Barros, Viola
Elizabeth Kim, Cello
Pavanne Morton Gould, arr. Paul Cohen
Karla Aristy, Alto Saxophone
Naomi Florin, Violin
Catherine Lawlor, Violin
Christian Barros, Viola
Elizabeth Kim, Cello
Sonata en ut# Fernande Decruck
I. Très modéré, expressif
II. Andante
III. Fileuse
IV. Nocturne et Final
Karla Aristy, Alto Saxophone
Anna Keiserman, Piano
JobsDave Rimelis
I. The Plumber
II. The Photographer
III. The Ambulance Driver
IV. The Elevator Operator
V. The Mystery Writer
VI. The Street Vendor
Karla Aristy, Alto Saxophone
Tony Park, Clarinet
Joshua Vigran, Piano
Karla Aristy is a student of Dr. Paul Cohen
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Peter DelGrosso, Horn
Jacob Elkin, Trombone
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Frank Huber, Trumpet
Monday, March 30th, 2015, 2 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Sonata No. 1 from Six Canonic Studies Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Elegy for Mippy I Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
Elegy for Mippy II Leonard Bernstein
Sonata for Bassoon and Cello Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Rondo: Allegro
Tune for Great People Peter DelGrosso (b. 1992)
Songs by Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (1883 - 1897)
Arr. Verne Reynolds
Suite for Horn and Trombone Jacob Elkin (b. 1990)
Vesti la Giubba from Paglliacci Reggiero Leoncavallo (1857 - 1919)
Arr. Jacob Elkin
Peter DelGrosso is a student of David Jolley.
Jacob Elkin is a student of Haim Avitsur.
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Christian Barros and Friends
Chamber Music Recital
March 30, 2015, 4:10 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Sicilienne, Op. 78 Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
arr. Milton Katims
Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
II. Allegro appassionato
Christian Barros, Viola
PeiHsuan Tsai, Piano
Serenade, Op. 10 Ernst von Dohnányi
I. Marcia: Allegro
II. Romanza: Adagio non troppo, quasi andante
Naomi Florin, Violin
Christian Barros, Viola
Elizabeth Kim, Cello
String Quartet in B-flat Major ’Hunt’, K. 458 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
I. Allegro vivace assai
Langamer Satz Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945)
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847)
I. Allegro vivace assai
Catherine Lawloer, Violin
Erica Gailing, Violin
Christian Barros, Viola
Ivan Luza, Cello
Christian Barros is a student of Professor Edward Klorman
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Melanie Bonich, Viola
MM Classical Performance Graduation Recital
Monday, March 30, 2015, 6 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall
Pei-hsuan Tsai, Accompanist
Der Schwanendreher Paul Hindemith
Zwischen Berg und tlefem Tal (Langsam-Mäßig bewegt)
Nun laube, Lindleln laube (sehr ruhig)
Fugato: Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune saß
Variationen: Seld ihr nicht der Schwanendreher (Mäßig schnell)
Sonata for Viola and Piano Rebecca Clarke
La campanella Niccolo Paganini
Transcribed for viola by William Primrose
Melanie Bonich is a student of Daniel Phillips.
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Justin Thompson, Guitar
Master's Jazz Performance Graduation Recital
Tuesday, March 31 2015, 12 pm, Room 226
The Night I Discovered You (Thompson)
In Between The Lies (Thompson)
What’s Your Cousin’s Name (Thompson)
Maybe I Will (Thompson)
Jive (Thompson)
Monsters (Thompson)
Puppy (Thompson)
Taking My Ball And Going Home (Thompson)
Justin Thompson - Guitar, Vocals
James Robbins - Bass
Piotr Pawlak - Drums
Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents
Talujon Percussion Ensemble
and
Tuba Soloist Jon Altman-Ezzard
With Guest Composer Juraj Kojs
Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall
Jon Altman-Ezzart, Tuba
Divergence Anthony Izzo
Three Duets for Euphonium and Tuba Jacob Elkin
I.
II.
III. You're a winner!
Tungsten Andrew Smith
with saxophonist Cody Hosza
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Selections from Arboreal Suite Andrew Smith
V. Honey Locust
VI. Redwood
Talujon Percussion Ensemble
Code Alexandra Nicoletti
Kodama Haley Kallenberg
Duet Jacob Elkin
Quartet for Percussion, Throne of Babylon Hansol Choi
Eras: Liturgical, Primitive, Modern Alexandra Nicoletti
Plum Pudding Cortlandt Matthews
Music for Music Stands: A Percussion Quartet in 7 Movements Juraj Kojs