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Concerts Presented May 2016

Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Zachary Raia, Trombone
Recital
Monday, May 2, 2016, 2PM, LeFrak Concert Hall

Cavatine for Trombone and Piano  C. Saint-Saëns

PeiHsuan Tsai, Piano

Ballade for Trombone and Piano  E. Bozza

Markus Kaitila, Piano

Sonate P. Hindemith
i. Allegro moderato maestoso
ii. Allegretto grazioso
iii. Swashbuckler's Song, Allegro pesante
iv. Allegro moderato maestoso

Markus Kaitila, Piano

Sonata Vox Gabrieli S. Sulek

PeiHsuan Tsai, Piano

Zachary Raia is a student of Haim Avitsur.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Sean Moonsammy's Graduation Recital
Monday, May 2, 2016, 6 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)


Ideale
Mattinata
Non t'amo pui

Pianist- Youn Ju Namkoong

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Ich grolle nicht
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
An die Musik
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Verbogenheit
Henri Duparc(1848-1933)

Chanson triste
L'invitation au voyage

Henry Burleigh (1866-1949)
I Stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon
John Sacco (1905-1987)
Brother Will, Brother John
Lori Laitman (b. 1955)

Men with Small Heads
Refrigerator, 1957

Encore
Some Enchanted Evening

Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director, and Queens College New Music Group
present

Spring Concert Series
Composers Performing Composers

Featuring:
Kate Maroney, Mezzo Soprano
Raisa Kagramanova, Piano

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Composers Performing Composers

Passacaglia for Wind Trio Katie Bishop

Alix Smith, Flute
Andrew M. Smith, Alto Saxophone
Katie Bishop, Bassoon

Leitmotif No. 2 Andrew W. Smith

Andres Maldonado, Piano
Alix Smith, Flute
Katie Bishop, Bassoon

When You Are Old Andres Maldonado

Christopher Thomas Emery, Tenor
Andres Maldonado, Piano

steal away: a spiritual Cortlandt Matthews

Cortlandt Matthews, Tenor
Justin Fields, Piano

DIY

Mariphone Joel Turken

Ben Cohen, Vibraphone
Juan Herrera, Marimba

Take Your Time arr. Malcolm Fong

Shenna Somsmieh, Vocals
Malcolm Fong, Piano/Synthesizer

Saxestomology Ramon Acosta

Cody Hosza, Soprano Saxophone
Edric Echevers, Alto Saxophone
George Weismann, Tenor Saxophone
Anthony lzzo, Baritone Saxophone

Untitled Katie Bishop

Markus Kaitila, Piano

Songs for Mezzo Soprano
Kate Maroney, Mezzo Soprano
Raisa Kagramanova, Piano

Song Cycle: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird Federico Zegarra

Leitmotif No. 3 Andrew M. Smith

Lullaby, from Five Cradle Songs Christopher Thomas Emery

Dandelion Cortlandt Matthews

Nocturnes for Mezzo Cortlandt Matthews
i. on a particularly clear night
ii. a streetlight manifesto

Mists Joel Turken

Psalm 5, A Song Cycle Justin Fields
I. Give Ear to my Words
II. You are not a God who Delights in Evil
III. Through the Abundance of Your Mercy


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Queens College Orchestra
Maurice Peress, Music Director
Wednesday, May 4, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Dvořák

Romance for Solo Violin and Orchestra Opus 11

Michael Mandrin, soloist
Audrey J. Edelstein, conductor

Grieg

Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16

Allegro molto moderato
Adagio
Allegro-Quasi presto-Andante

Joseph Franzino, soloist
Mune Takahashi, conductor

Beethoven

Concerto for Piano, Violin and Violoncello and Orchestra Opus 56

Allegro
Largo
Rondo alla Polacca

Paul Medd, violin; Luke Krafka, cello; Pei-Hsuan, piano
Maurice Peress, conductor


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Felix Lemerle, guitar
Master of Music Graduation Recital
Thursday, May 05, 2016, 3pm, Recital Hall

De-Dah Elmo Hope

Loads Of Love Richard Rodgers

It's The Talk Of The Town Jerry Livingstone

Some Hope For Sam Felix Lemerle

Deep Night Charles E. Henderson

Light Blue / Hornin In Thelonious Monk

Felix Lemerle, guitar
Ari Roland, upright bass
Doron Tirosh, drums


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

The Queens College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Middle School Honor Band
Dr. Kristin Mozeiko, Director
Johanna Paez, Assistant Director
Peter DelGrosso, Soloist

Thursday, May 5, 2016, 7 pm
Colden Auditorium

The QC Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Henry Fillmore

The Circus Bee

Richard Strauss
Transcribed by Charles T. Yaego

Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major
Soloist, Peter DelGrosso

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro

Gordon Jacob

An Original Suite
Conducted by Johanna Paez

I. March
II. Intermezzo
III. Finale

Gustav Holst
Transcribed by James Curnow
Jupiter
Conducted by James Curnow

The 2016 Middle School Honor Band

James Swearingen

Above and Beyond

Larry Daehn

Country Wildflowers

Jeffrey E. Turner

For Honor, for Country


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Jazz Ensembles Concert
Thursday, May 5, 2016, 7:30 pm
Choral Room

No Progam

1st Ensemble

2nd Ensemble

3rd Ensemble

4th Ensemble


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents a

Spring Concert

Thursday May 5, 2016, 8pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Queens College Vocal Ensemble
James John, Conductor

Mille Regretz Josquin des Prez (c. 1450-1521)

Kyrie from Missa 'de Beata Virgine' Josquin

Da Pacem Domine Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Queens College Baroque Ensemble
Dongmyung Ahn, Director

Sonata à 2 Giovanni Paolo Cima (ca. 1570-1622)

Dorothy Kim, violin; Michael Stanton, trombone; Monica Fox, cello; Hsiu-Tzu Ryan, organ

Queens College Vocal Ensemble
James John, Conductor

Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder

Jin Byun, student conductor

Quant j'ai ouy le tambourin

Anna Wood, soprano

Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain

Jacquie Cantana, soprano; Robert Colon, alto;
Cordandt Matthews, tenor; Markus Katitila, bass

Queens College Baroque Ensemble
Dongmyung Ahn, Director

Sonata pian' e forte Giovanni Gabrieli (1554/7 - 1612)

Choir 1: Joseph Galante, Emily Dana, Michael Stanton, Monica Fox
Chou 2: Paulina Salcedo-Watson, Lauren Fagan,
Jose Martin Christ, Conor Mcnally

Queens College Vocal Ensemble
James John, Conductor

Choral Music fuom The Birds of Aristophanes George Perle (1915-2009)

Sacrificial Hymn I
Chant of the Priest
Sacrificial Hymn II
Hymn of Praise I
Proclamation
Hymn of Praise II
Cloudcuckooland the Beautiful

Juan Herrera, percussion
Justin Fields and Markus Kaitìla, soloists

Shoreside Songs Cortlandt Matthews (b. 1992)

I. gently pulsing
II. gliding
III. freely

Anna Wood, soprano

IV dark, turbid
V.

Alix Smith, flute; Cody Hosza, saxophone; Rich Olson, bass clarinet;
Kelsey Sheldon, cello; Christian Barros, viola

Queens College Baroque Ensemble
Dongmyung Ahn, Director

Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Part I
Part II
Part III

Hsiu-Tzu Ryan, harpsichord soloist


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Kara Cantele, Violin
Kyoung Im Kim, Piano
Bachelor of Music Graduation Recital
Friday, May 6, 2016, 3:00 P.M., LeFrak Concert Hall

Violin Sonata in g minor, Op. 1, No. 10, "Didone Abandonata" Giuseppe Tartini
I. Andante
II. Presto non Troppo
III. Allegro Commodo

Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108 Johannes Brahms
I. Allegro
II. Adagio

Rondo in C Major, K. 373Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Violin Concerto in e minor Julius Conus

Part I
Part II
Part III

Kara Cantele is a student of Daniel Phillips.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Queens College Orchestra
Maurice Peress, Music Director
Friday, May 6, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Dvořák

Romance for Solo Violin and Orchestra Opus 11

Michael Mandrin, soloist
Audrey J. Edelstein, conductor

Grieg

Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16

Allegro molto moderato
Adagio
Allegro-Quasi presto-Andante

Joseph Franzino, soloíst
Mune Takahashí, conductor

Beethoven

Concerto for Piano, Violin and Violoncello and Orchestra Opus 56

Allegro
Largo
Rondo alla Polacca

Paul Medd, violin; Luke Krafka, cello; Pei-Hsuan, piano
Maurice Peress, conductor


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Voice Majors Recital
Monday, May 9th, 2016
12:15PM
LeFrak Concert Hall
Dr. Sherry Overholt, Dr. James John, voice coordinators
Dr. Max Midroit, pianist

O sleep, why dost thou leave me? G.F. Handel
From Semele

Robert Cohen, Countertenor

Ma rendi pur contento V. Bellini

Caitlin Timken, Soprano

Fussreise H. Wolf

Victor Jaquez, Baritone

Lungi da te G. Bononcini

Neophytos Ioannou, Tenor

At the river A. Copland

Carlos Arcos, Baritone

Batti, batti W.A. Mozart
From Don Giovanni

Grace Hwoang, Soprano

Mandoline G. Fauré

T. J. Barnes, Baritone

Verborgenheit H. Wolf

Kalen Hopkins, Tenor

Non t'amo più F. Tosto

Hyunsung Shin, Baritone

Le bonheur est chose légère C. Saint-Saëns

Kristina Weglarz, Soprano
Peter Arfsten, Flute

Non più andrai W.A. Mozart
From Le Nozze di Figaro

Robert McDaniels, Baritone

Sérénade italienne E. Chausson

Amy Guarino, Soprano

Que fais-tu, blanch tourterelle? C. Gounoud
From Romeo et Juliette

Kayle Faccilongo, Mezzo-soprano

Vedrai, carino W.A. Mozart
From Don Giovanni

Stephanie Weiss, Soprano

Lonely house K. Weill
From Street Scene

Tito Gutierrez, Tenor

Anzoleta avanti la regata G. Rossini

Linda Collazo, Mezzo-soprano

Song to the Moon A. Dvořák
From Rusalka

Klaudia Morelowska, Soprano


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Morgan Pappas, Flute

Master of Music Graduation Recital
Monday, May 9, 2016, 2 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Flute Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1030 J.S. Bach

1. Andante
2. Largo e dolce
3. Presto- Allegro

Fantaisie for Flute and Piano Philippe Gaubert

Heekyung Michelle Lee, Piano

Le Merle Noir Olivier Messiaen

Sonata for Flute and Piano Erwin Schulhoff

1. Allegro moderato
2. Scherzo
3. Aria
4. Rondo- Finale

Morgan Pappas is a student of Susan Rotholz


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

M.M. Graduation Recital
Melinda Learnard
assisted by
Youn Ju Namkoong, Piano

Monday, May 9, 2016
4:00 p.m.
LeFrak Recital Hall

Alleluja (from Exsultate, jubilate) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Gretchen am Spinnrade (Goethe) Franz Schubert

Heidenröslein
Die junge Nonne

La Maja Dolorosa No. 1 (Periquet) Enrique Granados

El amor y los ojos (anon) Amadeo Vives

El tra la la y el punteado (Periquet) Enrique Granados

El Vito (anon) Fernando Obradors

Waiting' (Weinstein) William Bolcom

Je ne t'aime pas (Magre) Kurt Weill

The Song of Black Max (as told by the de Kooning Boys) (Weinstein) William Bolcom

Barbara Song (Brecht) from Three Penny Opera Kurt Weill

George (Weinstein) William Bolcom

Dream Beautiful (from The Grapes of Wrath) Ricky Ian Gordon

Encore: Come Ready & See Me


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Alix Smith, Flute
BMus Sophomore Recital
Monday, May 9, 2016, 6pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Fantasie Georges Hüe

Mariko Furukawa, Piano

Sonate pour Flûte et Piano Francis Poulenc
I. Allegretto malincolico
II. Cantilena

Mariko Furukawa, Piano

Histoire du Tango Astor Piazzolla
III. Nightclub 1960

D'metri Fernandez, Marimba

Sonatina for Flute and Piano Eldin Burton
I. Allegretto grazioso
II. Andantino sognando
III. Allegro giocoso

Mariko Furukawa, Piano

Alix Smith is a student of Judith Mendenhall.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Dennis Bulhões, Drums and Cymbals
MM in Jazz Studies Graduation Recital
 May 10th, 2016, 2 PM, Recital Hall 226

SpringDennis Bulhões

Winter Dennis Bulhões

BopeandoDennis Bulhões

Keka's DreamDennis Bulhões

FallDennis Bulhões

SummerDennis Bulhões

Paulo Siqueira, Sax
Carlos Cuevas, Piano
Lorin Cohen, Bass

Dennis Bulhões is a student of Dennis Mackrel.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Dustin Kiselbach, Bass
Master of Music Graduation Recital
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016, 3 PM, Choral Room 264

It's You Or No OneJulie Styne/Sammy Kahn

REL  Peter Schlamb

SkylarkHoagy Carmichael

Red OctoberDustin Kiselbach

My IdealRichard Whiting

FrostboltDustin Kiselbach

Dustin Kiselbach, Bass
Tanguy Stevenart, Drums
Odd Steinar Albrigtsen, Guitar
Sergej Avanesov, Tenor Saxophone

Dustin Kiselbach is a student of David Wong.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Queens College Chamber Orchestra
Concerto Marathon
Charles Neidich, Music Director
May 10, 2016 7:30PM
Lefrak Hall

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) Overture to the Magic Flute, K. 620

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) Porgi amor from the Marriage of Figaro, K.492
Mary Abrams, Soprano

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) Ah! Fuggi il traditor from Don Giovanni, K. 527
Stephanie Weiss, Soprano

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) Vado, ma dove, K. 583
Andrea Lapinski, Soprano

Georges Hüe (1858-1948) Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra (1913)
Peter Arfsten, Flute

Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) Morceau Symphonique, op. 88
Michael Stanton, Trombone

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Horn Concerto No. 1, op. 11
Allegro - Andante
Alejandro Salaverry, French Horn

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Concert Piece No. 1, op. 113
David Valbuena, Clarinet
Tony Park, Basset horn

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Leonore Overture, No. 3, op. 72b

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
Allegro
Ayana Ouchi, Clarinet

Jan Sibelius (1865-1957) Violin Concerto, op. 47
Allegro moderato
Sachiko Uchida, Violin

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Overture to La forza del destino (1862)


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Heejin Kim, Vocals
Music Performance Graduation Recital
May 12th, 2016, at 2:45 PM, Choral Room 264

The Letter Wayne Carson Thompson

Fly to Love Heejin Kim

I'm Through With Love Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, & Fud Livingston

I'll Remember April Don Raye, Gene De Paul, Patricia Johnston

You Taught My Heart to Sing Sammy Cahn, McCoy Tyner

If You Love Me Heejin Kim

Drums : Youngjoon Kim
Bass : Dustin Kiselback
Piano : Miyoung Lee
Tenor Sax : Sergej Avanesov
Flute : Milena Pfeiler
Vocals and piano : Heejin Kim

Heejin Kim is a student of Alison Wedding, Aubrey Johnson,
Charenee Wade, David Berkman, Jeb Patton, & Michael Mossman


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Sergej Avanesov, Saxophone Recital
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 3:45 PM, Room 264

No Program

1st Piece

2nd Piece

3rd Piece

4th Piece

5th Piece

6th Piece


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Chamber Music Live

Queens College Chamber Orchestra
Charles Neidich, Conductor

LeFrak Concert Hall
Friday, May 13, 2016, 10 am

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to the Magic Flute, K. 620
   
Franz Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:I
Moderato

Nicholas Anton, Cello

Edouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole, op. 21
Allegro non troppo

Nadia Petriw, Violin

Guiseppe Verdi Overture to La forza de destino
   
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Basset Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
Allegro
Adagio
Rondo: Allegro

Charles Neidich, Basset Clarinet

Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72b

Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Elisa Troetsch, Soprano
Master of Music Graduation Recital
Friday, May 13, 2016,1:00pm, LeFrak Concert Hall

Io son l'umile ancella from Adriana Lecouvreur Francesco Cilea

O del mio amato ben Stefano Donaudy
Madonna Renzuola

Mèsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the moon) from Rusalka Antonín Dvořák

I never saw another butterfly Lori Laitman
I. Butterfly
II. Yes, that's the way things are

Edric Echevers, Saxophone

Todas las mananitas (Habanera) from Don Gil de Alcalá Manuel Penella M.

Linda Collazo, Mezzo-soprano

Por las orillas de un río Gonzalo Brenes
Cinco Canciones Negras Xavier Montsalvatge
IV. Canción de Cuna para dormir a un Negrtito
V. Canto Negro

Maria La Lecuong

Youn Ju Namkoong, Piano

Elisa Troetsch is a student of Rose Marie Guariglia-Crouse


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Hsiu-Tzu Ryan, Harpsichord
 BM Graduation Recital
Friday, May 13th, 2016, 1 PM, Recital Hall 226

L'art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude No.5 in A major F. Couperin (1668-1733)
Pièces de clavecin I: Cinquième Ordre
Allemande La Logivière
Courande
Seconde Courante
Sarabande La Dangereuse
Gigue

Fiori Musicali Op.12: Bergamasca Girolamo Frecobaldi (1583-1643)

Pièces de clavecin III: La de Belhombre Jacques Duphly (1715-1789)

Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV1052 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
I. Allegro
II. Adajio
III. Allegro

Hsiu-Tzu Ryan, Harpsichord
Dongmyung Ahn, Violin I
Emily Paige Dana, Violin II
Paulina Salcedo-Watson, Viola
Monica Fox, Cello

Hsiu-Tzu Ryan is a student of Mr. Masayuki Maki.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Justine Sedky, Flute
Friday, May 13, 2016, 7:00 pm, Room 264

Sonata in C Major  George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
i. Larghetto
ii. Allegro
iii. Larghetto
iv. Gavotte

Flute Sonata, Op. 167, "Undine" Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
i. Allegro
ii. Intermezzo: Allegretto vivace
iii. Andante tranquillo
iv. Finale

Abram Korsunsky, Piano

Three Preludes, Op. 18  Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
i. Allegro
ii. Andante Molto
iii. Allegro Molto

Sextet  Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
i. Allegro Vivace
ii. Divertissement
iii. Finale

Karen Kupferberg, Oboe
Peter Delgrosso, French Horn
Katie Bishop, Bassoon
Ayana Ouchi, Clarinet
Markus Kaitila, Piano

Justine Sedky is a student of Judith Mendenhall.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Queens College Un-Semble
May 13th, 2016
8pm, LeFrak Concert Hall

Traveling Turtle (2012)      Glenn Kotche
QC Gamelan Yowana Sari

Duo for Vibraphone and Piano (1985)      David Saperstein
Brian Maulick - vibes, Na Young Im - piano

Branches (1976)      John Cage

Jin H Byun, Rob Colon, Juan Herrera, Eunsun Lee

Les Moutons de Panurge (1969)
for Frans Brüggen      Frederic Rzewski

Audrey Edelstein, Bassoon, Hyun Woo Kim, Violin, Sunkyong Lee, Piano, Morgan Pappas, Flute

Tire Fire (movements 1 and 2)      Evan Ziporyn

Related Rocks (1997)      Magnus Lindberg

Juan Herrera, Ching-Yu Huang, Markus Kaitila, Eunice So


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Balsam Quartet
Monday, May 16, 2016, 12:15 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall

No Program

Schumann Piano Quartet, E Major, Op. 47

Part 1      Part 2      Part 3      Part 4

Dvořák Piano Quartet #2, E Major, Op. 87

Part 1      Part 2      Part 3      Part 4


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Hunyong Kim, Percussion
BM Graduation Recital
Monday, May 16, 2016, 2PM, LeFrak Concert Hall

Canaries Elliot Carter

Hunyong Kim, Timpani solo

Prim Askell Masson

Hunyong Kim, Snare drum solo

Violin Sonata no.1 in Gminor, Presto Johann Sebastian Bach

Hunyong Kim, Marimba solo

Niflheim Csaba Zoltan Marjan

Hunyong Kim, Marimba solo

Triplets George Hamilton Green

Hunyong Kim, Xylophone solo

Hunyong Kim is a student of Michael Lipsey.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Jennifer Russo
Soprano

Youn Ju Namkoong, Piano
Ms. Russo ís a student of Dr. Sherry Overholt

Monday, May 16th, 2016
4:00 P.M.
LeFrak Concert Hall

"Music, music, music" from Regina Marc Blitzstein

Ariettes oubliées Claude Debussy
C'est l'Extase
Il pleure dans mon cæur
L'Ombre des Arbres

"Ach ich fühl's" from Die Zauberflöte W.A. Mozart

Seven Elizabethan Lyrics Roger Quilter
Weep you no more
My life's delight!
Damask roses
The faithless shepherdess
Brown is my Love
By a fountainside
Fair house of Joy

'Ah, je ris de me voir" from Faust Charles Gounod

I could have danced all night


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Queens College B.A. Piano Students Recital
Monday, May 16, 2016 7:00 PM
Recital Hall

Morning Prayer P. I. Tchaikovsky
Evening in the CountryB. Bartók

Sameena Tanedo

Curiose Geschichte R. Schumann

Sophie Price

Invention in C Major J. S. Bach

Hanlu Dong

Polka in B-flat Major P. I. Tchaikovsky
Toccatina, op.27 #7 D. Kabalevsky

Evander Louis

Mazurka in E minor, op.17 #2F. Chopin

David Meeting

Italian FolksongP. I. Tchaikovsky
Allegro scherzandoJ. Haydn

Jazmyn Fuller

Variations in G MajorL. v. Beethoven

Daniel Passadino

Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:8J. Haydn

Olivio Lester

Impromptu in A-flat Major, op. 142 #2F. Schubert

Christine Franco

Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, K.282W. A. Mozart
III. Allegro

Linda Mayo

Song without Words in A minor, op. L9 #2 F. Mendelssohn

Terrence Leong

Piano Sonata in D Major, K.284W. A. Mozart
I. Allegro

Jennie Wang

Prelude in D Major, op.23 #4 S. Rachmaninoff

Mary Kate Mutze

Nocturne in E-flat Major, op.9 #2 F. Chopin

Jingxuan Zhang

Piano Sonata in D minor ("Tempest"), op. 31 #2 L. v. Beethoven
I. Largo, Allegro

Eunjeong Gim

Intermezzo in A Major, op. 118 #2 J. Brahms

Eury Liriano

Piano Sonata ín C minor ("Pathétique"), op. 13L. v. Beethoven
I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

Tianqi Yu

Ballade #1 in G minor, op. 23F. Chopin

Juhyun Eunice So


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Samuel Martinelle, Drums
Master Degree in Jazz Studies Graduation Recital
17th, May 2016, 1pm, Room 264

Drum Conversation Max Roach

Samuel Martinelle, Drums

The Procrastinator Lee Morgan

Ki-Hong Jang, Guítar
Charlie Chen Huai, Acoustic Bass
Rémy Labbé -Trumpet

Moment's Notice John Coltrane

St Thomas Sonny Rollins

A Child ls Born Thad Jones

Now's the Time Charlie Parker

Desfigurado Cartola

Itaíguara Brandão, Electric Bass
Wesley Amorim, Acoustíc Nylon Guitar
Paulo Síqueira, Flute / Bassoon

Nem Cais Nem Barco Guinga

Carina Calistro Martinelle, Melodica

Samuel Martinelle is a student of prof Dennis Mackrel and prof Rogerio Boccato.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Sarah Carsault, Vocalist
Jazz Performance Master Degree Graduation Recital
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016, 2pm, Recital Hall

Sarah Carsault, Voice – Milena Pfeiler, Voice – Robin Grasso, Voice – Yoonmi Choi, Piano –
Dustin Kiselbach , Bass – Tanguy Stevenart, Drums

In Walked Bud/Blue Skies [Monk/Berlin]

Lotus Blossom [B.Strayhorn]

Line For Lyons [G.Mulligan]

Bernie's Tune [B.Miller]

Guess Who I saw today [Grand/Boyd]

Un Ete [Martino]

All arrangements by Sarah Carsault

Sarah Carsault is a student of Charenee Wade.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Hommy Ramos, Trombone
Jazz Master Degree Graduation Recital
Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 10:30 am Room 264

Blues for TitoHommy Ramos

Bomba Indiscreta  Hommy Ramos

Guanajuato  Felipe Fournier

WilliamsburgJoel Mateo

Something New Hommy Ramos

Musicians:

    Hommy Ramos - Trombone
    Felipe Fournier - Vibes/Marimba
    Alex Ayala - Bass
    Joel Mateo - Drums
    Camilo Molina

Hommy Ramos is a student of Prof. Luis Bonilla.


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Queens College
Graduate Recital
Jazz Composition MM

Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 4:30 pm
Choral Room

Woonji Jeon

Chelsea Bridge
Longing
Remember
Invitation

Billy Strayhorn (arr. Woonji Jeon)
Woonji Jeon
Woonji Jekyrie
Bronistaw Kaper (arr. Woonji Jeon)

Seongmi Ji

past de andadura
Tonga Tongtong
Reve
Well You Needn't

Seongmi Ji
Seongmi Ji
Seongmi Jl
Thelonious Monk (arr. Seongmi Ji)

Bora Lim

Afrotree
1997
April Dance
Flor de Lis

Bora Lim
Bora Lim
Bora Lim
Djavan (arr. Bora Lim)

Ben Konen

Outside Looking In
Van Gogh by Numbers
Back to Solo
Follow Your Dreams

Ben Konen lyrics Dylan Varner-Hartley
Joe Locke (arr. Ben Konen)
Ben Konen
Ben Konen lyrics Dylan Varner-Hartley

Denzel McKenzie

Vica Versa
Toy

Denzel McKenzie
Clifford Jordan (arr. Denzel McKenzie)


Aaron Copland School of Music
Edward Smaldone, Director
presents

Aaron Hamilton
Recital
Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 8 pm

No Program

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