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Concerts Presented November 2016

Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Autumn Choral Concert
Featuring the Queens College Choir
Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Ave Maris Stella Edvard Grieg

Byker Hill Folksong/Arr. By Philip Wilby

Beati Quorum Via Charles V. Standford

Nänie Johannes Brahms

Rondes Folkes Rabe

Dirait-on Morten Lauridsen

Jabberwocky Sam Pottle


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Christopher McBride, Saxophone
Masters in Jazz Studies, Graduation Recital
November 3rd, 2016, 3:45 PM, Recital Hall 226

Lady D Christopher McBride

Do You Believe In Fairy Tales Christopher McBride

Intimacy Christopher McBride

CHI to NY Christopher McBride

Your Eyes Can't Lie Christopher McBride

Opportunity Lost Christopher McBride

Girl Get Em' Christopher McBride

Featuring: Willerm Delisfort, Noah Jackson, Curtis Graham Nowasad, Corey A. Wallace, John JS Williams

Christopher McBride is a student of Antonio Hart.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Bachelor of Arts Voice Recital
David Taubman, Piano
H. Roz Woll, Coordinator

Thursday, November 3, 2016, 8 pm
Room 264

Let The Bright Seraphim George Frederic Handel

Angie Amador, Soprano

Ombra Mai Fu George Frederic Handel
from Xerxes

Hannah Marrero, Mezzo Soprano

Già il sole dal Gange Alessandro Scarlatti

Timothy O'Brien, Tenor

Dolente immagine di Fille mia Vincenzo Bellini

Giselle Castillo, Mezzo Soprano

Vergin, tutt'amor Francesco Durante

Rebecca Pissalidis, Mezzo Soprano

Vergebliches Ständchen Johannes Brahms

Emily Lamia, Soprano

The Vagabond Ralph Vaughan Williams
from Songs of Travel

Philip E. Stern, Tenor

Chévere Xavier Montsalvatge

Kristina Melody Ortiz, Soprano

Angel in My Eyes Philip E. Stern

Philip E. Stern, Vocals, Piano

How 'Bout a Dance Frank Wildhorn

Emily Lamia, Vocals

Sway (Quien Sera) Pablo Beltran Ruiz

Angie Amador, Vocals

Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
arr. Lauryn Hill

Rebecca Pissalidis, Vocals, Guitar


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Queens College Brass Studio Recital
presents

Monday, November 7, 2016, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Special Guest Artist: Wei-Hsien Lien, Piano

Bagatelle for Horn and Piano Hermann Neuling

Katie Angielczyk, Horn

Sonatina for Trornbone and Piano Kazimierz Serocki
I. Allegro
II. Andante-molto sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace

Zachary Raia, Trombone

Andante for Horn and Piano Richard Strauss

Alejandro Salaverry, Horn

Concertino Basso Richard Lieb

Lee Anderson, Bass Trombone

Romance Camille Saint-Saens
"I See a Huntsmen" from "Julius Caesar" G.F. Handel

Kaleb Lewis, Horn

"Kirchenaria" ('Church Aria') Alessandro Stradella

Kameron Dixey, Horn


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Adam Ali, Piano
Solo Recital
Wednesday, November 9, 2016, 2 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Keyboard Suite no.2 in F Major G.F. Handel

Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90 L.V. Beethoven
I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetmgen

Préludes, Premier Livre Claude Debussy
VI. Des pas sur la niege
VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
VII. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Sonata Reminiscenza, op. 38 no. I Nikolai Medtner


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Jatziri Gallegos, Vocalist
MA Graduation Recital
Thursday, November 10th, 2016, 3:45 pm
Recital Room 226

Exactly Like You  Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh

Arrangement by Jatziri Gallegos

Pure Imagination  Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley

Arrangement by Jatziri Gallegos

Me Faltan RaícesJatziri Gallegos

Arrangement by Jatziri Gallegos

Moody's Mood For Love James Moody/Eddie Jefferson (Vocalese)

Doc's Roc Blues Alec Castro/Lyrics by Jatziri Gallegos

Chan ChanCompay Segundo

Vocal Arrangement by Jatziri Gallegos


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Piano Majors Recital

Thursday, November 10, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Chaconne Bach-Busoni

Nicolas Giacolone

Sonata in Bb Major, K. 570 Mozart

Eun Hyang Choi

Sonata in A Major, D. 664 Schubert

Lily Wang

Sinfonia from Partita in c minor, BWV 826 Bach

Zachary Mandernach

Dumka, Op. 59 Tchaikowsky

Hongzhe Pang

Sonata in f# minor, Op. 2 Brahms
I. Allegro ma non troppo, ma energico

Manyun Wang

Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 31, No. 3 Beethoven
I. Allegro

Reverie Kapustin

Xingu Liu

Soirée de Vienne Grunfeld

Sean Cotty

Sonata No. 3 Prokofiev

Teng Cao

Scherzo No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op. 31 Chopin

Qian Shen


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

NAfME
National Association for Music Education
Semi-Annual Recital
Susan Davis, Coordinator

Saturday, November 12, 2016
7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Serenata Mozart (1756-1791)

Clarinet Ensemble
Carol McGonnell, Kristen Freriks, Natalie Kalukeerthie, Steven Lensky,
Anthony Martinez, Rich Olson, Jorge Robles and Derek Schmelter

Blue ArdorLeong

Terence Leong, Piano

Five Pieces for Solo ClarinetJacob (1895-1984)

Kristen Freriks, Clarinet

The Crane DanceEinaudi (1955-)

SummertimeGershwin (1898-1937)

CreepRadiohead (1985-)
Arr. by Araujo and Archer

Jonathan Archer, Violin
Pascual Araujo, Guitar

An den MondSchubert (1797-1828)

Martha Lucia Paguay, Voice
Logan Vrankovic, Piano

AriettaGrieg (1843-1907)

Sameena Tañedo, Piano

Chahagir Hovhaness (1911-2000)

Megha Swamy, Viola

Bring Me Little Water, SilvieLedbetter (1889-1949)

Brianna Balzano, Alto 2
Giselle Castillo, Alto 1
Holly Grabowski, Soprano 1
Hannah Marrero, Soprano 2

Trumpet Duet, no. 19Gatti (1816-1891)

Matt Hart, Trumpet
Matt Gomm, Trumpet

Portraits in Rhythm, Etude no. 5 Cirone (1941)

Eugenia Theodosopoulos, Tambourine

Ai Wo Mitsuketa Basho (from Hibike!)Hanako (1978-)

Sabrina Aponte, French Horn
Suleiny Beltre, Trumpet

Terzetto for Two Violins and ViolaDvorak (1841-1904)

Teresa Pietromonaco, Violin
Nicole Triandafilos, Violin
Megan Delatour, Viola

Nocturne for Cello and Piano, Op.19 no.14Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Monica Fox, Cello
Olivia Lester, Piano

Là Ci Darem la ManoMozart (1756-1791)

Chelsea Rosenberg, Clarinet
Syed Hassan, Bass Clarinet

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and PianoWilder (1907-1980)
Mvts I and II

Kevin Pyle, Alto Saxophone
Christine Franco, Piano

Romanza AndaluzaSarasate (1844-1908)
A Whole New World (from Aladdin)Menken (1949-) & Rice (1944-)

Melanie Bonich, Violin
Chris DeAngelis, Piano

Theme from Game of ThronesDjawadi
Arr. by Break of Reality

Giselle Castillo, Cello 1
Monica Fox, Cello 2
Richard O'Flanagan, Cello 3
Jack Kunis, Cello 1


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Queens College Brass Ensemble
Lefrak Concert Hall
Monday, November 14, 2016

"Achieved is the Glorious Work" Joseph Haydn

Queens College Low Brass Ensemble

Michael Stanton, Zachary Raia, Olivia Rodriguez,
Lee Anderson, Syed Hassan

Trio for Horns Sigurd Bergge
I. Andante
II. Scherzo Allegro

Allegro for Three Horns W.A. Mozart

Katie Angielczk, Alejandro Salaverry, David Jolley

Anthem: "Tota Pulchra Es" Anton Bruckner

Symphony in Brass Eric Ewazen
Movement I: Andante-Allegro

Canzon Noni Toni Giovanni Gabrieli

Queens College Brass Ensemble
Chulho Kim, Matthew Hart, Colette Goldman, David Szabo, Daniel
Roman, Alejandro Salaverry, Katie Angielczyk, Kameron Dixey, Kaleb
Lewis, Sabrina Aponte, Michael Stanton, Zachary Raia, Olivia Rodriguez,
Julian Paykert, Lee Anderson, Syed Hassan
Professor David Jolley, Director


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

NASM Showcase Recital
Monday, November 14th, 2016 Room 264

Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm, No.2, from  Mikrokosmos, Vol. VI.Béla Bartók

Jingxuan Zhang, piano (BA)

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano Alec Wilder

I – Quarter note = 96 – Kevin Pyle, Saxophone (BA/ Mus. Ed.)
II – Quarter note = 126 – Lukas Hosza, Saxophone (BA)
Christine Franco, piano (BA)

Un aura amorosa, from Così fan Tutte W.A. Mozart

Omar Bowey, tenor (B.Mus.)

Ach, ich fuhl's, from Die ZauberflöteW.A. Mozart

Jennifer Russo, soprano (Certificate Program)

Duet: Sull'Aria, from le Nozze di FigaroW.A. Mozart

Jennifer Russo and Elise Walters (B.Mus.)
Youn Ju Namkoong, piano (staff)

Duos for Flute and Clarinet, Op. 24 Robert Muczynski

I. Andante sostenuto
II. Allegro risoluto
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Noriko Omichi, flute (B.Mus.)
Man Ling Chan, clarinet (MM)

Terzetto, Op. 74Antonín Dvořák

I – Introduzione: Allegro ma non troppo

Teresa Pietromonico, violin (B.Mus/ Mus. Ed.)
Nicole Triandafilos, violin (BA/Mus. Ed.)
Megan Delatour, violin (BA/Mus. Ed)

Piano Trio in B Major Johannes Brahms

III. Scherzo: Allegro Molto

Harmonnia Junus, violin (MM)
Timothy Leonard, cello (MM)
Abram Korsunsky, piano (Certificate Program)

Jazz Ensemble (All jazz students are MM)  Michael Mossman, Director

Chenhuai Wang, bass
Joon Young Heo, drums
Konstantinos Starros, guitar
Xiong Cheng, piano
Jinjoo Yoo, piano
Fred Liu (Dongfeng Liu), piano
Reiss Beckless, alto saxophone
Riyo Ryoju Fukushiro, tenor saxophone
Myungjae Jang, tenor saxophone
Hank Ching (Po Jen), trombone

"Joy Spring" by Clifford Brown (arr. Itaiguara Brandao –MM Jazz Composition)
"Budo" by John Lewis (arr. Prof. Michael Philip Mossman)


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Christina Eunsun Lee, Flute

Monday, November 14, 2016, 6pm, LeFrak Concert Hall

Flute Quartet No.1 in D Major, K.285 W.A. Mozart
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto

 Hyunwoo Kim (Violine), Cristian Barros (Viola), Timothy Leonard (Cello)

Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, BW. 1034  J.S. Bach
I. Adagio ma non tento
II. Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Allegro

Haodong Wu, Piano

Concerto No.2 in D Major, K.314 W.A. Mozart
I. Allegro
II. Andante

Haodong Wu, Piano

Ballade for Flute and Piano F. Martin

Haodong Wu, Piano

Christina Eunsun Lee is a student of Judith Mendenhall


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

The Queens College Orchestra
Maurice Peress, Music Director
Tong Chen, Associate Director

The Magic Flutes

Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Flute Concerto in G Major, K. 313 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Part I
Part II
Part III

Sunkyong Lee, conductor
Peter Arfsten, flute

Flute Concerto in D major op. 283 Carl Reinecke
Part I
Part II
Part III

Audrey J. Edelstein, conductor
Simona Donova, flute

Flute Concerto op. 37 Jacques Ibert
Part I
Part II
Part III

Muneyoshi Takahashi, conductor
Morgan Pappas, flute

Encore


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

The Queens College Orchestra
Maurice Peress, Music Director
Tong Chen, Associate Director

The Magic Flutes

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Flute Concerto in G Major, K. 313 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Part I
Part II
Part III

Sunkyong Lee, conductor
Peter Arfsten, flute

Flute Concerto in D major op. 283 Carl Reinecke
Part I
Part II
Part III

Audrey J. Edelstein, conductor
Simona Donova, flute

Flute Concerto op. 37 Jacques Ibert
Part I
Part II
Part III

Muneyoshi Takahashi, conductor
Morgan Pappas, flute

Encore


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

JaeHyeok Oh, Violin
Advanced Certificate Graduation Recital
Monday, November 21, 2016, 2:00PM, LeFrak Concert Hall

Sonata No.3 in C Major BWV1005 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Largo
Allegro assai

JaeHyeok Oh, Violin

Sonata for Violin and Piano in E♭ Major op 12 No.3 L.V. Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Adagio con molt' espressione
III. Rondo. Allegro molto

JaeHyeok Oh, Violin
Eduard Luarel, piano

Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
I.  Allegro, molto appassionato
II. Andante
III. Allegretto non troppo

JaeHyeok Oh, Violin
Eduard Luarel, piano

JaeHyeok Oh is a student of Prof. Daniel Phillips.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Peter DelGrosso, horn
Masters Graduation Recital
Monday, November 21, 2016, 4pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Concerto for Horn in D Major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro
II. Rondo

Romance Op. 35, No. 6 Reinhold Gliere (1874-1956)
Arr. Peter DelGrosso

Maxfield Panish, violin
Sara Dudley, violin
Mitsuru Kubo Hunter, viola
Kelsey Sheldon, cello

Sonata No. 3 for Horn and Piano (1970) Alec Wilder (1907-1980)
I. Moderately fast
II. Slowly
III. With a solid beat and a jazz feeling

Markus Kaitila, piano

Sextet for Piano and Winds Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)
I. Allegro moderato

Justine Sedky, flute
Karen Kupferberg, oboe
Ayana Ouchi, clarinet
Jacob Elkin, trombone
Markus Kaitila, piano

A Horn QuintetPeter DelGrosso (b. 1992)

Bridge Over Troubled WaterPaul Simon (b. 1941)

Peter DelGrosso is a student of David Jolley


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

QC Percussion Ensemble
QC Unsemble
Gamelan Yowana Sari

November 22, 2016
LeFrak Concert Hall

Bomba (1939)       Lou Harrison

Chris Swift, Chris Ramirez, Phil Okon,
Daniel Guillaume, Eugenia Theodosopolous

limestone & felt       Caroline Adelaide Shaw (b. 1982)

Nick Anton - Cello
Mike Deering - Marimba

Rodinia (2013)       Christos Rafalides
D'Metrius Fernandez, Brian Maulick, Ching-Ping Wang, Yuzhe Song, Mike Deering

Tire Fire (2000)       Evan Ziproyn
5 movement work

D'Metrius Fernandez, Brian Maulick, Ching-Ping Wang, Yuzhe Song, Mike Deering,
Chris Swift, Chris Ramirez, Phil Okon, Daniel Guillaume, Eugenia Theodosopolous,
Juan Herrara, Ching-Yu Huang, Alex Friedman, Rich Weismantel, Fred Trumpy, Michael
Lipsey, Steve DeBellis
Guitars- Kyle Miller, Jon Ramirez, Chrlee Ray Price, Alix Smith


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Noriko Omichi, Flute & Man-Ling Chan, Clarinet
Student Duo Recital
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016, 2 PM, LeFrak Concert Hall

Duos for flute & clarinet Op. 24 (1973) Robert Muczynski
I. Andante sostenuto
II. Allegro risoluto
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
V. Andante molto
VI. Allegro

Noriko Omichi, Flute
Man-Ling Chan, Clarinet

Clarinet Sonata in f minor Op.120, No.1 (1894) Johannes Brahms
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Andante un poco Adagio
III. Allegretto grazioso
IV. Vivace

Man-Ling Chan, Clarinet
Cullan Bryant, Piano

Histoire du Tango (1986)  Ástor Piazzolla
I. Bordello 1900
II. Café 1930
III. Nightclub 1960

Noriko Omichi, Flute
Sam Chien, Guitar

Tarantelle in a minor Op.6 (1857) Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns

Noriko Omichi, Flute
Man-Ling Chan, Clarinet
Nayoung Im, Piano

Noriko is a student of Judith Mendenhall.
Man-Ling is a student of Charles Neidich.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Justine Sedky and Alix Smith, Flute
Bachelor of Music Performance
Monday, November 28, 2016, 4:00 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall

Sonata in D major for Two Flutes, TWV 40:103  Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
i. Dolce
ii. Allegro
iii. Largo
iv. Vivace

Some will carry as a Face Jacob Elkin (1990-)

Andante et Rondo, Op. 25 Franz Doppler (1821-1883)

Markus Kaitila, Piano

Justine and Alix are students of Judith Mendenhall.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Ao Liu, Jazz Guitar
Master of Jazz Performance Graduation Recital
Tuesday, Nov 29th, 2016, 3pm, Choral Room 264

Out For Somewhere Ao Liu

To RiskLary

Song 2Ao Liu

Bolivia Cedar Walton

Here there and everywhere Paul McCartney

Not a blues Ao Liu

Ao Liu Quartet (Carlos Holmes on Pf, Tyller Luppi on Bass, Diego Voglino on Drum)

Ao Liu is a student of Paul Bollenback.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

QC Percussion Ensemble
QC Unsemble
Gamelan Yowana Sari

November 30, 2016
LeFrak Concert Hall

Bomba (1939)       Lou Harrison

Chris Swift, Chris Ramirez, Phil Okon,
Daniel Guillaume, Eugenia Theodosopolous

Illegible Canons (1973)       William Bergsma
Ayana Ouchi, clarinet; Ching-Ping Wang, percussion

Working Together (2015)       I Dewa Ketut Alit
Mike Deering, Juan Herrara, Yuzhe Song, Ching-Ping Wang, Chris Mulz, Brian Maulick

QC Gamelan Yowana Sari

Heart Strings 1,2,3 (2016)
Batu Kalian (2016)       I Dewa Ketut Alit

D'Metrius Fernandez, Brian Maulick, Ching-Ping Wang, Yuzhe Song, Mike Deering,
Chris Swift, Chris Ramirez, Phil Okon, Daniel Guillaume, Eugenia Theodosopolous,
Juan Herrara, Ching-Yu Huang, Alex Friedman, Rich Weismantel, Fred Trumpy, Michael
Lipsey, Steve DeBellis, Çhris Mulz, Charlee Ray Price, Jon Ramirez
Guitar - Kyle Miller