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Queens College, CUNY
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367-1597
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Concerts Presented March 2017

Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

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

Metamorphosis
Audrey J. Edelstein, Conductor

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 12:15pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

 

Overture to "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein

adapted for symphonic orchestra by Mauríce Peress

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra Sergei Rachmaninoff

Nicolas Gíacalone, piano

Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV Robert Schumann


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Chenhuai Wang, Bass
Thursday, March 2, 2017, 3:45 pm
Room 226

Zrejlo Je Žito Slovenian Traditiona

Red Hand Comp: Chenhuai Wang

Polka Dots and Moonbeams Jimmy Van Heusen

Cruisin Smokey Robinson

Wights Waits for Weights


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Bachelor of Music Performance, Freshman Recital
Friday, March 3, 2017, 1:00 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Sonata No.1 in G Major, Op.78 Johannes Brahms
I. Vivace ma non troppo
II. Adagio - Più andante - Adagio come prima
III. Allegro molto moderato - Più moderato

ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Cullan Bryant, piano

Praeludium and Allegro Fritz Kreisler

ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Cullan Bryant, piano

Sonata No.3 in C Minor, Op.45 Edvard Grieg
I. Allegro molto ed appassionata
II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
III. Allegro animato - Prestissimo

ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Cullan Bryant, piano

ZhiYi "Emma" Dong is a student of Daniel Phillips.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

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

Metamorphosis
Audrey J. Edelstein, Conductor

Friday, March 3, 2017, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

 

Overture to "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein

adapted for symphonic orchestra by Mauríce Peress

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra Sergei Rachmaninoff

Nicolas Gíacalone, piano

Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV Robert Schumann


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director

Nicholas Anton, Cello
Monday, March 6, 2017, 6:00 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Rachmaninoff Concerto
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV

Elgar Concerto
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Queens College Percussion Studio Concert
March 8, 2017, 7:30 pm
Room 226
Michael Lipsey, Matt Ward, Javier Diaz - faculty

Reaching for Sindhu (2015) Christos Rafalides

Rebonds B Iannis Xenakis

Yuzhe Song

Piece: Marimba Dances - I (1983) Ross Edwards

Christopher Ramirez

Three Trees: Willow Wally Gunn, Text by Denise Treuting

Mike Deering

Three Short Complaints for Two Marimbas (2016) Michael Barrett Donovan
I. Unimaginative
II. Slow and under-rehearsed
IIa. Anecdote
III. Verbose

Marimba 1: Lorenzo Brilli, Marimba 2: Yuzhe Song

Partita #2 in D minor - Allemande Johann Sebastian Bach

Chris Swift

Waves (1975) Mitchell Peters

Eugenia Theodosopoulus

Bartók Variations (2017) Christopher Mulz

Etude in E minor (2006) Pius Cheung

Ching-Ping Wang

Either/Or (2004) Dominic Donato

Brian Maulick

Echi Dromi (2001) Joseph Pereira

Juan Herrara, perc, Alix Smith, flute

Primal Mood (1972) Mitchell Peters

Daniel Guillaume

Que Palo, arrangement by the Pedrito Martínez Group (2012)


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Harmonnia Junus, Violin
Thomas Weaver, Piano
Advanced Diploma Graduation Recital
10th March 2017, 7:30 pm, LeFrak Concert Hall

Scherzo, WoO2 J. Brahms

Poem Sonata for Violin and Piano (1985) A. Arutiunian

Six Miniatures (2014) T. Weaver

  1. Slowly
  2. Playfully
  3. Slowly
  4. Quickly
  5. Slowly
  6. Brightly

Sonata for Piano and Violin C. Franck

  1. Allegretto moderato
  2. Allegro
  3. Recitativo-Fantasia
  4. Allegretto poco mosso

Harmonnia Junus is a student of Daniel Phillips


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents a

Voice Majors Recital
Monday March 13, 2017, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Dr. Sherry Overholt, Dr. James John, voice coordinators
Dr. Max Midroit, pianist

S'altro che lagrime W.A. Mozart
From La Clemenza di Tito

Serena Wang, Soprano

Die Forelle F. Schubert

Caitlin Timken, Soprano

Du bist die Ruh F. Schubert

Gerard Gallagher, Tenor

Suleika F. Mendelssohn

Anna Clare Del Vecchio, Soprano

Malia P. Tosti

Victor Jaquez, Baritone

Piangerò la sorte mia G.F. Handel
From Giulio Cesare

Grace Hwoang, Soprano

Ah quel gelido orror... Il padre adorato W.A. Mozart
From Idomeneo

Robert Colon, Countertenor

Ore dolce e divine G. Puccini
From La Rondine

Elizabeth Muñoz Oliveros, Soprano

Ideale P. Tosti

Robert McDaniels, Baritone

Claire de Lune C. Debussy

Anna Wood, Soprano

Aurore G. Fauré

Neophytos Ioannou, Tenor

Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio W.A. Mozart
From Le Nozze di Figaro

Georgia Smalios, Mezzo-soprano

En sourdine G. Fauré

Alessandra Gluf, Soprano

Porgi amor W.A. Mozart
From Le Nozze di Figaro

Shantel Williams, Soprano

Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon W.A. Mozart
From Die Zuberflöte

Omar Bowey, Tenor

¿Con qué la lavaré? J. Rodrigo

Deborah Carter, Soprano

O Isis und Osiris W.A. Mozart
From Die Zuberflöte

Ian Joyal, Baritone

Je dis que riend ne m'épouvante G. Bizet
From Carmen

Amy Guarino, Soprano


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Kathryn Angielczyk, Horn
Adam Ali, piano
Student Recital
Monday March 13th, 2017 6:00 LeFrak Concert Hall

Bagatelle for Low Horn and Piano Hermann Neuling

Élégie for Horn and Piano, FP 175 Francis Poulenc

Horn-Lokk Sigurd Berge

Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 132 Richard Strauss
I. Allegro

Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I. Allegro

Sara Dudley, Violin
Christian Barros, Viola
Holly Grabowski, Viola
Mikiko Iwasaki, Cello

Kathryn Angielczyk is a student of David Jolley.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

The Queens College
Saxophone Ensemble
&
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Dr. Kristin Mozeiko, Director
Dr. Timothy Rudeman, Saxophone Director
Ms. Joanna Rocco, Assistant Graduate Conductor

Thursday, March 16, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Saxophone Ensemble

Andante for Saxophone Caryl Florio
Quartet

Chorale Prelude No. 8 Johannes Brahms
arr. R. Caravan

Portals Carl Anton Wirth

Moderato Erland Von Koch

Divertimento
Chanson Melancolique
Rondeau


Karel Husa
arr. L. Patrick

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

New Century Dawn David R. Gillingham

Engulfed Cathedral Claude Debussy
Transcribed by Merlin Patterson

Symphony for Band Vincent Persichetti

Black Granite March James L. Hosay


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

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

Wednesday, March 22, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

American Suite for Orchestra Opus 9Bb

Part I · Part II · Part III · Part IV

Cello Concerto in B minor Opus 104

Part I · Part II · Part III

Marcy Rosen, soloist


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Antoine Thouvenin, Guitar

Thursday, March 23, 3:15
Choral Room

Monte Charge

Pause

Sortie de Nulle Part

Unknown

View from Long Island City

Jonathan & Jennifer

How Deep is the Ocean

Step


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Queens College Brass Ensemble
"An American Quilt"

Monday, March 27, 12:15 pm

Suite for Four Trombones Flor Peters
I. Intrada
II. Ballade
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale

Michael Stanton, Zachary Raia, Olivia Rodriguez, Lee Anderson

Laudatio for Horn Solo Bernard Krol

Alejandro Salaverry, Horn

Chorale: "Nun Lob'Alle Unser Gotf" J.S. Bach

Two Bulgarian Songs Anonymous
"A Brave Companion"
"Rugged Mountain Slopes"


L'Chatchilo Ariber: "Song Saves Me"
(From the Sayings of the Chassidic Masters)

Ramadan-Gana: "Come Savor Ramadan" Aden Samuel

Anthem: "Tota pulchra es" Anton Bruckner

Introit Flor Peters

Queens College Brass Ensemble

Colette Goldman, Byron Chacon-Perez, Daniel Roman, Katie Angielczyk,
Alejandro Salaverry, Kameron Dixie, Kaleb Lewis, Jason Henriquez,
Sabrina Aponte, Zachary Raia, fulian Paykert, Michael Stanton, Lee Anderson
Professor David Jolley, Director


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Sam Dwyer's Senior Recital

Monday, March 27, 2 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

French:

German:

Italian:

Chamber Music:

  • Exultate Jubilate - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    (All movements)
    Soprano - Samantha Dwyer
    Violin 1 - Emma Dong
    Violin 2 - Caroline Abberger
    Viola - Emily Dana
    Cello - Nick Anton
    Bass - Matthew Masiello

Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Seong Hye Kim, Piano
Advanced Performance Certificate Program Graduation Recital
Monday March 27, 6 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Sonata in D Minor L 413 D. Scarlatti (1685-1757)

Sonata in D Major L 461 D. Scarlatti

Sonanta in F Minor Op. 57 (Appassionata) L.V. Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro assai
II. Andante con moto
III. Allegro non troppo

Images I, Reflets dan l'eau Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
(Reflections in the Water)

Nocturne in C# Minor Op.27 No. 1 F. Chopin (1810-1849)

Ballade in F Minor Op.52 No. 4 F. Chopin

Seong Hye Kim is a student of Professor Donald Pirone.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Dongfeng Liu, Piano
Masters of Music in Jazz Performance Graduation Recital
Tuesday, March 28th, 3 pm, Choral Room 264

Dongfeng Liu, Piano
John Benitez, Bass
Francis Benitez, Drums

Evidence Thelonious Monk

Fisherman's Song At DustDongfeng Liu

Coltrane's TuneDongfeng Liu

I Know YouDongfeng Liu

Those DaysDongfeng Liu

MoophyDongfeng Liu

Dongfengliu is a student of David Berkman.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director

Queens College New Music Group

presents

New Works for Strings

Maxfield Panish, Violin
Sara Dudley, Víolín
Dora Kím, Víola
Aya Sasaki, Cello

Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Quartet Miniature Ian Y. Chung

Deadlines Natalynn Nuñez

Adagio for String Quartet John J. Lucania

Inspiration Waltz Gleb Zavlanov

A Michael Barrett Donovan

Carte Postale Andrés F. Maldonado

Dither Greg Antonelli

Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano Maxfield Panish

Alix Smith, Flute
Maxfield Panish, Violin
Markus Kaitila, Piano

Piano Trio No. 3 John J. Lucania
IV. Finale

Maxfield Panish, Violin
Aya Sasaki, Cello
Markus Kaitila, Piano

Scenes of Lefferts Boulevard Yuta Tanaka

Streams of Consciousness and Childhood for String Quartet Yair Shahak

Three Love Letters Christopher Thomas Emery
I. Ache
II. Absence
III. Him


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Queens College Choir
Raymond Nagem, Conductor

Wednesday, March 29, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan

Deep River Spiritual, arr. Gerre Hancock

Trahe me post te Francisco Guerrero

O quam gloriosum Tomás Luis de Victoria

Three Turkish Folk Songs

1. Ben Giderim Batum'a arr. Feri Tuzun
2. Havada Bulut Yok arr. Mahir Dincer
3. Kalenin Bedenleri arr. Saip Eguz

Shenandoah arr. Marshall Bartholomew

Away to Rio arr. Marshall Bartholomew and Raymond Nagem

Red River Valley arr. Jeffrey Douma


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

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

Thursday, March 30, 7:30 PM
Room 264

Pauline Raczkowski
Lasciatemi morire - Claudio Monteverdi

Melanie Morillo
Tu Lo Sai - Giuseppe Torelli

Isabel Farina
Selve Amiche - Antonio Caldara

Nicole Cicero
V'adoro pupile - G. F. Handel

Giselle Castillo
Central Park at Dusk - John Duke
There Will Be Stars - John Duke

Timothy O'Brien
Vaga Luna - Vincenzo Bellini

Hannah Marrero
Must the Winter Come So Soon - Samuel Barber
Per pieta, bel idol mio - Vincenzo Bellini

Emily Lamia
Come Ready and See Me - Richard Hundley

Kristina Melody Ortiz
St. Ita's Vision - Samuel Barber

Timothy O'Brien
Soliloquy - John W. Work, Jr.

Philip E. Stern
Being Alive - Stephen Sondheim

Angie Amador
Ride On, King Jesus - arr. Hall Johnson

Kristina Melody Ortiz
I Dreamed a Dream - Claude Michel Schönberg

Melanie Morillo
Gravity - Sara Bareilles

Philip E. Stern
Surrendered Piety - Philip E. Stern

Pauline Raczkowski
Crazy - Willie Nelson, arr. Patsy Cline

Emily Lamia
Raining - Stephen Flaherty

Nicole Cicero
Yesterday - Paul McCartney