Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music

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Music Building
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Queens College, CUNY
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367-1597
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Concerts Presented October 2019

Aaron Copland School of Music
presents

Queens College New Music Group
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
LeFrak Concert Hall

Speed of Life Daniel Dubei

Wanderings Ebin Samuel

Danza Nicholas Leo

The Accompanists Revenge Peter Mainetti
Featuring Peter Mainetti - Piano

Clarinet - Valerie Jones

anacrusis Sandow Sinai

Piano - Sandow Sinai

Tui Sunt Caeli (1593) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Arr. Kyle Miller

La Nuit Noir Daniel Dubei

Byron Perez - Trumpet, Dallas Pigate - Trumpet,
Kaleb Lewis - Horn, Brandon Papaleo - Trombone, Juan Manuel Martinez - Tuba

Adagietto for Brass Quintet Maxfield Panish

the death of atlas: a game for brass quintetSandow Sinai

 

Jorge Lopez - Trumpet, Dallas Pigate - Trumpet,
Kaleb Lewis - Horn, Brandon Papaleo - Trombone, Juan Manuel Martinez - Tuba

Passacaglia in E minor Nicholas Leo

Images of War Peter Mainetti

 

Byron Perez - Trumpet, Dallas Pigate - Trumpet,
Kaleb Lewis - Horn, Brandon Papaleo - Trombone, Juan Manuel Martinez - Tuba

Pinatigne hom ar Hoslarutz-nem Beral Kyle Miller
Mastered by Marco Oppedisano

Electro-Acoustic

Fallender Himmel for Solo Bass Clarinet Riccardo Maira

The Torch (For the Saint to Bear) Jackson James

Character No. I Matthew Kowalski

Charubé: I Kyle Miller

Clarinet - Valerie Jones


An All Schubert Program
Dora Galit, piano
ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Miriam Brown, cello

Friday October 18, 2019, 5:00PM
LeFrak Concert Hall

Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958 Franz Schubert
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto: Allegro -Trio
IV. Allegro

Dora Galit, piano

Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C Major, D.934 Franz Schubert
Andante
Allegretto
Andantino
Allegro vivace - Allegretto - Presto

ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Dora Galit, piano

Piano Trio in B-Flat Majon D.898 Franz Schubert
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante un poco mosso
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Rondo: Allegro vivace

Dora Galit, piano
ZhiYi "Emma" Dong, violin
Miriam Brown, cello


NAfME Recital
Friday, October 18th, 2019, 7:30PM
LeFrak Concert Hall

Suite bergamasque Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Lesly Decastro, Piano

Étude op. 10 no. 3 Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849)

Jonathan Ryfiak, Piano

“Du Style” 36 Études Transcendantes Théo Charlier (1868 – 1944)

Jorge H. Lopez, Trumpet

If I Were a Boy Beyonce (1981 - present)

Kasandra Hanson, Vocalist
Jonathan Ramirez, Guitarist

Trio (Op. 11) Allegretto con Variazioni Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Adriana Garcia, Saxophone
Katianna Zaffery, Clarinet

Africa Scott Bradlee (1981 – present)

Daria Barteldt, Vocalist
Aaron Meives, Bass
Christopher Cavarretta, Guitar
Kyle Reese, Saxophone
Juan-Manuel Martinez, Trumpet
Brandon Papaleo, Trombone
Dylan Ofrias, Percussion
Jonathan Ryfiak, Piano

Human Racing Annie Clark (1982 – present)

Giselle Castillo, Vocalist
Chris Swift, Percussion

My Mother and I Lucy Dacus (1995 – present)

MeLanie Morillo, Vocalist
Giselle Castillo, Guitar and Vocalist

A Trumpeter’s Lullaby Leroy Anderson (1908 – 1975)

Byron Perez-Chacon, Trumpet
Kotomi Chiba, Piano

Memphis Blues Nick Homes (1966 – present)

Jorge Robles, Saxophone
Elan Rodriguez, Saxophone

Autumn Leaves Joseph Kosma (1905 – 1969)

Angie Martinez, Vocalist
Jonathan Ramirez, Guitar
Kevin Pyle, Saxophone
Aaron Meives, Double Bass
Chris Swift, Percussion

Lil Darlin’ Neal Hefti (1922 – 2008)
Four Brother Woody Herman (1913 – 1987)

Jorge Robles, Saxophone
Elan Rodriguez, Saxophone
Sam Gioia, Saxophone
Kyle Reese, Saxophone
Johnathan Hart, Saxophone
Nicolo Catalano, Saxophone
Byron Perez-Chacon, Trumpet
Joe Vetack, Trumpet
Eduardo Lopez, Trumpet
Dallas Pigate, Trumpet
Brandon Papaleo, Trombone
Juan-Manuel Martinez, Trombone
Ryan Stapleton, Trombone
Kyle Kazimir, Trombone
Josie Rose, Guitar
Aaron Meives, Bass
Shaina Schwatzberg, Piano
Chris Swift, Percussion

 


Voice Majors Recital

Monday, October 21, 2019
12:15 p.m, LeFrak Concert Hall

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

Georgia Smalios, Soprano

Prendi, per sei me libero G. Donizetti
From L'elisir d'amore

Caitlin Timken, Soprano

Oh! quand je Dors F. Liszt

Klaudia Morelowska, Soprano

O wie ängstlich W.A. Mozart
From Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Evan Katsefes, Tenor

Donde lieta usci G. Puccini
From La bohème

Jessica Courtney, Soprano

Come Paride vezzoso G. Donizetti
From L'elisir d'amore

Neophytos Ioannou, Baritone

Alles endet, was entstehet H. Wolf

Paul Greene-Dennis, Bass

Du bist die Ruh F. Schubert

Scott LaMarca, Tenor

Deh vieni, non tardar W.A. Mozart
From Le nozze di Figaro

Abril Valbuena, Soprano

O del mio amato ben S. Donaudy

Dong Zhao, Tenor

Liquid Days (Part One) P. Glass

Thomas Laskowski, Bass-baritone

Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi G. Puccini
From La bohème

Victoria McGrath, Soprano

Il tramonto G. Verdi

Shantel Williams, Soprano

Steal me, sweet thief G. Menotti
From The Old Maid and the Thief

Sherice Roberts, Soprano

Glück, das mir verblieb E. Komgold
From Die tote Stadt

Amy Guarino, Soprano


Myunghan You, Voice
with Dongha Kim, Piano; Hanyual Park, Bass; Minwoo Ha, Drums

Jazz Studies MM Graduation Recital
October 24, 2019, 3:00 PM, Recital Hall 226

When Sunny Gets Blue Marvin Fisher and Jack Segal

Everybody's Song But Not My Own Kenny Wheeler

In 'n Out Joe Henderson

One Note Samba Antonio Carlos Jobim

I Don't Know Myunghan You

The Answer / I Fall in Love Too Easily Myunghan You / Jule Styne

After You've Gone Turner Layton

Cotton Tail Duke Ellington

Myunghan You is a student of Charenee Wade and Aubrey Johnson.


Fanfare for the Uncommon Wind Ensemble

Nell Flanders, conductor
with special guests: Gamelan Yowana Sari

Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7:30 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall

QC Wind Ensemble
Conductor: Nell Flanders

Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland

Vientos Y Tangos Michael Gandolfi

Shenandoah Frank Ticheli

First Suite in E-Flat Op. 28 No. 1 Gustav Holst

Gamelan Yowana Sari
Director: Michael Lipsey

Tire Fire Evan Ziporyn

Gabor Traditional

Cecanangan I Dewa Ali


Jorge Robles, Alto Saxophone
Music Education Graduation Recital
October 252019, 5:00 PM
LeFrak Concert Hall

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 19 Paul Creston
I. With vigor
II. With tranquility
III. With gaiety

Jorge Robles, Alto Saxophone
Aya Sasaki, Piano

Wendy Paul Desmond

Jorge Robles, Alto Saxophone
Elan Rodriguez, Piano
Josephine Rose, Guitar
Aaron Meives, Bass
Daniel Guillaume, Drums

Autumn Leaves Joseph Kosma

Jorge Robles, Bb Clarinet
Elan Rodriguez, Tenor Saxophone
Josephine Rose, Guitar
Aaron Meives, Bass
Daniel Guillaume, Drums

Four Brothers Jimmy Guiffre

Undergraduate Big Band

Lil' Darlin Neal Hefti

Undergraduate Big Band
Jorge Robles, Conductor

It's Been a Long, Long Time Harry James

Undergraduate Big Band
Holly Grabowski, Vocalist

Jorge Robles was a Clarinet student at the Aaron Copland School of Music.


YoonJung Hwang, Violin
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019, 5 pm
Lefrak Concert Hall

Four Romantic Pieces, op.75, No.1Antonín Dvorák
I. Allegro moderato
II. Allegro maestoso
III. Allegro apassionato
IV. Larghetto

YoonJung Hwang, Violin
Cullan Bryant, Piano

Solo Violin Sonata No.1J.S. Bach
I. Adagio
II. Fugue

YoonJung Hwang, Violin

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53Antonín Dvorák
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale: Allegro gil oslo makes non troppo

YoonJung Hwang, Violin
Cullan Bryant, Piano

YoonJung Hwang is a student of Prof. Daniel Phillips.