Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music

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Queens College, CUNY
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367-1597
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Concerts Presented October 2016

Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Christian Barros, Viola
Bachelor of Music Recital
Friday, October 7, 2016, 5 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Robert SchumannAdagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Arranged by Leonard Davis

Christian Barros, Viola
Adam Ali, Piano

Robert SchumannMärchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113
I. Nicht schnell
II. Lebhaft
III. Rasch
IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck

Christian Barros, Viola
Adam Ali, Piano

Johannes BrahmsSonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat, Op. 120 No. 2
I. Allegro amabile

Christian Barros, Viola
Adam Ali, Piano

Johannes BrahmsZwei Gesänge für AIt mit Bratsche und Pianoforte, Op. 91
I. Gestillte Sehnsucht
II. Geistliches Wiegenlied

Candace Matthews, Soprano
Christian Barros, Viola
Adam Ali, Piano

 


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Miyoung Lee, Piano
Master's Graduation Recital
Thursday, October 13, 2016, 3:30 PM, Recital Hall 226

JanuaryMiyoung Lee

Miyoung Lee, Piano      Changmin Jun, Bass       Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

 

FebruaryMiyoung Lee

Miyoung Lee, Piano      Changmin Jun, Bass       Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

 

 My Favorate ThingsRichard Rodgers

Miyoung Lee, Piano      Changmin Jun, Bass       Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

 

AprilMiyoung Lee

Miyoung Lee, Piano      Changmin Jun, Bass       Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

 

Donna Lee  Charlie Parker

Miyoung Lee, Piano      Changmin Jun, Bass       Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

Miyoung Lee is a student of David Berkman.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Paulina Salcedo-Watson, Viola
Bachelor of Music Graduation Recital
Friday, October 14, 2016, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 Johannes Brahms
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Andante un poco Adagio
III. Allegretto grazioso
IV. Vivace

Paulina Salcedo-Watson, Viola
Cullan Bryant, Piano

Three Apologies for Two Violas Eric B. Chernov
Part I
Part II
Part III

Paulina Salcedo-Watson, Viola
Christian Barros, Viola

Sonata for Viola and Piano Rebecca Clarke
I. Impetuoso
II. Vivaco
III. Adagio

Paulina Salcedo-Watson, Viola
Cullan Bryant, Piano


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director

Queens College New Music Group
presents

Pascual Araujo, Kyle Miller, guitarists
and
GADADU

Tuesday, October 18, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Pascual Araujo, guiter

Three and a Half of These Michael Barrett Donovan
I. This one
II. That one
IIss. That's Half
III. Last one

Homenaje a Mi Padre Andrés F. Maldonado
I. Prelude

Kyle Miller, guitar

Serenade for Solo guitar Christopher Thomas Emery

Etude for guitar Nick Anton

GADADU
Hannah Selin, viola, vocals
Nicki Adams, piano, vocals
Patrick Adam, trumpet
Daniel Stein, bass
Britt Ciampa, drums

At Play Hannah Selin

Tsukiyo no Hamabe Yuta Tanaka

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake Encounter Yair Shahak

The Streetlight Nocturnes Michael Barrett Donovan
I. Box Seats
II. Troll
III. Diva

Our Love Grey Antonelli

do you know what it means to gadadu? katie bishop

Prove to You Nicki Adams


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Dora Galit, Piano
Masters in Music Graduation Recital
Thursday, October 20, 2016, 7:30pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Italian Concerto, BWV 971 J. S. Bach
I.
II. Andante
III. Presto

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Scherzo, Allegro vivacious - Trio
IV. Rondo, Allegro ma non troppo

Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20 Frederic Chopin

Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Sergei Prokofiev
I. Allegro, ma non troppo
II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato
III. Andante
IV. Vivace

Dora Galit is a student of Nina Lelchuk.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Movie Musicals

Amy Guarino, Director
H. Roz Woll, Faculty Coordinator

October 21, 2016, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Circle of Life Elton John & Tim Rice
The Lion King

Company (Choreography: Neophytos Ioannou)

You Never Walk Alone Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Carousel

Xiong Cheng

One Boy Lee Adams & Michael Stewart
Bye Bye Birdie

Alexa Kelly, Phillip Stern

Once Upon A Dream Jack Lawrence & Sammy Fain
Sleeping Beauty

Alessandra Gluf

Matchmaker Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
Fiddler on the Roof

Amelia Profaci, Katerina Hadjipavlis, Rose Rutkovsky

Till There Was You Meredisth Wilson
The Music Man

Amy Guarino

Goodbye Until Tomorrow Jason Robert Brown
The Last Five Years

Zach Mandernach, Carolina Campero

Maria Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
West Side Story

David Szabo

America Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
West Side Story

Amelia Profaci, Katerina Hadjipavlis, Michelle Shine, Amy Guarino, Kristina Ortiz,
Michelle Meditz, Rose Rutkovsky, Kayla Rivera, Carolina Campero, Georgia Smalios,
Elizabeth Muñoz Oliveros (Choreography: Elise Walters)

Greased Lightnin' Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, & John Ferrar
Grease

Charles Huang, Jason Vogel, David Szabo, Phillip Stern, Zach Mandernach, Dave
Meeting, Michelle Shine, Georgia Smalios (Choreography: Michael Drozd)

I Know Where I've Been Mark Shaiman & Scott Wittman
Hairspray

Kristina Ortiz, Mariyanthie Linaris

Little Shop of Horrors Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
Little Shop of Horrors

Georgia Smalios, Carolina Campero, Michelle Shine

Close Every Door Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Neophytos Ioannou

Zero to Hero Alan Menken
Hercules

Georgia Smalios, Katerina Hadjipavlis, Michelle Shine, Carolina Campero, Amy
Guarino (Choreography: Michelle Shine)

Part of Your World Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, & Glenn Slater
The Little Mermaid

Michelle Meditz

Poor Unfortunate Souls Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, & Glenn Slater
The Little Mermaid

Jason Vogel

Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In Galt MacDermot, James Rado, & Gerome Ragni
The Little Mermaid (arr. J. & H. Arzberger)

Company (Choreography: Michelle Shine)


Queens College New Music Group
presents

New Works by Student Composers

A Co-Production of the Aaron Copland School of Music and the First Annual Queens College Arts Festival

October 23, 2016, 5:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

When Autumn Comes Shota Li

Reflections of a Departing Spirit Yair Shahak

Fixed is That Which is Felt Michael Barrett Donovan

Life-a John J. Lucania

no one more deportation! katie bishop

Performers:

Alix Smith, Flute
Ayana Ouchi, Clarinet
Zhi-Yi Emma Dong, Violin
Kelsey Sheldon, Cello
Markus Kaitila, Piano
Kayla Faccilongo, Mezzo-Soprano
Linda Collazo, Mezzo-Soprano
katie bishop, Conductor


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

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

Life, Loss, and Love

Wednesday, October 26, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Cello Concerto in E minor op. 28
Part I, Part II, Part IIIEdward William Elgar

Mikiko Iwasaki, cello

Six Pieces for Orchestra op. 6 Anton Webern

Death and Transfiguration op. 24 Richard Strauss


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Daesung Jang, Piano
Master Graduation Recital
Thursday, October 27th, 2016, 3:30 PM, Recital Hall 226

Inner Urge Joe Henderson

Daesung Jang, Piano     Changmin Jun, Bass     Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

Red Forest Daesung Jang

Daesung Jang, Piano     Changmin Jun, Bass     Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

One Finger Snap Herbie Hancock

Daesung Jang, Piano     Changmin Jun, Bass     Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

Home Daesung Jang

Daesung Jang, Piano     Changmin Jun, Bass     Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

Beatrice Sam Rivers

Daesung Jang, Piano     Changmin Jun, Bass     Samvel Sarkisyan, Drums

Daesung Jang is a student of David Berkman.


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Queens College Saxophone and Symphonic Wind Ensembles
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Queens College Saxophone Ensemble

Dance of the Tumblers Rimsky-Korsakov/Bricault

A Lincolnshire Whimsy Clarence Barber

Variations on America Charles Ives/Paul Cohen

Queens College Symphonic Wind Ensemble

The Gumsucker's March Percy Grainger

Satiric Sance (For a Comedy by Aristophanes) Norman Dello Joio
I. Allegro Pesante
II. Adagio Mesto
III. Allegro Spumante

October Eric Whitacre

Hammersmith Op. 52 Gustav Holst
Prelude and Scherzo


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

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

Life, Loss, and Love

Friday, October 28, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Cello Concerto in E minor op. 28
Part I, Part II, Part IIIEdward William Elgar

Mikiko Iwasaki, cello

Six Pieces for Orchestra op. 6 Anton Webern

Death and Transfiguration op. 24 Richard Strauss


Aaron Copland School of Music
David Schober, Director
presents

Voice Majors Recital
Sherry Overholt, James John, voice coordinators
Max Midroit, pianist

Monday, October 31, 2016, 12:15 pm
LeFrak Concert Hall

Sorge infausta una procella G.F. Handel
From Orlando

T.J. Barnes, Tenor
Matt Kent, Violin
Emily Dana, Viola
Monica Fox, Cello

Volkhova's lullaby N. Rimsky-Korsakov
From Sadko

Caitlin Timken, Soprano

Sweeter than roses H. Purcell

Tito Gutierrez, Tenor

Mandoline G. Fauré

Rose Rutkovsky, Soprano

Ma rendi pur contento V. Bellini

Anna Clare Del Vecchio, Soprano

Youth and love R. V. Williams

Hyunsung Shin, Baritone

Faites-lui mex aveux C. Gounod
From Faust

Linda Collazo, Mezzo-soprano

Die Mainacht J. Brahms

Alessandra Gluf, Soprano

Après un rêve G. Fauré

Joshua Gurwitz, Baritone

Toujours G. Fauré

Mary Grace Nolan, Soprano

Instant charmant... En fermant lex yeux J. Massenet
From Manon

Omar Bowey, Tenor

Je ne t'aime pas K. Weill

Kayla Faccilongo, Mezzo-soprano

Beau soir C.Debussy

Robert Colon, Countertenor

Notre amour G. Fauré

Andrea Lapinski, Soprano

St. Ita's vision S. Barber

Deborah Carter, Soprano