2011 – 2012 Season

Program 1: An Evening of Opera and Song
An evening of opera and song featuring the Curtis Vocal Studies Department.

Program 2: Student Recital: Prokofiev, Ketting, Shostakovich
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.1 in D major
Otto Ketting; Intrada
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor

Program 3: Graduation Recital by Ran Jia
Mozart: Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, maman," K.265
Schumann: Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.22
Scarlatti: Three Sonatas
Debussy: Images, Book 1

Program 4: Graduation Recital by Sonora Slocum
Dutilleux: Sonatina for Flute and Piano
Bach: Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034
Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino
Lowell Liebermann: Sonata for Flute and Piano

Program 5: Student Recital: Lansky, Mey, Williams
Lansky: Threads
Mey: Musique de tables
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Program 6: Student Recital: Shapiro, Debussy, Wagner, Brahms
Shapiro: Piano Quartet (Children's Games)
Debussy: L'Isle joyeuse
Wagner: Die Walkure: Wintersturme
Wagner: Lohengrin: In fernem Land
Brahms: Six Pieces for Piano, Op.118

Program 7: Bach for Strings Only!
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G major, BWV 1027
Bach: Partita No.1 for Violin in B minor, BWV 1002
Bach: Suite No.1 for Cello in G major, BWV 1007
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048

Program 8: Student Recital: Barber and Dvorak
Barber: String Quartet in B minor, Op.11
Dvorak: Piano Trio in E minor, Op.90 ("Dumky")

Program 9: Student/Faculty Recital: Ravel and Messiaen
Ravel: Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Ravel: Three Poems of Stephane Mallarme
Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi

Program 10: Graduation Recital by Christina Naughton
Beethoven: Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24
Mendelssohn: Allegro brillante in A major, Op.92

Program 11: Graduation Recital by Bryan A. Lee
Mozart: Sonata in E-flat major, K.302
Webern: Four Pieces, Op.7
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K.364

Program 12: Student Recital: Brahms and Dvorak
Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op.40
Dvorak: String Quartet in F major, Op.96 ("American")

Program 13: Graduation Recital by Joel A. Link
Janacek: Sonata for Violin
Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78
Elgar: Salut d'amour (arranged by Albert Markov)
Dvorak: Als die alte Mutter (arranged by Fritz Kreisler)

Program 14: Student Piano Recital: Ravel and Stravinsky
Ravel: Sonatine
Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (for piano-four hands)

Program 15: Student Recital: Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.4 in C major, Op.102
Schumann: Adagio & Allegro for Cello and Piano
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op.66

Program 16: Graduation Recital by Yekwon Sunwoo
Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:48
Liszt: Liebestraum No.3
Liszt: Dante Sonata from "Annees de Pelerinage"
Ravel: La Valse
Liszt/Horowitz: Variations on Mendelssohn's Wedding March
Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.10

Program 17: Salute to Pianist Mikael Eliasen
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes
Rorem: Aftermath (excerpts)
Richard Strauss: Two Songs (Die Nacht and Morgen)

Program 18: Graduation Recital by Natalie Helm
Prokofiev: Sonata in C major, Op.119
Chopin: Sonata in G minor, Op.65

Program 19: Student Recital: Boulanger, Mozart, Chausson, Yang
Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu
Mozart: Horn Concerto No.3
Chausson: Poeme
Ya-Jhu Yang: Rain Out at Sea

Program 20: Student/Faculty Recital: Francaix and Schubert
Francaix: Divertissement for Bassoon & Strings
Schubert: Trio No.1 in B-flat major, D. 898

Program 21: Music By Joan Tower
Copperwave for Brass Ensemble
String Force
Ivory and Ebony
Angels (String Quartet No.4)
DNA for Percussion Ensemble

Program 22: Student Recital: Beethoven, Hoffmeister, Tchaikovsky, Zimbalist
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op.70, No.1 "Ghost"
Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky: None, but the Lonely Heart
Zimbalist: "Tango" from Sarasateana

Program 23: Student Recital: Renie, Bach, Bartok
Renie: Legende for Harp
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541
Bartok: String Quartet No.6

Program 24: Graduation Recital by Branson Yeast
Beethoven: Sonata No.3 in A major, Op.69
Faure: Elegie, Op.24
Schnittke: Sonata No.1 for Cello and Piano

Program 25: A Concert of Sacred Vocal Music
Purcell: "Sound the Trumpet" from Birthday Ode for Queen Mary
Rossini: "Fac ut portem Christi mortem" from Stabat Mater
Rossini: "Cujus animam gementem" from Stabat Mater
Handel: "Arm, arm ye brave!" from Judas Maccabaeus
Handel: "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" from Messiah
Handel: Selections from Acis and Galatea
Barber: "Lord Jesus Christ" from Prayers of Kierkegaard
Brahms: "Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit" from A German Requiem
Mozart: "Laudate Dominum" from Vesperae solennes de confessore