Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class

Concert Program for 2021-05-20

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Sechs LiederClara Schumann (1819 - 1896)711:10
        There are three pieces that I will be performing from within Clara Schumann\'s Sechs Lieder; Liebeszauer, Der Mond Kommt Still Gegangen and Die Stille Lotosblume.
Olive Cullen, Voice
Gina Gataveckaite, piano
Liebeszauer follows the impact of love throughout and within nature by exploring different aspects of adoration and heartbreak. Der Mond Kommt Still Gegangen is a lullaby of care and warmth, for people to fall asleep knowing that they are loved, and finally, examining the cyclicality of nature, relationships, and death is Die Stille Lotosblume.
  
  
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Five pieces for 2 violins and pianoDmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)1111:19
Arranged by Atovmyan
        I. Prelude II. Gavotte III. Elegy IV. Waltz V. Polka
Jessica Yu, violin
Jessica Yu violin, Noah Coyne violin, Ray Liang piano
These 5 pieces were arranged by Shostakovich's assistant Levon Atovmyan with the composer's permission. The Prelude is taken from Gadfly. The Gavotte, Elegy and Polka come from his Ballet Suites. The Waltz is believed to derive from sketches for a film abandoned during the first denunciation in 1936.
  
  
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Etude Op. 25 No. 1Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)911:32
       
Yunqi Ou, Piano
Étude Op. 25, No. 1 in A-flat major is a solo piano work composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836, and published in 1837. The work consists entirely of rapid arpeggios and harmonic modulations based on A-flat major.
  
  
Keyboard Sonata in A minor, K.54Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
       
Yunqi Ou, Piano
This is a relatively early sonata by Scarlatti that appeared in a 1742 volume of his works he presented to Princess Maria Barbara, who would become the queen of Spain (1746) and in whose Court he served.
  
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Picnic on the MarneNed Rorem (1923 - )711:43
        II. A Bend in the River, IV. Vermouth, V. A Tense Discussion
Nate Cross, Saxophone
Gina Gataveckaite, piano
Each of the seven movements in Ned Rorem's 'Picnic on the Marne' is a waltz, and reflects on a visit to the southeastern suburbs of Paris on the 30th of June 1956. The atmosphere varies wildly between the movements and, written '109 seasons later', it must have been quite memorable. The tempo marking for the second movement reads 'As from a cafe under water far away', whilst the marking for the fifth movement reads 'Neurotic' and specifies that the saxophone is to play 'always hot and free' whilst the piano is 'always cold and strict'.
  
  
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Etude Op. 25 no. 5Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)811:52
       
Gloria Yu, Piano
This is one of Chopin's more well-known technical studies, with a challenging right hand part in the main theme - correct wrist technique is crucial here as the player has to use awkward hand positions to play the minor seconds at scherzo tempo while maintaining a sonorous top line also in the right hand.
  
  
Etude Op. 25 no. 1Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)
       
Gloria Yu, Piano
This etude is nicknamed the "Aeolian Harp" by Schumann. The warm, sparse melody floats over the top of cloud-like broken chords, evoking the breathy and ethereal sound of the Aeolian wind harp.
  
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9/12Gloria Yu (2002 - )312:02
       
Gloria Yu, Piano
This short piece is currently unfinished, and I would appreciate any feedback on it, especially in regard to how I should alter the ending of it.\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nIt is based on a very simple 8 note melody, accompanied by light arpeggio repetitions meant to evoke the sense of water ripples. I also try to incorporate motifs which portray the organic, sometimes interrupted, flow of water.
  
  
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Sonata in D minor K.141Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)1012:07
       
Ricardo Roche Idini, Piano
One of the most famous keyboard sonatas from Scarlatti.
  
  
Etudes op.10 and op.25Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)
        Etude in C minor op.10, n.12 and Etude in C minor op.25, n.12.
Ricardo Roche Idini, Piano
Two of the 27 etudes for piano by Chopin. The first is the last one of the op.10 called "Revolutionary" and it shows the story of the revolution in Poland in 1830 when Chopin had to leave Poland and settle in Paris, France. The second is the last one of the op.25 etudes, it is called "Ocean" because it has a series of rising and falling arpeggios in various chord progression in C minor.
  
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Ballade Frank Martin (1890 - 1974)812:19
       
Mitchell Flynn, Tenor Saxophone
Composed in 1940 for the Geneva International Music Competition, Martin's "Ballade pour Trombone ou Tenor Saxophone et Piano" is a duel composition, becoming a staple yet controversial work at the time within trombone repertoire due to the almost complete dismissal of the idea of form. In saxophone repertoire however this idea is far more welcoming and beneficial due to the wide array of dynamic contrast and colour which a saxophone is able to achieve. While seldom performed on saxophone, the work is full and rich, with Martin's works often drawing inspiration from his Christian faith.
  
  
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Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 875 (WTC II)Johann Sebastian bach (1685 - 1750)1012:29
       
Phillip Lin, Piano
The sixth prelude and fugue composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in his second book of the Well-Tempered Clavier (WTC), between 1739-1742. One of his compositions in the WTC, with a vigorous and driving prelude, and a dark and melancholic fugue
  
  
Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No 7 in G minorSergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)
       
Phillip Lin, Piano
One of the studies from Rachmaninoff's first sets of the Etude Tableaux, which were intended to be called as "picture pieces with musical evocations of external visual stimuli". According to some sources, this etude parallels the finale of the First Ballade in G minor by Chopin.
  
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Miroirs Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)3312:41
        I. Noctuelles\\r\\nII. Oiseaux tristes\\r\\nIII. Une barque sur l\\\\\\\'océan\\r\\nIV. Alborada del gracioso\\r\\nV. La vallée des cloches
Rachel Shindang, Piano
Ravel\\\'s Miroirs, translated to \\\'Mirrors\\\', contains 5 movements, each dedicated to a fellow member of the French avant-garde artist group Les Apaches.\r\n
  
  
Sonata in E major K162Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
       
Rachel Shindang, Piano
Writing a total of 555 single Keyboard sonatas throughout his career, Scarlatti contributed greatly to push the standards of Keyboard music.
  

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Total Time of Entries: 106 minutes