"Advanced Vocal Workshop" program

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Advanced Vocal Workshop with guest Mark Robson, piano Kerry Jennings, coordinator November 13, 2022

California State University, Fullerton

U N I VER S I TY C R ED IT S

Framroze Virjee, President, California State University, Fullerton Carolyn Thomas Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Alexander Porter, Vice President, Administration and Finance/CFO David Forgues, Vice President, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Amir H. Dabirian, Vice President, Information Technology Tonantzin Oseguera, Vice President, Student Affairs Gregory J. Saks, Vice President, University Advancement

CO L L EGE OF TH E A R T S Arnold Holland, Ed.D, Dean Dave Mickey, Associate Dean Christopher Johnson, Budget Coordinator Heather Guzman, Assistant to the Deans Visual Arts Special Projects, Jade Jewett Dr. Randall Goldberg, Director, School of Music Dr. James Hussar, Chair, Department of Visual Arts Jamie Tucker, Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance Jennifer Frias, Director, Nicholas & Lee Begovich Gallery John Spiak, Director, Grand Central Art Center - Santa Ana Lara Farhadi, Senior Director of Development Ann Steichen, Director of Development Erika Ochoa, Support Group Coordinator Julie Bussell, Director, Marketing & Patron Services Stephanie Tancredi, Box Office Manager Heather Richards-Siddons Marketing & Communications Specialist Alvin Chiu, Graphic Designer Jason Pano, Social Media Strategist

A W E LCO ME F ROM THE DEAN OF COLLEGE OF T HE AR T S Welcome to the fall performance season at Clayes Performing Arts Center. As you arrived, you may have noticed that the southwest corner of campus looked a bit different than when you last visited. I am thrilled to announce that the Visual Arts Modernization Project is well underway! The project will add two new buildings: a single-level structure comprised of the four existing galleries and a two-story building along State College Blvd, containing technology-driven classrooms, office space, a research library, and collaborative teaching and learning spaces. This newly reimagined visual arts complex will have a lasting impact on the college and the community, transforming how we teach, learn, engage with, and experience art.

Despite the disruptions to the college caused by this much-needed renovation, we are committed to delivering the same high-quality, pre-professional arts training our 2,800 students expect; this season’s offerings are no exception. Our thriving community of artists, technicians, and educators have combined their formidable skills to deliver a fall semester of programming shaped by the same diversity reflected on our campus. This September, the Begovich Visual Arts Lecture Series began introducing students and the public to a BIPOC slate of innovative and prominent arts professionals. On October 1, the School of Music’s Bill Cunliffe, Rodolfo Zuniga, and their jazz ensembles kick off October in Meng Concert Hall (along with a surprise guest!).

Meanwhile, Theatre productions focus on personal and timeless struggles: Jessica Swale’s “Blue Stockings” tells the empowering story of four young women fighting against sexism for their right to a university education in 18th century England, and in “She Kills Monsters,” identity and fantasy converge to create a modern coming-of-age story. CSUF dancers and choreographers close the season with Fall Dance Theatre’s “Momentum,” centered on the human impulse to seek, strive, and move forward to motivate change.

As we begin the 2022 fall semester anticipating the transformative changes ahead, we remain dedicated to enhancing the academic and creative potential of the current students within this living laboratory for the arts. Their success is uniquely measured in phrases of choreography, lines of dialogue, sheets of music, and slabs of clay as our students actively work towards impacting the arts of the future. You demonstrate your unwavering commitment to our students when you attend productions, concerts, and exhibitions in the College of the Arts. Embrace the limitless possibilities their future holds. Support the College of the Arts at any level by donating to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence today (arts.fullerton.edu/giving).

Thank you for joining us. I’m so proud of our students and what they have created for you tonight.

Enjoy the show! I know you will be equally impressed.

Arnold Holland, Ed.D.

Dean, College of the Arts

SCH OOL OF M USIC

Dr. Randall Goldberg • Director, School of Music Kimo Furumoto • Assistant Director, School of Music Bongshin Ko • Assistant Director, School of Music FULL-TIME FACULTY

Theory and Composition Dr. Pamela Madsen - composition, theory Dr. Ken Walicki* - composition, theory

Conducting Kimo Furumoto - instrumental Dr. Robert Istad - choral Dr. Dustin Barr - instrumental Jazz and Commercial Music Bill Cunliffe* - jazz piano; arranging; Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, Fullerton Big Band and combo director Rodolfo Zuniga - jazz studies, jazz percussion, and music techology Piano, Organ, Piano Pedagogy Ning An - piano Bill Cunliffe - jazz piano Alison Edwards* - piano, piano pedagogy, class piano Dr. Robert Watson - piano Music Education, Teacher Training, and Teching Credential Dr. Christopher Peterson - choral Dr. Dennis Siebenaler* - general Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore - instrumental Music in General Education Dr. John Koegel* Dr. Katherine Reed Music History and LIterature Dr. John Koegel - musicology Dr. Katherine Reed - musicology

Vocal, Choral, and Opera Dr. Mark Goodrich* - voice, academic voice courses Dr. Robert Istad - Director of Choral Studies and University Singers Dr. Kerry Jennings - Director of Opera Dr. Christopher Peterson - CSUF Concert Choir and Singing Titans conductor Patricia Prunty - voice, academic voice courses Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion Dr. Dustin Barr - Director of Wind Band Studies, University Wind Symphony Jean Ferrandis - flute Sycil Mathai* - trumpet Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore Symphonic Winds conductor SCHOOL OF MUSIC STAFF Michael August - Production Manager Eric Dries - Music Librarian William Lemley - Audio Technician Jeff Lewis - Audio Engineer Chris Searight - Music Instrumental Service Paul Shirts - Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Williams - Business Manager Sue Winston - Office Coordinator

Strings Kimo Furumoto - Director of Orchestra Studies Bongshin Ko - cello Dr. Ernest Salem* - violin

* denotes Area Coordinator

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PROGRAM Plums (William Carlos Willimas) To a Poor Old Woman This is Just to Say

Salma Bawardi, soprano

From Dark Spring (Eugenio Mantale, tr. by Dana Gioia) The Flower on the Mountainside You Know This

Evan Banks, tenor

Echo (Christina Rossetti)

Gabriel Cazares, baritone

The Ballad Singer (Thomas Hardy)

Emilio López Felix, baritone

The Apple Orchard (Dana Gioia)

Josh Evans, tenor

TWO DICKINSON SONGS Good Morning Midnight Wider Than the Sky

Jenna Hanse, soprano

On A Photograph… (John Wood)

Abraham Cervantes, tenor

In This Short Life (Emily Dickinson) Some Keep the Sabbath I Stepped from Plank to Plank In This Short Life

Corina Gonzales, soprano

Full Moon (William Carlos Williams) Light Hearted William

Frank Watnick, tenor

Between the Bliss and Me (Emily Dickinson) I gained it so A Book I could not prove

Eileen Garrido, soprano

Swimmers on the Shore (David Mason)

Dylan Leisure, baritone

FOUR DICKINSON SONGS Will There Really Be A Morning?

Beatriz Avila Casillas, soprano She Died

Martina Goldring, soprano If I…

Thalia Moore, soprano I’m Nobody

Jordan Birgy-Krasnoff, soprano

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

LORI LAITMAN Described by Fanfare Magazine as “one of the most talented and intriguing of living composers,” Lori Laitman has composed multiple operas, choral works, and hundreds of songs setting texts by classical and contemporary poets, including those who perished in the Holocaust. Her music is widely performed throughout the world and has generated substantial critical acclaim.

In May 2016, Opera Colorado presented the World Premiere of Laitman’s opera The Scarlet Letter, with a libretto by David Mason. Gramophone Magazine wrote of the 2017 release: “The first thing that leaps into one’s ears is the sheer beauty of the music. Laitman has devoted much of her career to the art song, and her ability to meld words with lyrical, often soaring lines is on abundant display in her…impressive and fervent opera.” It was named a Critic’s Choice by Opera News and one of the top 5 CDs of 2018 by Fanfare Magazine. Laitman and Mason also collaborated on Vedem, a Holocaust-themed oratorio commissioned and premiered by Music of Remembrance. A staged production of this work, alongside Hans Krasa’s Brundibar, premiered with Indianapolis Opera in March 2022. Laitman and Mason continue their collaboration with Ludlow, an opera that examines the U.S. immigrant experience through the lens of the 1914 Colorado mining town disaster. The Wind Sighs, the Poet’s aria from the opera, opens Stephen Powell’s 2021 Grammy-nominated CD American Composers at Play.

The Three Feathers, Laitman’s children’s opera with librettist Dana Gioia (based on a Grimm’s fairy tale) was commissioned by the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, where it premiered in October 2014. Seattle Opera commissioned an abridged version of the work, which toured Washington State in 2018. The orchestral abridged version premiered at The Hartt School in January 2019, and L’arietta Productions in Singapore presented the international premiere in November 2019. Opera Steamboat’s full production took place in August 2022 and the next full production will be September 2023 with Solo Opera in California.

Uncovered, Laitman’s one-act chamber opera with librettist Leah Lax (based on her memoir), has been commissioned by Utah State University, City Lyric Opera and The New York Opera Society. The premiere took place in March 2022 at The Caine Lyric Theatre in Logan, UT in a production directed by Beth Greenberg, who will also direct City Lyric Opera’s NYC premiere in November 2022. The work was a finalist for the 2018 Pellicciotti Opera Prize.

Laitman has an extensive discography, with releases on Acis, Albany, Naxos, and other labels. She continues to receive prestigious commissions, including from the BBC, The Royal Philharmonic Society, Opera America, Opera Colorado, Seattle Opera, Grant Park Music Festival, Washington Master Chorale, Music of Remembrance and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Her works have been featured on Thomas Hampson’s Song of America radio, Internet series and website, and in The Grove Dictionary of American Music. Laitman is a frequent guest composer at universities across the country.

A magna cum laude Yale College graduate, she received her MM from Yale School of Music, which awarded her the Ian Mininberg Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in May 2018. For more information, please visit www.artsongs.com.

A BOUT THE ACCOMPANIST

MARK ROBSON Mark Robson is equally comfortable in styles ranging from early music played on the harpsichord and organ to the great Romantic repertoire and beyond to contemporary piano works demanding theatrical participation from the performer.

As a collaborative artist with singers and instrumentalists, he commands the respect of his peers in both the recital and chamber settings. He presents an annual recital for the L.A. series Piano Spheres and has performed for Jacaranda on numerous occasions. As an organist, he has also appeared as a soloist in the Minimalist Jukebox at Disney Hall and has performed on the organ in Mahler’s 8th Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl in their 2008 season.

After completing conservatory and university training, Robson amplified his musical studies with extensive study in Paris—where he was a pupil of Yvonne Loriod, widow of composer Olivier Messiaen—and through his work as an assistant conductor and assistant chorus master for the Los Angeles Opera. During this time, he worked with renowned international singers and conductors, gaining great insight into the lyric art. He has also been a musical assistant at the Salzburg and Spoleto (Italy) festivals.

As a composer, Robson has been programmed on concerts in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Barcelona and Paris. The Brentwood-Westwood Symphony Orchestra has premiered two of his orchestral works, Apollo Rising and Christmas Suite. Soprano Patricia Prunty has recorded his song cycle A Child of Air and the same piece was presented by Sari Gruber at the winter Ravinia Festival.

The recipient of several scholarships and awards (including the Certificate of Excellence from the Corvina Cultural Circle for artistic contributions to Hungary), Mark Robson has received degrees from the University of Southern California and Oberlin College. He has worked as a vocal coach for the faculties of USC, Chapman University, the California Institute of the Arts, and Cal State Fullerton. Among his formidable musical projects has been the performance in eight concerts of the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven and numerous performances of Messiaen’s massive cycle, Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

KERRY JENNINGS Kerry Jennings is an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Opera at Cal State Fullerton. His stage direction has recently been recognized with 1st and 2nd Place Awards in the National Opera Association’s Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition with scenes from The Ballad of Baby Doe (2021) and Der Rosenkavalier (2020), as well as being named a national finalist for The American Prize in Collegiate Opera Direction for his production of Massenet’s Cendrillon. Additional directorial credits encompass works from Monteverdi to composers of the 21st Century and include highlights such as L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Dido and Aeneas, Cosí fan tutte, Hänsel und Gretel, La bella dormente nel bosco, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Old Maid and the Thief, Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters, Sorry, Wrong Number, and The Cows of Apollo. He also recently directed a production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte for the Austrian American Vocal Academy at the Kleines Theater in Salzburg. Before turning to a concentration in directing, his performance highlights include over forty lead and supporting roles comprised of early, standard, and contemporary repertoire, recently singing the role of Ernesto in Don Pasquale in Sankt Anton, Austria. As a concert soloist, he has been heard in works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Beethoven, Händel, Haydn, Mozart, Puccini, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninoff, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Fonseco, Orff, Rorem, and others.

Noted for his “beautiful voice, great diction, and uncanny sense of style and phrasing,” Jennings’ recording In My Memory: American Songs and Song Cycles on Centaur Records was met with acclaim from both the composers and critics alike and features works by Libby Larsen, Tom Cipullo, Lori Laitman, and Richard Pearson Thomas.

Libby Larsen has called his recording of her cycle My Àntonia “the definitive reference performance for future performances.” He is also featured on David Arbury’s CD Alchemy and as tenor soloist on the Houston Camerata’s recording of Fonseca’s Missa AfroBrasileira. He is currently working on his second solo disc of American Song Cycles which will feature works by Juliana Hall and Zachary Wadsworth. He was a District Winner and Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

Jennings is a member of several music organizations, including NATS, Opera America, The Recording Academy, The College Music Society, and NOA, where he is on his fourth cycle as a member of the Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition Committee.

COLLEGE OF THE ARTS • SELECT EVENTS | FALL 2022 Why Women Went West Sat., Sept.17, 2022 • Meng Concert Hall

University Symphony Orchestra Sun., November 13 • Meng Concert Hall

Fullerton Jazz Orchestra & Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble Sat., October 1 • Meng Concert Hall

CSUF Symphonic Winds Fri., November 18 • Meng Concert Hall

¡Somos Titans! feat. Grammy Award-Winning Latin Jazz Artist, Poncho Sanchez Sun., October 2 • Meng Concert Hall Merrily We Roll Along October 7–22 • Little Theatre University Symphony Orchestra Sat., October 8 • Meng Concert Hall University Wind Symphony & CSUF Symphonic Winds “Moving Forward, Looking Back” Sun., October 9 • Meng Concert Hall

Cello Choir Fri., November 18 • Recital Hall Fall Dance Theatre: “Momentum” December 1–10 • Little Theatre Fullerton Jazz Orchestra Fri., December 2 • Meng Concert Hall University Wind Symphony Sat., December 3 • Meng Concert Hall Titan Voices & Singing Titans Mon., December 5 • Meng Concert Hall

Tuesday Matinée: Students in performance Tuesdays: Oct. 18, Nov. 15, and Dec. 6 1 pm • Recital Hall

Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble & Fullerton Latin Ensemble, feat. Alex Norris, trumpet Tues., December 6 • Meng Concert Hall

Blue Stockings October 21–November 5 • Hallberg Theatre

University Band Wed., December 7 • Meng Concert Hall

David O. Thorsen Tribute Concert feat. the CSUF University Singers, Concert Choir and Thorsen Alumni Singers Sat., October 22, 2022 • Meng Concert Hall

Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton! with the University Symphony Orchestra, University Singers, CSUF Concert Choir, Titan Voices and Singing Titans December 10, 11 • Meng Concert Hall

Ning An, piano & Dennis Kim, violin Wed., October 26 • Meng Concert Hall Opera Scenes November 3–5 • Recital Hall She Kills Monsters November 10–December 3 • Hallberg Theatre

A L SO TH IS FA L L

Begovich Visual Arts Lecture Series Virtual conversations with leading artists.

Phil Chang | 11/14 COM PLETE INFOR MATION & LINK S

arts.fullerton.edu/begovichgallery

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DONOR APPLAUSE

The College of the Arts extends its heartfelt gratitude to the following patrons who have supported our students and programs this past year through a generous gift of $1,000 or more to the College, the School of Music, Department of Theatre & Dance, and/or the Department of Visual Arts.**

$1,000,000 + Anonymous $100,000+ Chapman University The Andy Warhol Foundation $25,000+ Alliance for the Performing Arts Anonymous Lee C. Begovich Johnny Carson Foundation Leo Freedman Foundation Robin and Steve Kalota Music Associates Frank and John Olsen Frank J. and Jean Raymond John VanWey $10,000+ Art Alliance Affordable Housing Access Inc. The Blackbaud Giving Fund Marilyn D. Carlson Darryl Curran Dwight Richard Odle Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund Ellen and Bill Groves Marianne Kreter Eleanore and James L. Monroe Michael L. Mavrovouniotis Dr. Katherine S. Powers and Håkan O. Rosengren Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Sue and Dr. Edward A. Sullivan The Thorsen Family $5,000+ Drs. Voiza and Joseph Arnold Dr. Marc R. Dickey Desiree Engel Friends of Jazz MaryLouise and Ed Hlavac Morningside of Fullerton

Norma Morris Jill Kurti Norman Orange County Community Foundation Terri and Bob Niccum Douglas G. Stewart $1,000+ Judy L. Atwell Betsy and Eric Azariah Dottie & Nick Batinich Lucina and John Brennan Janet & Allen Bridgford Irene Chinn Stephen W. Collier and Joann Driggers William S. Cornyn CEC Artslink D. Barry Schmitt Revocable Trust Susan and Richard Dolnick Lucetta A. Dunn Shawna and Greg Ellis Dr. Anne Fingal Evelyn K. Francuz Fullerton Families and Friends Marsha Gallavan Jacquelyn Garrabrant Annette L. and Leon J. Gilbert Renee and John Gillespie Susan-Ellen Gilmont Dr. Mark J. Goodrich Dr. Margaret F. Gordon Susan Hallman Theresa Harvey James L. Henriques Trevor E. Illingworth Dr. Robert Istad Michelle Jordan Gladys M. Kares Gwendolyn and Carlos C. Leija John M. Martelli and Paul Coluzzi Karen and George Mast Thelma and Earl Mellott Sylvia Megerdichian Mary E. Moore Patricia and Carl Miller

Betty Murphy Ann and Douglas Myles Yoshino and Ujinobu Niwa Debra L. Noble L. Palin Kerry and John Phelps The Presser Foundation Deanna and Arie Passchier Sheila Pinkle Sharon and Dr. Anil K. Puri Mary and Jerry R. Reinhart Renaissance Charitable Foundation Nancy and Robert Rennie Christine Rhoades Sandra and David Rhone Dr. Stephen M. Rochford Ann and Thad Sandford D. Barry Schmitt Louise P. Shamblen Martha Shaver Ingrid R. Shutkin Lorena L. Sikorski Carol Smith Sparkman Janet L. Smith Dodo V. Standring Robert Van Sternberg Douglas Stewart Verne Wagner Dr. Sean E. Walker Debra Winters Richard Wulff YourCause, LLC

Very special care has been given to the preparation of this donor listing.

Please contact Ann Steichen at (657) 278-7124 with questions or concerns. **Gifts received from July 1, 2021 through September 2022

ONTIVEROS SOCIETY The Ontiveros Society includes individuals who have provided a gift for Cal State Fullerton through their estate plan. Our deep appreciation is extended to the following Ontiveros Society members, whose gifts will benefit the students and mission of the College of the Arts: Anonymous John Alexander Lee & Dr. Nicholas A.* Begovich Gail & Michael Cochran Marc R. Dickey Joann Driggers Betty Everett Carol J. Geisbauer & John* Geisbauer Sophia & Charles Gray MaryLouise & Ed Hlavac Gretchen Kanne

Dr. Burton L. Karson Anne L. Kruzic* Loreen & John Loftus Alan A. Mannason* William J. McGarvey* Dr. Sallie Mitchell Eleanore P. & James L. Monroe Lynn & Robert Myers Dwight Richard Odle* Sherry & Dr. Gordon Paine Dr. June Pollak & Mr. George Pollak*

Dr. Stephen M. Rochford Mary K. & William Sampson Douglas G. Stewart Andrea J. & Jeffrey E. Sward Richard J. Taylor Verne Wagner Richard Wulff Dr. James D. & Dottie Young* *deceased

The College of the Arts Proudly Recognizes the 300+ Members of Our

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT GROUPS

ART ALLIANCE: Art Alliance promotes excellence and enjoyment in the visual arts, and their fundraising efforts contribute to student scholarship, gallery exhibitions, opening receptions and sculpture acquisition on campus.

Special support and event underwriting Fay Colmar John DeLoof

Joann Driggers & Steve Collier Loraine Walkington

ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: The Alliance for the Performing Arts (formerly MAMM) benefits performing arts students through underwriting visiting artists; special theatre, dance, and music performances; and other unique experiences for members.

Special support and event underwriting Judy Atwell Drs. Voiza & Joe Arnold Ebell Club of Fullerton

Dr. Margaret Faulwell Gordon Norma Morris Richard Odle Estate

Kerry & John Phelps Jeanie Stockwell Verne Wagner

MUSIC ASSOCIATES: Music Associates maintains a tradition of active involvement and community support, and raises scholarship funds for School of Music students through annual fundraising events and membership dues.

Special support and event underwriting Marilyn Carlson Evelyn K. Francuz Sandy & Norm Johnson Marti & Bill Kurschat Karen & George Mast

Thelma & Earl Mellott Bettina Murphy Grace & Ujinobu Niwa Kerry & John Phelps Mary & Jerry Reinhart

Ann & Thad Sandford Dodo V. Standring Carolyn & Tom Toby John Van Wey

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