The Copland Ensemble

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Program The Copland Ensemble

from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, CUNY

Violins Viola Cello Piano Trombone Voice Percussion

Jonathan Weber*, Amane Teraoka Teddy Froelich Sara Strozzo Matthew Camastro Elliott Brown Sherice Roberts Michael Lipsey*

*Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music faculty

Through the Mangrove Tunnels (2017) 1 – Through the Mangrove Tunnels 2 – The Man in the Water

Summertime (1935) Sherice Roberts, voice

Scott Lee

George Gershwin

(1898-1937)

String Quartet in F major (Opus 96, #12) “American” (1893)

Antonin Dvorak

Laurie’s Song (1956)

Aaron Copland

Sympathy

Florence Price

1 – Allegro ma non troppo 2 – Lento 4 – Vivace, ma non troppo – Finale

(from the opera “The Tender Land”)

(1841-1904)

(1900-1990)

(1887-1953)

Bachianas Brazieiras #5 (1938/45) Hector Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Arranged by Michael Mossman (2022) Elliott Brown, soloist

About the Performers Originally from Miami, FL, Elliott Alexander Brown is a Trombonist and Teaching Artist in NYC. Prior to moving to New York, he graduated from Berklee College of Music 18' in Boston, MA, where he developed his skills in jazz studies.

Currently, Elliott is a second year Master's student at the Aaron Copland School of Music pursuing a degree in Classical Trombone Performance.

A San Francisco native, Matthew Camastro has studied a wide range of piano literature and has performed in numerous solo recitals and masterclasses across the country. During his time at Bob Jones University, Matthew placed first in the annual program-wide music competition in 2019 after reaching finals the year before. As a collaborative pianist, he has worked with soloists and large ensembles in dozens of recitals and concerts.

In addition, Matthew has collaborated with numerous college, community, and church choirs for over five years. Currently Matthew is a graduate student at the Aaron Copland School of Music and studies with Edna Golandsky.

Violist Teddy Froelich from Loudoun County, Virginia is currently a graduate student attending the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, studying with Brett Deubner and Daniel Phillips. He has participated in masterclasses led by esteemed artists such as Martha Katz, Midori Goto, and the Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet. His past summer engagements include the National Orchestral Institute and Festival and the Dali International Music Festival.

He also studied abroad in London at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in 2019. Teddy was the concertmaster of Shenandoah Conservatory’s Symphony and Pit Orchestras and principal violist of the Queens College Symphony Orchestra. In addition to performing, Teddy holds a strong passion for teaching and spreading the love of music to his growing studio of violists and violinists.

Michael Lipsey, born in New York, has performed with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society II, Newband/Harry Partch Instrumentarium, Riverside Symphony, founder Talujon Percussion Quartet, Westchester Symphony, Tan Dun's Crossings, Ensemble Sospeso, New Music Consort.

Festivals- Caramoor, Chatauqua Institute, Bang-on-a-Can, Lille Festival, Making Music in Moscow Festival, Berlin Festival, Taipei Percussion Festival, Osaka Percussion Festival. He has made recordings for Sony Classical with the BBC Symphony, Red Poppy Records, CRI Records, Mode Records, and Nonesuch Records. He is the host of the New York City Day of Percussion.

Sherice Roberts, soprano from New York City, is currently a senior at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Her love of music began in the church from a very young age, then flourished at LaGuardia High School, where she fell in love with classical music and opera. Sherice has performed many roles with the Queens College Opera, including La Ciesca from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and is preparing the role of Hanna in The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar. In addition, she performed Despina from Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte and Lisette from Puccini’s La Rondine with the Queens College Opera Collective. Sherice studies in the voice studio of Dr. Sherry Overholt and, with her careful guidance and mentorship, continues to fall in love with this beautiful art form every day.

Sara Strozzo is an Italian cellist with five years of performance experience. After graduating from the Conservatory "Agostino Steffani" in Castelfranco Veneto (Italy), Sara moved to New York to obtain her Master's degree in Cello Performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music under the guidance of Professor Marcy Rosen. Sara has performed several concerts in Europe, and she has attended numerous masterclasses with renowned teachers such as Natalia Gutman, Julius Berger, Giovanni Gnocchi, and Anna Serova. Sara has been teaching

to students of all ages for the past six years, and for the past two years she has been teaching online to students from all over the world.

As a soloist, Amane Teraoka has worked with distinguished conductors such as Charles Neidich and Roberto Rega, performing Mozart’s fourth violin concerto and Siegfried Wagner’s Violin Concerto, respectively. He has been an active orchestral musician under the baton of Ryan McAdams, Joshua David Gersen, Maurice Peress, Mark Powell, and Jeffrey Schindler. Currently a member of JVNY (Jeunes Virtuoses de New York), Amane regularly performs in the United States, France, Germany and Portugal as both ensemble musician and soloist. Amane studied at Purchase Conservatory of Music from 2014-2016 and Aaron Copland School of Music from 20162021. He has also studied under pedagogues Eriko Sato, Arik Braude, Charles Castleman, Todd and Daniel Philipps, Marcy Rosen, Gerald Robbins, Sidney Outlaw and Morey Ritt.

Jonathan Weber enjoys a dynamic multi-faceted career as a violinist, violist, conductor, composer, and educator. His versatility with musical styles has allowed him to share concert stages with a wide variety of major artists in world class venues/mediums throughout the United States and abroad. Mr. Weber is currently an Adjunct Professor of Violin at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College (CUNY) and he is the Orchestra Director at the Browning School in New York City.

Mr. Weber has also served on the faculties of the 92nd Street YMusic School, the University of Buffalo (SUNY) Summer Strings Workshops, the New York Summer Music Festival (Oneonta, NY), the Odyssey Chamber Music Festival at the University of Missouri, and the Middlebury Summer Chamber Music Festival in Middlebury, VT. Mr. Weber is a graduate of the Aaron Copland School of Music where he studied under violinist Daniel Phillips.

History of Exchange Program Over a decade ago, the staff of the UAlbany Performing Arts Center initiated an exchange program with other colleges and universities utilizing the Capital Trio, the ensemble-in-residence here at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center. Our goal with this program is to partner with other educational institutions that have artists-in-residence to provide performance opportunities for those artists and to supplement the performance offerings at each institution as well as to provide outreach to students in the form of lectures, master classes, workshops and clinics.

2009-10

Artists: Partner:

The Pierrot Consort CW Post/Long Island University

2010-11

Artists: Partner:

QX String Quartet Clark University

2011-12

Artists: Partner:

Oswego Jazz Project SUNY Oswego

2012-13

Artists: Partner:

Williams Chamber Players Williams College

2013-14

Artist: Partner:

Frank Glazer Bates College

2014-15

Artists: Partner:

Quartet Anagram Hobart & William Smith Colleges

2015-16

Artists: Partner:

Potsdam Brass Quintet Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam

2016-17

Artists: Partner:

Dobbs-Dikener-Botes Trio Marshall University

2017-18

Artists: Partner:

The Big Galut(e) Hartwick College

2018-19

Artists: Partner:

Klugherz/Heyman Duo Colgate University

2019-20

Artists: Partner:

AkaBlas Orchestra Technische Universität Braunschweig

Sponsors This concert is presented by the UAlbany Performing Arts Center as part of an artist exchange program with the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.

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AARON COPLAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT QUEENS COLLEGE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Queens, NY 11367-1597 718-997-3800 https://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/music

Funding support graciously provided by the UAlbany Foundation and University Auxiliary Services.

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