Elsewhere Program

aseniorrecitalfeaturingtheworksof

JacksonBosenbark

March25,2025

recitalprogram

allfeaturedworkscomposedbyJacksonBosenbark(b.2002)

Thread JacksonBosenbark

JacksonBosenbark,piano

Refractions JacksonBosenbark

JoaquinGomez,viola JacksonBosenbark,piano

Serenade JacksonBosenbark

KarimVazquez,trumpet1 RaymonSaldana,trumpet2 BrandonBayer,horn

MichaelDominguez,trombone JoshuaSprinkle,tuba

Sarabande JacksonBosenbark

JacksonBosenbark,viola

Triptych JacksonBosenbark

KeithBeene,violin1 JacksonBosenbark,violin2 JoaquinGomez,viola IsaiahValdez,cello

Three Visions JacksonBosenbark

LaurenGarcia,flute MakaylaAguilar,oboe KenedyLerma,clarinet BrandonBayer,horn JaredWorman,bassoon

Portraits of a Fisherman JacksonBosenbark

KenedyLerma,clarinet BryanEcheveste,viola JacksonBosenbark,piano

program notes

Thread • 2025

Asoft,evocativeworkforsolopianobuiltuponseveralinterlacedmusicalideas, or“threads,”meanttodepictaquietmorningofserenityandintrospection.

Refractions • 2024

Alullabyforviolaandpianofocusedontheimageryofthemoonlightreflecting andrefractingoffofalakeatnight.Theprimarilythematicmaterialistransformedand “bent”throughoutthepiece,muchlikelightbendsasitreflectsoffofwater

Serenade • 2024

I. Fanfare(Allegro)

II. Ballad(Largo)

Twoabstract,contrastingmovementsforbrassquintetthatexplorehow asymmetricalrhythmsandmeterscanshapebothabriskfanfareandsolemnballad.

Sarabande • 2023

Amoderninterpretationofthebaroquesarabandeforsoloviola.Heavilyinspired byandlargelyinthespiritofthesarabandedancemovementsinthecellosuitesby J.S.Bach.

Triptych • 2025

I. Fjord(Andantino)

II. Cavern(Adagio)

III. Tundra(Vivace)

Asetofthreedancesforstringquartetexploringthebalancebetweenfamiliarity, mystery,anddangerinthreevastlyvariedlandscapes.

Three Visions • 2023

I. Allegro

II. Andante

III. Vivace

Threeabstract,untitledmovementsthatilluminatethewidearrayofemotional andsonicatmospheresthatcanbecreatedbytheensembleofawoodwindquintet.

program notes (cont.)

Portraits of a Fisherman • 2023

I. Morning

II. Solitude

III. Mundanity

IV Elsewhere

Ameditationontheconceptofsolitudeportrayedthroughthelensofalonesome fisherman’sday Madeupoffourdistinct,subtitledsections,eachwithitsowncharacter, creatingatranquilandintrospectiveexperience.

acknowledgements

Icouldn’tinamillionwordsexpressfullymygratitudetoeveryonewhohashelpedand supportedmethroughoutmyjourneyatUTSA.Tomyparents,grandparents,siblings,aunts, uncles,andeveryoneelseI’mluckyenoughtocallfamily:I’mforeverindebtedtoyouforthe overwhelmingsupport,kindness,andloveyou’veshownme.Tomyfriends,frombothSan Antonioandbackhome:yourpresenceinmylifehasbeenagiftfromGod,andIappreciateall ofyoumorethanyouknow.Tomycompositionteachers,JamesSyler,Dr.ChristopherProsser, Dr.S.AndrewLloyd,andDr.EthanWickman:youradviceandcoachinghaveallowedmeto reachnewcompositionalheightsIwouldhaveneverthoughtpossible.Andfinally,tomyviola teacher,AllysonDawkins:yourconstantguidanceandgenuineloveforwhatyoudohavebeen enormouslyimpactfulonmylifeandgrowth,notjustasacomposerormusician,butasaperson.

Thankyou.

–JacksonBosenbark