03.10.2021 STU Vocal Honors Recital

VOCAL HONORS RECITAL Lauren Athey-Janka, Emily Bullock, Stephen Ng, Nicholas Provenzale, Directors

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 WARE FAMILY RECITAL HALL SWOPE MUSIC BUILDING 8:15 PM

PROGRAM LE PLUS DOUX CHEMIN ......................................................................................... Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Jacqueline Ranieri, mezzo-soprano; Tracy Cheung, piano

THE CLOWN, THREE SONGS ................................................................................... Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)

Andrew Cassell, tenor; Christine McCloskey, piano

PRIMAVERA ............................................................................ Ana Mercedes Asuaje de Rugeles (1914-2012)

Steven Kendikian, tenor; Sawyer Whitted, piano

BEFORE LIFE AND AFTER, WINTER WORDS ................................................ Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Michael Bilik, tenor; Christine McCloskey, piano

A HORSE WITH WINGS ................................................................................... Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)

Abigail Arnold, soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano

CLOUDS................................................................................................................... Ernest Charles (1895-1984)

Andrew Ference, baritone; Yanzhima Tsybikova, piano

L’ULTIMA CANZONE .............................................................................................. F. Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)

Matthew Quarles, tenor; Sawyer Whitted, piano

THE INFINITE SHINING HEAVENS, Songs of Travel ........................... Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958)

Samuel Loposky, bass; Christine McCloskey, piano

VOICI QUE LE PRINTEMPS................................................................................. Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Sydney Szwarc, soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano

ALLERSEELEN .......................................................................................................Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Kate Lopez, soprano; Sawyer Whitted, piano

VIOLON, Banalités.................................................................................................Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Anna Luchetti, soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano

MEIN LIED ERTÖNT, OP. 55, NO. 1, Gypsy Songs .............................................Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)

Adella Brady, soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano

LE COLIBRI......................................................................................................... Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)

Richard Cross, baritone; Christine McCloskey, piano

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UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739

COVID-19 STATEMENT In Person Audiences Are Not Permitted for Spring 2021 Events Thursday, March 11, 2021, 8:15 PM Tom Smith Cello Scholarship Benefit Concert Ovidiu Marinescu, director Virtual livestream.com/wcupa

Friday, March 12, 2021, 7:30 PM Symphony Orchestra Concert Joseph Caminiti, director WCU Foundation West Chester, PA

Sunday, March 21, 2021, 3:00 PM Mastersingers Concert Ryan Kelly, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Swope Music Building

Sunday, March 21, 2021, 7:30 PM Concert Choir Concert David P. DeVenney, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Sunday, March 28, 2021, 3:00 PM Wind Ensemble Concert Andrew Yozviak, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Monday, March 29, 2021, 8:00 PM Faculty Recital: Terry Klinefelter, piano Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 8:15 PM Trumpet Ensemble Concert Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski & Robert Skoniczin, directors Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Thursday, April 1, 2021, 12:00 PM Madeleine Wing Adler Concert Series Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

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For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or visit wcufoundation.org A majority of performances are available to watch via live stream at Facebook.com/ArtsAtWCUPA and LiveStream.com/wcupa.

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