04.04.2022 FAC Percussion Faculty

FACULTY RECITAL Brent Behrenshausen, David Nelson, and Ralph Sorrentino; percussion Kimberly Reighley, flute/piccolo MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022 MADELEINE WING ADLER THEATRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 8:00 PM

PROGRAM

A COOL GADGET FOR TAMBOURINE .......................................................... Casey Cangelosi (b. 1982) Brent Behrenshausen, tambourine

TOUCHING HEAVEN .......................................................................................Robert Maggio (b. 1964) VI. keep working on love VIII. keep finding yourself Ralph Sorrentino, percussion; Kimberly Reighley, flute/piccolo

ALTER EGO ............................................................................................................. Pat Jacobs David Nelson, snare drum

CHIC........................................................................................................................ Molly Joyce (b. 1992) Brent Behrenshausen, David Nelson, and Ralph Sorrentino; percussion

TAMBORO ............................................................................................................... Tyler Wales (b. 1994) Brent Behrenshausen, David Nelson, and Ralph Sorrentino; percussion

Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices.

PROGRAM NOTES

Casey Cangelosi’s Cool Gadget for Tambourine is scored for solo tambourine with prerecorded audio accompaniment, and explores various tambourine performance techniques. The orchestration includes a seamless blend of soundscapes and spasmodic recorded sound, accentuated by the rhythmic complexities and colors from the concert tambourine.

Touching Heaven is a suite of movements from the full-length ballet score JLS. In Richard Bach’s 1970 novella

Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Jonathan sought to attain "perfect speed," or "touching heaven." Jonathan’s journey provided the inspiration for Mark Roxey’s ballet JLS, which focuses on a young man frustrated with the materialism and limitations of his life as a stock broker. Pursuing his passion for dance, he leaves his job, finds a mentor and perfects his technique through diligence and love. He then returns to his old workplace to share with others what he has learned about freedom, forgiveness and the importance of living every day with personal meaning. The ballet was commissioned by the American Music Center’s Live Music for Dance program, which provides grants to professional dance companies based in New York City and New Jersey for collaborative projects involving a composer and/or musicians. JLS was premiered by Roxey Ballet and Electrum Duo at West Chester University on May 2, 2011.

- Robert Maggio

Alter Ego, 1st place winner of the Percussive Arts Society 40th Annual Composition Contest, is a unique take on performing with an audio recording. The audio soundscape itself consists purely of recorded sounds from an actual snare drum. No synthesizers, sound effects, or other instruments - snare drum only! Sounds include scraping and shaking snare wires, striking the detached rim, dropping a snare down the stairs, and singing into the head. These sounds are stretched, warped, distorted, de-tuned, and mangled to create a fresh and energetic soundscape. One could think of the soundscape as a distorted reflection of the soloist - an evil twin perhaps. This alter ego echos, mocks, and often battles with the soloist throughout the composition. This conflicting interplay between the soloist and soundscape makes for an immersive and high energy performance.

- Pat Jacobs

Scored for three percussionists, Chic was premiered at Small World Coffee in Princeton, NJ in July 2014, and written in the spring of 2014 in New York, NY. Following the premiere, I was very intrigued by the initial live recording I received, as it captured much of the ambient noise in the coffee shop during the performance. I therefore decided to create a sort of “remix” from the rough live recording, utilizing the ambient noise to envision the piece in a new approach. Special thanks to the performers: Robby Bowen, Caitlin Cawley, and Neil Rao for all their work on the piece, and to everyone at the So Percussion Summer Institute.

- Molly Joyce

I started writing Tamboro in February 2017, hoping to write a unique piece for multi-percussion using relatively small setups. Today’s multi pieces usually feature large intricate setups, including many types of drums and keyboard percussion instruments. I wanted to create as many timbres as possible, using some of the most basic non-pitched percussion instruments. You will hear various cymbal sounds, tambourine played with sticks, and various playing spots on the drums.

- Tyler Wales

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit www.wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Thursday, April 7, 2022, 12:00 PM Madeleine Wing Adler Concert Series: S. Powell Middleton Freshman Instrumental Scholarship Competition Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Grand Foyer Performing Arts Center

Thursday, April 7, 2022, 8:15 PM MCH Studio Music Ensemble Adam Silverman, MCH chair Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Friday, April 8, 2022, 7:30 PM *WCU Opera Theatre Production: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr. Nicholas Provenzale, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Saturday, April 9, 2022, 7:30 PM *WCU Opera Theatre Production: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr. Nicholas Provenzale, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall philips Memorial Building

Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00 PM Liberty Youth Wind Symphony Concert Andrew Yozviak, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00 PM 23rd Annual Cat Angel Benefit Concert Henry Grabb, faculty liaison Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00 PM WCU Pre-Collegiate Piano Competition Winners' Concert Anita Greenlee, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Monday, April 11, 2022, 8:15 PM Guest Artist Recital: Aaron Trumbore, percussion Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

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