05.06.2021 NRC WSOM Spring Convocation Recital

WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPRING CONVOCATION Emily Bullock and Ralph Sorrentino, Directors

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 MADELEINE WING ADLER THEATRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 11:00 AM

PROGRAM

WHAT SHALL WE REMEMBER? ..................................................................... Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)

Vittoria Rybak, mezzo-soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano

TRIO NO. 2 FOR OBOE, CLARINET, AND BASSOON ......................................... Henk Badings (1907-1987) I. Allegro

John DeBiase, oboe; Morgan Kock, clarinet; Joseph Plavin, bassoon

FOUR PIECES, OP. 20 ............................................................................................. Karl Davydov (1838-1889) Am Springbrunnen (At the Fountain)

Carlos Martinez, cello; Lotus Cheng, piano

MÉLANCOLIE .......................................................................................................Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Tracy Cheung, piano

AQUA AND VENTUS ............................................................................................... Anže Rozman (b. 1989) Aqua

Julia Carey, Wiktoria Godawa, Erica Hinchcliff, and Morgan Turner, flutes

SARA’S SONG ......................................................................................................... Michael Burritt (b. 1962)

Luke Thurston, marimba

BLUE LAKE FANTASIES ............................................................................. David R. Gillingham (b. 1947) I. Firefly

Will Rachko, euphonium

FANTASIA & FUGUE IN C MINOR, BWV 537 ............................................................. J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Reid Simmons, organ

THE GIRL IN 14-G ....................................................................... Jeanine Tesori/Dick Scanlan (b. 1961/b. 1960)

Abigail Arnold, soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano

TONES FOR JOAN’S BONES ...................................................................................... Chick Corea (1941-2021)

Jake Unti, tenor saxophone; Michael Kaplan, trombone; Christina Douglass, piano; Tim Ragsdale, bass; Nate Gittelman, drums

Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices.

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, May 6, 2021, 8:15 PM Bach Celebration Vincent Craig, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Friday, May 7, 2021, 7:30 PM Criterions Jazz Ensemble Concert Jonathan Ragonese. director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Saturday, May 8, 2021, 3:00 PM Spring Choral Festival David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors Virtual livestream.com/wcupa

Saturday, May 8, 2021, 7:00 PM Jazz Combos & Statesmen Jazz Ensemble Concert Dan Chrerry, director Virtual livestream.com/wcupa

Sunday, May 9, 2021, 3:00 PM Trivolti Flute Ensemble Concert Kimberley Reighley, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Sunday, May 9, 2021, 7:00 PM Brass Ensembles Concert Virtual livestream.com/wcupa

*Tickets required for this event.

Events at the Wells School of Music are often supported by individual donors and organizations.

Contributions to the Wells School of Music may be made out to: WCU Foundation, 202 Carter Drive, West Chester, PA 19382 Please include “School of Music Deans Fund” in the memo line.

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.

Mr. Robert Rust, Audio & Visual Technician Steinway & Sons Piano Technical, Tuning and Concert Preparations by Gerald P. Cousins, RPT If you do not intend to save your program, please recycle it in the baskets at the exit doors.

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