Faculty Recital: Dan Cherry, trombone Carl Cranmer, piano; Amy Cherry, trumpet; Ralph Sorrentino, percussion
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM
PROGRAM Sonata No. 1 for cello ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) I. Largo (ma non troppo) II. Allegro III. Largo (maestoso) IV. Allegro (gaio) Dan Cherry , trombone Carl Cranmer, piano
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Worlds on the Edge ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... Howard J. Buss (b. 1951) I. Kissed and Captured (Charon) II. From the Heart (Pluto) III. Icy Reflections Afar (Nix, Hydra, and Styx) IV. Fused (Kerebos) Balaton Chamber Brass Amy Cherry , trumpet; Dan Cherry , trombone ; Ralph Sorrentino , vibraphone
🙘 INTERMISSION 🙘 Songs of Youth ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) ed. Dan Cherry I. Serenade II. Phantasie III. Frühlingsmorgen IV. Erinnerung V. Hans und Grethe Dan Cherry, trombone Carl Cranmer, piano
A Caged Bird ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...Barbara York (1949-2020) Dan Cherry, trombone Carl Cranmer, piano
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PROGRAM NOTES Worlds on the Edge for trumpet/Flugelhorn, trombone, and vibraphone by Howard J. Buss was written during 2025 for the Balaton Chamber Brass (Amy Cherry, trumpet, and Dan Cherry trombone) and percussionist Ralph Sorrentino. (The vibraphonist also plays a suspended cymbal in the final movement.) The title refers to the unique binary dwarf planet system of Pluto and Charon and their moons. Based on a trove of data from NASA’s New Horizons mission of 2015, scientists speculate that billions of years ago Pluto and Charon briefly touched and stuck together. They then separated and began orbiting one another. In astronomy this is referred to as “kiss and capture.” The heat generated during the encounter may have been a significant factor in the creation of Pluto’s heart -shaped plain, the Tombaugh Regio. The irregular shaped, icy moons, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra, orbit the binary dwarf planet system of Pluto and Charon. Kerberos is a double -lobed moon, suggesting the fusion of two once -separate bodies. The four movements are: I. Kissed and Captured (Charon) 3’12” II. From the Heart (Pluto) 3’15” III. Icy Reflections Afar (Nix, Styx, and Hydra) 2’55” IV. Fused (Kerberos) 3’38”
From the composer: The music of Worlds on the Edge is highly structured to reflect the elegant and complex “clockwork” of the orbits of the binary planets, Pluto and Charon, and their four outer moons. At the same time, I wanted to account for the anthropomorphic descriptions given to certain features of the system. The music is predominately dodecaphonic and the tone row is employed strictly in many places. However, in the second movement, “From the Heart,” and the second half of the final movement, “Fused,” I took liberties with the row to smooth out its edginess and give the music a more romantic feel .
UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visitwcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Friday, September 11, 2026 , 7:30 PM 10th Annual Concert on the Quad featuring the WCU Symphony Orchestra, Criterions, Marching Band Academic Quad (ACH rain location)
Monday, September 14, 2026 , 7:30 PM Faculty Recital: Gloria Galante, harp Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building
Sunday, September 20, 2026 , 3:00 PM Faculty Recital: Carl Cranmer, piano Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 , 7:30 PM Chamber Strings Concert Adriana Linares, director Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building
Friday, September 25, 2026 , 2:30 PM WCU High School Honor Choir Festival Concert Kimberly Adams, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building
Sunday, September 27, 2026 , 3:00 PM Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony Concert Andrew Yozviak & Hannah Morrison, directors Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building
Monday, September 28, 2026 , 7:30 PM Guest Artist Recital: John Lane and Allen Otte, percussion Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building
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