Mingzhe Wang, clarinet

do c tor of m usical art s r e ci tal

Mingzhe Wang clarinet

morse recital hall Sprague Memorial Hall

Music by Brahms, Elliott Carter, Gade, Mozart, and Chen Yi

december 15, 2011 Thursday at 8 pm

With Jessica Osborne, piano; Katie Hyun, violin; and Mihai Marica, cello

Robert Blocker, Dean

m ing zh e wa ng , cl a rinet December 15, 2011 • Sprague Memorial Hall • Doctor of Musical Arts Recital

Niels W. Gade 1817–1890

Fantasy Pieces, Op. 43 Andantino con moto Allegro vivace Ballade – Moderato Allegro molto vivace

Chen Yi b. 1953

Chinese Ancient Dances (2004) Ox Tail Dance Hu Xuan Dance

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791

Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454 Largo – Allegro Andante Allegretto Jessica Osborne, piano intermission

Elliott Carter b. 1908

Con Leggerezza Pensosa (1990) Katie Hyun, violin Mihai Marica, cello

Johannes Brahms 1833–1897

Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2 Allegro amabile Allegro appassionato Andante con moto Jessica Osborne, piano

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

About the Artist

Clarinetist Mingzhe Wang, a native of Wuhan, China, first studied clarinet at the age of nine. His first public performance was at the age of 10; by age 11 he was admitted to the Wuhan Conservatory and subsequently the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In 1997, Mr. Wang came to the U.S. to study at the Harid Conservatory of Music at Lynn University, graduating magna cum laude in 2001. He is currently completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Yale University, where he also obtained his Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma.

classics. He performed the Chinese premiere of Elliott Carter’s Hiyoku and has worked closely with composers such as Ezra Laderman, Martin Bresnick, Krzystof Penderecki, Aaron Jay Kernis, Lee Hoiby, and Chen Yi. In addition, he has performed on period clarinets with prominent groups such as the American Classical Orchestra and the Clarion Music Society Orchestra.

As a chamber musician, Mr. Wang has collaborated and continues to work with some of the most prominent young artists such as pianists Ilya Poletaev, Nathan Carterette and Ryo Yanagitani; violinist/ violist Owen Dalby; and cellists Mihai Marica and Dmitri Atapine. Mr. Wang’s performances have been broadcast on China’s Central Television and New York’s WQXR. Mr. Wang is currently an assistant professor of clarinet at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. He is principal clarinetist of the Gateway Chamber Orchestra, a Grammy-nominated ensemble based in Clarksville, Tennesee, that he cofounded in 2008.

A prizewinner in the National Society of Arts and Letters Woodwind Competition (1999), the Orchestral Instrument Competition (2001), and Yale’s Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition, Mr. Wang is committed to promote both the music of our time and the

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

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