Robert Blocker, Dean March 31, 2012 · 8 pm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree.
Matthew Russo trombone
Melody Quah piano
paul j. rudoi (b. 1985)
Play in Variants U.S. Premiere yale trombone quartet Jennifer Griggs, tenor trombone Rubén Rodríguez, tenor trombone Benjamin Firer, bass trombone
henri tomasi (1901–1971)
giacomo puccini (1858–1924)
Concert pour trombone et orchestra Andante et Scherzo – Valse Nocturne Tambourin “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot Intermission
samuel barber (1910–1981)
jacques castérède (b. 1926)
arthur pryor (1870–1942)
Four Songs, Op. 13 A Nun Takes the Veil The Secrets of Old Sure on this Shining Night Nocturne Sonatine pour trombone et piano Allegro vivo Andante sostenuto Allegro Annie Laurie (Air varié)
text by Gerard Manley Hopkins text by William Butler Yeats text by James Agee text by Frederic Prokosch