Samuel Suggs, double bass

samuel suggs double bass

doctor of musical arts degree recital January 19, 2015 • Monday at 7:30 pm Morse Recital Hall

Robert Blocker, Dean

Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Recital

samuel suggs double bass

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791

Overture from The Magic Flute Arranged by Samuel Suggs New Look Nonet

Giuseppe Verdi 1813–1901 Samuel Suggs b. 1990

Ave Maria from Act IV of Otello Otello Fantasy World Premiere Molly Netter, soprano Louis Lohraseb, piano

Hannah Lash b. 1981

Leaves, Space (2015) World Premiere Hannah Lash, harp

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

Giovanni Bottesini 1821–1889

Romanza Patetica with the silent film “Romance with a Double Bass” (1911), directed by Kai Hanson, based on Chekhov’s 1886 short story, “Roman s kontrabasom” Hannah Lash, harp intermission

Frank Proto b. 1941

Carmen Fantasy Aragonaise from Act IV

Henry Purcell 1659–1695

Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas Recitative: “Thy hand, Belinda...”

Aria: “When I am laid in earth” Improvisation Molly Netter, soprano

Bottesini

Fantasia on themes from Bellini’s La Sonnambula Aria—Variations—Tempo di mezzo—Cabaletta Louis Lohraseb, piano

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, silence electronic devices. Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

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Robert Blocker, Dean