jessica xylina osborne piano
doctor of musical arts recital Morse Recital Hall October 29, 2015 • Thursday at 7:30 pm
Robert Blocker, Dean
Yale School of Music
jessica xylina osborne · piano Thursday, October 29, 2015 • 7:30 pm • Morse Recital Hall
Agatha Backer-Grøndahl 1847–1907
Four Sketches, Op. 19 No. 1 in C major No. 4 in A-flat major
Clara Schumann 1819–1896
Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in G minor, Op. 16
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel 1805–1847
Four Songs for Piano, Op. 8 I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con espressione III. Larghetto IV. Presto
Ruth Crawford Seeger 1901–1953
The Adventures of Tom Thumb (1925) Marie Marquis, narration intermission
Phyllis Chen b. 1979
Columba (2015)
Amy Beach 1867–1944
By the Still Waters, Op. 114 A Humming-bird, Op. 128
Kaija Saariaho b. 1952
Prelude (2007)
Sofia Gubaidulina b. 1931
Chaconne (1962)
This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital
Pianist Jessica Xylina Osborne was born in 1979 in San Antonio, TX, and grew up in Reston, VA. Dubbed a “superb pianist” and “... a pianist with a refreshing mellowness and poetic touch” by the Washington Post, Ms. Osborne’s passionate, earnest playing has been featured on such illustrious stages as those at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall, the Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center, and the Seoul Arts Center, among others. Ms. Osborne has had the wonderful privilege to study with important mentors including Claude Frank, Emile Naoumoff, Jon Kimura Parker, Seymour Lipkin, Marjorie Lee, and her mother, Patricia Osborne. She holds degrees in piano performance from Indiana University, Rice University, and Yale University. Ms. Osborne is an avid soloist, collaborator, chamber musician, and teacher. This season, she is embarking upon an exciting tour of recitals presenting works by women composers, both past and present. For more info and to see videos of Jessica’s performances, please visit her website: » www.jessicaxylinaosbornepiano.com
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