Jessica Xylina Osborne, piano

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

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, please silence all electronic devices.

Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

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