Evanna Chiew, mezzo-soprano

evanna chiew mezzo-soprano

artist diploma degree recital November 20, 2015 • Friday at 4:30 pm Morse Recital Hall

Robert Blocker, Dean

Artist Diploma Degree Recital

evanna chiew mezzo-soprano Yevgeny Yontov, piano Maurice Ravel Deux mélodies hébraïques, M.A 22 I. Kaddisch 1875–1937 II. L’énigme éternelle

Biblical text Traditional Yiddish text

Jean Sibelius 1865–1957

Selections from Op. 36 and Op. 37 Svarta rosor Marssnön Demanten på marssnön Soluppgång

Ernst Josephson Josef Julius Wecksell Wecksell Tor Hedberg

Louis Spohr 1784–1859

Sechs deutsche Lieder, Op. 103 I. Sei still, mein Herz II. Zwiegesang III. Sehnsucht IV. Wiegenlied V. Das heimliche Lied VI. Wach auf

Carl B.V. Schweitzer Robert Reinick Emanuel Geibel Hoffmann von Fallersleben Ernst Koch Anonymous

David Shifrin, clarinet pause

Maurice Delage 1879–1961

Quatre poèmes hindous (1913) I. Madras: “Une belle...”

II. Lahore: “Un sapin isolé...”

III. Bénarès: Naissance de Bouddha IV. Jeypur: “Si vous pensez à elle...”

Bhartrihari Heinrich Heine Anonymous Bhartrihari

Yena Lee, violin Marie Oka, violin Ryan Davis, viola Jenny Kwak, cello Jonathan Slade, flute Felice Doynov, flute Timothy Feil, oboe Bixby Kennedy, clarinet Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet Noël Wan, harp Sarah Paquet, conductor intermission Peter Lieberson 1946–2011

Neruda Songs (2005) I. Si no fuera porque tus ojos tienen color de luna II. Amor, amor, las nubes a la torre del cielo III. No estés lejos de mí un solo día, porque cómo IV. Ya eres mía. Reposa con tu sueño en mi sueño V. Amor mío, si muero y tú no mueres

Pablo Neruda

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Artist Diploma Degree.

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december 2 Horowitz Piano Series Morse Recital Hall | Wednesday | 7:30 pm Featuring the world premiere of a piece by Jason Freeman along with music by Earle Brown and Jaroslaw Kapuscinski, plus Schubert’s Sonata in G major, D. 894, Op. 78 Tickets start at $13, Students $7

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