sean kennard piano
doctor of musical arts degree recital January 27, 2016 • Wednesday at 7:30 pm Morse Recital Hall
Robert Blocker, Dean
Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Recital
sean kennard piano
Claude Debussy 1862–1918
Préludes, Premier livre (1910) XI. La danse de Puck VII. Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
Olivier Messiaen 1908–1992
Prelude No. 1, “La Colombe” (1929)
Debussy
Préludes, Premier livre (1910) V. Les collines d’Anacapri Préludes, Deuxième livre (1913) VIII. Ondine
Toru Takemitsu 1930–1996
Rain Tree Sketch II (1992)
Debussy
Préludes, Deuxième livre (1913) I. Brouillards IV. «Les fees sont d’exquises danseuses» XII. Feux d’artifice
Maurice Ravel 1875–1937
Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917) VI. Toccata intermission
Modest Mussorgsky 1839–1881
Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) Promenade I. Gnomus [Promenade] II. Il vecchio castello [Promenade] III. Tuileries IV. Bydło [Promenade] V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle Promenade VII. Limoges VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum) Cum mortuis in lingua mortua IX. The Hut on Hen’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) X. The Bogatyr Gate (at Kiev, the Ancient Capital)
This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.
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. For more information on upcoming events: 203 432-4158 • music.yale.edu If you do not intend to save your program, please recycle it in the baskets at the exit doors.
Robert Blocker, Dean