Sean Kennard, piano

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