Samuel DeCaprio, cello, March 31, 2018

Robert Blocker, Dean

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Samuel DeCaprio cello

Saturday, March 31, 2018 • 7:30 pm Sudler Recital Hall

Master of Musical arts Recital

Samuel DeCaprio cello edith widayani, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770–1827

Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 I. Andante – Allegro vivace II. Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace

Brett Dean b. 1961

Eleven Oblique Strategies for solo cello (2014) 1. “Listen to the quiet voice” 2. “A line has two sides” 3. “Don’t stress one thing more than any other” 4. “Look at a small object, look at its centre” 5. “What are the sections sections of?”

6. “Don’t be frightened to show your talents” 7. “Disciplined self-indulgence” 8. “Bridges – build – burn” 9. “Ghost echoes” 10. “Disconnect from desire” 11. “In a very large room, very quietly”

Claude Debussy 1862–1918

Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135 I. Prologue. Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto II. Sérénade. Modérément animé III. Final. Animé, léger et nerveux intermission

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Musical Arts Degree.

Yale School of Music

Frank Bridge 1879–1941

Cello Sonata in D minor, H. 125 I. Allegro ben moderato II. Adagio ma non troppo – Molto allegro agitato

Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873–1943

Zdes’ khorosho, Op. 21, No. 7 transcribed for cello by Samuel DeCaprio

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Robert Blocker, Dean