Yale School of Music 2018 Commencement Ceremony

Robert Blocker, Dean

One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Commencement

Monday, May 21, 2018 Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall

pro g ra m Prelude and Processional

Canzona Terzadecima Canzona Terza Pièce Instrumentale Canzona Prima German Dances brass ensemble Allan Dean, trumpet * Steven Perrett ’77mm, trumpet Eric Rizzo ’19mm, trumpet David Wharton ’11mm, trumpet *Faculty

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643) Gioseffo Guami (1542–1611) Melchior Franck (ca. 1579–1639) Claudio Merulo (1533–1604) Valentin Haussmann (ca. 1560–ca. 1612) Stephen Newberry ’19mm, horn William Purvis, horn * Scott Hartman, trombone * Eliud Garcia ’17mm, trombone

Welcome and Introductions

Robert Blocker, The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music

Invocation

Rabbi James Ponet, Howard M. Holtzmann Jewish Chaplain, Emeritus Lecturer, Divinity School

“Ecco il mondo” from Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito (1842-1918) Christian Van Horn ’02mm ’03ad, voice • Timothy Shaindlin, piano

Presentation of Ian Mininberg Distinguished Service Award

Lori Laitman ’76mm

Presentation of Student Prizes

Harriet Gibbs Fox Memorial Prize, to a student who has achieved the highest gradepoint average during the first year at the School of Music Horatio Parker Memorial Prize, to a student selected by the faculty as best fulfilling Dean Parker’s lofty musical ideals Dean’s Prize, the School’s highest excellence award, given to a member of the graduating class who is selected by the Dean in consultation with the faculty

Charge to the Graduating Class

Creating Cacophonous Counterpoint, Dean Blocker

Awarding of Diplomas

Doctor of Musical Arts Artist Diploma

Master of Music Master of Musical Arts

An die Musik

David Shifrin, clarinet • Melvin Chen, piano The audience is invited to sing after the first two verses are performed

Recessional

Volta Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) brass ensemble A luncheon for graduates and their guests will be held immediately following these exercises at the Quinnipiack Club, 221 Church Street, New Haven.

An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Text by Franz von Schober (1796–1882) Translation by Richard Cross

degr e e s co nferred Doctor of Musical Arts

Suzana Bartal, piano Trevor R. Babb, guitar * Marco Sartor, guitar Jacob Sawyer Ashworth, violin Reena Maria Esmail, composition Balint Karosi, composition Daniel Jay Schlosberg, composition David Jonathan Recca, choral conducting

Artist Diploma

Viacheslav Gryaznov, piano

Master of Musical Arts

Hye Jin Park, flute § Michelle Kim Nguyen, oboe Lauren Williams, oboe Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet Dillon Thomas Meacham, bassoon Joshua William Thompson, horn Jonathan Shadle, trumpet Grant Nicholas Futch, trombone Sam Seyong Um, percussion Christopher Lee Goodpasture, piano Seolyeong Jeong, piano Fantee Hung Jones, piano Janet Susan Yieh, organ Gunnlaugur Björnsson, guitar Igor Lichtmann, guitar Stephen Christopher Clark, voice * Zachary Elvio Emil Johnson, voice Bryan James Murray, voice Ethan Scott Hoppe, violin Sophia Mockler, violin Rachel Ostler, violin Thomas Andrew Duboski, viola Alexandra Gordon Simpson, viola Eric Anthony Adamshick, cello ‡ Ji Young Choi, cello Samuel DeCaprio, cello Hyunjeong Kwak, cello James Anthony Wick Rosamilia, cello ‡ Banner Bearer

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§ Degree conferred February 2018

Kaden Hall Henderson, double bass Unnur Fjรณla Evans, composition William Edsel Doreza, early music voice David Yi, orchestral conducting

Master of Music

Benjamin J. Morency, flute Leo Dallin Sussman, flute Giovanni Giacomo Bertoni, clarinet Elisha Oren Willinger, clarinet Patrick Aaron Broder, bassoon Mingyuan Yang, bassoon Luke Baker, horn Antonia Katherine Chandler, horn Scott Matthew Leger, horn Ashley Hale, trumpet Theodore Joseph Van Dyck, trumpet Zachary John Haas, trombone Hillary Simms, trombone William Bruce Wortley, trombone Jacob Ryan Fewx, tuba Joseph Augusto Guimaraes, tuba Youngkyoung Ivy Lee, percussion Dmitrii Nilov, percussion Margaret Ruth Davis, harp Nansong Huang, piano Benjamin Joshua Krasner, piano Dong Won Lee, piano Jenny Jungyeon Lee, piano Daniel Neyman, piano Sophiko Simsive, piano Lam Wong, piano Chuhan Zhang, piano Gabriel Benton, organ Josiah Alexander Hamill, organ Nicholas Earl Quardokus, organ Aaron Josiah Cardenas, guitar Elizabeth Faure, guitar Tyler Caine Rhodes, guitar Luis Rodolfo Aguilar Regalado, voice Anush Avetisyan, voice

degr e e s continued Sylvia Nicole D’Eramo, voice Sarah Rachel Saturnino, voice Alexandra Cristina Urquiola, voice Chang Hoon Bae, violin Alyssa Marie Blackstone, violin Dhyani Dharmawati Heath, violin Jung Eun Kang, violin Je Young Kim, violin Ji Soo Lee, violin Yuqi Li, violin Cheuk Yin Luu, violin Mevlan Mecid, violin Laura Yeonsoo Park, violin * Renyu Martin Peh, violin Jiale Peng, violin Michael Tropepe, violin Gaga Won, violin Kevin Zheng, violin Josip Kvetek, viola Florrie Alison Marshall, viola Ye In Son, viola § Yiqiu Chen, cello Justin Yoonhyung Park, cello Bitnalee Pong, cello Mariya-Andoniya Georgieva Andonova, double bass Jordan Calixto, double bass Kohei Yamaguchi, double bass Alishan Recep Gezgin, composition Eli Joseph Greenhoe, composition Joseph Keith Kemper, choral conducting James Simon Lee, choral conducting Octavia Ann McAloon, choral conducting James Thomas Reese, early music voice Bradley Michael Sharpe, early music voice Addy Morgan Sterrett, early music voice Matthew Timothy Sullivan, early music voice

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§ Degree conferred February 2018

201 8 s t u d e nt prizes Awarded at the Yale School of Music Honors Dinner, May 6, 2018 Woods Chandler Memorial Prize, for the best composition in a larger form written during the year » krists auznieks Phyllis Curtin Career Entry Prize, to a graduating voice student who demonstrates exceptional talent as an artist and promise for a professional career » bryan james murray Broadus Erle Prize, to outstanding violinists in the School of Music » l aura yeonsoo park alyssa marie blackstone dhyani dharmawati heath The Smriti Deb Memorial Prize, to an outstanding graduating singer who best reflects and exemplifies the ideal and values of Smriti Deb and her commitment to teaching lowincome and underrepresented children » sylvia nicole d’eramo Eliot Fisk Prize, to an outstanding guitarist whose artistic achievement and dedication have contributed greatly to the department » gunnlaugur björnsson Friedmann Thesis Prize, for a DMA thesis notable for its distinguished research, original perspective, in-depth engagement with its subject, and well-crafted presentation » krists auznieks Rena Greenwald Memorial Prize, for the best piano composition written during the year » alishan recep gezgin Georgina Lucy Grosvenor Memorial Prize, to the violist in the graduating class whose performances while at Yale have exhibited the highest potential for success as a soloist or chamber musician » julia clancy Charles Ives Prize, to an outstanding organ major » diana lisa chou John Day Jackson Prize, for an outstanding chamber music composition written for strings, with or without other instruments » unnur fjóla evans David L. Kasdon Memorial Prize, to an outstanding singer in the School of Music » stephen christopher clark Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Memorial Prize, for the best composition written in a contrapuntal style » l iliya ugay

pr i ze s continued Ezra Laderman Prize, for the best compositions written for musical theater or voice » s ophie cash-goldwasser eli joseph greenhoe Charles S. Miller Prize, to a gifted pianist who has done outstanding work during the first year of study » gabriele strata Malcolm L. Mitchell and Donald M. Roberts Class of 1957 Prize, to an outstanding graduating teaching artist in the Music in Schools Intiative » helen hye jin park Philip F. Nelson Prize, for a student whose musicianship is outstanding and who demonstrates curiosity, talent, and entrepreneurial spirit in the many dimensions of the music profession » florrie alison marshall Thomas Daniel Nyfenger Prize, to a student who has demonstrated the highest standard of excellence in woodwind playing » lauren williams Aldo Parisot Prize, to gifted cellists who show promise for concert careers » s amuel decaprio bitnalee pong Elizabeth Parisot Prize, to outstanding pianists in the School of Music »d ong won lee yannick eduard b. van de velde Presser Foundation Music Award, for an outstanding returning student, to advance the student’s music education » shawn allan hutchison The Robert Shaw Prize, given in honor of the renowned American choral conductor and awarded to a choral conducting major in the School of Music chosen for distinguished achievement by the choral conducting faculty » joseph keith kemper Julia R. Sherman Memorial Prize, for excellence in organ playing » matthew oliver daley John Swallow Prize, to an outstanding brass player whose artistry and dedication have contributed to the department » zachary john haas Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize, for students who have excelled in their respective fields and have made important contributions to the School of Music » graeme steele johnson bora kim james simon lee scott matthew leger sarah rachel saturnino sophiko simsive leo dallin sussman liliya ugay