Robert Blocker, Dean
faculty artist series
Hannah Lash, composition with James Taylor, tenor and Miles Walter, piano Friday, February 1, 2019 | 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791
Sonata in D major for two pianos, K. 448 I. Allegro con spirito II. Andante III. Allegro molto Hannah Lash, harp Miles Walter, piano
Hannah Lash b. 1981
Songs of Imagined Love James Taylor, tenor Miles Walter, piano
intermission
Robert Schumann 1810–1856
Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legendenton – Erstes Tempo – Adagio – Im Tempo II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch – Etwas bewegter – Viel bewegter III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter – Nach und nach bewegter und schneller – Adagio Hannah Lash, harp
Artist Profiles Hannah Lash, composition
James Taylor, tenor
Hailed by The New York Times as “striking and resourceful … handsomely brooding,” Hannah Lash’s music has been performed at such major venues as Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, TheTimesCenter in Manhattan, the Art Institute of Chicago, Tanglewood Music Center, and Aspen Music Festival & School, among others. In 2016, Lash was honored with a Composer Portrait Concert at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre that included commissioned works for pianist Lisa Moore (Six Etudes and a Dream) and loadbang (Music for Eight Lungs).In the 2017–2018 season, Lash’s Piano Concerto No. 1, In Pursuit of Flying, was given its premiere performances by Jeremy Denk and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; the Atlantic Classical Orchestra debuted Facets of Motion for orchestra; and Music for Nine, Ringing was performed at the Music Academy of the West School and Festival. This season, Paul Appleby and Natalia Katyukova gave the premiere of Songs of Imagined Love, a song-cycle commissioned by Carnegie Hall. Lash is currently developing a new chamber opera and a concerto for two harps and orchestra, both of which are scheduled for premiere in 2019.
Tenor James Taylor is one of the world’s most sought-after Bach Evangelists. His career has taken him throughout the United States, South America, Japan, and Israel, and to virtually all the major concert halls of Europe including the Concertgebouw, Musikverein, and the Royal Albert Hall. Taylor made his New York Philharmonic debut in the Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion led by Kurt Masur. Other highlights have included performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berlioz’ Requiem with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Mozart’s Requiem with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and Colorado Symphony. He has performed across Europe with such esteemed conductors as Helmuth Rilling, Masaaki Suzuki, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. A native of Houston, Taylor attended Texas Christian University as a student of Arden Hopkin. As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, where he graduated in 1993 with a Meisterklassendiplom. Taylor is Associate Professor of Voice and Coordinator of the Vocal Track in Early Music, Oratorio, and Chamber Ensemble at the Yale School of Music.
Upcoming Events feb 6 Lunchtime Chamber Music School of Music students perform a midday chamber music program. 12:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Free feb 7 Thomas Newman, guest composer New Music New Haven A program featuring music by Grammy Award-winning YSM alumnus Thomas Newman ’78mm. 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Free feb 10 Ransom Wilson, flute and Friends Faculty Artist Series Faculty flutist Ransom Wilson is joined by guitarist Rene Izquierdo ‘99MM ‘01AD and percussionist Joseph Murfin. 3 pm | Morse Recital Hall Free
feb 13 Roberto Prosseda, piano Horowitz Piano Series A performance by guest artist Roberto Prosseda, whom Gramophone has said “has a fiery and fluent technique.” 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $23, students $11 feb 14 Yale in New York Preview Concert Yale in New York Music for clarinets, with David Shifrin, and YSM students and alumni. 4:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Free feb 15 Eugene Onegin feb 16 Yale Opera feb 17 Yale Opera presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin with the Yale Philharmonia. fri & sat 8 pm | sun 2 pm Shubert Theatre Tickets start at $19 • shubert.com
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