Robert Blocker, Dean
Soo Min Ha oboe Master of Musical Arts Degree Recital April 29, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
Franz Schubert 1797–1828 arr. Stephen Taylor
Polonaise in B-flat major, D. 580
Clara Schumann 1819–1896
Three Romances, Op. 22 I. Andante molto II. Allegretto III. Leidenschaftlich schnell
Sungu Kang, piano
Sungu Kang, piano
Camille Saint-Saëns 1835–1921
Songs transcribed for oboe and piano La feuille de peuplier (1853) Au cimetière, Op. 26, No. 5 L'enlèvement (1865) Sungu Kang, piano intermission
Benjamin Britten 1913–1976
6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 I. Pan, "who played upon the reed pipe which was Syrinx, his beloved." II. Phaeton, "who rode upon the chariot of the sun for one day and was hurled into the river Padus by a thunderbolt." III. Niobe, "who, lamenting the death of her fourteen children, was turned into a mountain." IV. Bacchus, "at whose feasts is heard the noise of gaggling women's tattling tongues and shouting out of boys." V. Narcissus, "who fell in love with his own image and became a flower." VI. Arethusa, "who, flying from the love of Alpheus the river god, was turned into a fountain."
György Ránki 1907–1992
Don Quijote y Dulcinea, Z03490 I. Andantino espressivo e rubato II. Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso Sungu Kang, piano
Francis Poulenc 1899–1963
Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano, FP 43 I. Presto II. Andante III. Rondo Matthew Matheny, bassoon Muzi Zhao, piano
This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Musical Arts degree. As a courtesy to others, please silence all devices. Photography and recording of any kind are strictly prohibited. Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.