Frank Morelli, bassoon & Wei-Yi Yang, piano, December 11, 2022

Robert Blocker, Dean

faculty artist series

Frank Morelli, bassoon Wei-Yi Yang, piano Sunday, December 11, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall

“An Die Musik” Nirmali Fenn b. 1979

Prayer (2022)

Johannes Brahms 1833–1897

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 I. Allegro non troppo II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto III. Allegro

intermission

Program cont.

Robert Schumann 1810–1856

Dichterliebe, Op. 48 I. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai II. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen III. Die Rose, die Lilie IV. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’ V. Ich will meine Seele tauchen VI. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome VII. Ich grolle nicht VIII. Und wüssten’s die Blumen IX. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen X. Hör’ ich das Liedchen klingen XI. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen XII. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen XIII. Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet XIV. Allnächtlich im Traume XV. Aus alten Märchen winkt es XVI. Die alten, bösen Lieder

Franz Schubert 1797–1828

An die Musik, Op. 88, No. 4

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Artist Profiles Frank Morelli, bassoon Described by the American Record Guide as “as good as it gets,” bassoonist Frank Morelli enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician, recording artist, and educator. He is a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the woodwind quintet Windscape, an ensemble-in-residence at the Manhattan School of Music. Morelli has made nine appearances at Carnegie Hall performing concertos, sinfonias concertante, and even a solo with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band.

At the Yale School of Music, Morelli teaches a studio of graduate-level bassoon students.

He has been featured several times on Yale’s Faculty Artist Series and performs and teaches in the summers at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival/Yale Summer School of Music.

Morelli has recorded four solo CDs on the MSR Classics label: From the Heart: 20th Century Music for Bassoon and Piano and Romance and Caprice with pianist Gilbert Kalish, Bassoon Brasileiro with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Yale School of Music faculty guitarist Ben Verdery, and Baroque Fireworks, with harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper and Yale School of Music faculty oboist Stephen Taylor and faculty bassist Donald Palma.He is featured on the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra CD Shadow Dances, which won a 2001 Grammy Award.

Morelli studied with Stephen Maxym at the Manhattan School of Music and later became the first bassoonist to be awarded a doctorate by The Juilliard School. He

currently serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, and SUNY Stony Brook. He is the editor of The First Complete Weissenborn Bassoon Method and Studies, Op. 8, Vols. 1&2 and Ludwig Milde’s Scale and Chord Studies, Op. 24 (Carl Fischer) and Stravinsky: Difficult Passages for Bassoon and has had several transcriptions for bassoon and woodwind quintet published by TrevCo-Varner Music.

Wei-Yi Yang, piano Pianist Wei-Yi Yang has received worldwide acclaim for his captivating performances and imaginative programming, having performed across America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. A dynamic chamber musician with a diverse repertoire, Yang is a frequent guest artist at esteemed festivals in Europe, Latin America, and the United States and collaborates regularly with distinguished soloists and chamber ensembles. Many of his performances have been featured prominently on radio and television broadcasts around the world. Yang has also curated inventive interdisciplinary projects and worked with several notable composers to prepare their works for premiere and recording.

At the Yale School of Music, Wei-Yi Yang teaches a studio of select undergraduateand graduate-level piano students, in addition to coaching chamber music, leading departmental seminar, and chairing the DMA committee. During the summers he also regularly performs and coaches at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival/Yale Summer School of Music. In demand beyond Yale as a dedicated teacher, Yang has presented master classes and performances across four continents.

Artist Profiles, cont.

Born in Taiwan of Chinese and Japanese heritage, Yang studied first in the United Kingdom and then in America with renowned Russian pianists Arkady Aronov at the Manhattan School of Music and Boris Berman at the Yale School of Music. In 2004, he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Yale School of Music, and joined the Yale faculty the following year.

Upcoming Events at YSM dec 12

Tuba Studio Recital 4:30 pm | Sudler Recital Hall Free admission

dec 13

Rolston String Quartet Oneppo Chamber Music Series dec 17 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $28, Students $13

dec 14

dec 15

Guitar Chamber Music 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall Free admission

Christine Wu, piano Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Recital 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall Free admission Winter Gala Concert with the Yale Philharmonia Louis Lohraseb, guest conductor Yale Opera 7:30 p.m. | Woolsey Hall Tickets start at $12, Students start at $5

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