Robert Blocker, Dean
One Hundred Twenty-Ninth Commencement
Monday, May 23, 2022 Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
pro g ra m Prelude
YSM Brass Ensemble
Welcome
Robert Blocker The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music
Invocation
Albert R. Lee Associate Professor, Adjunct Director of Equity, Belonging, and Student Life
Presentation of Awards
The Harriet Gibbs Fox Memorial Prize, awarded to a first-year student who has achieved the highest grade-point average. The Horatio Parker Memorial Prize, awarded to a returning student who is selected by the faculty as best fulfilling Dean Parker’s lofty musical ideals. The 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. The Gustave Stoeckel Award, for Excellence in Teaching, presented to a member of the faculty who has made extraordinary contributions to the School of Music and, in so doing, has enriched the School and enlarged its role in the nation’s musical life.
charge to the class
The Choice Is Yours Dean Blocker
awarding of diplomas
Doctor of Musical Arts Artist Diploma Master of Musical Arts Master of Music Certificate in Performance
performance
An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Melvin Chen*, piano Frank Morelli*, bassoon The audience is invited to sing after the first two verses are performed
recessional
YSM Brass Ensemble A luncheon for graduates and their guests will be held immediately following these exercises at The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven.
* Faculty
An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Text by Franz von Schober (1796–1882) Translation by Richard Cross
de g r ee s co nf e rred Doctor of Musical Arts Matthew Gordon Keown, percussion Sean Kennard, piano s Michael Anthony Noble, piano s Ronaldo Rolim, piano s Dae Hee Ahn, violin ^ Julia Clancy, viola Rebecca Danielle Wiebe Burke, viola ^ Krists Auznieks, composition * Ethan Jeremy Gordon Braun, composition ^ Michael James Gilbertson, composition ^ Liliya Ugay, composition Benjamin Albert Wallace, composition David Michael McNeil, Jr., choral conducting Nola Louise Richardson, early music voice s
Artist Diploma Roberto Cheung Granados, guitar Yi-Chen Feng, piano *
Master of Music
Master of Musical Arts Cameron Ross Cullen, flute Soo Min Ha, oboe Jillian Christine Honn, oboe Alejandro Dergal, clarinet Connor David Giovanni Holland, trumpet Jacob J. Gutierrez, percussion Zachary Apgapito Gutierrez, percussion Salome Jordania, piano Aaron Cole Kurz, piano Jonathan Mak, piano Seho Young, piano Carolyn Ann Craig, organ * Ethan Mark Haman, organ Jordan Stoller Costa, voice Nicole Grace Ho Yun Leung, voice Jonghyun Park, voice Laureano José Quant Callejas, voice Michael Patrick Ferri, violin Lap Hei Hao, violin Jungwon Hwang, violin
* Marshal
‡ Banner Bearer
Eunsae Lee, violin Boyu Li, violin Bing Yang Li, violin Wei Zhu, violin Harris Schow Bernstein, viola Adam Thomas Newman, viola Jonah Ellsworth, cello Ji Hyun Hwang, cello Hye In Lee, cello Miriam Liske-Doorandish, cello Stephen Perkyns, cello Seojin Kim, double bass Zachary Merkovsky , double bass Soomin Kim, composition Samantha Maree Wolf, composition Maura Elizabeth Tuffy, choral conducting ‡ Patrick George McGill, early music voice
Jordan Louis Roland Arbus, flute Rachel Elizabeth Johnstone, flute Danielle So Yeon Maeng, flute Elvin Edward Schlanger, flute William Richard Stevens, oboe Matthew Dean Matheny, bassoon Katia Celeste Osorio, bassoon Ava Christina Conway, horn Jaimee Reynolds, horn Joshua S. Bialkin, trumpet Benjamin Kim Dettelback, trombone Matthew Nicholas Rose, trombone David Seder, trombone Vivian Kung, tuba Sijia Huang, percussion Yeung Ching Laam, percussion Jae In Yoo, harp Rachel Hannah Breen, piano Johanna Elisabeth Bufler, piano Yunhan Gu, piano Simon Karakulidi, piano Anthony Charles Ratinov, piano
s 2020 Graduate
^ 2021 Graduate
Hyojin Shin, piano Ilan Zajtmann, piano Yunling Zhang, piano Theodore Rodriguez, harpsichord Hon Lam Teddy Cheng, organ Matthew Alexander Ingwersen, organ Manuel Giovanni Piazza, organ Kai ieng Chan, guitar Alexander Simon Lew, guitar Javier Llaca Ojinaga, guitar Jonas Christopher Jud, voice Anna Loreena Kelly, voice Magdalena Kuzma, voice Tianpei Ai, violin Ayrton Coelho Pisco, violin Yuna Jo, violin Youngji Kim, violin Nayoung Kim, violin In Ae Lee, violin Jieming Tang, violin Tiffany Eunjin Wee, violin Rebecca Emily Weger, violin Elizabeth Erin White, violin Ilana Edith Zaks, violin Deng Zhang, viola Hans Emil Sollesnes, cello Ryan Austin Sujdak, double bass * Xinyun Tu, double bass Jack Frerer, composition Lila Ruth Meretzky, composition Sophia Katharina Pfleger, composition Harriet Steinke, composition Michael James Clifton Lukin, choral conducting Sydney Tendo Ssempa Mukasa, choral conducting Gloria Enlin Yin, choral conducting Benjamin Bae Stackhouse Ferriby, early music voice
* Marshal
Certificate in Performance Coco Melodie Ma, piano Ahhyun Noh, guitar Greer Addison Lyle, voice *
stu d en t p r iz e s Awarded at the Yale School of Music Honors Dinner, May 14, 2022 Brass and woodwinds
The Thomas Daniel Nyfenger Memorial Prize, to a student who has demonstrated the highest standard of excellence in woodwind playing. » Soo Min Ha The John Swallow Prize, to an outstanding brass player whose artistry and dedication have contributed to the department. » ava conway
choral conducting
The Robert Shaw Prize, given in honor of the renowned American choral conductor, is awarded to a choral conducting major in the School of Music chosen for distinguished achievement by the choral conducting faculty. » maura tuffy
composition
The Woods Chandler Memorial Prize, for the best composition in a larger form written during the year. » soomin kim The Rena Greenwald Memorial Prize, for the best piano composition written during the year. » udi Perlman The John Day Jackson Prize, for outstanding chamber music compositions written for strings, with or without other instruments. » Samantha Wolf The Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Memorial Prize, for the best composition written in a contrapuntal style. » Sofia Pfleger The Ezra Laderman Prize, for the best compositions written for musical theater or voice. » Joel Thompson
organ
The Charles Ives Prize, to an outstanding organ major. » Mengfei Xu The Julia R. Sherman Memorial Prize, for excellence in organ playing. » Manuel Piazza
piano
The Charles S. Miller Prize, to a gifted pianist who has done outstanding work during the first year of study. » Muzi Zhao
The Elizabeth Parisot Prize, to an outstanding pianist in the School of Music. » Carter Johnson » Linda Lee strings
The Aldo Parisot Prize, to gifted cellists who show promise for a concert career. » Stephen Perkyns » Hans Emil Sollesnes The Broadus Erle Prize, to outstanding violinists in the School of Music. » Jieming Tang » madison marshall » Ilana Zaks » william suh
voice
The David L. Kasdon Memorial Prize, to an outstanding singer in the School of Music. » Jonghyun Park The Smriti Deb Memorial Prize, to an outstanding graduating singer who best reflects and exemplifies the ideals and values of Smriti Deb and her commitment to teaching low-income and under-represented children. » Jordan Costa The Phyllis Curtin Career Entry Prize, to assist in launching the career of a graduating voice student who demonstrates exceptional talent as an artist and promise for a professional career. » Laureano Quant Callejas
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
The Friedmann Thesis Prize, for a DMA thesis notable for its distinguished research, original perspective, in-depth engagement with its subject, and well-crafted presentation. » udi Perlman
school
The Malcolm L. Mitchell and Donald M. Roberts, Class of 1957 Prize to the outstanding graduating teaching artist in the Music in Schools Initiative. » rachel johnstone The Philip F. Nelson Prize, for a student whose musicianship is outstanding and who demonstrates curiosity, talent, and an entrepreneurial spirit in the many dimensions of the music profession. » Seho Young Presser Foundation Music Award, to advance the music education of an outstanding returning student. » Russell Fisher
stu d en t p r iz e s cont. The Plank Music Residency, established by the estate of Raymond Plank ’44BA, is awarded to two students for distinguished achievement in their major. Each will complete a two-week residency of independent work in the extraordinary setting of the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming. » Florrie Marshall » Andrew Samarasekara The Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize, to students who have not only excelled in their respective fields but have also made important contributions to the general life of the School. » Kai ieng Chan » Miriam Liske-Doorandish » Alejandro Dergal » Zachary Merkovsky » Jonah Ellsworth » Anthony Ratinov » Roberto Granados » Elvin Schlanger » Salome Jordania » William Stevens » Ching Laam Yeung
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