José García-León, Dean
ysm ensembles
Guitar Chamber Music
Benjamin Verdery, studio director
May 6, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
Robert Beaser b. 1954
Dušan Bogdanović b. 1955
Mountain Songs (1985)
I. Barbara Allen
II. The House Carpenter
V. Cindy
Joe Tollefsen, guitar
Collin Stavinoha, flute
Quatre pièces intimes (1997)
I. Prière
II. Mouvement
III. La harpe de David
IV. Chant
Emmett Edwards, guitar
Nicholas Boettcher, double bass
Heitor Villa-Lobos 1887–1959
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (1938–1945)
I. Aria. Cantilena
Phee Phupaibul, guitar
Amy Kim, oboe
Program,
cont.
David Lang b. 1957
Warmth (2006)
Joseph Ehrenpreis, electric guitar
Harry Conn, electric guitar
intermission
Ferdinand Rebay 1880–1953
Sonata in D minor for viola and guitar (1934)
I. Molto moderato
IV. Rondo
Fangfang Liu, guitar
Matthew McDowell, viola
Phillip Houghton 1954–2017
Benjamin Verdery b. 1955
Two Night Movements (1995)
I. Full Moon
II. Banshee
Brandon Wong, guitar
Mercedes Cheung, violin
Give (2009, rev. 2024)
Joe Tollefsen, Joseph Ehrenpreis, Brandon Wong, Fangfang Liu, Harry Conn, Phee Phupaibul, Emmett Edwards, Jack Davisson, guitars
Juliet Papadopoulos, soprano
Sandy Sharis, mezzo-soprano
Ray Zhou, electric guitar
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Give verdery
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– Shantideva (685–763)
Harry Conn
Jack Davisson
Emmett Edwards
Joseph Ehrenpreis
Fangfang Liu
Phee Phupaibul
Joe Tollefsen
Brandon Wong
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