Robert Blocker, Dean
One Hundred Twenty-First Commencement
Monday, May 19, 2014 Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
pro g ra m Prelude and Processional Canzona Terzadecima Canzona Terza Pièce Instrumentale Canzona Prima German Dances
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643) Giuseppe Guami (1540–1611) Melchoir Franck (ca. 1579–1639) Claudio Merulo (1533–1604) Valentin Haussmann (ca. 1560–ca. 1612)
brass ensemble Allan Dean, trumpet * Patrick Durbin, trumpet Carl Stanley, trumpet Timothy Will, trumpet
William Purvis, horn * Chuta Chulavalaivong, horn Scott Hartman, trombone * Daniel Fears, trombone
* Faculty
Welcome and Introductions
Robert Blocker, The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music
Invocation
Rabbi Leah Cohen, Executive Director & Senior Jewish Chaplain of the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale
Presentation of Student Prizes Harriet Gibbs Fox Memorial Prize, to a student who has achieved the highest grade point average during his or her first year at the School of Music. Horatio Parker Memorial Prize, to a student selected by the faculty as best fulfilling Dean Parker’s lofty musical ideals. 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.
Charge to the Graduating Class
The Space Between the Notes Dean Blocker
Awarding of Diplomas
“An die Musik”
Doctor of Musical Arts Master of Musical Arts Master of Music Artist Diploma Certificate in Performance
James Taylor, tenor Martin Jean, piano The audience is invited to sing after the first two verses are performed.
Recessional
Volta Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) brass ensemble A luncheon for graduates and their guests will be held immediately after these exercises at the Quinnipiack Club, 221 Church Street, New Haven.
An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Text by Franz von Schober (1796–1882) Translation by Richard Cross
degr e e s co nf e rred Doctor of Musical Arts
Christopher Todd Cerrone, composition Jacob Mauney Cooper, composition Nicholas William DiEugenio, violin Edward Hearne, composition Robert Surette Honstein, composition David Joachim Kaplan, piano Simon Drew Powis, guitar Laura Esther Usiskin, cello *
Master of Musical Arts
Suzana Bartal, piano Eric Donald Dionne, piano Michael Anthony Noble, piano Larry Weng, piano Trevor R. Babb, guitar Jacob S. Ashworth, violin Reena Maria Esmail, composition Balint Karosi, composition * Paul Thomas Kerekes, composition Daniel Jay Schlosberg, composition ‡ David Jonathan Recca, choral conducting
Master of Music
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, flute Bo Hee Kim, flute Jacob Mende-Fridkis, flute Timothy Michael Gocklin, oboe Eric Anderson, clarinet Tianyu Zhang, clarinet Elizabeth Catherine Garrett, bassoon § Darren Graham Hicks, bassoon John David Searcy, bassoon Michael Albert Zuber, bassoon Wing Lam Au, horn William Mayer Eisenberg, horn Zachary Hill Quortrup, horn Robert Moser, trumpet Kevin Raymond Dombrowski, trombone Stephen Craig Ivany, trombone William Robert Dietz, tuba Jens Mikel Peterson, tuba Mari Yoshinaga, percussion Antoine Malette-Chénier, harp Chenxing Huang, piano Peter Klimo, piano Yevgeny Yontov, piano
§ Degree conferred February 2014
Robert Patrick Christopher Bennesh, organ Benton James Blasingame, organ Stephen Christopher Boda, organ Dexter Joseph Kennedy III, organ Katrin Caroline Endrikat, guitar Senmiao Zhou, guitar Esteban Gabriel Cordero Pérez, voice Stephen David Daniel, voice Alison Lauren King, voice David George Leigh, voice Daniel Patrick Moore, early music voice § Nikhil Navkal, voice Molly K. Netter, early music voice Andrew Padgett, early music voice Aleksandra Lucia Giannini Romano, voice Claudia Miriam Rosenthal, voice Brian Quang-Vinh Vu, voice Mélanie Clapiès, violin Matheus Sardinha Garcia Souza, violin Benjamin Paolo Hoffman, violin Choha Kim, violin Ki Won Kim, violin § Barbora Kolářová, violin Mann-Wen Lo, violin Edouard H. Maetzener, violin Eun Kyung Park, violin Heewon Uhm, violin Betty Zhou, violin Benjamin Edward Bartelt, viola Xinyi Xu, viola Hyeree Yu, viola Bora Kim, cello Alan Michael Ohkubo, cello Sohyang Yoo, cello Noah Joseph Cotler, double bass Jonathan Alexander Hammonds, double bass Samuel Stephen Suggs, double bass Gregory Armen Vartian-Foss, double bass Brendon Randall-Myers, composition James Cruickshank Rubino, composition Benjamin Albert Wallace, composition Kathleen Elizabeth Allan, choral conducting James Knox Sutterfield, choral conducting Nathaniel Michael Widelitz, choral conducting Jonathan Brandani, orchestral conducting * * Marshal
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degr e e s continued Artist Diploma
Hsuan-Fong Chen, oboe Kristin Rachael Kall, oboe Jean Laurenz, trumpet * Christopher Brown, trombone Jonathan Dibble Allen, percussion Garrett Burr Arney, percussion Douglas Dennison Perry, percussion Minsol Cho, piano Sean Yow Chen, piano Oliver Folger Jia, piano Zhenni Li, piano Lo-An Lin, piano Miki Sawada, piano Xuerong Zhao, piano Koh Kazama, guitar Sara Dickinson Couden, early music voice Kyle Dennis Stegall, early music voice Gayoung Cho, violin Eun-young Jung, violin Hye Jin Koh, violin Seul-A Lee, violin Colin Benjamin Brookes, viola Isabella Mensz, viola Jia Cao, cello
Certificate in Performance
Scott Alexander MacIsaac, piano Elisa R. Sรกdaba, cello
20 1 4 s t u d e n t p rizes Awarded at the Yale School of Music Honors Dinner, May 4, 2014 Woods Chandler Memorial Prize, for the best compositions in a larger form written during the year. » reena maria esmail benjamin albert wallace Phyllis Curtin Career Entry Prize, to graduating students who demonstrate exceptional promise and talent as artists to assist in launching their careers. » aleksandra lucia giannini romano Broadus Erle Prize, to outstanding violinists in the School of Music. » benjamin paolo hoffman choha kim suliman tekalli Eliot Fisk Prize, to an outstanding guitarist whose artistic achievement and dedication have contributed greatly to the department. » koh kazama Friedmann Thesis Prize, for a Master of Musical Arts thesis notable for its distinguished research, original perspective, in-depth engagement with its subject, and well-crafted presentation. » eric donald dionne Rena Greenwald Memorial Prize, for the best piano compositions written during the year. » paul thomas kerekes Georgina Lucy Grosvenor Memorial Prize, to the violist in the graduating class whose performances while at Yale have exhibited the highest potential for success as a soloist or chamber musician. » colin benjamin brookes Charles Ives Prize, to an outstanding organ major. » francis kim John Day Jackson Prize, for outstanding chamber music compositions written for strings, with or without other instruments. » james cruickshank rubino David L. Kasdon Memorial Prize, to an outstanding singer in the School of Music. » brian quang-vinh vu Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Memorial Prize, for the best composition written in a contrapuntal style. » bálint karosi brendon randall-myers Ezra Laderman Prize, for the best compositions written for musical theater or voice. » daniel jay schlosberg
pr i ze s continued
Malcolm L. Mitchell and Donald M. Roberts, Class of 1957 Prize, to the outstanding graduating teaching artist in the Music in Schools program. » matheus sardinha garcia souza Philip F. Nelson Prize, for a student whose musicianship is outstanding and who demonstrates curiosity, talent, and entrepreneurial spirit in the many dimensions of the music profession. » daniel jay schlosberg Thomas Daniel Nyfenger Prize, to a student who has demonstrated the highest standard of excellence in woodwind playing. » darren graham hicks Aldo Parisot Prize, to gifted cellists who show promise for concert careers. » alan michael ohkubo sohyang yoo Elizabeth Parisot Prize, to outstanding pianists in the School of Music. » oliver folger jia henry thomas kramer Presser Foundation Music Award, for an outstanding student, to advance his or her music education. » samuel stephen suggs Julia R. Sherman Prize, for excellence in organ playing. » wyatt dustin smith John Swallow Prize, to an outstanding brass player whose artistry and dedication have contributed to the brass area. » jean laurenz Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize, for students who have not only excelled in their respective fields, but have also made an important contribution to the general life of the School. » kathleen elizabeth allan eric anderson sean yow chen mélanie clapiès timothy michael gocklin antoine malette-chénier arash noori andrew padgett claudia miriam rosenthal yevgeny yontov