Robert Blocker, Dean
Convocation
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 • 7:00 pm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
welcome Robert Blocker The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music Professor of Piano Professor of Management, Affiliate
invocation Gregory E. Sterling Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean, Yale Divinity School Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament Professor of Religious Studies
introductions and presentations The Provost’s Teaching Awards The Cultural Leadership Citation Dorothy K. Robinson Vice President and General Counsel Yale University
matriculation of the entering class Dean Blocker Benjamin Polak Provost of the University William C. Brainard Professor of Economics Professor, School of Management
an die musik Ettore Causa Associate Professor Adjunct of Viola Boris Berman Professor in the Practice of Piano The audience is invited to sing after the entire song (both verses) is performed. Please turn to the last page for words and music.
convocation address “Embracing Enlightenment” Dean Blocker
ezra laderman (b. 1924)
Partita No. 2 Allegretto affettuoso Vivace Ole Akahoshi ’97mm, cello
lukas foss (1922–2009)
Dedication, from Three American Pieces (1944) Arranged by Richard Stoltzman ’67mm Paul Won Jin Cho ’09mm, ’10ad, clarinet Miki Sawada ’14ad, piano
camille saint-saëns (1835–1921)
Caprice d’après l’etude en forme de Valse, Op. 52, No. 6 Arranged by Eugène Ysäye Suliman Tekalli ’15ad, violin Jenny Chen ’15mm, piano
Following the Convocation, there will be a reception at the Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street.
An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) · Text by Franz von Schober (1796–1882) Translation by Richard Cross