Convocation, Sep 7, 2017

Robert Blocker, Dean

Convocation

Thursday, September 7, 2017 • 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 Thomas C. Duffy Director, University Bands Professor (Adjunct) of Music 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 Ani Kavafian, violin Wei-Yi Yang ’95mm ’96ad ’99mma ’04dma, piano The audience is invited to sing after the entire song (both stanzas) is performed.

Please turn to the last page for words and music. convocation address Music Among Friends Dean Blocker

Reception immediately following Convocation at the Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber 1644–1704

Sonata No. 3 in F major, C. 140 from Sonatae, violino solo (1681) Daniel S. Lee ’06mm ’08ad, baroque violin Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750

“Grosser Herr, o starker König” from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 and “Mache dich, mein Herze rein” from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Dashon Burton ’11mm, bass-baritone David Fung ’11mm ’13mma ’17ad, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840–1893

Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 Sirena Huang ’18mm, violin Lam Wong ’18mm, piano

An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) · Text by Franz von Schober (1796–1882) Translation by Richard Cross