Honors Recital February 6

Twelve students chosen for excellence by the HSU Music Department faculty will perform in the annual Honors Recital on Friday February 6. 

 From performances after fall semester, a faculty jury selects the best among music students enrolled in studio lessons to represent each of the six areas: voice, piano, percussion, strings, brass and woodwinds. 

 This year’s performers are: singers Lorena Tamayo (mezzo-soprano) and Chris Parreira (baritone); Michael Donovan (violin), Andrew Heavelin (guitar), Craig Hull (trombone), Bret Johnson (trombone), Kyle McGinnis (alto saxophone), Niamh Mercer (Timpani), Rebeca Ramos (flute), Madeline Shapiro (piano), Vance Umphrey (snare drum) and Levi Walls (piano). 

Recital selections range from Bach and Mozart to Eliot Carter and Ryo Noda. Staff pianist John Chernoff accompanies several pieces. 

 The 2015 Honors Recital is presented on Friday, February 6 at 8 p.m. in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Admission is free.

2015 Honors Recital: The Program

Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano by Alec Wilder
 IV. Expressivo
 V. Swinging
 Bret Johnson, trombone
 John Chernoff, piano

 "Intorno all’idol mio" from Orontea by Antonio Cesti
 Lorena Tamayo, mezzo-soprano
 John Chernoff, piano

 "La vallée des cloches" from Mirroirs by Maurice Ravel
 Levi Walls, piano

 Concerto in C Major, Op. 48 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
 Allegro molto e con brio
 Michael Donovan, violin
 Levi Walls, piano

 Der Nachtgang (text by Otto Julius Bierbaum) by Richard Strauss
 Evening (text by Thomas Marten) by John Jacob Niles
 Chris Parreira, baritone
 John Chernoff, piano

 Piece Concertante, op. 27 by Carlos Salzedo
 Craig Hull, trombone
 John Chernoff, piano

 Intermission

 Prim for Solo Snare Drum (1984) by Askell Masson
 Vance Umphrey, Snare Drum

 Recitative for Solo Timpani (1950) by Elliot Carter
 Niamh Mercer, Timpani

 “Allemande” from Solo Partita in A minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
 Rebeca Ramos, flute

 Usher Waltz by Nikita Koshkin
 Andrew Heavelin, guitar

 Improvisation #1 by Ryo Noda
 Kyle McGinnis, alto saxophone

 Concerto in C minor, K. 491 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
 III. Allegretto
 Madeline Shapiro, piano
John Chernoff, piano

Pictured: Ryan McGaughey, Levi Walls, Craig Hull, Gladys Arechiga, Ana Cruz, Sydney Chandler and Justin Santos.  Not pictured: Kevin Amos, Erin Laetz, Neil Bost and Angela Galioto.

HSU Music Students in Annual Honors Recital

 A Bach partita, an Offenbach aria, a composition for marimba and John Cage sonatas are among the musical selections on the program for the 2014 HSU Music student Honors Recital on Friday February 7 in Fulkerson Recital Hall. 

 The concert features eleven student players, selected by juried performances after fall semester. Faculty chose representatives from each performance area. “It is like a ‘best of’ showcase for the music students enrolled in studio lessons,” HSU Music professor Elisabeth Harrington explained. 

 The 2014 participants are Kevin Amos (marimba), Justin Santos (guitar), Ryan McGaughey (piano), Craig Hull (trombone), Erin Laetz (flute), Gladys Arechiga (alto saxophone), Ana Cruz (soprano), Levi Walls (piano), Sydney Chandler (horn), Angela Galioto (violin) and Neil Bost (vibraphone.) Staff pianist John Chernoff accompanies many of the selections.

 The 2014 Honors Recital is performed on Friday February 8 at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall. There is no admission charge. A public reception in honor of the players will be held after the concert.

2014 Honors Recital Program

Time for Marimba (1968) by Minoru Miki (1930-2011)
 Kevin Amos, marimba

 Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006a by Johann Sebastian Bach
 Prelude
 Justin Santos, guitar 

 Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 by Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
 Ryan McGaughey, piano

 Cavatine, Op. 144 by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
 Craig Hull, trombone 
 John Chernoff, piano

 Concerto for Flute by Carl Nielsen
 I. Allegro moderato
Erin Laetz, flute
 John Chernoff, piano

 Sonata, Op. 19 by Paul Creston
 Gladys Arechiga, alto saxophone
 John Chernoff, piano

 “Elle a fui, la tourterelle” from Les contes d’Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
 Ana Cruz, soprano
 John Chernoff, piano

 From Sonatas and Interludes (1946-1948) by  John Cage
 Sonata IX  Second Interlude
 Sonata V
 Levi Walls, piano

 Parable for Solo Horn:  Parable VIII, Op. 120 by Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
 Sydney Chandler, horn 

 Tempo di Minuetto by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
 Angela Galioto, violin
 John Chernoff, piano

 Mourning Dove Sonnet (1983) by Christopher Deanne (b. 1958)
 Neil Bost, Vibraphone

Honors Recital February 3

Twelve honors students chosen by the HSU Music Department faculty for excellence in this year’s first semester will perform in the annual Music Honors Recital on Sunday afternoon, February 3. 

 Students are chosen to represent each of the six performance areas: voice, piano, percussion, strings, brass and woodwinds. This year’s performers are: Neil Bost (marimba), Jesse Burns (trumpet), Hector Diaz (timpani), Dan Fair (guitar), James Gadd (vocalist), Hannah Joy, (alto saxophone), Rachel Kamradt (oboe), Sandy Lindop (vocalist), Maxine Lauk (flute), Ryan McGaughey (piano), Andrew Rutledge (violin), Madeline Shapiro (piano). 

 The 2013 Honors Recital is presented on Sunday, February 3 at 2 p.m. in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Admission is free.

2013 Music Honors Recital Program

Moto Perpetuo (1950/1966) by Elliott Carter: Hector Diaz, solo timpani.

   Muerte del Angel by Ástor Piazzolla: Dan Fair, guitar.

   Fantaisie Pastorale by Eugene Bozza: Rachel Kamradt, oboe; John Chernoff, piano.

   L'isle Joyeux by Claude Debussy: Ryan McGaughey, piano.

    Don Quichotte à Dulcinée (a song cycle) by Maurice Ravel (Chanson romanesque, Chanson epique,  Chanson a boire) : James Gadd, baritone; John Chernoff, piano.

   Pièce en Forme de Valse by Maurice Ravel:   Hannah Joy, alto saxophone; John Chernoff, piano.

 Concerto No. 1 in G major K. 313 by  W.A. Mozart I. Allegro maestoso: Maxine Lauck, flute; John Chernoff, piano.

   Pastoral and Toccata by Francis Poulenc: Madeline Shapiro, piano.

    Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100 by Antonín Dvořák, Allegro risoluto: Andrew Rutledge, violin; Ryan McGaughey, piano.

    Bell Song (L'Air des clochettes) from Lakmé by  Léo Delibes: Sandy Lindop, soprano; John Chernoff, piano.

   Concert Étude (Op. 49) by Alexander Goedicke: Jesse Burns, trumpet in Bb.

  Michi by Keiko Abe: Neil Bost, marimba.