FEBRUARY 2008
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Faculty Recital
Leone Buyse, flute
with Robert Moeling, piano
Michael Webster, clarinet
Music of Copland, Carter, Bizet, Marais, and others.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Junior Recital
Brian Manchen, percussion
Music of Smadbeck, Hollinden, Miki, and Leonard.
12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Senior Recital
Aya Kurihara, piano
Music of Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt.
3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Senior Recital
Catherine Branch, flute
Music of Mozart, Bach, Brown, and Woollett.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
POSTPONED
New time and location: Sunday, April 13, 3:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall
Class Recital
Violin students of Sergiu Luca
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Shepherd School Opera
A recital of scenes from opera theater, featuring excerpts from works including Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro,” “Don Giovanni,” and “Die Zauberflöte”; Debussy’s “Pelleas et Melisande”; Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus”; Bizet’s “Carmen”; Bernstein’s “Candide”; Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”; Floyd’s “Of Mice and Men”; and Rossini’s “Le Comte Ory.”
Saturday’s performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s performance begins at 2:00 p.m.
Wortham Opera Theatre at the Shepherd School
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Senior Recital
Angelique Poteat, composer
Works for string orchestra with harp; for Pierrot ensemble; and more.
1:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Doctoral Recital
Eric Siu, violin
Program: Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100; Schoenberg - Phantasy, Op. 47; Bolcom - Violin Sonata No. 2; and Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20.
3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Master’s Recital
Semiramis Costa, cello
Music of Dutilleux and Britten.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Master’s Recital
Rachel Henderson, cello
Music of Brahms, Harbison, Francoeur, and Paganini.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Doctoral Recital
Adam Wolfe, percussion
Music of Feldman, Nishimura, Norton, Schnittke, and Dietz.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
POSTPONED
New time and location:
Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Senior Recital
Greg Haro, trumpet
Music of Britten, Mahler, Hindemith, Stravinsky.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Junior Recital
Haley Boone, violin
Music of Bach, Paganini, Franck, and Messiaen.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Class Recital
Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Faculty Recital
Timothy Pitts, double bass
with Charles Tauber, piano
Brinton Averil Smith, cello
Kathleen Winkler, violin
Program: Eccles - Sonata in A Minor; Koussevitsky - Chanson Triste and Valse Miniature; Sperger - Sonata in D Major; Glière - Duo for Cello and Bass; and Bottesini - Gran Duo Concertante (for violin, bass, and piano).
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
CANCELLED
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Master’s Recital
Sarah Ludwig, violin
Music of Mozart, Brahms, and Janácek.
5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
Alan Austin, violin (guest)
Kenneth Goldsmith, violin
James Dunham, viola
Norman Fischer, cello
Paul Ellison, double bass
Andrea Jaber, mezzo-soprano (guest)
Thomas Jaber, harpsichord
“Baroque Gems” Program: Sonatas for two violins by Vivaldi, LeClair, and C.P.E. Bach; arias from Handel’s opera “Rodelinda”; and J.S. Bach - Concerto for Keyboard in D Minor, BWV 1052.
Performance on period instruments.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Class Recital
Voice students of Kathleen Kaun.
5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Larry Rachleff, music director
Program: Barber - Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, Op. 9; and Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27.
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Master’s Recital
Benjamin Mitchell, clarinet
Music of Clarke, Tansman, and Golijov.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra
Larry Rachleff, music director
Program: Mendelssohn - Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Op. 21; Villa-Lobos - Ciranda das sete notas (Abigail Jones Walker, bassoon soloist; Cristian Macelaru, conductor); and Brahms - Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16.
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Master’s Recital
Jessica Robinson, violin
Music of Ysaÿe, Ives, and Fauré.
12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Master’s Recital
Adam Matthes, viola
Music of Ligeti, Hindemith, Bach, and Colella.
3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Master’s Recital
Marie-Michel Beauparlant, cello
Music of Bach, Dvorák, and Brahms.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Doctoral Recital
Deborah Dunham, double bass
Program: Handel - Sonata in G Minor; Frank Proto - Sonata (1963); Sheila Silver - Chant; and Bottesini - Grand Duo Concertante for Double Bass and Violin.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
CANCELLED
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Class Recital
Freshman students of the Shepherd School.
12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Class Recital
Trombone students of David Waters.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Class Recital
Violin students of Kenneth Goldsmith.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Master’s Recital
Cayce Vega, clarinet
Music of Martinu, Brahms, and Bassett.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Houston Friends of Music
Cantus
Program: Nine-member male vocal ensemble performs works that range from Thomas Tallis to contemporary works written for them, in addition to Indian ragas, Motown, Japanese folk music, African-American
spirituals, and more.
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
Admission (reserved seating): $19–$61.
For tickets call 713-348-5400.
Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff, and students.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Senior Recital
Grace Field, soprano
Music of Bolcom, Debussy, Offenbach, Strauss, Mozart, Argento, and Jordan Kuspa.
5:45 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
The Jay and Shirley Marks Master Class
featuring Pamela Frank, internationally acclaimed violinist and music teacher. Several violin students of the Shepherd School will have the opportunity to perform for this renowned artist.
12:15–2:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Master’s Recital
Ted Botsford, double bass
Music of Proto, Bach, and Rabbath.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Guest Artist Master Class
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Professor of Cello at McGill University, noted for bringing classical music to surprising new venues.
7:00–9:00 p.m., Room 1133
Chamber Music for Brass
featuring Shepherd School students from the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba studios.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Guest Artist Master Class
Helen Callus, viola
Associate Professor of Viola, University of California, Santa Barbara, and President of the American Viola Society.
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
Faculty Recital
William VerMeulen, horn
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano will not be performing as originally planned due to illness.
Timothy Hester, piano (guest)
Music of Handel, Schubert, Bargiel, Dukas, and Pilss.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Master’s Recital
Ellen Tollefson, viola
Music of Brahms, Prokofiev, and Britten.
12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program
Recital of pre-college students.
2:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Senior Recital
Katina Mitchell, soprano
Music of Handel, Bellini, Poulenc, and Argento.
6:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Master’s Recital
David Huntsman, violin
Music of Bach, Brahms, and Ysaÿe.
8:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Master’s Recital
Charles Nilles, double bass
Music of Bach and Bottesini.
12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Senior Recital
Graham Eubanks, double bass
Music of Bruch, Proto, Piazzolla, Meyer, and Gould.
3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Class Recital
Voice students of Susanne Mentzer.
4:00 p.m., Room 1133
Junior Recital
Rebecca Henry, mezzo-soprano
Music of Handel, Poulenc, Wolf, and Bolcom.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Jasper String Quartet
Program: Schubert - Quartet in D Minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden”; and Beethoven - Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp.”
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Marimba Concert
featuring students of the Shepherd School Percussion Studio
Richard Brown, director.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Shepherd School Musicology Colloquium
Sebastian Klotz, Professor of Systematic Musicology, Universität Leipzig.
“Minimal Music, Personalism, and Post-Heroic Management: Reassessing Cultural Synchronicities of the 1970s”
4:00–5:00 p.m., Room 1133
Doctoral Recital
Nicolai Jacobsen, composer
Works for chamber groups.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program
Piano master class with faculty pianist Sohyoung Park.
7:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
Class Recital
Viola students of Ivo-Jan van der Werff and James Dunham.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Class Recital
Piano students of Brian Connelly.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
CANCELLED
Chamber Music for Winds
featuring Shepherd School students.
Music of Mozart, Koechlin, and others.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Junior Recital
Sophie Lippert, piano
Music of Beethoven, Ravel, and Barber.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Faculty Recital
Benjamin Kamins, bassoon
with Hilary Abigana, flute and alto flute
Shawn Conley, double bass
Craig Hauschildt, percussion
Music for Chiaroscuro ensemble, including works by Jerry Grant, David Colson, George Burt, Stephen Blumberg, and Richard Lavenda.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22
SYZYGY, New Music at Rice
Speculum Musicae, new music ensemble
Works by Jacob Druckman, David Sanford, Mario Davidovsky, Salvatore Sciarrino, Philippe Manoury, and Franco Donatoni.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Young People’s Concert 2008
Join us for a musical adventure, as we journey to southern Spain through Manuel de Falla’s “Three Dances” from “The Three-Cornered Hat” (Suite No. 2) featuring the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Hong and Cristian Macelaru. Our guide and narrator, Rachel Buchman, will help us discover the Flamenco roots of this colorful piece. In the spirit of rodeo season, the Shepherd School Brass Choir, conducted by Marie Speziale, will perform the Houston premiere of Jon Deak’s rousing tribute to Annie Oakley, the theatrical Fanfare to “Annie O.” Recommended for ages 4+.
Two performances: 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
Junior Recital
Elizabeth Hogsten, piano
Music of Bach, Chopin, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff.
3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Class Recital
Harp students of Paula Page.
4:00 p.m., Room 1133
Master’s Recital
Elizabeth Charles, viola
Music of Shostakovich, Hovhaness, and Brahms.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Student Recital
Katina Mitchell, soprano
Meghan Tarkington, soprano
All-German program, including works by Strauss, Brahms, Schumann, and Schubert.
7:30 p.m., Room 1133
CANCELLED
Senior Recital
Rachel Kuipers, viola
Music of Brahms and Bach.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Master’s Recital
Emily Grossruck, viola
Music of Bach, Al-Zand, and Bloch.
7:30 p.m., Room 1133
Master’s Recital
Adrianna Bond, soprano
Music of Turina, Strauss, Viardot, Carter, and Beach.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
POSTPONED to Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 p.m.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Class Recital
Violin students of Kathleen Winkler.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Junior Recital
Katharine Caliendo, horn
Music of Dukas, Glière, Franckenpohl, and Beethoven.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
CANCELLED
An Evening of Song
Music of Hugo Wolf, Francis Poulenc, Ludwig van Beethoven, John Musto, Richard Strauss, Paul Bowles, Claude Debussy, Franz Schubert, and Samuel Barber.
Performers include Thomas Jaber, piano; and Shepherd School voice students Aaron Blake, tenor; Mark Whatley, baritone; Amanda Grooms, soprano; Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Ross Chitwood, tenor; Sarah Larsen, mezzo-soprano; David Keck, baritone; and Meghan Tarkington, soprano.
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
Master’s Recital
Erin Tsai, oboe
Music of Vivaldi, Françaix, and Strauss.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Junior Recital
Kevin Chen, piano
Music of Mozart, Scarlatti, Liszt, and Beethoven.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Faculty Recital
Sergiu Luca, violin
Susan Archibald, piano
Program: Mozart - Sonata in G Major, K. 301; Mozart - Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 481; Debussy - Sonata; Ravel - Sonata, Op. Posth.; and Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Junior Recital
Anthony Parce, viola
Music of Onslow, Milhaud, and Clarke.
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
Doctoral Recital
Christine Kim, cello
Program: Schubert - Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898, Op. 99; Ravel - Duo Sonata for Violin and Cello;
and Popper - Requiem, Op. 66.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29
Doctoral Lecture-Recital
Jenny Oliver, piano
Program: Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988.
5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall
CANCELLED
Guest Artist Recital
Fenia Chang, piano
Internationally acclaimed pianist currently on the faculty of Texas A&M University, Commerce.
Program: Mozart - Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 281; Granados - El Pelele; Granados - Valses Poéticos; Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Ravel - Jeux d’Eau; Liszt - Concert Waltz on Two Themes from “Lucia and Parisina”; and Liszt - Mephisto Waltz No. 1.
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall |
