Concert Programs

Due to licensing challenges, the Shepherd School cannot guarantee that every performance listed below will be live streamed.

Programs will be uploaded to this page prior to each performance. Scroll down the list to find the program(s) you would like to attend.  Programs are in order based on the performance time.

Sajdah Muhammad, Cello
Charlie Tauber, Piano

Monday, March 27, 2023
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Edward Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (1919)

I. Adagio - Moderato

IV. Allegro

PAUSE

Johannes Brahms Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 (1862-65)

Allegro non troppo

Allegretto quasi Menuetto

Allegro

ENCORE: “Little Brown Faces” (Arr. by Sajdah Muhammad)

Sajdah Muhammad is a student of Norman Fischer.

Violin students of Kathleen Winkler
Charlie Tauber, Piano

Monday, March 27, 2023
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Iannis Xenakis Dhipli Zyia
Astrid Yakamura
Chris Ellis, cello

Leoš Janáček Violin Sonata

Con moto

Ballada

Allegretto

Adagio
Astrid Nakamura

Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op 45

Allegro molto ed appassionato

Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140

Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantasque et léger
Elise Haukenes

Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140

Finale: Très animé
Igor Frolov Concert Fantasie on Themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess 
Hannah Duncan

Joshua Bullock, Oboe

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

François Couperin Nouveaux Concert No. 11 (1724)

Majestueusement

Allemande

Seconde Allemende

Courante

Sarabande

Gigue
Tom Jaber, harpsichord
Ben Kamins, bassoon

Toshio Hosokawa Spell Song

PAUSE

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Oboe Quartet

Allegro

Adagio

Rondeau
Allison Smith, violin
Lexi Pelton, viola
Nathan Hsu, cello

Joshua Bullock is a student of Robert Atherholt.

Lily Primus, Harp

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Domenico Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K. 208 (trans. Susann McDonald and Linda Wood Rollo)

Andante Cantabile

Germaine Tailleferre Sonata for Harp

Allegretto

Lento

Perpetuum Mobile

Manuel de Falla Siete Canciones Populares Españolas (trans. Carlos Salzedo)

4. Jota trans. Carlos Salzedo

5. Nana

6. Cancion

7. Polo
Sophie Kim, harp
Hanna Frampton, mezzo-soprano

Takuma Itoh Koholā Sings

Marcel Grandjany Rhapsodie

Lily Primus is a student of Paula Page.

Andrew Balio, Trumpet
Yuri McCoy, Organ

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
7:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach Flute Sonata in E-flat Major, BWV 1031

Allegro moderato

Siciliano

Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue in C Minor on a Theme by Legrenzi, BWV 574

Johann Sebastian Bach Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614
Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
Erbarme dich mein, BWV 721

Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541

Johann Sebastian Bach Flute Sonata in A Major, BWV 1031

Vivace

Largo e dolce

Allegro

Jimena Montserrat, Soprano
Shannon Hesse, Piano

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Georg Friedrich Händel Armida abbandonata, HWV 105

Accompagnanto: Dietro l’orme fucagi

Aria: Ah! Crudele, e pur te’n vai

Recitativo: Per te mi struggo, infido

Accompagnato: O voi, dell’incostante

Aria: Venti, fermate

Recitativo: Ma che parlo

Aria: In tanti affanni miei

PAUSE

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!

Francisco Barbieri La canción de la paloma from El barberillo de Lavapiés

Pablo Luna De España vengo from El niño Judío

Ruperto Chapí Carceleras from Las hijas de Zebedeo

Jimena Montserrat is a student of Ana María Martínez.

Hannah Corbett, Violin
Neal Kurz, Piano

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin, Op. 27

Obsession

Malinconia

Danse des Ombres

Les furies

Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140

Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantasque et lèger

Finale: Très animé

Elizabeth Raum Prayer and Dance of Praise (1996)

Maurice Ravel Tzigane, M. 76

Hannah Corbett is a student of Cho-Liang Lin.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Henri Tomasi Cinq Danses Profanes et Sacrées

Danse Agreste

Danse Profane

Danse Sacrée

Danse Nuptiale

Danse Guerrière
Calvin Mayman, flute
Jamison Hillian , oboe
Sara Han, clarinet
John Degnan , horn
Christopher Witt, bassoon

Brett Keüper Abigaña Folk Song Suite

Tarlaashkyn

Bulerías

Bonny at Morn

Fionnghuala 
Isabella Gregory, flute
Michael Miller, clarinet
Demetra Alikakos, bassoon

André Jolivet Serenade

Cantilene

Caprice
Hannah Tassler, flute
Annie Winkelman, oboe
Najee Greenlee, clarinet
Andrew Burhans, horn
William Ramos, bassoon

Johann Georg Lickl Cassazione for Woodwind Quartet

I. Adagio-Allegro

II. Menuetto

IV. Polaca

V. Presto
Katie Danforth, oboe
Max Arakaki, clarinet
Alex Moore, horn
Sam Rhoton, bassoon

Nicholas Perkyns, Cello
Charlie Tauber, Piano

Thursday, March 30, 2023
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40

Allegro non troppo

Allegro

Largo

Allegro

PAUSE

Francis Poulenc Cello Sonata, FP 143

Allegro – Tempo di Marcia

Cavatine

Ballabile

Finale

William Grant Still Mother and Child

Nicholas Perkyns is a student of Norman Fischer.

Shuyi Wang, Violin
Neal Kurz, Piano

Thursday, March 30, 2023
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Fritz Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-flat Major, K. 378

Allegro moderato

Andantino sostenuto e cantabile

Rondeau. Allegro

Witold Lutosławski Subito

Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a

Moderato

Presto

Andante

Allegro con brio

Shuyi Wang is a student of Cho-Liang Lin.

Jennifer Gunn, Piccolo

Friday, March 31, 2023
12:00 p.m., Tudor Patrons’ Lounge

Amanda Harberg Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra

Allegro

Moderato

Vivace
Willie Yeh

Exceprts
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F Minor (III)
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 (II)
Maurice Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (II, III)
Ryan Clever

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto in G Major, KV 313

I. Allegro maestoso (exposition)
Excerpts
Gioachino Rossini Overture to “Semiramide”
Maurice Ravel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Chi Ting

Joshua Berg, Tenor
Tom Jaber, Piano

Friday, March 31, 2023
12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Misero! O sogno . . . Aura, che intorno spiri, K. 431

Ludwig Van Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98

Aus dem Hügel sitz ich spähend

Wo die Berge so blau

Leichte Segler in den Höhen

Diese Wolken in den Höhen

Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au

Nimm sie hin denn, diese lieder

Benjamin Britten Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op. 51
Kanade Motomura, mezzo-soprano

Joshua Berg is a student of Robin Rice.

Jun Liu, Violin
Beilin Han, Piano

Friday, March 31, 2023
6:45 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No.1 in B Minor, BWV 1002

Saraband - Double

Tempo di Borea - Double

Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B Minor, D. 895

Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major, Op. 78

Vivace ma non troppo

Adagio – Più andante – Adagio

Allegro molto moderato

Jun Liu is a student of Paul Kantor.

Shepherd School of Music Percussion Studio
Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs

Friday, March 31, 2023
7:30 p.m., Wortham Theatre

John Cage Credo in US (1942)
Charlie Rosmarin, piano and percussion
Dillon Akerman and Riley Wendt, percussion
Sam Rachleff, phonograph and radio

Kaija Saariaho Trois Rivières (1994)

I

II

III
Dana Dominguez, Brandon Lim,
Charlie Rosmarin and Lucas Vogelman, percussion

INTERMISSION

Mark Applebaum Aphasia (2009)
Dana Dominguez

Jacob Druckman Animus 2 (1968)
Jillian Krempasky, soprano
Jake Darnell and Lucas Vogelman, percussion

Piano students of Brian Connelly

Friday, March 31, 2023
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach French Suite No. 2 in C Minor

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Air

Menuet 1

Menuet 2
Ariel Workeneh

Robert Schumann 3 Fantasy Pieces Op. 111

Sehr rasch

Ziemlich langsam

Kräftig
Anna-Sofia Botti

Béla Bartók Fourteen Bagatelles, Op. 6
Luke Arnold

Enrique Granados Goyescas 

The Maiden and the Nightingale                  

El Pelele
Saehyun Park

Robert Schumann Carnaval, Op. 9
Jude Giddens

Arnold Steinhardt, Violin

Friday, March 31, 2023
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Leoš Janáček Violin Sonata (1922)

Con moto

Ballada

Allegretto

Adagio
Astrid Nakamura, violin
Charlie Tauber, piano

Claude Debussy Violin Sonata (1917)

Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantasque et léger

Finale: Très animé
Hannah Corbett, violin
Charlie Tauber, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Solo Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001 (1720)

1. Adagio

2. Fuga
Emily Richardson

Johannes Brahms String Quartet  in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2 (1873)

I. Allegro non troppo
Angela Ryu. violin I
Hannah Corbett, violin II
Conor McAvinue, viola
Adam Wilson, cello

Finals for Winds and Brass

Saturday, April 1, 2023
10:00 a.m., Stude Concert Hall

Judges
Jonathan Gunn, Associate Professor of Oboe at the Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin

Randy Adams, Professor of Trumpet at Sam Houston State University and Member of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Joaquin Rodrigo Concierto Pastoral (1978)                                                      

Allegro

Adagio

Rondo
Calvin Mayman, flute
Beilin Han, piano

Carl Maria von Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Op. 35 (1809)
Samuel Rhoton, bassoon
Eliza Ching, piano

Aaron Copland Concerto for Clarinet (1948)

Slowly and expressively

Rather fast
Najee Greenlee, clarinet
Beilin Han, piano

Elizabeth Raum Sherwood Legend (1996)

Swashbuckling Hero

Pensive Romance

Unabashed Scoundrel
Emma Potter, horn
Mei Rui, piano

Anna-Sofia Botti, Piano

Saturday, April 1, 2023
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826

Sinfonia

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Rondeau

Capriccio

Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101

Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo

Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia

Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto

Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro

Robert Schumann 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 111

Sehr rasch, mit leidenschaftlichem Vortrag

Ziemlich langsam

Kräftig und sehr markirt

Olivier Messiaen Préludes pour piano

La colombe (The Dove)

Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste (Song of Ecstasy in a Sad Landscape)

Le nombre léger (The Light Number)

Instant défunts (Dead Instants)

Un reflet dans le vent (A Reflection in the Wind)

Anna-Sofia Botti is a student of Brian Connelly.

Sanghyun Kim, Violin
Neal Kurz, Piano

Saturday, April 1, 2023
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002

Allemanda – Double

Corrente – Double (Presto)

Sarabande – Double

Tempo di Borea – Double

Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No.1 in D Major, Op.12. No. 1

Allegro con brio

Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto

Rondo: Allegro

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op. 34, TH 58

Sanghyun Kim is a student of Cho-Liang Lin.

Nicholas Mann, Violin

Sunday, April 2, 2023
10:00 a.m., Stude Concert Hall

Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Allegro ma non troppo
Yu-Ming Ma, violin
Beilin Han, piano

Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45

Allegro molto ed appassionato

Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
Elise Haukenes violin
Charlie Tauber, piano

Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis

Andante

Allegro con brio - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso- Allegro con brio
Shuyi Wang, violin
Beilin Han, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3

III. Minuet: Grazioso - Trio

IV. Allegro Molto
Augusta Schubert, violin I
Allison Smith, violin II
Lexi Pelton, viola
Cordelia Mutter, cello

Ethan Shrier, Trombone
Neal Kurz, Piano

Sunday, April 2, 2023
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Enrique Crespo Improvisation No. 1 for Solo Trombone

Frank Martin Ballade for Trombone and Piano

Henri Dutilleux Chorale, Cadence et Fugato for Trombone and Piano

PAUSE

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Suite from The Queen of Spades

Ethan Shrier is a student of Allen Barnhill.

Stephanie Chee, Soprano
Shannon Hesse, Piano

Sunday, April 21, 2023
8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

George Frideric Handel Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a

Pure del cielo…Tu del ciel ministro eletto
Alex Munger, harpsichord

Lili Boulanger Clairières dans le ciel

Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie

Elle est gravement gaie

Parfois, je suis triste

Un poète disait

Au pied du mon lit

Si tout ceci n’est qu’un pauvre rêve

Nous nous aimerons

Vous m’avez regardé avec toute votre âme

Les lilas qui avaient fleuri

Deux ancolies

Par ce que j’ai souffert

Je garde une médaille d’elle

Demain fera un an

Stephanie Chee is a student of Nova Thomas.

Hannah Duncan, Violin
Charlie Tauber, Piano

Monday, April 3, 2023
12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Richard Strauss Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18

Allegro ma non troppo

Improvisation - Andante cantabile

Finale - Andante, Allegro

Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano

Allegro vivo

Intermède - Fantasque et leger

Finale - Très animé

Igor Frolov Concert Fantasia on Themes from Gershwin’s Opera “Porgy and Bess” for Violin and Piano

Hannah Duncan is a student of Kathleen Winkler.

Alex Moore, Horn
Mei Rui, Piano

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Jan Koetsier Scherzo Brillante, Op. 96

Oliver Messiaen Appel Interstellaire

Reinhold Glière Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 82

INTERMISSION

Robert Schumann Drei Romanzen, Op. 94

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quintet for Horn and Strings, K. 407
Shuyi Wang, violin
Amichai Hefter, viola
Weilan Li, viola
Cordelia Mutter, cello

Alex Moore is a student of William VerMeulen.

Sophie Kim, Harp

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Vincent Persichetti Serenade No. 10, Op.79. For Flute and Harp

Larghetto

Allegro comodo

Andante graioso

Andante cantabile

Allegretto

Scherzando

Adagietto

Vivo
Chi Ting, flute

Paul Hindemith Sonata for Harp

Mäßig schnell

Lebhaft

Lied

Claude Debussy Danses sacrée et profane     

Danse sacrée

Danse profane
Faustina Housner, violin
Kayleigh Kim, violin
Lia Stallmann, viola
Colin Hill, cello
Ella Sharpe, double bass

Sophie Kim is a student of Paula Page.

Matthew Daily, Double Bass
Charlie Tauber, Piano

Wednesday, April 5, 2023
12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in G Major

Prelude

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Bourrée I/II

Gigue

PAUSE

Astor Piazzolla Oblivion (arr. Andrés Martín)

Vilmos Montag Sonata in D Minor

Allegro moderato

Andante

Allegro

Matthew Daily is a student of Paul Ellison.