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Piano Works by Bacewicz, Chopin and Liszt
Mateusz Mikolajczak, piano

PROGRAM:
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969) – Piano Sonata No. 2 (1953) (18’)
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Vivo

Franz Liszt (1811–1886) – Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie – "Sonetto 104 del Petrarca", S.161 No. 5 (1846/1858) (7’)

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) – Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 (1846) (13’)

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Distinguished Hess Alumni

David Shifrin, Clarinet
Marina Iwao, Piano

PROGRAM:
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1942) (9’)
I. Grazioso
II. Andantino - Vivace e leggiero

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. FP 184 (1962) (14')
I. Allegro tristamente
II. Romanza
III. Allegro con fuoco

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Premiere rhapsodie, CD 124 (1910) (8')

George Gershwin (1898-1937):arr. Michele Mangani - Blues on themes from American in Paris (2003) (4’)

Duke Ellington (1899-1974); arr. David Schiff - Clarinet Lament (2019) (4’)

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Pianists Fan Favorites
Jonathan Mamora, piano

PROGRAM:
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) - Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 (1837) (10’)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Toccata in D major, BWV 912 (1710) (12’)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - “Lilacs,” Op. 21, No. 5 (1902) (3’)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) (7’)

Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) - Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30 (1903) (9’)
I. Andante
II. Prestissimo volando

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A Musical Meal with Stravinsky, Milhaud and Larsen
Trio Caspar: Andrea Caputo, clarinet; Jason Moon, violin; Bogang Hwang, piano

PROGRAM:
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) - Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Op. 157b (1936) (11')
I. Ouverture
II. Divertissement
III. Jeu
IV. Introduction et Final

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale) Suite for Trio (1918-19) (16’)
I. Marche du Soldat
II. Le Violon du Soldat
III. Petit Concert
IV. Trois Danses: Tango, Valse, Ragtime
V. Danse du Diable

Libby Larsen (b. 1950) - Slang for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1994) (10’)

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Piano Gems of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Ariel Lanyi, piano

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - Sonata in G major, Hob.XVI:39 (1780) (17’)
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Prestissimo

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) - Impromptu no. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36 (1839) (6’)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Intermezzi, Op. 117 (1892) (14’)
Andante Moderato
Andante non troppo e con molta espressione
Andante con moto

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Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 - 1759); trans. Moritz Moszkowski - Lascia ch'io pianga (1919) (2’)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - 3 Novelettes (1927/1928/1959) (7’)
I. C major
II. B-flat major
III. E minor

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750); trans. Ferruccio Busoni - Chaconne in D minor (1893) (14’)

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) - Poèmes provençaux, Op.127 (1908) (16’)
-Dans la lande
-Solitude
-Le passé
-Pêcheurs de nuit

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ZaRiah Wind Quintet:
Benjamin Smith, flute; Jamison Hillian, oboe; Katelyn Poetker, clarinet; AJ Neubert, bassoon; Braydon Ross, horn

PROGRAM:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912); arr. ZaRiah - They Will Not Lend Me a Child (1905) (4’)

Eugene Bozza (1905-1991) - Scherzo, Op. 48 (1944) (4’)

Valerie Coleman (b. 1970) - Suite: Portraits of Josephine Baker (2006) (15’)
1. Ol’ St. Louis
2. Les Milandes
3. 1925 Paris
4. Thank You Josephine

Arturo Márquez (b. 1950) - Danza de Mediodía (1996) (10’)

Jeff Scott (b. 1967) - Startin’ Sumthin’ (2012) (5’)

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912); arr. ZaRiah - They Will Not Lend Me a Child (1905) (4’)

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Toccata in E minor BWV 914 (1708) (7’)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) - Scherzo n. 4 op. 54 (1842) (11’)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) - Berceuse op. 57 (1844) (5’)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911) (16’)
Modéré, très franc
Assez lent, avec une expression intense
Modéré
Assez animé
Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
Vif
Moins vif
Épilogue. Lent

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Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928) - Clair matin (1926) (5’)

Amanda Harberg (b. 1973) - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2015) (14’)
I. Gentle/Playful
II. Interlude
III. Agitato

Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981) - Peace (2020) (5’)

Joseph Horovitz (1926-2022) - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano (1981) (14’)
I. Allegro calmato
II. Lento, quasi andante
III. Con brio

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