Concert Program
Ensemble Recital Series
2026 NIU School of Music
Chamber Ensemble Competition
Saturday, April 4, 2026
2 pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
Jury – Paul Bauer and Weiwen Ma
Concert Program
Program
| 2 p.m. | |
| Quartetto Misterioso Keira Specht, violin Christian Balgeman, violin Tim Lui, viola Hannah Schwarz, cello |
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| String Quartet No. 4, op. 44, No. 2 in E Minor I. Allegro assai appassionato II. Scherzo: Allegro di molto |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| 2:15 p.m. | |
| 3X1 Aiden Ledbetter, trombone Noah Reader, trombone Franklin Vyverberg, trombone Eric Wahl, bass trombone |
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| Morgenmusik I. Mäßig bewegt III. Bewegt |
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) |
| Three Concepts for Trombone Quartet (2019) I. Morality II. The Greater Unknown |
Jason Wise (b. 2001) |
| Stardust for 4 Trombones | Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1891) arr. Robert G. Hughes (1927) |
| 2:30 p.m. | |
| Trombone Unit DeKalb Hunter Otgontseren, trombone Isabella Rodriguez, trombone Padric Sullivan, trombone Cameron Elam-Guthrie, bass trombone |
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| String Quartet in B minor, Op 11 I. Molto Allegro e Appassionato |
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) arr. Simone Maffioletti |
| Six Bagatelles (2019) I. Fanfare IV. Pastorale VI. Tarantella |
Timothy Higgins (b. 1982) |
| 2:45 p.m. | |
| Low Blow Quartet Collin Davidenko, euphonium Hailey Feddersen, euphonium Kenneth Ryan, tuba Zach Cooper, tuba |
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| Virgo Jesse Floruit | Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) arr. Mark Nelson |
| Russian Sailor’s Dance | Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956) arr. J. Kelly Diamond |
| The Bottoms Up Rag (1994) | Keith Mehlan (1961-1995) |
| 3:00 p.m. | |
| Silent Mechanism Kaelyn Witt, flute Carly Jackson, oboe Henry Lloyd, clarinet Les Stark, horn Charles Shilhavy, bassoon |
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| Wind Quintet Op. 43 (1922) I. Allegro ben moderato II. Menuet |
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) |
| 3:15 p.m. | |
| Brass Quintet Matthew Harvey, trumpet Christian Barraza, trumpet Madeline Miller, French horn Collin Davidenko, trombone Sam Okunnu, tuba |
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| Quintet No. 3 (1890) I. Allegro moderato |
Victor Ewald (1860-1935) |
| Vuelta Del Fuego (2008) | Kevin Mckee (b. 1980) |
| 3:30 p.m. | |
| Air Trio Ben Sanchez, saxophone Teddy Malamis, saxophone Daniël Smith, saxophone |
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| Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds (1999) I. Energico, poco pesante |
Eric Moe (b. 1954) |
| Pièce en Trio (2000) | Guy Lacour (1932-2013) |
| 3:45 p.m. | |
| Woodwind Trio Ségun Òwèlè, flute Eduardo Zamudio, clarinet Charles Shilhavy, bassoon |
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| Variations on the theme “La ci darem la mano” | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) |
| 4:00 p.m. | |
| Cello-Marimba Duo Oskar Kaut, cello Evan Miller, marimba |
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| A sense of place (2012) | Peter Klatzow (1945-2021) |
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