Gamelan Concert – November 18, 2024, 5 p.m.

Nov 18, 2023 | Music Programs

Concert Program

World Music Concert Series

GAMELAN CONCERT

Javanese Gamelan Ensemble

Director: Alex Yoffe
Guest Artists: Claire Fassnacht, Mike Awe

Monday, November 18, 2024
5 p.m.
NIU Recital Hall

Program

Gendhing Bonang Tukung

Ketawang Subakastawa

Ladrang Gunungsari

Ensemble Members

Joe Beribak

Ronnie Gorka

Anna Knecht

John Lockard

Patcharita Pankaew

Gabriel Roethle

Thalila Sisou

Michael Speziale

Elizabeth Valdes

Elizabeth Vieira

Jui Ching Wang

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String Chamber Music Recital – November 18, 2024, 7 p.m.

Nov 18, 2023 | Music Programs

Concert Program

Chamber Recital Series

Fall String Chamber Music Recital

Monday, November 18, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall

Program

Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor D. 821

I. Allegro moderato

Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)

Nathan Stade, guitar
Heewon Cha, piano

Quartet No. 1

I. Moderato

II. Moderato

III. Allegro molto

Dmitri Shostakovich
(1906-1975)

Keira Specht and Christian Balgeman, violins
Tim Liu, viola
Zih-Cian James Yu, cello

Piano Trio in G Major

I. Andantino con moto allegro

II. Scherzo: Moderato con allegro

III. Andante espressivo

IV. Finale: Appassionato

Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)

Jordan Weiss, violin
Ben Gilbert, cello
Stephanie Suhyun An, piano

INTERMISSION

Passacaglia

Handel/Halvorsen

Sonata for Violin and Cello

IV. Vif, avec entrain

Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)

Reilly Farrell, violin
Ben Gilbert, cello

Victorian Kitchen Garden

I. Prelude (1943-1997)

II. Spring

III. Mists

IV. Exotica

V. Summer

Paul Reade
(1943-1997)

Katelyn Ackland, clarinet
Anya Pasowicz, harp

Vox Petra (2018)

Paul Wiancko
(b. 1983)

Richard Brown and Jacob Seabrook, violas
Christopher Mendez and Oskar Kaut, celli

String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

I. Moderato e simplice

II. Andante cantabile

III. Scherzo. Allegro non tanto e con fuoco

IV. Finale. Allegro giusto- Allegro vivace

Peter Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

Daikiti Quartet

Javier Polania and Sally Waterhouse, violins
Jacob Seabrook, viola
Sofia Vrettou, cello

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Clarinet Studio Recital – November 17, 2024, 11 a.m.

Nov 17, 2023 | Music Programs

Concert Program

Ensemble Recital Series

Clarinet Studio Recital

Sunday, November 17, 2024
11:00 a.m.
NIU Recital Hall

Program

Don Giovanni, K. 527

Nr. 21b Recitativo ed Aria: In quali eccessi, o Numi. Act II, Scene X solo of Donna Elvira

Nr. 23 Recitativo ed Aria: Crudele! Ah no, mio bene. Act II, Scene XII, solo of Donna Anna

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Arr. Gregory Barrett

Ex Machina

Machine 1 (let the funk out)

Machine 2 (flowing)

Machine 3 (not quite, but almost pensive; sunflowers in love)

Machine 4 (dancing a mean ghastly dance)

Machine 5 (the morning after)

Machine 6 (flowing, lyrical, and song like)

Marc Mellits (b. 1966)

Cracking Reeds Quartet
Eduardo Zamudio, Kelly Nelson; clarinets
Mitchell Lucas, Henry Lloyd; bass clarinets

NIU ClarEnsemble

Gregory Barrett, director

Eduardo Zamudio, solo clarinet

Kelly Nelson, Katelyn Ackland, Jacob Salas, Henry Lloyd, Madelyn Montiel, Nathan Domecki, Christopher Staton, Christian Martinez, Marie Pinion; clarinets

Mitchell Lucas, Ava Cassens; bass clarinets

Leif Albertson, contra alto clarinet

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Mikaela Jackson: Senior Clarinet Recital – November 16, 2024, 1 p.m.

Nov 16, 2023 | Music Programs

Concert Program

Student Recital Series

Mikaela Jackson

Senior Clarinet Recital

Accompanied by Olive Wynn, piano

Saturday, November 16, 2024
1:00 p.m.
NIU Recital Hall

Program

Introduction and Variations on a theme by Franz Schubert Introduction Theme Variation I Variation II Variation III	Ferdinand David (1810-1873)
The Shepard on the Rock	Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Assisted by Emily Montelongo, voice
Four Hebraic Pictures in the Klezmer Tradition I. The Wedding II. Canzonetta	G. Fitelberg (1879-1953), Jacob Weinberg (1878-1956)
Concert Pieces No. 2 in D minor for Clarinet, Basset Horn, Piano Presto Andante Allegretto Grazioso	Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Soloist – Katelyn Ackland, clarinet Soloist – Mikaela Jackson, basset horn Accompanist – Olive Wynn, piano

This performance is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Bachelor of Music degree.

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NIU Philharmonic Orchestra – November 15, 2024, 7 p.m.

Nov 15, 2023 | Music Programs

Concert Program

Ensemble Recital Series

NIU PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Masterworks: Then and Now

Silas Huff, Director – Zihan Zhou, Assistant Conductor

Friday, November 15, 2024
7:00 pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall

Concert Program

Program

Andante Moderato	Florence Price (1887-1953)
Zihan Zhou, conductor
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20	Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Zihan Zhou, conductor
Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 instruments	Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
INTERMISSION
Overture to Don Giovanni	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Overture to The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30	Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

NIU Philharmonic Roster

Silas Huff, Director – Zihan Zhou, Assistant Conductor

Flute
Chanel Antoshin*†
Segun Owele*
Angel Salas Marcano

Oboe
Fernando Marroquin*
Amanda Fujii

Clarinet
Eduardo Zamudio*†
Kelly Nelson*
Mitchell Lucas

Bassoon
Martha Jacobson†
Jason Khanna*

Horn
Brooks Wallace*
Noah Kocsis
Shaelynn McCabe
Liam Weber

Trumpet
Nick Anderson*
AJ Sullivan

Trombone
Isabella Rodriguez*
Zaire Burks
Tanner Jackson

Tuba
Cody Toth

Timpani
Michael Speziale

Percussion
Michael Speziale*
Karl Olsen*
Will Carr
Delaney Jacobi
Rose Malcome
Abagail Vokoun

Harp
Anya Pasowicz

Piano
MinJung Kim†
Austyn Menk

Violin
Reilly Farrell**
Sally Waterhouse**†
Christian Balgeman*
Javier Polania Cleves*†
Vanessa Felix
Ella Feuersthaler
Jacob Kukielka†
Mei Lin McDermott
Myshona Philips
Keira Specht
Aditi Venkatesh
Jordan Weiss†

Viola
Emily Bychowski*
Jacob Seabrook*†
Baxter Brown†
Mac Heelein
Savannah Lisner
Tim Liu
Chloe McKendry
Vivian Munoz

Cello
Oskar Kaut*
Sofia Vrettou*†
Chris Mendez†
James Zih-Cian Yu
Ben Gilbert
Hannah Schwarz
Hannah Sheridan
William Colangelo

Bass
Ronnie Gorka*†
William Letterman*
Frederick Melki

** Concertmaster

* Principal player

† Copland ensemble

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Director: Alex Yoffe
Guest Artists: Claire Fassnacht, Mike Awe

Nathan Stade, guitar
Heewon Cha, piano

Keira Specht and Christian Balgeman, violins
Tim Liu, viola
Zih-Cian James Yu, cello

Jordan Weiss, violin
Ben Gilbert, cello
Stephanie Suhyun An, piano

Reilly Farrell, violin
Ben Gilbert, cello

Katelyn Ackland, clarinet
Anya Pasowicz, harp

Richard Brown and Jacob Seabrook, violas
Christopher Mendez and Oskar Kaut, celli

Javier Polania and Sally Waterhouse, violins
Jacob Seabrook, viola
Sofia Vrettou, cello

Cracking Reeds Quartet
Eduardo Zamudio, Kelly Nelson; clarinets
Mitchell Lucas, Henry Lloyd; bass clarinets

Soloist – Katelyn Ackland, clarinet
Soloist – Mikaela Jackson, basset horn
Accompanist – Olive Wynn, piano