NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Concert Program

Ensemble Recital Series

2025 NIU School of Music
Chamber Ensemble Competition

Jury: Paul Bauer, François Henkins, Linc Smelser

Saturday, April 5, 2025
1 pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall

 

Program

1:00 p.m.
NIU Steelpan Studio

Jalen Charles – Tenor Steelpan
K-Lee Blackwell – Double Seconds Steelpan
Joshua Bedeau – Tenor Steelpan
Tiajuana Hernandez – Tenor Steelpan
Robert Simmons — Double Seconds Steelpan
Nathaniel Guerra – Double Seconds Steelpan
Kijuana Duplessis – Cello Steelpan
Shaliyah Young – Cello Steelpan
Rashunda Dorset-Headly – Bass Steelpan
Alma Perrote – Bass Steelpan

 

  • Vanessa Headley-Brewster: Dream in Color (composed 2012)

1:12 p.m.
Flute Trio

Segun Owele – Flute
Violet Whelchel – Flute
Jake Santini – Flute

 

  • Alan Hovaness (1911-2000): Spirit of Ink
    Movements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9

1:30 p.m.
Trombone Unit DeKalb

Spencer Mackey – Alto/Tenor Trombone
Deaglan Sullivan – Tenor Trombone
Zaire Burks — Tenor Trombone
Tanner Jackson – Bass Trombone 

 

  • Alfred Hornoff (1902-1969): Suite für vier Posaunen
    I. Solenne
    II. Moderato
    III. Allegro quasi Presto
    IV. Andante non troppo
    V. Molto allegro deciso con impeto
  • Charles Wuorinen (1938-2020): Consort of Four Trombones

1:47 p.m.
BOG Trio

Gabriel Roethle – Violin
Richard “Baxter” Brown – Viola
Oskar Kaut – Violoncello

 

  • Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960): Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10
    Movements I, IV, and V

2:04 p.m.
The Airheads

Jovana Cortez – Flute
Danny Clements – Flute
Danie Martin – Flute

 

  • Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977): Trio for Three Flutes, Op. 59
    4th Movement

Intermission

2:30 p.m.
DeKalb String Quartet

Keira Specht – Violin
Christian Balgeman — Violin
Tim Liu – Viola
James Yu – Violoncello

 

  • Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2 “Quinten”
    I.Allegro
  • Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904): String Quartet Op. 96 “American”
    IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo

2:43 p.m.
NIU Trumpet Ensemble

Nick Andersen – Trumpet
AJ Sullivan – Trumpet
Christian Barazza – Trumpet
Bianca Zhinin – Trumpet
Isaac Lopez – Trumpet
Julian Hernandez – Trumpet
Julian Suarez – Trumpet

 

  • Johann Altenburg: (1734-1801): Concerto for Seven Trumpets and Timpani
    1st Movement
  • Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868): The Barber of Seville (arranged by Eric Morales)

2:58 p.m.
Diversity

Hunter Otgontseren – Trombone
Isabella Rodriguez – Trombone
Eric Wahl – Trombone
Cameron Elam-Guthrie – Bass Trombone
 

  • Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Michael Levine)
  • Thelonious Monk (1917-1982): Round Midnight (arr. Slide Hampton)
  • Saskia Apon (*1957): Eerste Trombone Kwartet
    2nd Movement                                

3:13 p.m.
Overcon Duo

Reilley Farrell – Violin
Ben Gilbert – Violoncello

 

  • Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967): Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
    III. Maestoso e largamento, ma non troppo lento; presto  
  • Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Sonata for Violin and Cello
    III. Lent

3:32 p.m.
Quinn Brass Quintet

Julian Suarez – Trumpet
Bianca Zhinin – Trumpet
Liam Weber – French Horn
Zaire Burks – Tenor Trombone
Tanner Jackson – Bass Trombone

 

  • Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Es ist ein Ros‘ entsprungen
  • Jan Koetsier (1911-2006): Brass Quintet Op.65
    I. Kleiner Zirkusmarsch
    II. Die Seiltänzerin         

3:45 p.m. Jury Deliberation

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