presents
Senior/Special Recital – Connor McKenna, composition and piano
PROGRAM
Prelude in F (1891)
Kolybel`naja pesnja (Lullaby), Op. 16, No. 1
Saturday, April 12, 2025 7:30 p.m. Lindsay Recital Hall
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
arr. Rachmaninoff
Menuet
Georges Bizet from L’Arlésienne, Op. 23 (1838–1875) arr. Rachmaninoff
Oboe Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974
Alessandro Marcello
I. Andante (1673–1747)
II. Adagio
tr. Johann Sebastian Bach
III. Presto (1685–1750)
Zdes’ khorosho (How Fair This Spot), Op. 21, No. 7
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Sergei Rachmaninoff tr. Vladimir Ashkenazy (b. 1937)
Sergei Rachmaninoff arr. Earl Wild (1915–2010)
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
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Der Doppelgänger, S. 560, No. 12
Franz Schubert from Schwanengesang, D. 957, No. 13 (1797–1828) arr. Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
INTERMISSION
Miniatures (2024)
I. Prélude
II. Anxious
III. Noir
IV. Frenetic
V. Pillars
VI. Largo—mysterious
Three Songs (2024)
No. 1: Houses
Dawson Huynh, clarinet/bass clarinet
Abbey Fernandez de Castro, cello
Ethan Turner, vibraphone
No. 2: Recitative — When I am dead, my dearest
No. 3: My November Guest
A Drinking Song (2025)
Talia Boudjemaa, mezzo-soprano Connor McKenna, piano
String Quartet (2024)
I. Prelude
II.
III.
Madelyne Garnot and Elizabeth Milan, violin Jonathan Taylor, viola; Liam Sabo, cello
Connor McKenna