2021–2022
MUSIC@ EMORY
2021–2022
MUSIC@ EMORY
Andrew Johnson, tenor | Senior Recital Patricia Dinkins-Matthews, piano
Saturday, March 26, 2022, noon Performing Arts Studio | 1804 N. Decatur Road
Program Selections from Die schöne Müllerin 2. Wohin? 6. Der Neugierige 18. Trockne Blumen 19. Der Müller und der Bach
Franz Schubert (1798–1828)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Va, dal furor portata “Una furtiva lagrima” from L’Elisir d’amore Guide My Feet
Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
—Intermission—
“Maria” from West Side Story “My Petersburg” from Anastasia “Words Fail” from Dear Evan Hansen The Dying of the Light The Hand That Signed the Paper And Death Shall Have No Dominion Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Jacqueline B. Hairston (b. 1932) Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) Stephen Flaherty (b. 1960) Benj Pasek (b. 1985) Justin Paul (b. 1985) Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)
Andrew Johnson, tenor Andrew Johnson, tenor, is a senior from Memphis Tennessee, studying strategy and management consulting, marketing, and vocal performance at Emory University. He began his music major as a second-semester, firstyear student in spring 2019 after various musical involvements during his first semester. Since then, he has been involved with the Emory Concert Choir, Mu Phi Epsilon, vocal lessons and coachings, StageWorks, and Aural Pleasure, Emory’s oldest all-gender a cappella group. At the end of his sophomore year, he was recognized for his dedication to music at Emory through both the Atlanta Symphony Chorus Robert Shaw Memorial Outstanding Singer Award and John H. Gordon Stipe Society Scholarship. During his junior year, he performed a half recital alongside alum Anjali Shah. For his senior year, he has been working with Warner Music Group as an emerging talent associate within catalog marketing. On campus, Johnson serves as president of Aural Pleasure, copresident at Emory Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, senior resident advisor at Raoul Hall, and vice president of programming for BBA Council. Since a young age, he has loved performing, whether it be as a kindergartner at intimate piano recitals or as a high school senior playing Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie. He is beyond excited for his senior recital and would like to extend thanks to Bradley Howard, Patricia Dinkins-Matthews, his family, and everyone else who not only has made this performance possible but also makes his musical journey so special.
Patricia Dinkins-Matthews, piano Patricia Dinkins-Matthews joined Emory in 1998, where she is a lecturer in piano, vocal coaching, piano skills, and collaborative piano. She has been a member of the piano faculties at the University of Florida, Baylor University, the American Institute of Music Studies (Graz, Austria), and McLennan College. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and both a master of music degree in piano performance and a doctor of musical arts degree in piano pedagogy and performance from the University of Colorado. Dinkins-Matthews is an active solo and chamber music recitalist and has performed both in the United States and in Europe. Dinkins-Matthews has appeared as soloist with the Colorado Symphony, the University of Tennessee Orchestra, and the Florida Symphony Orchestra. Dinkins-Matthews is the pianist for the Aevia Trio and is the associate pianist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Presented by the Department of Music at Emory University. | music.emory.edu Please turn off all electronic devices. Digital capture or recording is not permitted. Cover and Program Design: Lisa Baron | Cover Photo: Mark Teague
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