aseniorrecitalfeaturingtheworksof
JacksonBosenbark
March25,2025
recitalprogram
allfeaturedworkscomposedbyJacksonBosenbark(b.2002)
Thread JacksonBosenbark
JacksonBosenbark,piano
Refractions JacksonBosenbark
JoaquinGomez,viola JacksonBosenbark,piano
Serenade JacksonBosenbark
KarimVazquez,trumpet1 RaymonSaldana,trumpet2 BrandonBayer,horn
MichaelDominguez,trombone JoshuaSprinkle,tuba
Sarabande JacksonBosenbark
JacksonBosenbark,viola
Triptych JacksonBosenbark
KeithBeene,violin1 JacksonBosenbark,violin2 JoaquinGomez,viola IsaiahValdez,cello
Three Visions JacksonBosenbark
LaurenGarcia,flute MakaylaAguilar,oboe KenedyLerma,clarinet BrandonBayer,horn JaredWorman,bassoon
Portraits of a Fisherman JacksonBosenbark
KenedyLerma,clarinet BryanEcheveste,viola JacksonBosenbark,piano
program notes
Thread • 2025
Asoft,evocativeworkforsolopianobuiltuponseveralinterlacedmusicalideas, or“threads,”meanttodepictaquietmorningofserenityandintrospection.
Refractions • 2024
Alullabyforviolaandpianofocusedontheimageryofthemoonlightreflecting andrefractingoffofalakeatnight.Theprimarilythematicmaterialistransformedand “bent”throughoutthepiece,muchlikelightbendsasitreflectsoffofwater
Serenade • 2024
I. Fanfare(Allegro)
II. Ballad(Largo)
Twoabstract,contrastingmovementsforbrassquintetthatexplorehow asymmetricalrhythmsandmeterscanshapebothabriskfanfareandsolemnballad.
Sarabande • 2023
Amoderninterpretationofthebaroquesarabandeforsoloviola.Heavilyinspired byandlargelyinthespiritofthesarabandedancemovementsinthecellosuitesby J.S.Bach.
Triptych • 2025
I. Fjord(Andantino)
II. Cavern(Adagio)
III. Tundra(Vivace)
Asetofthreedancesforstringquartetexploringthebalancebetweenfamiliarity, mystery,anddangerinthreevastlyvariedlandscapes.
Three Visions • 2023
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Vivace
Threeabstract,untitledmovementsthatilluminatethewidearrayofemotional andsonicatmospheresthatcanbecreatedbytheensembleofawoodwindquintet.
program notes (cont.)
Portraits of a Fisherman • 2023
I. Morning
II. Solitude
III. Mundanity
IV Elsewhere
Ameditationontheconceptofsolitudeportrayedthroughthelensofalonesome fisherman’sday Madeupoffourdistinct,subtitledsections,eachwithitsowncharacter, creatingatranquilandintrospectiveexperience.
acknowledgements
Icouldn’tinamillionwordsexpressfullymygratitudetoeveryonewhohashelpedand supportedmethroughoutmyjourneyatUTSA.Tomyparents,grandparents,siblings,aunts, uncles,andeveryoneelseI’mluckyenoughtocallfamily:I’mforeverindebtedtoyouforthe overwhelmingsupport,kindness,andloveyou’veshownme.Tomyfriends,frombothSan Antonioandbackhome:yourpresenceinmylifehasbeenagiftfromGod,andIappreciateall ofyoumorethanyouknow.Tomycompositionteachers,JamesSyler,Dr.ChristopherProsser, Dr.S.AndrewLloyd,andDr.EthanWickman:youradviceandcoachinghaveallowedmeto reachnewcompositionalheightsIwouldhaveneverthoughtpossible.Andfinally,tomyviola teacher,AllysonDawkins:yourconstantguidanceandgenuineloveforwhatyoudohavebeen enormouslyimpactfulonmylifeandgrowth,notjustasacomposerormusician,butasaperson.
Thankyou.
–JacksonBosenbark
