WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPRING CONVOCATION Emily Bullock and Ralph Sorrentino, Directors
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 MADELEINE WING ADLER THEATRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 11:00 AM
PROGRAM
WHAT SHALL WE REMEMBER? ..................................................................... Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)
Vittoria Rybak, mezzo-soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano
TRIO NO. 2 FOR OBOE, CLARINET, AND BASSOON ......................................... Henk Badings (1907-1987) I. Allegro
John DeBiase, oboe; Morgan Kock, clarinet; Joseph Plavin, bassoon
FOUR PIECES, OP. 20 ............................................................................................. Karl Davydov (1838-1889) Am Springbrunnen (At the Fountain)
Carlos Martinez, cello; Lotus Cheng, piano
MÉLANCOLIE .......................................................................................................Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Tracy Cheung, piano
AQUA AND VENTUS ............................................................................................... Anže Rozman (b. 1989) Aqua
Julia Carey, Wiktoria Godawa, Erica Hinchcliff, and Morgan Turner, flutes
SARA’S SONG ......................................................................................................... Michael Burritt (b. 1962)
Luke Thurston, marimba
BLUE LAKE FANTASIES ............................................................................. David R. Gillingham (b. 1947) I. Firefly
Will Rachko, euphonium
FANTASIA & FUGUE IN C MINOR, BWV 537 ............................................................. J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Reid Simmons, organ
THE GIRL IN 14-G ....................................................................... Jeanine Tesori/Dick Scanlan (b. 1961/b. 1960)
Abigail Arnold, soprano; Christine McCloskey, piano
TONES FOR JOAN’S BONES ...................................................................................... Chick Corea (1941-2021)
Jake Unti, tenor saxophone; Michael Kaplan, trombone; Christina Douglass, piano; Tim Ragsdale, bass; Nate Gittelman, drums
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UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739
COVID-19 STATEMENT In Person Audiences Are Not Permitted for Spring 2021 Events Thursday, May 6, 2021, 8:15 PM Bach Celebration Vincent Craig, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center
Friday, May 7, 2021, 7:30 PM Criterions Jazz Ensemble Concert Jonathan Ragonese. director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building
Saturday, May 8, 2021, 3:00 PM Spring Choral Festival David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors Virtual livestream.com/wcupa
Saturday, May 8, 2021, 7:00 PM Jazz Combos & Statesmen Jazz Ensemble Concert Dan Chrerry, director Virtual livestream.com/wcupa
Sunday, May 9, 2021, 3:00 PM Trivolti Flute Ensemble Concert Kimberley Reighley, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center
Sunday, May 9, 2021, 7:00 PM Brass Ensembles Concert Virtual livestream.com/wcupa
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Events at the Wells School of Music are often supported by individual donors and organizations. Contributions to the Wells School of Music may be made out to: WCU Foundation, 202 Carter Drive, West Chester, PA 19382 Please include “School of Music Deans Fund” in the memo line. For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or visit wcufoundation.org A majority of performances are available to watch via live stream at Facebook.com/ArtsAtWCUPA and LiveStream.com/wcupa. Mr. Robert Rust, Audio & Visual Technician Steinway & Sons Piano Technical, Tuning and Concert Preparations by Gerald P. Cousins, RPT If you do not intend to save your program, please recycle it in the baskets at the exit doors.
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