Rachel Ahn, oboe, April 16, 2022

Robert Blocker, Dean

Rachel Ahn oboe Master of Musical Arts Degree Recital April 16, 2022 | 4:30 p.m. | Sudler Recital Hall in William L. Harkness Hall

Jenni Brandon b. 1977

Wood Song for solo oboe (2019)

Robert Schumann 1810–1856 Text by Adelbert von Chamisso

Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 I. Seit ich ihn gesehen (Since I saw him) II. Er, der Herrlichste von allen (He, the noblest of all) III. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben (I cannot grasp or believe it) IV. Du Ring an meinem Finger (You ring upon my finger) V. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern (Help me, sisters) VI. Süßer Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an (Sweet friend, you gaze) VII. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust (At my heart, at my breast) David Ji, piano

Pierre Sancan 1916–2008

Sonatine for oboe and piano (2001) I. Modéré II. Andante III. Presto David Ji, piano intermission

Benjamin Britten 1913–1976

Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 I. Pan, "who played upon the reed pipe which was Syrinx, his beloved."

II. Phaeton, "who rode upon the chariot of the sun for one day and was hurled into the river Padus by a thunderbolt."

III. Niobe, "who, lamenting the death of her fourteen children, was turned into a mountain."

IV. Bacchus, "at whose feasts is heard the noise of gaggling women's tattling tongues and shouting out of boys."

V. Narcissus, "who fell in love with his own image and became a flower."

VI. Arethusa, "who, flying from the love of Alpheus the river god, was turned into a fountain."

Léon Goossens 1897–1988

Oboe Concerto in one movement, Op. 45 David Ji, piano

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Musical Arts degree.

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