José García-León, Dean
ysm ensembles
Bassoonarama The Three B’s: Bach, Bassoons, and the Beatles Celebrating the 60th anniversary year of the first Beatles albums Frank Morelli, studio director December 14, 2023 | 7:30 p.m. | Sudler Recital Hall in William L. Harkness Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750, arr. J. Iskra John Lennon (1940–1980) & Paul McCartney (b. 1942) arr. G. Mortimer
the three b’s, part one Excerpt from Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Eleanor Rigby (1966)
J. S. Bach, arr. for cellos L. Niefind, transcr. F. Morelli
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051 I. Alla breve
J. S. Bach
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 I. Prelude II. Allemande III. Courante Darius Farhoumand, Winfred Felton, Anjali Pillai, bassoons
J. S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051 II. Adagio ma non tanto Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 IV. Sarabande V. Minuet 1 & 2 VI. Gigue Kennedy Plains, Tucker Van Gundy, Lucas Zeiter, bassoons
Program, cont. J. S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051 III. Allegro
intermission
J. S. Bach arr. J. W. Randall Lennon & McCartney arr. G. Mortimer
J. S. Bach arr. R. Elkjer Lennon & McCartney arr. T. Olt
Lennon & McCartney arr. G. Mortimer
the three b’s, part two Excerpt from Air, BWV 1068 Yesterday (1965)
the three b’s, part three Invention No. 4, BWV 775 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965)
two beatles songs Michelle (1965) Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1968)
holiday favorites announced from the stage
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Yale Bassoon Studio 2023–2024 Darius Farhoumand Winfred Felton Anjali Pilliai Kennedy Plains Tucker Van Gundy Lucas Zeiter Frank Morelli † † faculty
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