The School of Music Yale University Robert Blocker, Dean
One Hundred Eighteenth Commencement
May 23, 2011 Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall New Haven, Connecticut
pro g ra m Prelude and Processional Canzona No. 3 Pavan Canzona Terza Canzona No. 1
Guiseppe Guami (1540–1611) Melchior Franck (1579–1639) Giovanni Gabrieli (1554–1612) Claudio Merulo (1533–1604)
brass ensemble Allan Dean, trumpet * Thomas Bergeron, trumpet Craig Hlavac, trumpet William Purvis, horn *
Ian Petruzzi, horn Scott Hartman, trombone * Jennifer Griggs, trombone Benjamin Firer, bass trombone
* faculty artist
Welcome and Introductions
Robert Blocker, The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music
Invocation
Martha Highsmith, Deputy Secretary of the University
Presentation of Faculty Award Kilenyi Medal, presented by John F. Berky, Secretary of the Bruckner Society of America to Paul Hawkshaw, Professor in the Practice of Musicology and Deputy Dean
Presentation of Student Prizes Harriet Gibbs Fox Memorial Prize, to a student who has achieved the highest average during his or her first year at the School of Music. Horatio Parker Memorial Prize, to a student selected by the faculty as best fulfilling Dean Parker’s lofty musical ideals. Dean’s Prize, the School’s highest excellence award, given to a member of the graduating class who is selected by the Dean in consultation with the faculty.
“Asking Good Questions” Dean Blocker
Awarding of Diplomas
Doctor of Musical Arts Master of Musical Arts Master of Music Artist Diploma Certificate in Performance
“An Die Musik”
Wendy Sharp, violin Michael Friedmann, piano The audience is invited to sing after the performers play two verses of the song.
Recessional
Volta Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) brass ensemble A luncheon for graduates and their guests will be held immediately after these exercises at the Center Church Parish House, 311 Temple Street, New Haven.
An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Text by Franz von Schober (1796–1882) Translation by Richard Cross
degr e e s co nf e rred
Doctor of Musical Arts
Ryan James Brandau, choral conducting Joel Andrew Brennan, trumpet Eric John Dudley, orchestral conducting Robinson Orion McClellan, composition * Frederick Thomas Teardo, organ
Master of Musical Arts
Brian Colgan Bartoldus, choral conducting * Yan Ming Alvin Wong, cello
Master of Music
Andy Akiho, composition Fernando Altamura, piano Yeseul Ann, violin Soo Ryun Baek, violin Max Preston Blum, choral conducting Andrew Craig Brown, voice SaMona Rasheed Bryant, bassoon Dashon Lateef Burton, voice Kristin M. Chai, viola Yun-Chu Chiu, percussion Minjung Chun, viola Soo Jin Chung, cello Neena Deb-Sen, cello Reena Maria Esmail, composition Jennifer Elizabeth Feinstein, voice Eric M. Fischer, double bass Thomas Edwin Fleming, bassoon Paul John Florek, trumpet David Fung, piano Stephanie Jeanne Gilbert, voice Aura Xiao Li Go, piano Fabiana Beatriz Gonzalez, voice Leonardo Gorosito, percussion A. Nathaniel Gumbs, organ Jung Min Han, cello Emily Glorianne Holum, oboe ‥ Jennifer Leigh Hostler, bassoon * Shih-Wei Huang, piano Soo Jin Huh, clarinet * Marshal
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In Hyung Hwang, clarinet Christopher Scott Jackson, horn Emil Adelievich Khudyev Hudyyev, clarinet Hyerin Kim, violin Hyewon Kim, violin Aleksey Klyushnik, double bass Erik David Adrian Knight, composition Michael Baker Levin, double bass Colin Yuen Ming Meinecke, viola Elizaveta Miller, piano Amanda Renee Mole, organ Lorant Najbauer, voice Michael Namirovsky, piano Ka Chun Gary Ngan, violin Dariya Nikolenko, flute Ryan Allen Olsen, trumpet Ian H.N.K. O’Sullivan, guitar Joo Hyeon Park, piano Joseph Patrick Peters, oboe Igor Pikayzen, violin Alexander Wallace Farmer Read, violin Brian Reginald Reese, trombone Joseph Lawrence Ripka, organ Ruben Rodriguez, trombone Thomas Aiken Russell, organ Domenic Robert Salerni, violin Michael Sansoni, choral conducting Edson Scheid de Andrade, violin Evan Arthur Shallcross, violin # Kyle Schulz Sherman, trumpet Ju Hyung Shin, violin § Adrian Teodor Slywotzky, orchestral conducting Ted Markham Sonnier, trombone Andreas Michael Stoltzfus, trumpet Omar Surillo, composition Eve Yuen-Men Tang, viola Amina Myriam Tebini, viola Eren Halil Tuncer, viola Elizabeth Ann Upton, horn Craig Ryan Watson, trombone
§ Degree conferred February 2011 # Degree conferred October 2010 * Marshal
degr e e s continued
Stephen James Whale, piano David Andrew Wharton, trumpet Sara Anne Wollmacher, clarinet Xiaoxi Wu, piano Noah Evan Wynne-Morton, organ Chi Xu, piano Sae-Rom Yoo, violin § Ying Zhang, cello Max Rosenberg Zuckerman, guitar
Artist Diploma
Eric André Barry, voice Daniel Aaron Coakwell, voice John Robert Corkill, percussion * Alexandra Sophia Detyniecki, oboe Jeannette Hse-Lin Fang, piano § Lindsay Jane Garritson, piano Edwin Isaac Kaplan, viola Jihee Kim, voice Naria Kim, violin Youngsun Kim, violin Yoon Hee Ko, cello Janice Bethany LaMarre, viola Hyun-Jung Lee, viola Sherezade K. Panthaki, voice David Wesley Pershall, voice Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion Christoph Immanuel Schlechter, choral conducting Liesl Elizabeth Schoenberger, violin § Wayman Jerome Stover, Jr., tuba Yingying Su, piano
Certificate in Performance
Xi Chen, violin Shannon Lee Hayden, cello Philo Lee, cello * Mo Mo, cello
§ Degree conferred February 2011 * Marshal
20 1 1 s t u d e nt p rizes
Awarded at the Yale School of Music Honors Dinner, May 1, 2011 Woods Chandler Memorial Prize, for the best composition in a larger form written during the year. » andy akiho Phyllis Curtin Career Entry Prize, to graduating students who demonstrate exceptional promise and talent as artists to assist in launching their careers. » sherezade k. panthaki domenic robert salerni Broadus Erle Prize, to outstanding violinists in the School of Music. » igor pikayzen alexander wallace farmer read edson scheid de andrade Eliot Fisk Prize, to an outstanding guitarist whose artistic achievement and dedication have contributed greatly to the department. » ian h.n.k. o’sullivan Friedmann Thesis Prize, for a Master of Musical Arts thesis notable for its distinguished research, original perspective, in-depth engagement with its subject, and well-crafted presentation. » brian colgan bartoldus Rena Greenwald Memorial Prize, for the best piano composition written during the year. » paul thomas kerekes Georgina Lucy Grosvenor Memorial Prize, to the violist in the graduating class whose performances while at Yale have exhibited the highest potential for success as a soloist or chamber musician. » edwin isaac kaplan Charles Ives Prize, to an outstanding organ major. » kenneth scott miller John Day Jackson Prize, for an outstanding chamber music composition written for strings, with or without other instruments. » erik david adrian knight David L. Kasdon Memorial Prize, to an outstanding singer in the School of Music. » david wesley pershall Dorothy Kish Prize, to an outstanding first-year student of opera. » annie r. rosen Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Memorial Prize, for the best composition written in a contrapuntal style. » omar surillo
pr i ze s continued
Ezra Laderman Prize, for the best composition written for musical theater or voice. » reena maria esmail Charles S. Miller Prize, to a gifted pianist who has done outstanding work during the first year of study. » larry weng Philip F. Nelson Prize, for a student whose musicianship is outstanding and who demonstrates curiosity, talent, and entrepreneurial spirit in the many dimensions of the music profession. » ruben rodriguez Thomas Daniel Nyfenger Prize, to a student who has demonstrated the highest standard of excellence in woodwind playing. » emil adelievich khudyev hudyyev Aldo Parisot Prize, to gifted cellists who show promise for concert careers. » philo lee ying zhang Elizabeth Parisot Prize, to outstanding pianists in the School of Music. » jeannette hse-lin fang esther jung-a park Presser Foundation Music Award, for an outstanding student, to advance his or her music education. » edward qing yin tan Julia R. Sherman Prize, for excellence in organ playing. » ian andrew tomesch John Swallow Prize, to an outstanding brass player whose artistry and dedication have contributed to the brass area. » wayman jerome stover, jr. Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize, for students who have not only excelled in their respective fields, but have also made an important contribution to the general life of the School. » andy akiho michael patrick compitello lindsay jane garritson aleksey klyushnik holly rose piccoli joseph lawrence ripka ian david rosenbaum sara anne wollmacher