Convocation, September 7, 2016

Robert Blocker, Dean

Convocation

Thursday, September 8, 2016 • 7:00 pm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall

welcome Robert Blocker The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music Professor of Piano Professor of Management, Affiliate

invocation Martin Jean Director, Institute of Sacred Music Professor of Organ

introductions and presentation The Cultural Leadership Citation Michael Yaffe

matriculation of the entering class Dean Blocker Benjamin Polak Provost of the University William C. Brainard Professor of Economics Professor, School of Management

an die musik Brentano String Quartet Quartet-in-Residence Robert Blocker, piano The audience is invited to sing after the entire song (both stanzas) is performed.

Please turn to the last page for words and music.

convocation address Music: A Transcendent Yale Legacy Dean Blocker

Joseph Haydn 1732–1809

String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 20, No. 1 I. Allegro moderato III. Affetuoso e sostenuto Brentano String Quartet Mark Steinberg, violin Serena Canin, violin Misha Amory, viola Nina Lee, cello

Paul Hindemith 1895–1963

Sonata for Horn in F major II. Ruhig bewegt III. Lebhaft Leelanee Sterrett ’10mm, horn Yevgeny Yontov ’14mm, piano

Sergei Prokofiev 1891–1953

Piano Sonata in A major, No. 6, Op. 82 I. Allegro inquieto Kaisaier Ainiwaer ’17mm, piano

Reception immediately following Convocation at the Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street

An die Musik Franz Schubert (1797–1828) · Text by Franz von Schober (1796–1882) Translation by Richard Cross