Tuesday, March 31, 2009, @ 4:00 pm

MUS 1500 Student Recital
Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM includes:

The Train Whistle .... Aaron Minsky

Christine Davis, cello

Sunday, March 29, 2009, @ 6:00 pm

SYMPHONIC GALA PROGRAM includes:

The Carnival of the Animals .... Camille Saint-Saëns

Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Hens and Roosters
Wild Asses; quick animals
Tortoise
The Elephant
Kangaroos
Aquarium
Characters with Long Ears
The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
Aviary
Pianists
Fossils
The Swan
Finale

Dr. Christine Allen, piano
Dr. Francis Yang, piano
Dr. Dennette McDermott, flute
Dr. Malena McLaren, clarinet
Mr. Ken Green, percussion
Dr. Andrej Kurti, violin
Mr. Raúl Antonio Munguía, violin
Mr. Mario Alejandro Torres, viola
Mr. Paul Christopher, cello
Mr. Josué Elías Ramírez, Double Bass

This work will be repeated on Monday, March 31, 2009, @ 4:00 pm for MUS 1500

Monday, March 23, 2009, @ 7:30 pm

Magale Recital Hall @ NSU

Bach Solo Cello Suites played on a variety of different instruments

PROGRAM

Suite #1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Josué Ramirez, bass

Suite #2 in d minor, BWV 1008
Masahito Kuroda, euphonium

Suite # 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Dr. Paul Forsyth, saxophone

INTERMISSION

Suite #4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010
Dr. J. Mark Thompson, bass trombone

Suite #5 in c minor, BWV 1011
Dr. Douglas Bakenhus, bassoon

Suite #6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Paul Christopher, cello

Sunday, March 22, 2009 @ 3:00 pm

Concerto/Aria Competition Winners Concert
Natchitoches/Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
Magale Recital Hall

PROGRAM includes:

Carmen Fantasy .... Frank Proto (b. 1941)
Prelude
Aragonaise
Nocturne
Toreador Song

Josue Ramirez, bass

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 @ 4:00 pm

MUS 1500 Student Recitals
Magale Recital Hall, NSU

PROGRAM

Suite #2 in d minor .... JS Bach (1685-1750)
Menuett I and II
Gigue

Brett Andrews, cello

Friday, March 13, 2009 @ 3:00 pm

Southeastern Composers League: 58th Annual Composer's Forum
Recital Hall, School of Music
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

PROGRAM

Music for Cello 2009
[Untitled for solo cello] 2008 .... Dr. Mark Prince Lee (b. 1960)

Paul Christopher, cello

COMPOSER BIOGRAPHIES

Mark Prince Lee received his B.M. in composition from Florida State University and his M.M. in composition from Memphis State University. He also holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in German from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Lee did post-graduate study in composition for two summers at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Germany where he studied with Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Finnissey, and attended the master classes of John Cage. Dr. Lee was also a participant in the composition and analysis seminars given by Karlheinz Stockhausen in the summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004. Dr. Lee is an Associate Professor of Music and German at Columbia State College, where he teaches theory, composition, piano, German literature, directs the Student Performance Ensemble, and serves as the Music Department Chairman.

Writing Viola Transcriptions by Lianne Huff

Lianne Huff, guest author, published The Tradition of Writing Viola Transcriptions in the February 2009 winter issue of Score, an online newsletter of the Louisiana Music Teachers Association.

Ms. Huff is a graduate violist at NSU.

Tuesday, 3/3/2009 @ 7:30 pm @ NSU

Mr. Ramirez is a graduate student from the studio of Paul Christopher.

PROGRAM

Carmen Fantasy .... Frank Proto (b. 1941)

Prelude
Aragonaise
Nocturne
Toreador Song
Bohemian Dance

Cello Suite No. 1 .... JS Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude
Allemande
Menuet 1
Menuet 2

Concerto in b minor .... G Bottesini (1821-1889)

Allegro Moderato
Andante
Allegro

Northwestern Strings
Raúl Munguía, Conductor

Violin
Petra Bubanja
Saul Carcamo
Edward Charity
Javier Laya
Angelique Milliken
Marquis Montgomery
Jenny Ramos
Matt Rudd
Mario Torres

Viola
Lianne Huff
Evan Frederick Korn

Cello
Jorge Rodriguez

Bass
Natalie Johnson
Mitch Moehring

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree.