Concert Series

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1 The Department of Music presents our Concert Series (All performances are FREE) Sunday, October 2, 2011 Sunday, October 30, 2011 Sunday, November 6, 2011 Tuesday, November 15, :00 p.m. Recital Hall (3rd floor, Music Building) LEHMAN CHAMBER PLAYERS Anton Miller, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Andre Emelianoff, cello; Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, piano Bruch Four Pieces opus 83 for Violin, Viola and Piano Turina Quartet in A Minor opus 67 for Piano and Strings Brahms Quartet in G Minor opus 25 for Piano and Strings. Autumn Leaves Selections for Concert Band featuring the many shades of the season. Works by Paganini, Prevert, Piston, Reed, Sousa, Whitacre and others. LEHMAN WOODWIND QUINTET Wind Classics Masterworks for wind quintet by Haydn, Hindemith, Ibert, Jolivet, and others. FACULTY RECITAL Professor Peter Vinograde, pianist, will perform works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Alfred Fisher s Three Scenes from the Life of Innocente, and Franz Liszt s Fantasy and Fugue on the Name BACH.

2 THIRD ANNUAL LEHMAN COLLEGE JAZZ FESTIVAL: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Thursday, November 17, 2011 Thursday, November 17, 2011 Friday, November 18, 2011 Friday, November 18, 2011 Thursday, November 17, :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lovinger Theatre Student and professional jazz ensemble performances and workshops. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lovinger Theatre Student and professional jazz ensemble performances and workshops. 7:30 p.m. Lovinger Theatre Featured guest performances by professional and student ensembles. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lovinger Theatre Student and professional jazz ensemble performances and workshops. 7:30 p.m. Lovinger Theatre Featured performance by the Lehman College Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Armando Rodriguez, with special guest artists, TBA. 12:00 noon Recital Hall (3 rd floor, Music Building) LEHMAN BRASS QUINTET Jack Hyatt, Director The Lehman Brass Quintet performs repertoire extending from the Sixteenth Century to the present, including original works for brass instruments, and settings of music originally written for other instruments. Sunday, November 20, 2011 Sunday, December 4, :00 p.m. Hearth Room (3 rd floor, Music Building) Here s That Rainy Day The Lehman Jazz Band will perform selections from the American songbook including works by Stan Kenton, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and others. 2:30 p.m. Concert Hall LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY CHORUS, LEHMAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Diana Mittler- Battipaglia, Director Winter Concert Haydn Lord Nelson Mass; shorter works by Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Telemann, and Strauss; seasonal multicultural selections.

3 Monday, December 5, 2011 Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Thursday, December 8, 2011 Sunday, December 11, 2011 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 STUDENT RECITAL Performances by Lehman College Music students. 4:30 p.m. Hearth Room (3 rd floor, Music Building) LEHMAN LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Victor Rendon and Armando Rodriguez, Co-Directors Salsa Picante The Lehman College Latin Jazz Ensemble performs exciting arrangements of Latin American classics by Machito, Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez and others. Here s That Rainy Day The Lehman Jazz Band will perform selections from the American songbook including works by Stan Kenton, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and others. LEHMAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Morris Lang, Director The Lehman Percussion Ensemble performs compositions written entirely for drums and mallet percussion instruments. Holiday Hurrah Festive selections of the season by Anderson, Goldman, Hazo, Jutras, Porter, Sparke, Van der Roost, and others. LEHMAN CHAMBER PLAYERS Paul Roczek, violin; Andre Emelianoff, cello; Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, piano Prokofiev Sonata in D Major opus 94 for violin and piano; Brahms Sonata in E Minor opus 38 for cello and piano; Dvorak Dumky Trio.

4 Thursday, March 8, 2012 (tentative) Sunday, March 18, 2012 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Sunday, April 1, 2012 Sunday, April 22, :00 noon Studio Theatre LEHMAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Morris Lang, Director Works for percussion ensemble, including a joint performance with students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. This year marks the 13 th annual collaboration between the RIAM and CUNY. (Please note, this date is tentative. Exact scheduling of the RIAM students was not known at time of publication). LEHMAN CHAMBER PLAYERS Alan Hollander, oboe; Alexander Meshibovsky, violin; Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, piano Works for violin and piano including: Saint-Saens Sonata in D Minor opus 75, and Introduction and Rondo Capricioso; works for oboe and piano including Haydn Concerto in C, selections by Henriques, Sargon, and Colin. Spring Ahead Welcome the new season with selections by Bennett, Bilik, Reed, Rossini, Vivaldi, and others. 2:00 p.m. Hearth Room (3 rd floor, Music Building) LEHMAN JAZZ COMBOS It s a Small World The Lehman College Jazz Combos will perform contemporary arrangements for small to mid-sized ensembles in a variety of Jazz styles. LEHMAN WOODWIND QUINTET Winds of Change Music by Barber, Francaix, Mozart, Porter, and others.

5 Thursday, April 26, 2012 Sunday, April 29, 2012 Sunday, May 6, 2012 Monday, May 7, 2012 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Wednesday, May 9, :00 noon Recital Hall (3 rd floor, Music Building) LEHMAN BRASS QUINTET Jack Hyatt, Director The Lehman Brass Quintet performs repertoire extending from the Sixteenth Century to the present, including original works for brass instruments, and settings of music originally written for other instruments. 2:00 p.m. Hearth Room (3 rd floor, Music Building) Lehman College Lonely Hearts Club Band The Lehman College Jazz Band welcomes spring with the music of the Beatles, as well as Jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and others. 2:30 p.m. Concert Hall LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY CHORUS, LEHMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Diana Mittler- Battipaglia, Director Spring Concert Mozart Requiem; shorter works by Vivaldi, Copland, Whitacre, and a medley from the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. STUDENT RECITAL Performances by Lehman College Music students. 4:30 p.m. Hearth Room (3 rd floor, Music Building) LEHMAN LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Victor Rendon and Armando Rodriguez, Co-Directors Fiesta en Primavera The Lehman College Latin Jazz Ensemble performs exciting arrangements written especially for the band by the co-directors, featuring the music of Horace Silver, Cal Tjader, and others. Lehman College Lonely Hearts Club Band The Lehman College Jazz Band welcomes spring with the music of the Beatles, as well as Jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and others.

6 Thursday, May 10, 2012 Thursday, May 17, 2012 Thursday, May 17, 2012 Friday, May 18, 2012 Saturday, May 19, 2012 Sunday, May 20, 2012 LEHMAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Morris Lang, Director The Lehman Percussion Ensemble performs compositions written entirely for drums and mallet percussion instruments. 7:00 p.m. Recital Hall (3 rd floor, Music Building) ORIGINAL MUSICAL Our annual original musical theater production, directed by Penny Prince. America s Pastime A mix of popular selections the entire family can enjoy. Music by Beethoven, Gershwin, Camphouse, Sousa, and a special guest performance by the winner of the 2012 Jerome Sala Memorial Competition. Please feel free to contact the Department of Music with any questions or comments by telephone at (718) Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or at any time via at music.department@lehman.cuny.edu. You can also find us on the Internet at