The Edward E. MacTaggart Department of Music

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1 The Edward E. MacTaggart Department of Music Marietta College a Senior Recital, saxophone and, percussion with Merewyn Weinkauf, piano McDonough Auditorium Sunday, November 13, :00 P.M.

2 Program I. Three Romances Robert Schumann ( ) I. Not fast Transcribed by Frederick Hemke (b. 1935) II. Simple, heartfelt III. Not fast II. Adventures of Ivan Aran Khachaturian ( ) I. Ivan Sings arr. Leigh Howard Stevens (b. 1953) IV. Ivan Goes to a Party VI. Ivan is Very Busy III. Postcard From Home Karel Husa (b. 1921) IV. Sonata for Timpani John Beck (b. 1933) Movement III V. Piece caracteristiques en forme de suite Pierre Max Dubois ( ) III. A la francaise VI. Gymnopedie No. 1 Eric Satie ( ) arr. Jim Cassella VII. Sonate Paul Hindemith ( ) I. Ruhig bewegt II. Lebhaft IV. Lebhaft VIII. Concerto in a minor, BWV 1041 Johann Sebastian Bach ( ) I. Allegro arr. Morris Goldenberg ( )

3 IX. L historie de Tango Astor Piazolla ( ) Bordel 1900 Transcribed by Nobuya Sugawa (b. 1961) X. Chakalaka Francisco Perez (b. 1990) Program Notes I. Three Romances Robert Schumann is a German composer from the Romantic period. He composed mostly for the piano and orchestra. He is well known for Carnaval, Symphonic Studies and Fantasie in C. The piece,three Romances, was originally composed for oboe and piano. Although originally composed by Schumann, this piece was transcribed for saxophone by Frederick Hemke. The piece has three movements, each in an A-B-A theme format. A melodic line will be heard at the beginning and the end, with some differences on the theme in the middle. II. Adventures of Ivan Aran Khachaturian's Adventures of Ivan Suite was a written as a collection of beginner piano pieces over the course of the 20th century. Ivan Sings, the first one, was written in Each piece was written separately and not necessarily in the order that they are modernly presented. There is no fixed narrative, but the movements seem to chronic the "adventures" of a young boy. These provocative titles help inform the performer as to what the mood of each movement should be. True to Khachaturian's style, the piece demonstrates a strong Soviet influence with traces of his Armenian heritage. III. Postcard from Home Karel Husa is a Czech-born classical composer. He studied at the Prague Conservatory, then the Prague Academy, while studying in Paris at the Paris conservatory at the same time. His most famous composition was written for his home, titled Music for Prague Having written for multiple instruments and multiple ensembles, Husa is very well known.the piece played today, titled Postcard from Home is based upon two Moravian folk songs. The beginning of the piece represents the echoes that can be heard in the mountains, while the second half represents the goodbye that one feels when they leave home.

4 IV. Sonata for Timpani A standard piece of soloist percussion repertoire, John Beck s Sonata for Timpani consists of three movements each intended to address a particular technique and/or special effect. The third movement experiments with the glissando effect as well as changing playing zones. The timpani is one of just a few instruments capable of playing a true glissando. John Beck is one of the foremost percussionists in the world and has been performing, teaching and composing for over forty years at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. V. Piece caracteristiques en forme de suite Pierre Max Dubois, a French, classical composer,is most widely popular among those who play woodwind instruments, especially saxophone. Dubois composed mostly for woodwind instrument, using a style that was uniquely his own. Piece caracteristiques en forme de suite is one of his most popular saxophone pieces. Having five movements in total the third movement A la francaise, feels like a narrated love story of two individuals finding their love in France. VI. Gymnopedie No. 1 One of a set of three pieces composed by Erik Satie for solo piano, Gymnopedie No. 1 is a an important precursor to the genre of ambient music. The precise inspiration of the piece is unknown as there is no agreed upon modern translation for the Ancient Greek word gymnopedie. It is popularly believed to be related to a dancer or gymnast, based on the poetry of J. P. Contamine de Latour: Slanting and shadow-cutting a bursting stream Trickled in gusts of gold on the shiny flagstone Where the amber atoms in the fire gleaming Mingled their sarabande with the gymnopaedia VII. Sonate Originally starting his career as a violinist, Paul Hindemith is a German contemporary composer. His style of music has been described using a wide variety of adjectives with it all leading down to the specific style of music, neoclassical. The chamber piece that will be heard today is originally titled Alto Horn Sonata, now simply just titled Sonate. It has four movements in total, but only three will be played. Each movement is in a unique time signature that is not usually performed. While every movement is special, the last movement typically ends with a dialogue between the horn player and the pianist. This dialogue describes a picture of what Hindemith wanted the listeners to imagine as they listened to the final movement of this sonata.

5 Dialogue: Horn Player: Is not the sounding of a horn to our busy souls (even as the scent of blossoms wilted long ago, or the discolored folds of musty tapestry, or crumbling leaves of ancient yellowed tomes) like a sonorous visit from those ages which counted speed by straining horses gallop, and not by lightning prisoned up in cables; and when to live and learn they ranged the countryside, not just the closely printed pages? The cornucopia s gift calls forth in us a pallid yearning, melancholy longing. Pianist: The old is good not just because it s past, nor is the new supreme because we live with it, and never yet a man felt greater joy than he could bear or truly comprehend. Your task it is, amid confusion, rush, and noise to grasp the lasting, calm, and meaningful, and finding it a new, to hold and treasure it. VIII. Concerto in A minor This Johannes Sebastian Bach standard consists of three movements, the first of which will be performed today. The first movement is ritornello form, meaning that certain motifs will come back throughout the piece either in the soloist part of the piano accompaniment. The entire segment can be seen in the first twenty-four measures and then returns in a number of variations throughout. IX. L historie de Tango Argentina isn t necessarily known for its wide variety of composers, but Astor Piazzolla is one of the greatest to come from there. Piazzolla s compositions are mainly for guitar or chamber ensembles in the styles of South American Traditions, Tango, Latin Jazz, and World Fusion. The piece played today was originally written for flute and guitar. Transcribed for soprano saxophone, L historie de Tango comes in a series of four movements, describing the adventurous history of the Tango. The first movement, Bordel 1900 is full of energy and smoothness, painting a picture of those who danced the tango and teased others as they moved gracefully on their feet. X. Chakalaka Chakalaka by Francisco Perez is a piece for multiple percussion, with electronic accompaniment. The piece is inspired by electronic music, I ncluding: glitch-hop and progressive trance. The title actually refers to the rhythmic motif (long note followed by dotted eighth pattern) that occurs throughout and that can be seen in the opening measures. Throughout the piece, time markings are given that correspond to the digital recording to help the soloist navigate the accompaniment.

6 Biographies, from Marietta, OH, is a senior music education major, with an emphasis in elementary music. She is a student of the late Randy Brannon and the current Marietta College Adjunct Professor, Jordan Reed. She is a member of the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, having also performed with the Marietta College Jazz Band and Women s chorus. She is a member of the Chi Omega Fraternity and on the executive board of the Marietta College Panhellenic Council. Following her graduation in May, Stella plans to teach elementary music., from Marietta, OH, is a senior music education major with a political science minor and a certificate in Teacher Leadership. He has studied percussion under Prof. Marshall Kimball. His performance experience includes the Marietta College Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Pit Orchestra and Concert Choir. Additionally, he has performed with the independent ensembles Cap City Percussion, Legends Drum and Bugle Corps, Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and Rhythm X. Following his graduation in May, Michael plans to pursue a master s degree in Education Policy. This recital is performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music in Music Education.