Department of Music Skidmore College Spring 1999 Events Schedule All Events in Filene Recital Hall Unless Otherwise Noted Monday, February 1 8:30 PM Sterne Virtuoso Series FLORIAN KITT, cello, with pianist RITA MEDJIMOREC The program will include several pieces written for Mr. Kitt as well as Debussy's Sonata for Cello and Piano, and Brahms' Sonata in F Major, Op.99. $5 general admission $2 students and senior citizens Sunday, February 21 3 PM Junior Recital ALTA BOOVER, mezzo-soprano The program will include music by Schubert, Berg, Debussy, and Barber Friday, February 26 8 PM Saturday, February 27 8 PM Special Event YACUB ADDY and guest artists from Ghana premiere "Chimo" a collection of traditionally-grounded musical compositions and choreographies featuring Odadaa! and Talib Kibwe, jazz saxophone and flute player. Sponsored by Meet the Composer, the President's Office, Ujima, Dance Program, and the Department of Music $8 general admission, $6 students and senior citizens Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater
Sunday, February 28 3 PM Ensemble Concert SKIDMORE ORCHESTRA featuring student concerto competition winners Samantha Day, soprano, and Robert Ingenito, piano Brahms: Tragic Overture Donizetti: "So anch'io la virtu magica" from Don Pasquale Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Anthony Holland, Conductor $5 general admission, $2 students and senior citizens Sunday, February 28 7 PM Guest Concert A Jazz Concert by the LEE SHAW TRIO Friday, March 5 Filene Artists-In-Residence LA LUNA Baroque music of 17th century England Pre-Concert Lecture: 7:30 PM Concert: 8 PM $5 general admission; $2 students and senior citizens Saturday, March 6 11 AM Filene Artists-In-Residence Master Class with La Luna Sunday, March 7 3 PM Senior Recital by UWW student LUCY ALLEN TENENBAUM, soprano with Judith Avitabile, piano. Songs by Robert Schumann, Barber, and a cycle of Yeats poetry by pianist Ron Levy
Sunday, March 7 8 PM FACULTY-STUDENT COLLABORATIVE RECITAL TBA Thursday, March 11 8 PM Filene Artists-In-Residence Classical Guitar and Flute Concert WENDY MEHNE, flute and PABLO COHEN, guitar Works by Piazzola, Guastivino, and Gnattali Friday, March 12 10 AM Guitar Master Class 12 PM Flute Master Class Saturday, March 27 8 PM Senior Honors Recital SAMANTHA DAY, soprano Music of Bellini, Rossini, Mozart, Donizetti, Duke, and Strauss Sunday, March 28 3 PM Senior Recital GARY CHE-YU WANG Music of Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Fauré, Ives, Vaughn Williams, and others Sunday, March 28 8 PM Filene Artists-In-Residence Classical Guitar Concert ZORAN DUKIC of Croatia, on his debut tour of the United States
Monday, March 29 9 AM Guitar Master Class Friday, April 2 8 PM Senior Recital BEN RITTER, percussion Saturday, April 3 7 PM Senior Honors Recital SKYELAR MACLEOD, saxophone, clarinet and flute. Wednesday, April 7 8 PM Guest Concert New Date ABHIK SARKAR sarod Saturday, April 10 3 PM Senior Honors Recital SUSANNA MOORE, piano Works by Haydn, Henry Cowell, and Robert and Clara Schumann Saturday, April 10 5 PM Joint Senior Filene Scholars Recital JOANNA LIPSTADT, cello; LINDSEY CARROLL, flute; EVE COHEN, viola Sunday, April 11 3 PM Senior Honors Recital
NOAH THOMAS, piano The program will include works by Beethoven, Bach, Crumb, and Gershwin. Friday, April 16 8 PM Filene Artist-In-Residence "Twentieth Century Perspectives: Music for Voice and Instruments" featuring soprano Anne Turner, Pola Baytelman, Gene Marie Green, Joel Brown, Elizabeth Huntley, Richard Hihn, Mark Foster, Anthony Holland and guest performers Annie Anzalone, Scott Stacey, and Richard Albagli. The program will include George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children and Alban Berg's Seven Early Songs. Mr. Crumb (Pulitzer prize-winning composer) will speak briefly about his music. Sunday, April 18 3 PM Ensembles Concert FLUTE ENSEMBLES RECITAL Rachel Bergman, Coach Sunday, April 18 7:30 PM Faculty Flute Recital Rachel Bergman, flute with Patte Hadfield, piano Thursday, April 22 8 PM Senior Recital PETER SWANSON, double-bass Friday, April 23 8 PM Ensembles Concert
SKIDMORE SMALL JAZZ ENSEMBLES Chris Brubeck, Director Saturday, April 24 2 PM Ensembles Concert SKIDMORE CHAMBER ENSEMBLES RECITAL Gene Marie Green, Winds Coach Patrice Malatestinic, Brass Coach Saturday, April 24 8 PM Senior Recital JAMES O'MAHONY, jazz guitar Sunday, April 25 3 PM Ensembles Concert SKIDMORE VOCAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITAL David Griggs-Janower, Conductor Sunday, April 25 8 PM Filene Artists-In-Residence SKIDMORE ORCHESTRA with Guest Conductor DWIGHT OLTMAN $5 general admission, $2 students and senior citizens Wednesday, April 28 8 PM Ensembles Concert SKIDMORE JAZZ ENSEMBLE RECITAL Mark Vinci, Director
Friday, April 30 8 PM Filene Artist-In-Residence MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN, piano $5 general admission, $2 students and senior citizens Saturday, May 1 3 PM Joint Recital REBECCA RIPPS '99, mezzo-soprano CHRISTOPHER SIDOLI '01, tenor Music by Schumann, Mozart, Obradors, Brahms, Barber, and Tosti Saturday, May 1 8 PM Senior Flute Recital MARY KATHRYN SCHEURING PATRICIA HADFIELD, Piano Music by Bach, Hue, Varèse, Barber and others Sunday, May 2 1 PM Ensemble Concert STRING ENSEMBLES RECITAL Michael Emery, Coach Sunday, May 2 4 PM Joint Recital ANTONIA BRUNO '01, soprano and ALYSSA MARTURANO '00, soprano Performing music by Schubert, Bellini, Gershwin, Brahms, Granados, & Bernstein
Monday, May 3 8 PM Ensemble Concert SKIDMORE CHORUS and the UNIVERSITY at ALBANY CHORALE Carl Orff's Carmina Burana Soloists: GENE CALLAHAN (soprano), DAVID RIVES (tenor) and KEITH KIBLER (bass) David Griggs-Janower, Conductor Patricia Hadfield and Gordon Hibberd, Pianists Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater Tuesday, May 4 8 PM Ensemble Concert SKIDMORE GUITAR ENSEMBLE RECITAL Joel Brown, Coach