Schedule – March 1-3, 2018
Thursday, March 1st
10:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 1
Hypømnemas from Melancholy Memory……………Sofía Matus Cancino (Conservatory of Music of the State of Mexico)
Sofía Matus Cancino, piano
Four Lieder for Piano Op. 8 No. 1 ……………………………………Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Lorena Surducan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Chroma…………………………………Cherise Leiter (Metropolitan State University of Denver)
I. Spanish Red
II. Aspen Green/Aspen Gold
III. Blue Mountain Sky Stream
Deborah Saidel, flute and alto flute (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Jacquelin Spears, cello
Albatross Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano……………………………….Sally Beamish
I. Albatross
II. The Souls of Lost Sailors
III. Dance
IV. Bird Bone Whistle
Nicholas Suosso, saxophone (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Ben Tibbetts, piano
Scherzo in C Minor, Op. 14………………………………….Clara Schumann
Trois Morceaux pour Piano………………………………….Lili Boulanger
D’un Vieux Jardin
D’un Jardin Clair
Cortège
Scherzo in D Major, Op. 10………………………………………………Clara Schumann
Holly Roadfeldt, piano (Lafayette College)
12:00 PM (Noon)
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 2
Songs…………………………………………………………………Mary Howe
Zweifel
Über allen Gipfeln
Heute geh’ ich
Mailied
Songs from Op. 51…………………………………………………………Amy Beach
Ich sagte nicht
Wir drei
Juni
Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano (University of Maryland, College Park)
Ying-Shan Su, piano
Three Compositions for Violin and Piano……………………………………..Amy Beach
Christina Placilla, viola (Winston-Salem State University)
Gregory Thompson, piano
Smart Aleck………………………………………………………………Monica Pearce
Recollection………………………………………………………..………Yfat Soul Zisso
East Broadway……………………………………………………………Julia Wolfe
Chaandi………………………………………………………………..….Egidija Medekšaitė
Daria Binkowski, toy piano
From the Ladies of Jane………………Cherise Leiter (Metropolitan State University of Denver)
Christina Howell, soprano
Cherise Leiter, piano
Aviary Suite for solo B-flat clarinet………………………………..…….Deborah Kavasch
I. Peacock
II. Swan
III. Hummingbird
IV. Eagle
V. Ostrich
Celestial Dreamscapes for solo B-flat clarinet
I. A Stillness Of Moondrift
II. A Sparkle Of Starlight
Timothy Bonenfant, clarinet (Angelo State University)
Soothe! soothe! soothe!…………………………………………..……………Ashi Day
Chuck Chandler, tenor (Florida State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Break
2:00-3:00 PM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “Creating Caitlyn Jenner on Stage: Composing for Trans Women Opera Singers” (25 minutes)
Dana Kaufman (University of Miami Frost School of Music)
Paper: “A Musical Curiosity” (25 minutes)
Daniel M. Raessler (Randolph College)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “Libby Larsen’s Try Me Good King” (25 minutes)
Joseph Brumbeloe (The University of Southern Mississippi) & Susan Ruggiero-Mezzadri
Lecture Recital: “Timeless Beauty of Poldowski’s Songs” (25 minutes)
Sooah Park (University of Texas at Tyler)
Kossen Auditorium
Lecture Recital: “Women and Nineteenth Century Musical Autograph Albums” (50 minutes)
Kristin Leitterman (Auburn University)
3:00-4:30 PM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “Scotswomen Singing of War” (25 minutes)
Rachel M. Bani (Florida State University)
Paper: “The Pubescent Female Voice & Belting: What we need to know to train the voice for advanced techniques in musical theater” (25 minutes)
Blythe D. Cates (University of Texas at El Paso)
Paper: “Delphine Ugalde and Germaine Tailleferre: Taking on Offenbach” (25 minutes)
Melissa Cummins (Sam Houston State University)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “From Brno to the Jungle: Czech Composer Vítězslava Kaprálová’s Rise to Recognition” (25 minutes)
Timothy Cheek (University of Michigan) & Kimberly Haynes Stephens
Lecture Recital: “’Composing Dickinson’: Poetic Technique and Musical Rendering in Lori Laitman’s Dickinson Songs” (50 minutes)
Marva Duerksen (Willamette University) & Laura Agüero (Willamette University)
Kossen Auditorium
Lecture Recital: “American Songs for Voice & Viola: Netty Simons’ Songs for Wendy” (25 minutes)
Adam Paul Cordle (Gettysburg College) and Susan Hochmiller (Gettysburg College)
Lecture Recital: “Dedication to Diversity: Music for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano”(50 minutes)
Whitney O’Neal, flute (University of North Alabama)
Meghan Merciers, clarinet
Karen Cantrell, piano
Terrance Brown, narrator
4:30-5:00 PM
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “The Mystery of A. Giffels ” (25 minutes)
Michael Underwood (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) & Timothy Smith, Pianist
5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 3
FUSION SUITE…………………………………………..……………Catherine McMichael
Fusion
August Beguine
Cygnus and Aquila
Douglas Owens, baritone saxophone (University of Tennessee at Martian)
Elaine Harriss, piano
The Yellow Wallpaper………………………………………………………Alexis C. Lamb
Alyssa Reynolds, vibraphone
I Never Saw Another Butterfly………..………………………………………Lori Laitman
The Butterfly
Yes, That’s the Way Things Are
Birdsong
The Garden
Man Proposes, God Disposes
The Old House
Cheryl Coker, soprano (Millsaps College)
Ken Graves, clarinet
Hypochondriasis……………………….Nahyun Kim (University of Missouri – Kansas City)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Love While You May………………………………………………………Ashley H. Kraft
Dana Zenobi, soprano (Southwestern University)
Megan Boutin, trombone (The University of Texas at Austin)
Meditation for Tuba………………….…………Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Jeremy Crawford, tuba
Jonathan Levin, piano
Four Emily Dickinson Songs (2014)……………………Elaine Ross (Towson University)
Gayla Bauer Blaisdell, soprano
Elaine Ross, piano
Time Lapse ………………………………………………………..….Theresa Martin
Soo Goh, clarinet (Kutztown University of Pennsylvania)
Joanna Hersey, tuba (University of North Carolina – Pembroke)
Anastasia Bryant, piano (University of North Carolina – Pembroke)
Break
8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 4
ABC…………………………………………………………………………Molly Joyce
Kimberly Sparr, viola and electronics (Texas Tech University)
Six Romances Sans Paroles (Op. 76)…………………………………Cécile Chaminade
1. Souvenance
2. Élévation
3. Idylle
4. Églogue
5. Chanson Bretonne
6. Méditation
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
It Takes Two: Doubles……………………………………………….Judith Lang Zaimont
Heather Killmeyer, oboe (East Tennessee State University)
Esther Park, piano
Swings Vocal Cycle………………………….Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Janet Hopkins, mezzo-soprano (University of South Carolina)
Armen Shaomian, piano (University of South Carolina)
Legend of the Sea ……..…………………………………………………………………………………Xinyan Li
À mon seul désir ………………………………………………………….…Tawnie Olson
Stephanie Patterson, bassoon (Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University)
Holly Roadfeldt, piano
Petite Rêve Song Cycle………………………………………………..Genevieve Vincent
Entre Ombre Et Lumière
Les Couleurs
Stase Dans Les Moments
Le Son Calme
Dana Zenobi, soprano (Southwestern University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Maya Lin Wavefield…………………………………………………. Caroline Mallonee
Richard Serra
Andy Goldsworthy
Kimberly Sparr, Viola (Texas Tech University)
Natasha Farny, Cello
Nostalgia……………………………….Sonia Morales-Matos (Cincinnati Public Schools)
Marcos David Colon, clarinet
Jonathan Levin, piano
Royal Portraits………………………………………..……………Kathryn Woodard
1. Out of Rome (Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici)
2. The Prince (Niccolo Machiavelli)
3. The Basilica (Count Belisarius)
4. Hagia Sophia (Empress Theodora of Constantinople)
Kathryn Woodard, piano
Pleas to Famous Fairies………………….Linda Lister (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
1. Ariel Ambitions
2. Queen Titania
3. Fairy Godmother
4. Tink
5. Rusalka
6. Sookie Stackhouse
7. Fairy Thank You Miscellany
Linda Lister, soprano
Amanda Johnston, piano (University of Mississippi)
Shatter…………………………………….………Cara Haxo (University of Oregon)
Timothy Bonenfant, clarinet
Conversations………………………………………………………………Barbara York
Jenny Mann, Bassoon
Kevin Chance, Piano
Jeremy Crawford, tuba (University of Alabama)
Friday, March 2nd
9:00–10:00 AM
Poindexter 211
9:30 am Paper: “Intersecting Timelines and Multi-generational Perspectives on Womanhood in Koh’s Generations” (25 minutes)
Emily Koh (University of Georgia)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “1941 Sonata for Solo Violin by Grazyna Bacewicz” (50 minutes)
Maureen O’Boyle (University of Tulsa)
10:00-11:00 AM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “Exploring Gesture, Space, and Timbre in Saariaho’s NoaNoa” (25 minutes)
Lynnsey Lambrecht (Michigan State University)
Paper: “Higdon’s Civil Words: An Analytical Survey of Inclusivity” (25 minutes)
Christina L. Reitz (Western Carolina University)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “À Deux Voix: Romantic Vocal Duets by Women Composers” (50 minutes)
Dana Zenobi (Southwestern University) & Agnes Vojtko & and Michael Bunchman (The University of Southern Mississippi)
10:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 5
Les Crapauds de la Fontaine (The Toads from the Fountain)……………………….Jennifer Merkowitz (Otterbein University)
Timothy Bonenfant, bass clarinet and electronics
As I Am……………………………………………………………………………….Kate Amrine
Cassiopeia………………………………………………………………………………Ariel Marx
Trumpet Songs……………………………………………………………………Jennifer Higdon
Threaded
Breaking
Yaygara…………………………………………………………………………………Jinhee Han
Kate Amrine, trumpet
Jonathan Levin, piano
When Beauty Grows to Great to Bear…………………………………………Michelle Blumsack
My Dove, My Beautiful One
Jacob Verhine, tenor ( Auburn University)
Ben Harris, piano
but time will tell……………………………………………….…Heidi Jacob (Haverford College)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Laconisme de l’aile……………..………………….……………………………..…Kaija Saariaho
Rapid Fire………………………………………………………………………….Jennifer Higdon
Daria Binkowski, flute
SCHerZOid……………………………………………………………………Margaret Brouwer
Brenda Luchsinger, horn (Alabama State University)
(1,2) ……..…………………………………………………………………………Alexis C. Lamb
Sonata…………………………………………………………………………Germaine Tailleferre
Alexandra Hecker (University of Minnesota, Duluth)
Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano…………………………………………………….Thea Musgrave
Elizabeth Sullivan, oboe (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Rebecca Johnson, Flute
Cara Chowning, Piano
11:00-12:00 PM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “The Care & Rehabilitation of the Professional Postpartum Singing Voice” (25 minutes)
Blythe Cates (University of Texas at El Paso) & Orit Amy Eylon
Paper: “Legalized Divorce: Katherine of Aragon, the Forgotten Wife” (25 minutes)
Emily Millius (Stephen F. Austin State University)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “Unique Firsts Across the Ocean: Amy Beach, Stefania Turkevych, & Chen Yi” (50 minutes)
Solomia Soroka (Goshen College) & Solungga Liu (Bowling Green University)
12:00 PM (Noon)
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 6
Winter Waltz…………………………………………………………………….Victoria Malawey
Ian Jeffress, saxophone
Lyn Burkett, piano (Western Carolina University)
Songs from Letters (Songs 1, 3, & 5)…….…………………………………………….Libby Larsen
Patty Holley, soprano (Auburn University)
Ben Harris, piano
Minute Etudes book 1…………………………………………………………………………………..Emily Doolittle
Lyn Burkett, piano (Western Carolina University)
Three Songs from The Sheltering Sky………………………Alexis Bacon (Michigan State University)
1. Tea in the Sahara
2. The Earth’s Sharp Edge
3. The Sky
Malina Rauschenfels, soprano
Alexis Bacon, piano
Spider Suite…………………………………………………………………………………………………..Jenni Brandon
Liz Aleksander, clarinets
Professor Charles Lewis, flutes
Douglas Owens, bassoon (The University of Tennessee at Martin)
Selections from Vedem Songs………………………………………………………………………….Lori Laitman
Cherry Duke, mezzo-soprano (University of Texas at El Paso)
Dena Kay Jones, piano (University of Texas at El Paso)
David Ross, clarinet (University of Texas at El Paso)
Break
2:30-3:30 PM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “Fragility as Opposition in Romania: Ana-Maria Avram’s Spectral Music” (25 minutes)
Hannah Levinson (New York University)
Paper: “Tango in the New World; “O’ Fair to New Mexico” (25 minutes)
Alexandra Zacharella (University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: „The Sound of Sorrow in Rachel DeVore Fogarty’s Sehnsucht Songs” (25 minutes)
Sabrina Laney Warren (Union University)
Lecture Recital: “Lauren Spavelko’s Baby Book: a song cycle on miscarriage, pregnancy, and motherhood” (25 minutes)
Jessica Spafford (James Madison University) & Lauren Spavelko & William Reber
Kossen Auditorium
Lecture Recital: “Terry Owens’ Musical Reverberations: A Lecture Recital” (25 minutes)
Duo Gastesi-Bezerra, Estibaliz Gastesi and Márcio Bezerra, pianos (Palm Beach Atlantic University/BAK MSOA)
Lecture Recital: “Shadows, Deceptions, and Tears: The Piano Ensemble Music of Marlene Woodward-Cooper” (25 minutes)
Duo Gastesi-Bezerra, Estibaliz Gastesi and Márcio Bezerra, pianos (Palm Beach Atlantic University/BAK MSOA)
3:30-4:30 PM
Poindexter 211
Lecture Recital: “In Tandem: Hilary Tann’s Duo for Oboe and Viola” (25 minutes)
Hsiaopei Lee (The University of Southern Mississippi) & Mary Lindsey Bailey
Paper: “Letting A Long Story Be Long: Contemplating Women’s Sonic, Musical, Spiritual Experiences in Prehistory” (25 minutes)
Deborah Saidel (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, the Clara Schumann of Norway” (25 minutes)
Anna Hersey (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh), Susan Williams (University of Alabama), & Kevin Chance (University of Alabama)
Lecture Recital: “Collaborative Composition: One Poem + Two Composers = Two Songs” (25 minutes)
Leanna Kirchoff (University of Denver) & Cherise Leiter
Kossen Auditorium
Lecture Recital: “The Piano Music of Fanny Mendelssohn” (25 minutes)
Amber Yiu-Hsuan Liao (Borough of Manhattan Community College)
Lecture Recital: “Transcribing the Songs of Clara Kathleen Rogers for Trombone.” “(25 minutes)
Elizabeth Momand (University of Arkansas – Fort Smith) & Alexandra Zacharella
4:30-5:00 PM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “Blindwoman’s Bluff: The success of a female, disabled composer in Eighteenth-century Vienna” (25 minutes)
Jamie Weaver (Stephen F. Austin State University)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “The Life and Music of Julia Klumpke and In-depth Study of Her Lullaby for Viola and Piano” (25 minutes)
Christina Placilla (Winston-Salem State University) & Gregory Thompson
5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 7
Violiloquy…………………………………….………….…….Ingrid Arauco (Haverford College)
Hsiaopei Lee, viola
Les Sept Ivresses (1882)…………………………………………………………….. Augusta Holmès
1. L‘Amour
2. Le Vin
3. Gloire
4. La Haine
5. Le Rêve
6. Le Désir
7. L’Or
Kristen Janell Sullivan, soprano (University of North Texas)
Esme Wong, piano
Licorice Stick………..………………………………………………………………..Libby Larsen
Sonata for clarinet and piano………………………………………………………Amanda Harberg
I. Gentle, yet expressive
II. Reflective, spacious, freely
III. Agitato
Timothy Bonenfant, clarinet (Angelo State University)
Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University San Antonio)
Sonata 1st Movement………………….……………………………………………..Lilia Rodionova
Olga Harris, piano (Tennessee State University)
Vistas for flute and piano………………………………………Ingrid Arauco (Haverford College)
Rebecca Johnson, flute
Cara Chowning, piano
Spirit Suite for Violin……………………………………Sharon J. Willis (Morris Brown College)
Prelude
I. Promise Keeper
II. Rain Maker
III. Dream Catcher
IV. Bird Watcher
V. Spirit Dancer
Roumena Georgieva, violin
Jonathan Levin, piano
Break
8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 8
The Folly…………………………………………………………………………Fernanda Douglas
Priscilla Howard, violin (Penn State University)
Elizabeth Haley, viola
Christy Banks, clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Scott Sandifer,cello
Solaris Keskus…………………………….…………………………………………..Dana Kaufman
As the Earth Turns…………………………………………………………………….Sheila Silver
Jessica Lindsey, clarinet (UNC Charlotte)
Christy Banks, clarinet and bass clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Un Réve en Mer, Op. 28………………………………………………………….. Teresa Carreño
Étude Romantique (Op. 132) ……………………………………….…………..Cécile Chaminade
Suite for Piano ………………………………………………………………………….Olga Harris
1. Basso Ostinato
2. Prelude
3. Toccata
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Soliloguy……………………………………………………Barbara Jazwinski (Tulane University)
Esther Lamneck, clarinet
love. songs……………………………………………………………………………Jocelyn Hagen
I. burn
II. your little voice
III. so quite new
IV. i love you much (most beautiful darling)
V. i carry your heart
Matthew Hoch, baritone (Auburn University)
Ben Harris, piano
Bamboo Dance (2013)….……………………………………………………………….…Chen Yi
Spark (2014)…………………………………………………………………………..Kala Pierson
As Big As Mill-Wheels (2017)……….………………………………………………Julia Seeholzer
Glistenality (2017)………………………………………………………………….…Rasa Daukus
Or like a…an engine (1994)………………..…………………………………………..Joan Tower
Holly Roadfeldt, piano (Lafayette College)
Songs for Wendy…………………………………………………………………….Netty Simons
Susan Hochmiller, soprano (Gettysburg College)
Adam Paul Cordle, viola (Gettysburg College)
Songs for Sara (2017)………………………………………………………………….Emma Logan
The Kiss
Hose of Dreams
Interlude
What do I Care?
SopraDuo
Alexandra Iranfar, guitar and soprano
Timothy Sherren, guitar
Five Bucolic Comedies by Edith Sitwell ………………………………..…………………Betty Roe
1. Cacophony for Clarinet
2. Gardener Janus catches a Naiad
3. The Five Musicians
4. Aubade
5. Country Dance
Dorothy Maddison, soprano (James Madison University)
Jane Strauman, flute
Karen Dannessa, clarinet
William Reber, piano
Saturday, March 3rd
9:00–10:00 AM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “Ma Rainey: Uniting Folk and Jazz” (25 minutes)
Kevin Whalen (Columbus State University, Schwob School of Music)
Paper: “A Journey into the musical life of trombonist and arranger Melba Liston” (25 minutes)
Alexandra Zacharella (University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: ““Dreaming Aloud”: Lera Auerbach’s Ten Dreams (1999) for Solo Piano” (50 minutes)
Cameron Fuhrman (Eastman School of Music)
10:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 9
Divertimento Caribeño No. 2…………………Sonia Morales-Matos (Cincinnati Public Schools)
Marcos David Colon, alto saxophone & bongos
Jonathan Levin, piano
From the Depths of the Soul………………..…………………………………….Gwyneth Walker
“Go Down, Moses”
‘Deep River”
Interlide: “Time of Reflection”
“Down to the River to Pray”
“Every Night, When the Sun Goes Down”
Musica Harmonia
Joan Griffing, violin (Eastern Mennonite University)
Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola (James Madison University)
Let the Darkness Out…………………………………………………………….Catherine Likhuta
Bart Adam Walters, saxophone (University of North Georgia)
Vivian Doublestein, piano
Potential Energy…………………………….………………………………………Jessica DiMari
Here For The Boos!……………………………………………………………………………………… Jessica DiMari
Jonathan Levin, piano
Jurupari…………….……Sharneisha Marie Joyner (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Olivia Boatman, alto flute (Kansas Wesleyan University)
Summer Songs…………………Elizabeth Gartman (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
I. On this long storm a rainbow rose
II. Summer Showers
III. A something in a summer’s day
IV. Angels
Cheryl Coker, soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano
Wings …………………………………………….………………………………..….. Joan Tower
Cradle……………..…………………………………………………………………..Alexis Bacon
Matthew Tracy, alto saxophone (Southwestern Oklahoma State University)
10:00-11:30 AM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “The Life and Songs of Florence Price”” (25 minutes)
Elizabeth Momand (U. of Arkansas – Fort Smith)
Lecture Recital: “Women Composers of the Past and Present” (50 minutes)
Lorena Surducan (Mississippi University for Women)
Hasina Grant-Haynes (Mississippi University for Women)
Maria Vanegas (Mississippi University for Women) & Phebe Davis
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “A lecture Recital on Amy Beach’s Sonata op.34 for Violin and Piano” (50 minutes)
Serena Scibelli (University of Georgia) & Jessica Pacheco
Lecture Recital: “New Viola Music: Chiayu Hsu’s 12 Signs for Solo Viola” (25 minutes)
(The University of Southern Mississippi)
11:30-12:00 PM
Poindexter 211
Paper: “The songs of Madeleine Dring (1923-1977)” (25 minutes)
Wanda Brister (Florida State University)
Poindexter 408
Lecture: “A Shining Crag: Rhian Samuel’s Yr Alarch” (25 minutes)
Matthew Hoch (Auburn University)
12:00 PM (Noon)
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 10
Musings……………………………………………………………..……..Eurydice V. Osterman
Laurissa Backlin, soprano (Delta State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Deuxième Sonate…………………….……………………………………….Germaine Tailleferre
Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, flute (Oklahoma State University)
Miroslava Panayotova, piano
Trio for Two Friends………………………….Lenia Bolano (University of Southern Mississippi)
Cesar Mateo Martinez Reyes, Oboe
Savannah Barefield, Clarinet
Lenia Bolano, flute
Songs in the Cree Language in the Classical Style……………..……………………Rhonda Head
Rhonda Head, soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano
Sonata for Flute and Piano………….…………………..Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Rebecca Johnson, flute
Cara Chowning, Piano
Old Man Kangaroo……………………………………………………………………………….… Ashi Day
Hope Thacker, mezzo soprano (Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
Jonathan Levin, piano
Break
2:30-3:30 PM
Poindexter 211
Lecture Recital: “Stages of Calamity: Psychological and Musical Insight into the Life of the Hardworking Mother of the Nineteenth-Century American West” (25 minutes)
Patty Holley (Auburn University)
Lecture Recital: “The Other Half: Meeting Women Composers Through Flute Music” (25 minutes)
Denissa Rivas de Munguía
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “Vocal Music by Florence Price” (50 minutes)
JoAnne Stephenson (University of Central Florida) & Jonathan Levinson
Kossen Auditorium
Lecture Recital: “New directions for woman composers in Toronto, Canada featuring a performance of Rose Bolton’s Coming of Sobs for String Quartet” (50 minutes)
Carol Gimbel artistic director Rose Bolton, composer ; performance by Maggie Kasinger, and Sarah McGuire, violins, Jordan Shepherd, viola, Jocelyn Hartley, cello from the Blair School of Music
3:30-5:00 PM
Poindexter 211
Lecture Recital: “Modern Oboe Techniques and Their Musical Intent in Selections from Kathryn Potter’s “In Adoration of the Earth” (25 minutes)
Sarah Tanner (Auburn University)
Paper: “Mana Wahine: Native Hawaiian Women Composers” (25 minutes)
Jace Saplan (Hamilton College)
Paper: “Lesbian Listening: Minimalism & Gendered Musical Expression” (25 minutes)
Amy Lauren Jones (Mississippi College)
Poindexter 408
Lecture Recital: “The Vocal Chamber Music of Amy Beach” (25 minutes)
Tammy Hensrud (St. Olaf College) & Korliss Uecker & Jonathan Levin, piano & Joan Griffing, Violin
Lecture Recital: “Finding your way: An Exploration of Methods for tackling New Repertoire, as observed through Jean Coultard’s Sonata for Cello and Piano” (50 minutes)
Marie-Élaine Gagnon (SUNY-Potsdam Crane School of Music) & Brandon Linhard, piano
Kossen Auditorium
Lecture Recital: “All Ears: Listening with Pauline” (50 minutes)
Jane Rigler (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs) & Tomie Hahn & Jennifer Wilsey
5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 11
At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners…………………………………..….Williametta Spencer
No Time……….…………………………………………………………………..Susan Brumfield
2 Chinese Folk Songs……………………………………………………………………….Chen Yi
All Works of Love………..…………………………………………………………..Joan Szymko
Grace Before Sleep……………………….………………………………………….Susan LaBarr
Louisiana Tech University Chamber Singers:
Soprano: Madison Amick, Adrianna Iennusa, Rebecca Keathley, Brenna Prewitt, Bethany Cardenas
Bass: Patrick Landry, Jarmen Hill, Michael Grant, Briggan Tinker, Patrick Luther, Osiris Turner
Tenor: Alex Voinche, Garrett Brown, James Tucker, Kasey Delrie, Jaron Williams, Devin Wilbur
Alto: Emilija Gacic, Elizabeth Thomas, Meredith Madison, Mariha Beadle, Gabrielle Wehner, Sydney Lombardo, Kathryn Ebeyer
John Petzet, conductor (Louisiana Tech University)
Guy Twyman-accompanist
Mary Rudd, piano
Disputation…………………………………………Niloufar Iravani (Louisiana State University)
Elizabeth Sullivan, oboe
The Steinway Preludes………Dorothy Hindman (Frost School of Music, University of Miami)
Sparkling
Pearly
Velvety
Brittle
Thunderous
Jonathan Levin, piano
El Puente………………………………………………………………………………..Miho Sasaki
Ritmos de Vuelo……………………………………………………………………….Adina Izarra
Lia Uribe, bassoon (University of Arkansas)
Miroslava Panayotova, piano
Unfinished Women………………………….……Rachel Rabeneck (Kennesaw State University)
I. Ode to Aphrodite
II. If thou must love me…
III. I Sit and Sew
IV. Softer Sex
Hope Thacker, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano
Owl Moon………………………Ellen Gilson Voth (Westfield State University, Westfield, MA)
Matthew Hoch, baritone
Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano (University of Maryland College Park)
Ben Harris, piano
Break
8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium
Concert No. 12
Sshhh… Don’t Wake the Baby………………………..Sarah Waters (Ohio Northern University)
Ziggy Zilo……………………………………..………Renee Keller (Ohio State University Lima)
Sarah Waters, percussion
Renee Keller, percussion
I Never Saw Another Butterfly……………………….………………………………Lori Laitman
The Butterfly
Yes, That’s the Way Things Are
Birdsong
The Garden
Man Proposes, God Disposes
The Old House
Rebecca Coberly, soprano (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Cynthia Cripps, saxophone (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
White Orchid and Chocolates ……..……………………………………………….Irina Kirilenko
Julia Mortyakova, piano
Out of the Depths…………..…………………………………………………………..Jerry Casey
Jonathan Levin, piano
Mountain and Mesa………………………….………………………………………Katherine Hoover
D’un Matin de Printemps…………………………………………………………………..Lili Boulanger
Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, flute (Oklahoma State University)
Miroslava Panayotova, piano
Heroic Measures………………Dorothy Hindman (Frost School of Music, University of Miami)
Priscilla Howard, violin (Penn State University)
Timothy Bonenfant, clarinet
Jonathan Levin, piano
Le Matin and Le Soir (Morning and Evening), Opus 79………………………..Cécile Chaminade
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Sirens: A Song Cycle for Two Sopranos and Piano………………………..……….Elizabeth Raum
1.Aphrodite
2.Presephone and Demeter
3.Echo
4.Ariadne
5.Artemis
6.The Sirens
Tammy Hensrud, mezzo soprano (St. Olaf College)
Korliss Uecker, soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano
Four Songs…………………………..………………Stephen Foster arranged by Nancy Grundahl
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Some Folk Do
Beautiful Dreamer
Ring the Banjo
Dorothy Maddison, soprano ( James Madison University)
Jane Strauman, flute
Trio………………………………………………………Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
I. Allegro
II. Waltz Andante
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro
Jessica Lindsey, bass clarinet
Priscilla Howard, violin (Penn State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano
