Author: Jennifer Dowdy
Songs of the Theatre 2025
The W Jazz Ensemble Fall 2025 Concert
Senior Voice Recital – Ricky Dubuisson II, baritone
Senior Brass Recital – Zahrya Harrison, trumpet
Zahrya Harrison, trumpet
William Reber, pianist
Program
Aria – Eugene Bozza (1905-1991)
Sonata for Trumpet & Piano – Eric Ewazen
I. Lento-Allegro molto
Concerto in Eb – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
III. Allegro (Rondo)
Bride of the Waves – Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)
W Chamber Singers Fall 2025 Concert
Program
We Are… – Ysaye M. Barnwell
Drummer: Zachariah Harden
Dido and Aeneas: Final Scene – Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire
When I am Laid In Earth
With Drooping Wings Ye Cupid’s Come
Dido: Audrey Harper, soprano
Gabrielle Foster, pianist
Truth – Andrea Ramsey
Conducted by Zane Lynn
Act II scene from Rigoletto – Music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) & Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave (1810-1876)
Gilda: Susan Hurley, soprano
Giovanna: Moira Cairns, soprano
The Duke of Mantua: Zane Lynn, tenor
Chorus Conducted by Gabrielle Foster
A French Carol Suite – arr. by Andy Beck
He is Born – Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella –
Noël nouvelet – Pat-a-pan – Angels We Have Heard on High – Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Zane Lynn, pianist
Pavane for a Silent Night based on Pavane une infante defunte – by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) , arr. by Patrick M. Liebergen
Layla Temple, flutist
Conducted by Zane Lynn
The Battle of Jericho, traditional spiritual – arr. by Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Trinity Garvin, soprano soloist
Piano Students’ Fall 2025 Recital
PROGRAM
Lindsey – Olga Harris
Kyle Jones
Mama Cooking – Olga Harris
Devan Lott-Knipe
Prelude in G Minor – Sergi Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Gabrielle Foster
Sonata in E Major K.380 – Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Charles Weathersby
The Seasons: October – Autumn Song – Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The Dance of the Sea – Daughter with the Seashell – Carmen Petra-Basacopol (1926-2023)
Raisa Virlan
Etude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 – Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Miroirs – I. Oiseaux tristes – Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 – I. Allegro – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Catherine Shao
Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 – I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck – Ludwig van Beethoven
Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest – Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Johnathan Lollar
Fall Recital 2025
PROGRAM
Ho capito, signor sì from Don Giovanni – W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Ricky Dubuisson II, bass-baritone
William Reber, piano
Prelude in G Minor – Sergi Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Gabrielle Foster, piano
Heart, we will forget him from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickenson – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Lisa Smith, soprano
William Reber, piano
Concerto in Eb, Third Movement – Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Zahrya Harrison, trumpet
William Reber, piano
The Seasons: October – Autumn Song – Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840- 1893)
Raisa Virlan, piano
Le secret & Clair de Lune – Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Ricky Dubuisson II, bass-baritone
William Reber, piano
Vainement, ma bien-aimée from Le Roi d’Ys’ – Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Zachariah Harden, tenor
William Reber, piano
Home from The Wiz – Charles Smalls (1943-1987)
Charlene Stork, mezzo-soprano
William Reber, piano
Minor Swing – Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Aurore – Fapy Lafertin (1950)
Libertango – Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
W Jazz Combo
Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin
Douglas Mark, trombone
Brian Burnes, bass
Zachariah Harden, drums
Julia Mortyakova, piano
Melissa Reeves, flute
Valentin Bogdan, accordion
Voice Students’ Fall 2025 Recital
PROGRAM
My Lord, What a Mornin’ & Hard Trials – Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949)
Zachariah Harden, tenor
William Reber, piano
Ride on King Jesus – Harry T. Burleigh
Beyonce Kirkwood, mezzo-soprano
William Reber, piano
Intermezzo – Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Duncan Nobach, bass-baritone
William Reber, piano
Sei tu m’ami – Alessandro Parisotti (1853-1913)
Jay Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
William Reber, piano
O Rest in the Lord from Elijah – Felix Mendelsshon (1809-1847)
Charlene Stork, mezzo-soprano
William Reber, piano
Tu lo sai – Giuseppe Torreli (1658-1709)
Lisa Smith, soprano
Susan Hurley, piano
Vaga Luna Che Inargenti – Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Marcus Hill, tenor
Gabrielle Foster, piano
She’s Like the Swallow – Carl Strommen
Ethan Kidd, baritone
William Reber, piano
Homeward Bound – arr. Jay Althouse, Lyrics & Words by Marta Keen
Give Me Jesus – Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Trinity Garvin, soprano
William Reber, piano
Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas – Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Audrey Harper, soprano
William Reber, piano
Three Salt-Water Ballads – Frederick Keel (1871-1924)
I. Port of Many Ships | II. Trade Winds | III. Mother Carey
Ricky Dubuisson II, bass-baritone
William Reber, piano
Music Faculty Showcase
Program
I am in Doubt and Lyric for Truelove – Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Susan Hurley, soprano
William Reber, piano
Moments Musicaux – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
4. Presto
5. Adagio sostenuto
Valentin Bogdan, piano
Vantage Points for Violin & Trombone – Valentin Bogdan
Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin
Douglas Mark, trombone
Sonata in C Minor, Op 21 – Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)
1. Allegro appassionato
2. Andante 3. Allegro
Julia Mortyakova, piano
My Souls’ Been Anchored in the Lord and Night – Florence Price (1887-1953)
Susan Hurley, soprano
William Reber, piano
To an Isle in the Water – Ellen Mandel
Down by the Salley Gardens
The Meditation of the Old Fisherman
To an Isle in the Water
The Song of Wandering Aengus
Zane Lynn, tenor
Valentin Bogdan, piano