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Author: Jennifer Dowdy

W Music Faculty 2026 Showcase

Published: 18 September 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: September 22 at 7:30 PM

PROGRAM

Selections from Clairières dans le ciel – Lili Boulanger (1883-1918)

Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie  | Un poète disait

Susan Hurley, soprano

William Reber, piano

Une Larme, Op. 5 & Reverie – impromptu, Op.3 – Teresa Carreño (1853-1917)

Julia Mortyakova, piano

Duet for Violin & Trombone – Jan Kanka (b. 1977)

Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin
Douglas Mark, trombone

Ballade No 2 in B minor S. 171 – Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Valentin Bogdan, piano

Selections from “Who Are These Children?” – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

I. A Riddle (The Earth)  | II. A Laddie’s Sang | III. Nightmare | VII. Riddle (The Child You Were) | VIII. The Larky Lad | IX. Who Are These Children?

Zane Lynn, tenor

William Reber, piano

W Music Student Showcase 2026

Published: 16 April 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: April 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Program

Nuit d’etoiles – Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Trinity Garvin, soprano

William Reber, piano

Poor Wayfaring Stranger – Steven Mark Kohn (b. 1957)

Duncan Nobach, bass-baritone

William Reber, piano

Sonate Op. 2 No. 1 Allegro – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Gabrielle Foster, piano

Concerto in Eb major, Mvt 1. Allegro con spirito – Johann Hummel (1778-1837)

Zahrya Harrison, trumpet

William Reber, piano

Mandoline – Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Marcus Hill, tenor

William Reber, piano

Morning – Charles Weathersby (b. 2003)

Charles Weathersby, piano

Dansul Timpulani (Time dance) Op. 76 & Dansul Cerului (Sky dance) Op. 76 – Carmen Petra Basacopol (1926-2023)

Raisa Virlan, piano

With You from Ghost:the musical – Glen Ballard & David Allan Stewart

Jay Lindsey, mezzo-soprano

William Reber, piano

Vanilla Ice Cream from She Loves Me – Jerry Bock (1928-2010)

Audrey Harper, soprano

William Reber, piano

Senior Composition Recital – Charles Weathersby

Published: 26 March 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 PM

PROGRAM

Morning (2023) – Charles Weathersby

Charles Weathersby, piano

Theme and Variations in F (2024) – Charles Weathersby

Valentin M. Bogdan, piano

Waves (2025) – Charles Weathersby

Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin

Douglas Mark, trombone

Valentin Bogdan, piano

Cuore e Mente (2024) – Charles Weathersby

MSMS Strings Club

1st Violin: Claire Rhee

2nd Violin: Katie Chung

Viola: Mr William Funderburk (MSMS Faculty)

Cello: Mirae Nishikawa

Song Cycle on Poetry by Christina Rossetti (2025) – Charles Weathersby

1. What Would I Give | 2. Vanity of Vanities

Zane Lynn, tenor

Valentin Bogdan, piano

For Better or Worse (2025) – Charles Weathersby

Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin

Valentin Bogdan, piano

BIOGRAPHY

Charles Weathersby Jr (b. 2003) born in Wesson, Mississippi is a composer who has shown significant growth and has developed an impressive portfolio during his time at the Mississippi University for Women. Under the tutelage of Dr. Valentin Bogdan, he has had the chance to be featured in several new music festivals, institutional recitals, and national NACUSA concerts. Charles has garnered a lot of experience working with professional ensembles and prominent modern-day composers by attending intensive summer composition programs in places like Geneva, New York and Cleveland, Ohio, working with Mississippi’s very own Symphony Orchestra, and attending state conferences. He placed 1st in the state of Mississippi for two consecutive years in the MTNA Music Composition Competition. From knowing little-to-nothing of music theory to winning state competitions, Charles has a deep sense of gratitude for his instructors, friends, and family who have supported him so far and will far into the future as he continues his pursuit of knowledge.

Spring 2026 Recital

Published: 19 March 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: March 24 at 7:30 pm

Program

Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major – Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

I. Allegro con spirito

Zahrya Harrison, trumpet
William Reber, piano

Morning – Charles Weathersby

Charles Weathersby, piano

Dansul timpului (Time Dance) op.76

Dansul cerului (Sky Dance) op. 76

Dansul pământului (Earth Dance) op. 76

Dansul corbilor (The Dance of the Ravens) op.73

– Carmen Petra-Basacopol (1926-2023)

Raisa Virlan, piano

Anxiety – Devan Lott-Knipe

Electronic Fixed Media

Andante et Allegro – Guy Ropartz (1864-1955)

Jaylen Lewis, trumpet
William Reber, piano

SÌ, mi chiamano Mimì from La Bohème – Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Susan Hurley, soprano
William Reber, piano

New Music at the W – Spring 2026

Published: 24 February 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: February 24, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

Program

Lullabies for Little Ones – Hannah E. Adhikari

Hannah E. Adhikari, piano

Silence, Sorrow and Agony – Devan Lott-Knipe

Susan Hurley, soprano
Valentin M. Bogdan, piano

Capriccio Tibetan – Jianjun Lee

Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin

Rainfall – Kyle Jones

For fixed media (acousmatic)

Nocturne an Cortège – Lili Boulanger

Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin
Valentin M. Bogdan, piano

Consider – Moira Cairns

For fixed media (acousmatic)

Vantage Points – Valentin M. Bogdan

Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin
Douglas Mark, trombone

Do You Remember? – Ivan Elezovic

For fixed media (2 channel stereo)

Trio for Trombone, Violin, and Piano — Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)

  1. Waltz Andante | 2. Adagio | 3. Allegro

Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin (Mississippi University for Women)

Douglas Mark, trombone (Mississippi University for Women)

Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Voice Students’ Spring 2026 Recital

Published: 16 February 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: Tuesday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m.

PROGRAM

“Gia il sole dal Gange” – Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Duncan Nobach, bass-baritone

“Just Imagine” from Good News – Ray Henderson (1896-1970), B.G. DeSylva) (1895-1950) , Lew Brown (1893-1958)

Eden Cartwright, soprano

“What I Did for Love” from A Chorus Line – Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012)

Lisa Smith, soprano

“I Cain’t Say No” from Oklahoma! – Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)

Trinity Garvin, soprano

“When I Have Sung My Songs” – Ernest Charles (1895-1984)

Charlene Stork, mezzo-soprano

Langston Dreams – Rosephanye Powell, Poetry by Langston Hughes

1. Hold Fast to Dreams | 2. To Sit and Dream

Marcus Hill, tenor

“Folksong Arrangements Volume 1: British Isles The Salley Gardens” – W. B. Yeats (1865-1939), arr. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Jay Lindsey, mezzo-soprano

“I’m Not Afraid of Anything” from Songs for a New World – Jason Robert Brown (b. 1970)

Savannah Meyers, mezzo-soprano