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Senior Recital – Gabrielle Foster, piano

Published: 26 October 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: November 1 at 3:00 PM

PROGRAM

Sonata in F Minor 187 – Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

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

I. Allegro | II. Adagio | III. Menuetto | IV. Prestissimo

Prelude in G Minor – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

BIOGRAPHY

Gabrielle Foster is a student at the W with a Music Performance major studying piano with Dr Mortyakova and plans on graduating in December. She has been playing piano for 20 years and is currently teaching piano at Catfish Alley Studio. She has discovered a love for collaborating with piano during college and would like to pursue more of that field of music after graduating. She has participated in conducting choir, accompanying choirs, playing for churches, vocal majors, theater, weddings and a band.

She would like to express her gratitude for her teachers, family and friends for their support and encouragement in music and growth as a musician.

Solia deo Gloria.

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Music (Performance).

Gabrielle Foster is from the studio of Dr. Julia Mortyakova.

Fall Recital 2026

Published: 26 October 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: October 27 at 7:30 PM

PROGRAM

Journey to the Past from Anastasia – Stephen Flaherty (b. 1960)

Ava Tucker, soprano

William Reber, piano

She’s Like The Swallow – arr. Carl Strommen (b. 1939)

Elissa Wang, soprano

Zane Lynn, piano

Cross the Wide Missouri – Don Besig (b. 1936)

Posey Palmer, mezzo-soprano

Melissa Reeves, flute

William Reber, piano

Will There Really Be a Morning? from A Horse with Wings – Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)

Lisa Smith, soprano

William Reber, piano

Lullaby from The Consul – Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)

Charlene Stork, mezzo-soprano

William Reber, piano

Verborgenheit – Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)

Duncan Nobach, bass-baritone

William Reber, piano

Andante et Scherzo – J.E. Barat (1882-1963)

Jaylen Lewis, trumpet

William Reber, piano

Vaga luna che inargenti – Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

Trinity Garvin, soprano

William Reber, piano

Somewhere from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Precious Williams, soprano

William Reber, piano

Joey, Joey, Joey from The Most Happy Fella – Frank Loesser (1910-1969)

Ethan Kidd, baritone

William Reber, piano

Me and the Sky from Come From Away – Irene Sankoff & David Hein

Jay Lindsey, mezzo-soprano

William Reber, piano

If I Ain’t Got You from Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys (b. 1981)

Charlene Stork, mezzo-soprano

William Reber, piano

Christmas Lullaby from Songs for a New World – Jason Robert Brown (b. 1970)

Lisa Smith, soprano

William Reber, piano

Si Mostra La Sorte – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Marcus Hill, tenor

William Reber, piano

Glitter and be Gay from Candide – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Trinity Garvin, soprano

William Reber, piano

Faculty Recital – Susan Hurley, soprano & Zane Lynn, tenor

Published: 19 October 2026
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series

PROGRAM

Selections from Clairières dans le ciel (texts by Francis Jammes) – Lili Boulanger (1883-1918)

1. Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie | 4. Un poète disait | 12. Je garde une médaille d’elle

Susan Hurley, soprano

William Reber, piano

Two poems by Ronsard – Jacques Leguerney (1906-1997)

Je me lamente… | Bel aubepin

Zane Lynn, tenor

William Reber, piano

Six settings of three poems – Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)

Mandoline (1891) – Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Mandoline (1892) – Claude Debussy (1862-1918

En sourdine (1891) – Gabriel Fauré

En sourdine (1892) – Claude Debussy

Clair de Lune (1887) – Gabriel Fauré

Clair de Lune (1892) – Claude Debussy

Susan Hurley, soprano

Zane Lynn, tenor

William Reber, piano

From Tel jour, telle nuit – Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

I. Bonne journée | IV. Une roulette couverte en tuiles | VI. Une herbe pauvre

Zane Lynn, tenor

William Reber, piano

Two songs by Kurt Weill (1900-1950)

Je ne t’aime pas (lyrics by Maurice Magre)

J’attends un navire from Marie Galante, lyrics by Jacques Deval

Susan Hurley, soprano

William Reber, piano

Ludions (Léon-Paul Fargue) – Erik Satie (1866-1925)

I. Air du rat | II. Spleen | III. La Grenouille américaine | IV. Air du poète | V. Chanson du chat

Zane Lynn, tenor

William Reber, piano

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.