Author: Jennifer Dowdy
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
Art Songs by African American Women
Performed by Susan Hurley, soprano & William Reber, pianist
Program
I.
Jeraldine Saunders Herbison (b. 1941)
We met by chance (Curtis) | I’ll not forget (Ellison) from Five Art Songs
II.
Dolores White (1932-2023)
That Black Reef (Kilgore) | Nails (Kilgore)
III.
Undine Smith Moore (1904-1988)
I am in Doubt (Willette) | Lyric for Truelove (Willette)
IV.
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
Even in the moment | Feast | I know my mind | What lips my lips have kissed
from Four Songs on Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
V.
Betty Jackson King (1928-1994)
Theology (Dunbar) | Compensation (Dunbar)
VI.
Florence Price (1887-1953)
My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord
W Jazz Ensemble Spring 2025 Concert
Selections
Ya Don’t Say – Debra Stempien & Gregory Turner
Soloists: Melissa Beck, alto saxophone; Zahrya Harrison, trumpet; Zach Harden, drum set
What a Wonderful World – arr. by Rick Stitzel
Featuring the Trumpet Section
Soloist: Dr. Douglas Mark, trombone
Isn’t She Lovely – arr. by John Berry
Soloists: Cristian Canas, baritone saxophone; Dr. Douglas Mark, trombone; Melissa Beck, alto saxophone; Aaliyah Heard, trumpet
Get Your Groove Back – Dean Sorenson
Soloists: Zahrya Harrison, trumpet & Zach Harden, drum set
Pete Left Town – Dean Sorenson
Soloists: Zahrya Harrison, trumpet & Randy Taylor, guitar
The W Jazz Ensemble Personnel
Melissa Reeves, director
Woodwinds
Melissa Beck, alto saxophone
Cristian Canas, baritone saxophone
Brass
Zahrya Harrison, trumpet
Aaliyah Heard, trumpet
Dr. Douglas Mark, trombone
Rhythm
Shari Wilson, keyboard
Randy Taylor, guitar
Zach Harden, drum set
Tech Support
Brad Sims