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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)

Senior Brass Recital – Zahrya Harrison, trumpet

Published: 10 November 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: November 6 at 7:30 pm

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)

Piano Students’ Fall 2025 Recital

Published: 28 October 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: October 28 at 7:30 pm

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

Published: 20 October 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: October 21 at 7:30 pm

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

University of Mississippi Guest Artist Trio Recital

Published: 29 September 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Join the W Department of Music as we host guest artist University of Mississippi’s instrumental trio!

This event is free and open to the public.

Music Faculty Showcase

Published: 15 September 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: September 16 at 7:30 pm

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

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