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Voice Students’ Fall 2025 Recital

Published: 1 October 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: October 7 at 7:30 pm

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

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

Music Faculty Showcase F25 Program Notes & BiosDownload

Art Songs by African American Women

Published: 11 September 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Categories: Virtual Concert Series
Date of Performance: September 13 at 7:30 pm
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

Hurley & Reber Performer BiosDownload

Senior Voice Recital – Ricky Dubuisson II, baritone

Published: 8 August 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate senior music major, Ricky Dubuisson II and his academic journey!

Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page.

This event is free and open to the public.

Music in the Library

Published: 8 August 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!

Music in the Library

Published: 8 August 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!

Music in the Library

Published: 8 August 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!

Songs of the Theatre 2025

Published: 18 July 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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Songs of the Theatre is an evening of semi-staged scenes and solos from musical theatre and opera performed by W music students and the MUW Chamber Singers. This concert includes songs and arias by Mozart, Purcell, Cole Porter, and Stephen Schwarz, alongside many others.

Stage directed by Dr. Susan Hurley with Dr. William Reber, pianist.

Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page.

This event is free and open to the public.

W Chamber Singers Fall 2025 Concert

Published: 18 July 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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The W Department of Music invites you to join the W Chamber Singers, conducted by Dr. William Reber with Special Guest Artists, Dr. Susan Hurley, soprano & Prof. Zane Lynn, tenor, for their fall performance!

The program will include music by Ysaye Barnwell, Henry Purcell, Giuseppe Verdi, Moses Hogan, and some beautiful French Christmas carols.

Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page.

This event is free and open to the public.

Voice Students’ Recital

Published: 18 July 2025
Written by Jennifer Dowdy
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The W Department of Music is proud to showcase our voice students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of music featuring an array of different genres.

Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page.

This event is free and open to the public.