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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
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
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
Senior Voice Recital – Ricky Dubuisson II, baritone
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.
Songs of the Theatre 2025
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.
Fall Recital 2025
The W Department of Music is proud to showcase all of our students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of music featuring an array of different genres.
This event is free and open to the public.
Music Faculty Showcase
Join the W Department of Music as we host a musical evening featuring an array of musical genres from our accomplished W Music Faculty!
Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page.
This event is free and open to the public.
Faculty Voice Recital: Art Songs by African American Women
Join the W Department of Music for a beautiful evening of Art songs by Margaret Bonds, Jeraldine Saunders Herbison, Betty Jackson King, Undine Smith Moore, Florence Price, and Dolores White – all performed by Faculty soprano, Dr. Susan Hurley, accompanied by fellow Faculty member, Dr. William Reber on piano.
Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page.
This event is free and open to the public.