Music by Women Festival

Schedule – March 2-4, 2023

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THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND

9:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 1

Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17……………………………..…………Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

I.  Allegro moderato
IV. Allegretto

Yunjung Lee, violin (Indiana State University)
Dong Yeol Hong, cello (Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music)
Jung-Won Shin, piano (Delta State University)

ARI 2019…………………………………………………………………………………………………….SinYoung Park

Dedicated to Pianist Chan Mi Jean

Chan Mi Jean, piano (University of Tennessee at Martin)

Anam Cara……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Kari Medina

Rose Johnson, flute
Nicole Marriott-Fulmer, oboe
Lori Wakely Shepherd, clarinet
Cassandra Bendickson, bassoon
Kari Medina, piano

L’Age Mûr……………………………….…………………………………………Jessica Rudman (University of Utah)

Carol Shansky, flute (New Jersey City University)

Mathematics – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano……………………………………… Alyssa Morris (b. 1984)

I. Geometry
II. Trigonometry
III. Integral Calculus

Rosalie Avery, bassoon (Wisconsin Conservatory of Music)
Grace Betry, piano

Siciliano and Cortano………………………………………………… Mary Chandler (1911-1996)
Bagatelle (1950)

Kristin Leitterman, oboe (Arkansas State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

11:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 2

elasticspastic……………………………………………….…………….………Victoria Malawey (Macalester College)

Michelle Kiec, bass clarinet (Oklahoma City University)

From “Das Jahr” (“The Year”) …………………………………Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)

VII. July: Serenade
VIII. August
XI. November

Tiantian Liang, piano (Tennessee State University)

The Edge of Great Quiet: Songs from Alaska……………………………………………Sally Reid (b. 1948)

I.    On a Day of White Trees
II.   Two Stones
III.  April
IV.  Lonely
V.   Midnight Sun

Kirsten Gunlogson, mezzo soprano (Butler University)
Elizabeth Gunlogson, clarinet (University of New Hampshire)

Dissolve, O My Heart (for violin) (2010)…………………………..……Missy Mazzoli (b. 1980)

Martha Muehleisen, violin (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs)

Fowl Play (2020)……………………………………………………………………………………… Kimberly Osberg

I. Disckopeckque (Polish Chickens)
II. Chasing Tail (Golden Duckwing Phoenix Chickens)
III. Featherbrained (Silkie Chickens)
IV. Cock Flight (Sumatra Chickens)

Elizabeth Robinson, flute/piccolo (South Dakota State University)
Nicole Riner, flute/piccolo (University of Wyoming)
Laura Pillman-Patterson, flute/alto flute
Mary Matthews, flute/bass flute (Tennessee Tech University)

Sentiment…………………………………………………………Juliana Hall (b. 1958), text by Caitlin Vincent

I. Prologue
II. Joy
III. Sorrow
IV. Anger
V. Remorse
VI. Epilogue

Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano (Queens University of Charlotte)

Break

1:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 3

Spider Walk for solo percussion……………………………………………………….. Marta Ptaszynska

Ryan M. Smith, percussion (Valdosta State University)

Hidden Gems for flute and piano

Sonata No. 1 ……………………………………………………….…….…… Eugenie Rocherolle

I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Allegro moderato

Bali Moods No. 1 ………………………….……………………….…………….…… Anne Boyd

Stephen Clark, flute
Joseph Fleetwood, piano

Voodoo Festival          Philippa Schuyler (1931-1967)

King of France …………………………. ……………………….……………………arr. Schuyler
New Moon …………………………………………. ……………………….…………arr. Schuyler
Patagonian Triste …………………………………… ……………………….…… Philippa Schuyler
African Suite…………………………………………. ……………………….…… Philippa Schuyler

I. Sanga
II. Tweyanze
III. Fumitta Embogo

Sarah Masterson, piano (Newberry College)

Surprising a Surprise for clarinet duet………………………………………………Biljana Bojović

Michelle Kiec, clarinet (Oklahoma City University)
Soo Goh, clarinet (Appalachian State University)

“Giver of Stars,” Six Poems of Amy Lowell…………………………………………………… Edie Hill

Shari Eve Feldman, soprano (University of Maryland)
Mackenzie Lyn Marr, piano

Imogen, Op. 14 for Flute and Piano (2015)……………………………..Stephanie Boyd (b. 1990)

I. Artemis
II. Ilili
III. Imogen

Daniel Shineberg, flute (Center of Behavioral Medicine)
Kowoon Lee, piano (Cottey College / Washburn University)
Duo Confluence

From Edna, with Love ………………………………………………….………..Lauren Spavelko

I. Thursday
II. Recuerdo
III. Grown-Up
IV. What Lips My Lips Have Kissed
V. The Dream

Emily Howes Heilman, mezzo soprano (Sam Houston State University)
Allan Armstrong, piano (Indiana University)

3:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 4

Trio for Brass…………………………………………………………………………………………………….Gina Gillie

I. Fanfare and Chorale
II. Lament
III. Tango

Carly Johnson, trumpet (Alabama State University)
Brenda Luchsinger, horn (Alabama State University)
Jonathan Houghtling, trombone (Alabama State University)

Just Me………………………………………………………………………………..Hannah Adhikari (Mississippi University for Women)

Cynthia Cripps, alto saxophone (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University-San Antonio)

Snazzy Sonata for piano duet…………………………………..Judith Lang Zaimont (1857-1944)

I. Two-Step
III. Bebop Scherzo
IV. Grand Waltz Brillante

Yu-Hsuan Liao, piano (Shepherd University)
Erica Rumbley, piano (Shepherd University)

Viola Sonata (2001)…………………………………………………………………………..Libby Larsen (b. 1950)

I. Flow
II. Drift
III. Breathless

Jacquelyn Schwandt, viola
Aimee Fincher, piano (Northern Arizona University)

Évocation ……………………………………………………………Pauline Viardot (1821-1910)
Haï luli!
Lamento: La chanson du pêcheur

Deborah Popham, soprano (Sam Houston State University)
ILonka Rus, piano (Sam Houston State University)

4:00-4:25 PM

Room 206      

Paper: Fanny Hensel’s Lieder: A Linear Approach
Jillian Vogel (Louisiana State University)

Room 211      

Paper: Outside Influence, Individuality, and Stylistic Evolution in Collaborations of Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn
Monica Song (Duke University)

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Jazz Standards with Women Composers
Angelique Alexander, mezzo soprano
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Room 408

Lecture Recital: Augusta Holmès: exploring a dynamic, groundbreaking, and prolific forgotten artist
Deborah Popham, soprano (Sam Houston State University)
Nicole Asel, mezzo-soprano (Colorado State University)
Allan Armstrong, piano (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)

4:30-4:55 PM

Room 206      

Lecture Recital: Lili Boulanger’s Thème et variations: performative insights from the manuscript
Corinne Penner, piano (McLennan College)

Room 211      

Paper: Complexities of Gender and Modernism in Johanna Beyer’s Percussion Ensemble Repertoire
Haley Nutt (Western Washington University)

Room 307      

Lecture Recital: Amy Beach’s Maria Stuart: Scena and Aria for Alto and Orchestra, Op. 18 (Eilende Wolken, Segler der Lüfte or Wand’ring Clouds, Sail through the Air) (text by Friedrich Schiller) 
Tammy Hensrud, mezzo soprano (Hofstra University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Room 408

Lecture Recital: A new canon for opera scenes productions
Gene Roberts, piano
Michelle Diggs Thompson, soprano

5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium  

Concert No. 5

A Wealden Suite for Clarinet Quartet……………………………………….…………Ruth Gipps

I. Andante espressivo
II. Allegretto scherzando
III. Andante – Allegro impertinence

BATIK Clarinet Quartet
Michelle Kiec, Eb clarinet (Oklahoma City University)
Soo Goh, A clarinet (Appalachian State University)
Michael Walsh, Bb clarinet (South Dakota State University)
Christy Banks, bass clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)

Waltz for Bonnie……………..…………………………………………………………Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)

Bonnie Oppenheimer, oboe (Mississippi University for Women)
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Plastic Hugs. Emptiness………………………………………….María del Pilar Miralles Castillo

1.         Hugging You Tightly
2.         It feels like plastic
3.         It’s Ok, just hug
4.         Recycling All the Plastic. Forgetting You.
5.         Alone
6.         Something Is Missing
7.         Sh…

Cassandra Roaché, bassoon
Bryan Wysocki, percussion (University of Georgia)
electronics

Upward……………………………………………….………………………..……Lindsey Wiehl (Valley City State University)

Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Eloquence V……………………………………………………………………………………..Lori Ardovino (The University of Montevallo)

Brittney Patterson, flute (The University of Montevallo)

Lament for Cello and Piano (2000)……..……………………………………Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Adagio para Amantani (2007)……..…………………………………………Gabriela Lena Frank

An-Lin Bardin, cello
Naomi Niskala, piano (Susquehanna University)
(Bardin-Niskala Duo)
Famous Stranger: Works of Maria Grever arranged for Voice and Guitar

Júrame (1926)………………………………………………………………………………….……arr. Duo Atesorado
Te quiero, dijiste (1930)
Cuando vuelva a tu lado (1934)
Un beso (1931)
Despedida (1946)

Amy Canchola, soprano
Noe Garcia, guitar

Reception hosted by the Music by Women Festival for participants and special guests. Meet in the Poindexter lobby immediately following the 5 p.m. concert to walk over to the reception.

8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium  

Concert No. 6

Two Figures, Two Stories: Music of Shulamit Ran and Leslie Uyeda

…like near misses…………………………………………..…………………………Leslie Uyeda
The Flight of the Brave Chicken …………………………………………..…………Shulamit Ran

Carol Shansky, piccolo/flute (New Jersey City University)
Michelle Kiec, clarinet/bass clarinet (Oklahoma City University)

Nocturne “Abandon” ………….….…………………………….. Mélanie Chasselon (1845-1923)
Elegie “Plainte!” (Complaints).………………………………..……..Teresa Carreño (1853-1917)

Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Sonatina for Cor Anglais and Piano (1968)…………………………Mary Chandler (1911-1996)

I. Allegro giocoso
II. Minuet: Allegretto
III. Alla siciliana
IV. Rondo: Allegro spiritoso

Kristin Leitterman, English horn (Arkansas State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Bloom Balloon ……………………….….…………………………………………Ayanna Woods
Ocean Vibes……………………….….……………………………………Taylor Ambrosio Wood

Danielle Moreau, vibraphone

“Sprich” from Lieder fernen Gedenkens, op. posth. ……………………Evelyn Faltis (1887-1937)
Mondbeglänzt im stillen Walde, op. 4 no. 4 ………………Johanna Müller-Hermann (1868-1941)
Licht in der Nacht from Vier Lieder ……………………………Alma Mahler-Werfel (1879-1964)
from Fünf Gesänge……………………………………..………Charlotte Schlesinger (1909-1976)

II. Es ziehn die Reihe lang
III. Wie hell das Licht mir scheinet

In That Blissful Eden from Blissful Eden……………………………Elizabeth Gyring (1886-1970)

Listen!…………………………………………………………………… Vally Weigl (1894-1982)

Kerry Ginger, mezzo soprano (Sewanee: The University of the South)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Elegy……………………….….………………………………………………………….Emily Sullivan (UC Davis)

Bonnie Oppenheimer, oboe (Mississippi University for Women)
Denise Rowan, bassoon (Mississippi State University)

Segovia (1962)……………………….….………………………………….Ida Presti (1924-1967)
Danse Rhythmique (1959)

JT Gleason, Guitar

Two Lithuanian Short Pieces for Solo Violin

Canzona……………………….….………………………………………………………..Zita Bružaitė
The Wave Follows the Bird’s Flight……………………….….…………………Loreta Narvilaitė

Stephen Nordstrom, violin (University of Texas at El Paso)

Being……………………….….……………………………………………………..Victoria Malawey (Macalester College)

1. (Be)longing
2. Beside
3. beLIeVING
4. Between
5. Beyond

Suren Petrosyan, cello (University of North Alabama)
Karen Cantrell, piano (University of North Alabama)

A Better Resurrection…………….….………………Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) (b. 1987)
Come, My Beloved
You Are Beautiful
Beloved, Let Us Love

Benjamin Schoening, baritone (University of North Georgia)
Vivian Doublestein, piano (University of North Georgia)

FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD

8:30–8:55 AM

Room 307

Lecture Recital: A Heart in the Highlands: Exploring Helen Hopekirk’s Celtic Piano Works
Hannah Roberts, piano (University of Alabama)

Room 408      

Lecture Recital: Commissioning Music for Social Change: Three Adaptations (2021) by Yiheng Yvonne Wu
An-Lin Bardin, cello
Naomi Niskala, piano (Susquehanna University)
(Bardin-Niskala Duo)

9:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 7

Hymns of Late Summer……………………………………………….Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda (Alry Publishing)

1. Eclogue                                                                                
2. Ballata
3. Abubade
4. Pastorale’

Lament…………………………………………………………………………….Adrienne Albert (ASCAP)

Rose Johnson, flute/alto flute – Haynes Artist
Lori Shepherd, clarinet – Backun Artist
Cassandra Bendickson, bassoon
Peregrine Rose Trio

And Love Called Love………………………………………………………..…… Irina Kirilenko
Chopiniola

Sarah Masterson, piano (Newberry College (Newberry, SC))

Fantasy on Two Klee Studies (1989)…………………………..…………..Augusta Read Thomas
Spring Song (1995)

Paul Christopher, cello (Northwestern State University of Louisiana)

Atraente (Polka for piano)……………………………………………………..Chiquinha Gonzaga
Biónne – Adeus (Tango)
Tim – Tim (Tango)
Gaúcho – O Corta – Jaca de Cá e Lá (Tango Brasileiro)

Sheri Falcone, clarinet (Mississippi State University)
Denise Rowan, bassoon (Mississippi State University)
Rosangela Sebba, piano (Mississippi State University)

Trailblazing Women at the Piano: 20th Century Americans

Obsolete Objects……………………………………………….………..Meredith Monk (b. 1942)

More Semi-Simple Variations, Intermezzo, and Fugue on a Theme by Milton Babbitt…Juri Seo (b. 1981)

Summer Dreams, Op. 47………………………………………………….Amy Beach (1867-1944)

I. The Brownies
II. Robin Redbreast
III. Twilight
V. Elfin tarantella

O, What a Tango’d Web…………………………….……………………….Diane Jones (b. 1962)

Tina Toglia, piano (Hamilton College)
Ida Tili-Trebicka, piano (Syracuse University)

Seven Stages……………………………………………….………………………..Lindsey Wiehl
(Valley City State University)

Kristin Leitterman, English horn (Arkansas State University)

Pink Moon for two flutes and piano……………………………………………….Laura Pettigrew

Laurel Swinden, flute (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Brielle Frost, flute (Lamar University)
Jacob Clark, piano (Lamar University)

11:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium  

Concert No. 8

Pantheon for violin, trombone and piano……….………………………Elizabeth Raum (b. 1945)

I. Eos: Goddess of the Dawn
II. Fates (Moirae)
V. Artemis (Diana) Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt

Douglas Mark, trombone (Delta State University)
Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violin (Delta State University)
Jung-Won Shin, piano (Delta State University)

Tension/Release…………………….………………………………….Jessica Flannigan (b. 1988)

Jason Baker, timpani

The Wound is Where the Light Enters for Viola and Piano …………………..Melika M. Fitzhugh

Amanda Wilton, viola (University of North Alabama)
Karen Cantrell, piano (University of North Alabama)

Para Vivir…………………………………………………..………………………Patricia Caicedo
Vos nunca te fuiste de mi Corazon
Eterna Huella

Angelique Alexander, mezzo soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano

Piano Trio…………………….………………………………….Gayane Chebotarian (1918-1988)
Songs for Tasya…………………….………………………………Polina Nazykinskaya (b. 1987)

Rachel Reese-Kollmeyer, violin
Eduard Teregulov, cello
Albina Khaliapova, piano

Break

1:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 9

Starling (2021)………………………………………………………………………………………Lisa Bost-Sandberg

Elizabeth Robinson, flute (South Dakota State University)
Mary Matthews, flute (Tennessee Tech University)
Nicole Riner, flute (University of Wyoming)
Laura Pillman-Patterson, flute

I Will Tango……………………………………………..Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) (b. 1987) (University of Florida)

1. I Will Tango with You                                                                   
2. Closer Than I’ve Ever Been
3. Finding a Smile in Your Eyes
4. Until the Night Will Part Us

Paul Christopher, cello (Northwestern State University of Louisiana)

Anna’s Song……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Jerry Casey

Sarah Wee, soprano (Troy University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

meteor Luna…………………………………………..………..……………………Tiffany Adams

Danielle Moreau, percussion (College of Central Florida)

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird…….……………………………..Juliana Hall (b. 1958)

Rebecca Coberly, soprano (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Cynthia Cripps, alto saxophone (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

The Memory of Old Things………………………………………………………………………….Jessica Rudman
(University of Utah)

Matthew Hoch, baritone (Auburn University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Newly Rediscovered Vocal Duets………………………………………………………………….Rebecca Clarke
Sleep
Nacht für Nacht
Hymn to Pan

Oliver Worthington, baritone (Butler University)
Dana Zenobi, soprano (Butler University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Sunflower Sea Star (2023)………………………………………………………………………Lisa Neher (b.1985)

I. Intertidal
II. Predator
III. Keystone

Martin J. Van Klompenberg, bassoon
Jonathan Levin, piano

Vocal Duets after Chopin Mazurkas and Brahms’ Hungarian Dances
Arrangements by Pauline Viardot (1821-1910)

I. La Beauté (after Chopin’s Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Opus 47, No.1)
II.  Les Cavaliers (after Brahms’ Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 and 6)
III. Séparation (after Chopin’s Mazurka No. 14 in G Minor, Opus 24, No.1)
IV. Les Bohémiennes (after Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 1)

Korliss Uecker, soprano (Music Conservatory of Westchester)
Tammy Hensrud, mezzo soprano (Hofstra University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

3:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium  

Concert No. 10

Tucson Suite………………………………………………….……………………..Barbara Holm

Rodeo Parade
Sabino Canyon
Festival
Sonoran Sunset

Whitney O’Neal, flute (University of North Alabama)
Christina Volz-Stomackin, violin (University of North Alabama)
Suren Petrosyan, cello (University of North Alabama)

Afrofuturism..…………………………………………..……….……………..Shanyse Strickland

Theresa May, trumpet
Megan Denman, piano

Mexicana Hermosa: The Music of Mexican-Female Composers for Voice and Guitar

Vals del Alma (1983)..…………………………………………..……….….Laura Chávez Blanco
De maiz tierno (2010)..……………………………………………Anastasia Guzmán “Sonaranda”
Bésame mucho (1940)..…………………………………………..……….….Consuelo Velazquez
Despedida (1946)..…………………………………………..……….………………María Grever
Mexicana Hermosa (2017)..…………………………………………..……….Natalia LaFourcade

Amy Canchola, soprano
Noe Garcia, guitar

Sonata for piccolo and piano (2018)…………………………………….Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)

1. Allegro, Flowing
2. Moderato, Dreamy
3. Vivace, Driving, Playful

Daniel Shineberg, flute (Center of Behavioral Medicine)
Kowoon Lee, piano (Washburn University / Cottey College)
Duo Confluence

Three songs from Still We Dance…………………………….……………..Mary Carol Warwick

Hold my hand            
Come walk with me
Alaskan Summer

Susan Hurley, soprano (Mississippi University for Women)
William Reber, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

4:00-4:25 PM

Room 206      

Lecture Recital: A 21st century Renaissance of Women’s Words in Song – Lecture Recital of Laura Nevitt’s work
Laura Nevitt, composer
Shari Eve Feldman, soprano (University of Maryland)
Mackenzie Lyn Marr, piano (Arizona State University)

Room 211

Lecture Recital: Repertoire by Women Composers for Early and Intermediate Stage Singers: Finding Level Appropriate Repertoire
Teri Bickham, soprano (The University of North Carolina Greensboro)
Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano (Queens University of Charlotte)

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Spotlight on Duets by Historical Women Composers
Oliver Worthington, baritone (Butler University)
Dana Zenobi, soprano (Butler University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Room 408

Lecture Recital: Faces of repetitiveness in piano pieces for four hands by contemporary Polish female composers
Piotr Różański (The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow)
Grzegorz Mania (The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz)
Piano 4 hands

4:30-4:55 PM

Room 206      

Paper: The Pedagogical Piano Works of Germaine Tailleferre
Jenna Klein (Mississippi State University)
Room 211

Lecture Recital: A Garret of Old Playthings: American composer Elizabeth Alexander and Seafarer Press
Cheryl Coker, soprano
Christina Coker Hrivnak, piano

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Lullabies, Lamentations, and Laundry, Oh My: Singing about Motherhood and Music
Dorea Cook, mezzo soprano (Valencia College)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Room 408

Lecture Recital: What a Difference Her Way Makes: Discussing Universality in the Works of María Grever
Lydia Bechtel, soprano (Pittsburg State University)
Isaac Hernandez, piano

5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 11

Aegean Perspective………………………………………………………………..Elizabeth Raum

I. Pluto and Persephone
II. Arachne and Minerva
III. The Graces
IV. Fates
V. Sisyphus
VI. Ariadne and Theseus
VII. Atlas

Michael Bartnik, clarinet
Taylor Assad, alto saxophone
Matthew Swihart, trumpet
Jason S. Ladd, tuba (Nicholls State University)
Gustavo Miranda, percussion

Impressions from the Village Museum op. 15……………………………Carmen Petra Basacopol

I. Balauri de pe poarta mare  –  “Dragons of the Great Gate”
II. Bordeiul (The Hut)
III. Turla sageata  (The Spire of the Church)

Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Hope Rising…………………………………………………………………Heather Niemi Savage

Carol Shansky, flute (New Jersey City University)

Ayes…Tres canciones………………………………………………Maria Rodrigo (1888 – 1967)
Text by Martinez Sierra (1881-1947)

Ivy Walz, mezzo soprano (Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance)
Margaret Reitz, piano

Summer Dreams, Op. 47……………………………………………………………… Amy Beach

1. The Brownies
2. Robin Redbreast
3. Twilight
4. Katy-dids
5. Elfin tarantelle
6. Good night

Jacob Clark, piano (Lamar University)
Sujung Cho, piano (Lamar University)

The Journey of Healing (2022) (World Premiere).….Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) (b. 1987)

Ray (2017)………………………………………………………………….Jenni Watson (b. 1985)

Bart Walters, saxophone (University of North Georgia)
Vivian Doublestein, piano (University of North Georgia)

Love Songs for Ada……………………………………Sabrina Clarke (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)

Deborah Popham, soprano (Sam Houston State University)
Sarah Masterson, piano (Newberry College (Newberry, SC))

Bantam Winds…………………………………………………………..Celka Ojakangas (b. 1992)

I. Bantam Winds
II. Feather
III. Six-wired Steps

Kristin Leitterman, oboe (Arkansas State University)
Erin Cameron, bass clarinet (Arkansas State University)
Juli Buxbaum, horn (Arkansas State University)

Reception hosted by the Music by Women Festival for participants and special guests. Meet in the Poindexter lobby immediately following the 5 p.m. concert to walk over to the reception.

8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 12

Suite for Two Pianos and Flute…………………………Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)

I. Con moto
II. Presto
III. Con moto
IV. Con moto

Ginger Zingara, flute (Mississippi University for Women)
Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)
Valentin Bogdan, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Pioneer Women: From Skagway to White Mountain …………………Barbara Harbach (b. 1946)

Kirsten Gunlogson, mezzo soprano (Butler University)
Eileen Cornett, piano (The Peabody Conservatory)
Elizabeth Gunlogson, clarinet (University of New Hampshire)

Songs of the Seasons…………………….…………………….…………………..Margaret Bonds

Poème d’Automne (1934)
Winter Moon (1936)
Young Love in Spring (1955)
Summer Storm (1955)

Amy Yeung, soprano (The University of Tennessee at Martin)
Chan Mi Jean, piano (The University of Tennessee at Martin)

Autumn Moves…………………………………………………………………..Seolhee Kim (University of Kansas)

Dana Zenobi, soprano (Butler University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

A Birthday………………………………………………………………………………Jerry Casey

Rebecca Coberly, soprano (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Carol Shansky, flute (New Jersey City University)
Christy Banks, clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)
Cynthia Cripps, bassoon (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

The Answer………………………………………………………………………………………………….Emily Sullivan (UC Davis)

Rebecca Coberly, soprano (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Quartet for Four Abstract Expressionist Paintings…………Dana Kaufman (University of California, Riverside)

1. Woman III (Willem de Kooning)                            
2. Untitled, ca. 1958 by Alma Thomas
3. Children of Frejus by Sonia Getchoff
4. Gento Niese by Michael West

Clarinet Quartet…………………………………………………………………….Sofia Kraevska

1. Robins far away
2. Cantus
3. Anima

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Margaret Donaghue, clarinet (University of Miami)
Dawn McConkie, clarinet and Eb clarinet (Emporia State University)
Michael Walsh, bass clarinet (South Dakota State University)
Danielle Woolery, clarinet and bass clarinet (Texas Woman’s University)

Vocal Duets by the García Sisters, Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) & Maria Malibran (1808-1836)

La Jota……………………………………………………………………………Pauline Viardot Garcia
Belle, viens à moi………………………………………………………………………Maria Malibran
Il ritrovo
Habañera………………………………………………………………………..Pauline Viardot Garcia

Dana Zenobi, soprano (Butler University)
Oliver Worthington, baritone (Butler University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Dvě písně, op. 4………………………………………………..Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915-1940)

Catherine Compton, soprano (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
Allan Armstrong, piano (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)

Falling Between the Worlds Song Cycle…………………………..………Dayton Kinney (Texas Woman’s University)

1. Alone
2. Confinement

Sarah Wee, soprano (Troy University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

To the Seasons for Soprano, Horn, and Piano …………………………..……………..Gina Gillie

I. To Summer
II. To Autumn
IV. To Spring

Sarah Beckham-Turner, soprano (West Texas A&M University)
Guglielmo Manfredi, horn (West Texas A&M University)
Sarah Rushing, piano (West Texas A&M University)

SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH

8:30–8:55 AM

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Landscapes and Light: Flute Works by Yuko Uebayashi
Stephanie Hoeckley, flute (Arkansas State University)

Room 408      

Lecture Recital: Insight Into Selected Preludes from Lera Auerbach’s “24 Preludes for Solo Piano” Op. 41
Elena Nezhdanova, piano (Hamilton College)

9:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 13

Echoes on Deception Lake…..…………………………….………………………Laura Pettigrew

Brielle Frost, flute (Lamar University)
Jacob Clark, piano (Lamar University)

Trois Pieces for cello and piano ……………………………………Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)

Luis Bernardo Castro, cello
Grace Betry, piano

Sonata Pastorale…………………………………………………………Lillian Fuchs (1902-1995)

Kevin Nordstrom, violin (University of Louisville)

It’s in the Simple Things…..….…………………………………………………..Hannah Adhikari

Daniel Shineberg, flute (The Center of Behavioral Medicine)
Kowoon Lee, piano (Cottey College / Washburn University)
Duo Confluence

QuarTango for Clarinet Duet (2020) …………….………………………….Elaine Ross (b. 1966)
Jams for Two Clarinets (2023)…………………..…………………..Lynda Dembowski (b. 1969)

Funk
Soul
Beaucoup Zoos

Lynda Dembowski, clarinet (Towson University)
Amanda Morrison, clarinet (Slippery Rock University)

Women’s Musical Voices in Response to Climate Change

Forgive Them Not, For They Know What They Do (2020)…………………………Karen Lemon 
Air (2002)…………………………………………………………………….Laura Schwendinger
Berkano (2018)……………………………………………………………………..Tatev Amiryan

Ann DuHamel, piano (University of Minnesota Morris)

Duo for Oboe and Clarinet, Op. 25 …………………………………………………Marion Bauer
Duo Displasia………………………………………………………………………..Alyssa Morris

Alyssa Morris, oboe (Kansas State University)
Amy Guffey, clarinet, (Kansas State University)

Portraits……………………………………………………………………………………………….Mariona Vila

Pacient
Grotesc
Coleric

Roya Farzaneh, alto flute (East Tennessee State University)
Heather Killmeyer, English horn (East Tennessee State University)
Lisa Perry, bass clarinet (East Tennessee State University)

11:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 14

Five Little Pieces for Clarinet and Piano (Op.14/1)……………… Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983)

1. Lirico
2. Drammatico
3. Doloroso
4. Pastorale
5. Declamatorio

Romanze for Clarinet and Piano…………Marie Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meiningen (1853-1923)

Nancy Williams, clarinet
Jonathan Levin, piano

Toccata…………………………………………………………………………………Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk

Dance in Balkan Rhythm No. 2 – Tribute to Béla Bartók………….…….Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska

VAN….……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Hanna Kulenty

Piano 4 hands
Piotr Różański (The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland)
Grzegorz Mania (The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland)

The Piper of Dreams, Op. 12b…………………….………………………Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)

Kristin Sarvela, oboe (Sam Houston State University)

Atrevida…………………….………………………………………………………..Madeline Lee

Ellie Jenkins, horn (Dalton State College)
Valentin Bogdan, piano

Songs of the Cotton Grass ……………………………………………………………Hilary Tann

A Girl’s Song to Her Mother
Wings of the Grasses
Vale of Feathers

I voci delle leonesse:
Meghan Merciers, clarinet (University of North Alabama)
Gretchen Windt, mezzo soprano (University of North Alabama)

Ashakiran: Ray of Hope……………………….…………………………Meera Gudipati (b. 1993)

Kathleen Carter Bell, English Horn (Tennessee State University)

Infant Joy (1924)……………………………………………………………………….Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Down By The Salley Gardens (1919)
Lethe (1941)

Keri Lee Pierson, soprano (BGSU)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Break

1:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 15

From America to Haiti: Woodwind Quintets of Harberg and Blanchet

Suite for Woodwind Quintet……..…………..………………….……………………Amanda Harberg

1. Cantus
2. Furlana
4. Cabeletta

Haitian Folk Tale ………………………………………………………..….Lina Mathon-Blanchet

Bluestem Blaze (Oklahoma State University Faculty Chamber Ensemble)

Erin Murphy, flute (Oklahoma State University)
Andrew W. Parker, oboe (Oklahoma State University)
Babette Belter, clarinet (Oklahoma State University)
Johnny Salinas, saxophone (Oklahoma State University)
Marat Rakhmatullaev, bassoon (Oklahoma State University)

500 Years ………………………………………………………..…………………………Rhonda Head(Indigenous Super Stars)
Kisahkihitin I Love You
Awaken (Graduation Song)

Rhonda Head, mezzo soprano (Indigenous Super Stars)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Trio Lyrique ………………………………………………………………………..Ida Gotkovsky

I. Molto dolce legato sostenuto
II. Prestissimo

Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin
James Barger, saxophone
Sarah Rushing, piano (West Texas A&M University)

Past and Present – Works for Euphonium and Piano

Carissima Mia (1969)…………….…………………………………..Helen Johnston (1910-1982)
Concert Piece (2021)…………………..………………………………………Misa Mead (b. 1985)

Danielle VanTuinen, euphonium (University of Florida)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Sonata for Viola and Piano……..…………..………………….……..Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)

I. Impetuoso
II. Vivace

Katherine Messer, viola
Grace Betry, piano
Portrait of America……………………………………………………………………Diana Blom

1. The Last Song
2. I am the Little Irish Boy
3. A Shadow
4. Indian Prayer
5. The Last Song (reprise)

Kevin Hanrahan, tenor (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
William Reber, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

3:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 16

Divertimento in B-flat for Clarinet, Viola, Cello, and Piano (1780)….…Anna Amalia of Weimar (1739-1807)

I. Adagio
II. Allegro

Meghan Merciers, clarinet (University of North Alabama)
Amanda Wilton, viola (University of North Alabama)
Suren Petrosyan, cello (University of North Alabama)
Karen Cantrell, piano (University of North Alabama)

The Sierra Marcy Song Cycle…………………………………..………………….Melika M. Fitzhugh

Part I: The Depth of Places Hidden and Unfound
Part II: Withered and Wizened Scraps of Dreams
Part III: Shadowless Thief of Wounded Souls
Part IV: I Can No Longer Remember the Color of Your Eyes
Part V: Chipping Paint and Creaking
Part VI: Blooming Forth

Dana Zenobi, soprano (Butler University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

A Cycle of Love Songs……..…………..……………Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) (b. 1987)

1. Twilight
2. Night Song in Amalfi
3. Peace

Rebecca Coberly, soprano (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Carol Shansky, flute (New Jersey City University)

Between your beauty and my heart – Edna St. Vincent Millay’s songs on love

Women have loved before as I love now…………….………………Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
Love’s Autumn…………………..…………………………………Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945)
Return from Town…………………..………………..Constance Mills Herreshoff (1881-ca.1963)
What lips my lips have kissed…………………..…………………………..Sheila Silver (b. 1946)
Thursday
I know my mind and I have made my choice………………………..Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

Amalia Osuga, soprano (University of Alabama in Huntsville)
Aimee Fincher, piano

4:00-4:25 PM

Room 206

Lecture Recital: The Emily Dickinson Songs of Penny Rodriguez
Chuck Chandler (DePaul University)
Penny Rodriguez, piano/composer
Grace Morgan, singer

Room 211

Lecture Recital: Journey of a Curly Girl: Representation in Classical Art Song Literature and 21st Century Commissioning Projects
Shari Eve Feldman, soprano (University of Maryland)
Mackenzie Lyn Marr, piano

Room 307

Lecture Recital: The Songs of Louise Farrenc: Pianist, Composer, Professor, and Editor
Gretchen Windt, mezzo soprano/lecturer (University of North Alabama)
Laurelie Gheesling, piano (University of North Alabama)

Room 408

Lecture Recital: Three Compositional Settings of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43
Sarah Wee, soprano (Troy University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

4:30-4:55 PM

Room 206      

Paper: Lili Boulanger’s Compositional and Religious Influences in Specific Relation to Pie Jesu
Patricia Hernandez (student at University of Montevallo)

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Horace and Lydia In Song: Duet Settings by Ella Adayevskaya and Augusta Holmès
Dana Zenobi, soprano (Butler University)
Oliver Worthington, baritone (Butler University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Room 408

Lecture Recital: The Yangtze River Cycle by Rachel DeVore Fogarty
Sabrina Laney Warren, soprano (Bethel University)
Kelly Herrmann, flute

5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 17

Sonate for oboe, clarinet and bassoon…………………………….Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)

I. Moderato
II. Andante amabile
III. Scherzo giocoso

Michelle Vigneau, oboe (University of Memphis)
Robyn Jones, clarinet (University of Memphis)
Daryn Zubke, bassoon (University of Memphis)

Selections from Little Black Book, a song cycle that fails the Bechdel test…………..Susan LaBarr

I. Five
II. John
III. Vince
IV. Steve
V. James Squared 

Loralee Songer, mezzo soprano (Taylor University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Blue and Yellow: A Song for Ukraine…………….………………………….Becky Sun (b. 1969)
Alone Together…………………..…………………………………..Katherine Bergman (b. 1985)

1. IRL
2. #blessed
3. FOMO
4. Unplugged
5. Infomania

BS Project
Brian Handeland, alto & tenor saxophones
Susan Miranda, oboe & English horn

Unequivocal for clarinet and piano………………………………………………..Nancy Williams

Christy Banks, clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)
Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University-San Antonio)

Balkanika …………………….…………………………………………………Daniela Candillari

Jonathan Houghtling, tenor trombone (Alabama State University)
Arie VandeWaa, bass trombone (University of South Alabama

Yellow Jersey……………………………………………………………………………………………….Libby Larsen

Michelle Jaluvka, clarinet
Jenna Eschner, clarinet (University of Oklahoma)

Five Appalachian Folk Songs ………………………………………………………..Traci Mendel

Thaddaeus Bourne, baritone (University of Florida)
Sarah Masterson, piano (Newberry College (Newberry, SC))

Town Light for Flute, Oboe, and Piano……………………………………………………….Yuko Uebayashi

Stephanie Hoeckley, flute (Arkansas State University)
Kristin Leitterman, oboe (Arkansas State University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Break

8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 18

L’Ancienne for Reed Quintet…………….…………………………………………………Nancy Williams

I. l’air
II. la terra
III. d’eau
IV. le feu

Christy Banks, clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)
Kristin Leitterman, oboe (Arkansas State University)
Elissa Kana, saxophone (Arkansas State University)
Erin Cameron, bass clarinet (Arkansas State University)
Martin van Klompenberg, bassoon

Something Special for Kerry…………….……………………………Olga Harris (Tennessee State University)
Something Special for Julia                                                                

Julia Mortyakova, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

The Wildenbruch Lieder, op. 16 ……………………………..Ingeborg von Bronsart (1840-1913)

1. Abendlied
2. Ständchen
3. Zwei Sträusse
4. Der Blumenstrauss
5. Letze Bitte

Catherine Compton, soprano (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
Allan Armstrong, piano (Indiana University)

Jhula-Jhule …………….…………………………………………………………………………….Reena Esmail

An-Lin Bardin, cello
Naomi Niskala, piano (Susquehanna University)
(Bardin-Niskala Duo)

Vocal suite on Pushkin’s poetry…………………….….….….….…..………….……..Olga Harris
(Tennessee State University)

Julia Jaffee, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Levin, piano

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano, op. 10………..……………………………………Ruth Gipps

Stephanie Carlson, oboe (Murray State University)
Amy McCann, clarinet
Jonathan Levin, piano

Going to the Sun: Snapshots from Glacier National Park………..…………………Jenni Brandon

Megan Lanz, flute
Cayla Bellamy, bassoon (Colorado State University)

A Very Short Song…………………….….….….….…..…………………………….Georgia Stitt
What Lips my Lips have Kissed
Communication
Almost Everything I Need
My Lifelong Love
Hold Fast your Dreams

Dorea Cook, mezzo soprano (Valencia College)
Jonathan Levin, piano

The Singing Fish (2017)………..………………………………………Lucy Armstrong (b. 1991)

1. Life in the Sea
2. The Wailing Fish
3. The Singing Fish

Bart Walters, saxophone (University of North Georgia)
Vivian Doublestein, piano (University of North Georgia)

Women Dutch Composers of the 1930s

Trois Morceaux (1939)…………….…………………………………………………………Rosy Wertheim
Concertstuk (c. 1948)…………………..…………………………Henriette Bosmans (1895-1952)

Carol Shansky, flute (New Jersey City University)
Amber Liao, piano