Fall 2018 Music Department Calendar of Events Central Washington University Department of Music October 21, 2:00 pm Marissabel Rivero, tuba recital* October 21, 4:00 pm The Drs. Neurohr Return: trombone/bassoon presents: duo recital* October 24, 7:00 pm Women on the Verge* October 25, 7:00 pm Halloween Concert+$ October 26, 8:00 pm Vocal Jazz Showcase* October 28, 2:00 pm Jasmine Gilbert, voice recital* October 28, 4:00 pm Domi Edson, bass & Jacob Krieger, saxophone, joint recital* Central Cello Celebration Recital October 28, 6:00 pm Aaron Hirsch, faculty organ recital* October 30, 8:00 pm Octubaween* featuring Nathan Chan November 2, 7:00 pm George Colligan with CWU Jazz Combos+ November 3, 12:00 pm Jessica Lewis, cello recital* November 3, 2:00 pm Matthew Cancio, violin recital* Special thanks to our sponsors: November 3, 6:00 pm Reese Maultsby, percussion recital* November 4, 4:00 pm Jack Pritchard, flute recital* CWU Music Department November 4, 6:00 pm Flute Studio Recital* Hammond Ashley Violins November 4, 8:00 pm Katie Shelton, graduate flute recital* November 6, 7:00 pm Keith Karns, guest jazz recital* Starkie Lutherie November 7, 7:00 pm Flute Choir Concert+ R.L. Ray Violin Shop November 13, 6:00 pm String Studio Recital* Carrabba Violin Shop November 13, 8:00 pm Trumpet Studio Recital* Carlsen Cello Foundation November 17, 2:00 pm Ian Monahan, horn recital* Henry Bischofberger Violin Shop * Recital Hall + Concert Hall $ Ticketed Parking is free every weekday after 4:30 p.m. and all day on weekends, unless otherwise stated. *********************************************************** The Calendar of Events changes frequently. For the most up-to-date calendar, visit our website at www.cwu.edu/music or call (509) 963-1216 *********************************************************** Please turn off your cell phone and refrain from the use of any electronic devices through the duration of your visit to our facility. Thank you. *********************************************************** Central Washington University Music Department continues to excel because of generous contributions from alumni, parents, and friends. While there are many ways to offer support that will best meet your philanthropy goals, we invite you to join us in celebrating the 125th anniversary of our stellar CWU Music Department by giving $125 to support our students. This support will allow us to continue to provide top-tier teaching and training for our students. For more information on how to achieve your giving goals, visit us at www.cwu.edu/give. Thank you for all that you do to advance Central’s commitment to excellence and connecting our world through music. Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building Recital Hall Follow us on: Saturday, October 20, 2018 CwuMusic-department 2:00 PM @CWUMusicDept Nathan Chan Nathan is a strong proponent of using technology and media to attract others into the Cellist Nathan Chan discovered his talent for music at an early age through conduct- classical world and is committed to his fast growing Internet presence; to date, he has Program ing. Before he was two, he could emulate the styles of conductors he saw on music over 7 million views on YouTube. He recently joined the Seattle Symphony as their videos such as Seiji Ozawa, Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein, using a chop- new Third Chair Cello. stick as a baton. As a toddler, his imitations were so intuitively musical that he caught Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 Poytr Ilyich Tchaikovsky the attention of San Francisco Opera Assistant Conductor Sara Jobin. Under her eye, he Nathan received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics at Columbia University and made his debut as a conductor at age three, leading the San Jose Chamber Orchestra in his Masters of Music with Richard Aaron at The Juilliard School. Nathan plays on a (1840-1893) a set of Mozart variations, despite not yet being able to read music. This was followed 1908 Stefano Scarampella cello on generous loan from the Quan-DiLorenzo by a guest appearance with the Palo Alto Philharmonic a year later, conducting the Foundation. Tanner Rodriguez, cello first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Initially drawn to the sounds of low Dr. Maria Roditeleva-Wibe, piano strings, he began formal music lessons with cellist Irene Sharp at age five. He later Kara Woods Hunnicutt studied with Sieun Lin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Kara Woods Hunnicutt is principal cellist of the Yakima Symphony and directs the Ellensburg School Orchestra program that she began in 2007. Beginning with only a Suite for Solo Cello Gaspar Cassadó Nathan Chan has performed as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, the Royal handful of students, the program has grown to over 140 students in the district’s five III. Intermezzo e Danza Finale (1897-1966) Philharmonic, Albany Symphony, Reno Philharmonic, and Hong Kong Chamber Or- schools in the past eleven years, providing string education for students from second chestra, working with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, James Gaffigan, Alexander grade through twelfth grade. Prior, Benjamin Simon, Donato Cabrera, Alasdair Neale, Edwin Outwater, Laura Jack- Jacob Lann, cello son, and David Allen Miller, among others. He also participated in the Emmy-award Conductor of the Icicle Creek Youth Symphony 2011-2017, Hunnicutt was the founder winning NPR program From The Top and NPR’s Performance Today with Fred Child. of the Icicle Creek Academy Orchestra in 2005, and founded the music camp in 1988 In 2009, he was featured in The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies, a three-part Brit- that is now Icicle Creek Summer Symphony. She conducts five Ellensburg school ish series documenting a global search for talented musicians, in which Nathan and orchestras during the year, and in the summers conducts orchestras at Icicle Creek Danzas Latinoamericanas José L. Elizondo three other performers gave the world premiere of the Velesslavista Quadruple Con- Center for the Arts music camps. certo, composed by Alexander Prior. Nathan Chan has performed benefit concerts I. Otoño en Buenos Aires (b. 1972) for the American Alzheimer’s Association and the Friends of Children with Special She has been the principal cellist of the Yakima Symphony since 1990. Solo II. Pan de Azúcar Needs, among others. For his contributions to the community, he won the Peninsula appearances with Mid-Columbia, Wenatchee, Yakima and Lake Chelan Bach Fest III. Atardecer Tapatío Arts Council’s Ray Lorenzato Diamond Arts Award in 2007. In 2006, Nathan Chan orchestras have featured concertos by Dvorak, Schumann, Lalo, Bloch, Respighi, appeared in The Music in Me, a documentary that aired on HBO and won the Peabody Walker and Haydn. She taught orchestra classes in the Wenatchee school district Kara Woods Hunnicutt and John Michel, cellos Award. This program led to a performance in Carnegie Hall and caught the attention 1999-2007, and has served on the faculty at Woods House Conservatory of Music in of the legendary soul singer Roberta Flack, who invited Nathan to collaborate on her Wenatchee, and Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in Leavenworth. project of Beatles songs for Sony Records. She was awarded the Outstanding Performing Artist Award by NCW Allied Arts Nathan Chan was named a 2012 Davidson Fellow for his project entitled, “The Impor- and has performed with the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Northwest Ballet Le Grand Tango Astor Piazzolla tance of Passion” and was awarded a $25,000 scholarship as part of this prestigious Orchestra and the Spokane Symphony, and as principal cellist with the Wenatchee, (1921-1992) honor. While in New York City, he made his debut in Avery Fisher Hall (now David Federal Way, Tacoma, Everett, Mid-Columbia and Orchestra Seattle symphonies. She Geffen Hall) playing Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major and with the Juilliard Or- attended Seattle Pacific University, Oberlin Conservatory, Music Academy of the West Nathan Chan, cello chestra performing Strauss’ Don Quixote as the winner of the 2013 Juilliard Cello Con- and the Aspen Music Festival. Ms. Hunnicutt earned Bachelor and Master of Music Dr. Maria Roditeleva-Wibe, piano certo Competition, led by Maestro Leonard Slatkin. In 2015, Mr. Chan was chosen to degrees from the University of Southern California with legendary cellists Gabor Rejto participate in Classe d’Excellence du Violoncelle with world-renowned cellist Gautier and Ronald Leonard, and a Master of Education from Central Washington University. Capuçon in association with Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France. Nathan won In March 2007 Kara premiered a new cello concerto, In A Time Of Peace, Three Songs the 2015 Aspen Low Strings Concerto Competition playing Haydn’s Cello Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by Dr. Gwyneth Walker in Richland WA with the Mid-Colum- in D Major and was a recipient of the 2016 Samuel Mayes Memorial Cello Award at bia Symphony. Tanglewood..