Seattle Pacific University Music Department Presents
Junior Recital
Abigail Volk, soprano
with
Riley Kua, piano
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 8:00pm
Live Stream from Nickerson Studios
Program
Ave Maria Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Alleluia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
The Lass from the Low Countree John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)
The K’e Celius Dougherty (1902-1986)
Everywhere I Look Molly Carew (1886-1953)
Intermission
Mi Sueño Edward Kilenyi (1884-1968)
Capullito Set by: Irma Urteaga (b. 1929)
Think of Me Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948)
(I’m in love with) A Wonderful Guy South Pacific Richard Rogers (1902-1979) Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
White Baby Grand from the TV show Smash Marc Shaiman (b. 1959) Scott Wittman (b. 1954)
Translations
Mi Sueño “My Dream”
¡Ay! ¡sin tu amor morirè, Oh! Without your love I’ll die, sí mujer! indeed my dear!
Porque tú eres ilusión. Because you are an illusion.
Tú le das al corazón, You give my heart,
La ventura que soné. The chance of which I dream.
No me mires así, Don’t look at me so, porque voy a morir, because I will die.
Pues no puedo vivir, con desprecio de ti. Well, I can’t live with your scorn.
¡Ay! Vuelve tú a mirar, Oh! Look again, que es mi adoración, which is my adoration
Tener tú con passion, to have you with passion,
¡Angel de amor! Angel of love!
Que aquí vengo a pedir That here I come to beg
E implore el perdón, and plead forgiveness. por si fuse a morir, And if I should die
¡Adiós, Adiós! Farewell, Farewell!
Capullito “Little Cocoon”
Duerme entre mis brazos, Sleep in my arms,
Capullito mio my little cocoon
Mira que el ocaso está por llegar look that the sunset is yet to come.
Duerme entre mis brazos Sleep in my arms
Que pasito a paso llegando la noche that step by step arriving at night
Mecera el cantar I'll rock you back and forth as I sing Duerme entre mis brazos Sleep in my arms
Capullito mio my little cocoon
Mira que la lluvia la tierra acaricia see that the rain caresses the earth
Y empapada en llanto and drenched in tears
Capullito mio my little cocoon
Florece tu vida en la paz del canto flourish your life in the peace of singing.
Duerme, capullito, duerme, capullito, duerme. Sleep, little cocoon, sleep, little cocoon, sleep. About the Performers
Abigail Volk is in her final year at SPU and will graduate at the end of the Spring Quarter. She is pursuing a B.A. in Music Therapy with an emphasis in psychology and will be exploring internship opportunities after graduation. She has been singing for as long as she can remember but started to seriously consider music as a career path when she joined choirs in high school. Since then, Abi has been singing in and directing choirs for 10 years and can also play many other instruments including guitar and piano. During her time here at SPU, she has been a part of the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers every year and has been studying voice individually under Dr. Cherie Hughes and Julie Kae Sigars. Abigail is also passionate about mental health advocacy and music’s powerful role in allowing space for individual expression, vulnerability, and creativity. She would like to thank her family, friends, vocal coaches, choir directors, and other mentors (both academic and personal) for their support, time and effort, and love. You are the reason that she keeps making music, and she deeply appreciates your support tonight. Abi performs tonight in partial fulfillment of a B.A. in Music Therapy
Riley Kua is a staff accompanist at Seattle Pacific University. His music grew from an appreciation of performing as a child. Since then, he has performed with many soloists and ensembles, including SPU’s Symphony Orchestra. Riley also works as a board-certified music therapist and piano instructor at Music Works Northwest in Bellevue, WA. He received his B.A. in Music Therapy and Piano Performance from SPU.
Abi and Riley would like to thank SPU’s Music Tech Department and Bobbie Childers for their time and work in planning and production for tonight, and Abi would like to especially thank Dr. Hughes and Julie Kae again for passing on their expertise and giving her the most confidence she’s ever had in her voice.