Jillian Degroot, Flute Junior Recital Beilin Han, Piano PROGRAM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020 Allegro Adagio Allegro
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Friday, April 21, 2017 • 7:00 p.m Jillian DeGroot Junior Recital DePaul Recital Hall 804 West Belden Avenue • Chicago Friday, April 21, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. DePaul Recital Hall Jillian DeGroot, flute Junior Recital Beilin Han, piano PROGRAM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020 Allegro Adagio Allegro Beilin Han, piano Georges Hüe (1858-1948) Fantasie (1913) Beilin Han, piano Intermission Michael Colquhoun (1953-2016) Charanga (1993) Sergei Prokofiev (1685-1750) Flute Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 (1943) Allegro Scherzo Andante Allegro con brio Beilin Han, piano Jillian DeGroot is from the studio of Alyce Johnson. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the degree Bachelor of Music. As a courtesy to those around you, please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices. Flash photography is not permitted. Thank you. Jillian DeGroot • April 21, 2017 PROGRAM NOTES Johann Sebastian. Bach (1685-1750) Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020 Duration: 10 minutes Though the Sonata in G minor is traditionally considered an “authentic sonata” by J.S. Bach, it is actually possible that the is falsely attributed to Bach, like the Flute Sonatas in E-flat major, BWV 1031, and C major, BWV 1033. Some musicologists believe that this sonata is really more in the style of C.P.E. Bach, the fifth child of J.S. Bach. The G minor Sonata opens with a lyrical Allegro, almost reminiscent of some of the Quantz flute sonatas. This Allegro is followed by a gentle Adagio, which features a sweet and tender flute melody. The Sonata ends with another Allegro movement that has long sweeping gestures in both the flute and piano. Georges Hüe (1858-1948) Fantasie (1913) Duration: 8 minutes Hüe’s Fantasie was written to be a “competition” or test piece. Each year a piece was commissioned by the Paris Conservatoire’s leading composers for the school’s end of year exams. The piece is dedicated to Taffanel, one of the founders and, at that time, a professor at the famous French flute school. When this piece written, the flute had just been newly re-invented by Theobald Boehm. The changes made to the instrument allowed flutists to play with much more freedom, dexterity, and speed. Many of these Paris Conservatoire competition pieces were both more technically demanding and more intricate than ever before. In Hüe’s Fantasie, the composer makes use of the flute’s newly developed flexibility by featuring huge runs, leaps, and gestures to show off the impressive range and musicality of the flute. Jillian DeGroot • April 21, 2017 Program Notes Michael Colquhoun (1953-2016) Charanga (1993) Duration: 4 minutes Michael Colquhoun was an active composer and flutist whose compositions draw upon both classical and jazz traditions. His works often involve an interesting combination of composed and partially improvised elements. Charanga is a solo flute work with Latin influence, and it includes a wide array of flute extended techniques. The “charanga” is a type of popular Hispanic-American urban dance music with African and Cuban roots. It was popular starting in the 1920s all the way through the 1970s. This dance music was usually performed by an ensemble of percussion instruments, piano, bass, and a solo flute. The charanga flutist would often improvise freely over the other instruments. These improvisatory elements often floated on top of the ostinato rhythm section. Extended techniques within this piece include multiphonics, glissandos, air effects, singing while playing, timbral trills, flutter tonguing, and harmonics. Sergei Prokofiev (1685-1750) Flute Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 (1943) Duration: 24 minutes Prokofiev’s Sonata for Flute is both virtuosic and astoundingly elegant. This work is reminiscent of the French school of flute playing, which Prokofiev is said to have admired greatly. The Sonata for Flute and Piano was premiered in Moscow on December 7, 1943, by Nikolai Kharkovsky on flute and Sviatoslav Richter on piano.. The following year, Prokofiev arranged the flute part for violin upon the request and with the assistance of violinist David Oistrakh. About this Flute Sonata, the composer wrote: “It has turned out to be quite bulky, with four movements and about forty pages.” While dazzling and impressive, the work is four movements in length. It is both considerably long and technically challenging for the flutist. However, Prokofiev managed to make it fresh to the listener’s ears with lively and energetic thematic material. Notes by Jillian DeGroot. .