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10-9-2016 Faculty Recital Mary Palchak Chapman University, [email protected]
Clara Cheng Chapman University, [email protected]
Rebecca Rivera Chapman University, [email protected]
David Black Chapman University, [email protected]
Nick Terry Chapman University, [email protected]
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Recommended Citation Palchak, Mary; Cheng, Clara; Rivera, Rebecca; Black, David; and Terry, Nick, "Faculty Recital" (2016). Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format). 1579. http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/music_programs/1579
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October 9, 2016 Ed & Elaine Berriman Mr. Alexander D. Howard*, In Honor of Mrs. Mrs. Esther Kyung Hee Park Ćđđ 2016 Mary Jane Blaty*, In Honor of Mary Frances Margaret C. Richardson Yvette Pergola Conover Harold and Jo Elen Gidish Mr. Salvatore Petriello & Mrs. Rebecca K. Mr. Thomas F. Bradac Premysl Simon Grund Bounds-Petriello October November December The Breunig Family Kathryn M. Hansen Bogdan & Diann Radev, In Honor of Margaret October 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22 November 9 December 1 Peter & Sandra Brodie, In Honor of Margaret Ben & Barbara Harris, In Honor of Margaret C. Richardson Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka Guest Artists in Recital: Rachel New Music Ensemble C. Richardson C. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Ragey Sean Heim, Director Mr. James Brown & Mrs. Victoria Brown Mr. Alexander D. Howard*, In Honor of Mrs. Cathy & Robert Ravera, In Honor of James Gardner, Director Joselson, soprano with Rene Margaret C. Richardson Margaret C. Richardson Studio Theatre Lecuona, piano Salmon Recital Hall Betty L. Burtis Mr. Gavin Cameron-Webb Carol & Daniel Howard, In Honor of Dan & Dianne Rime, In Memory of Cpl. Songs of the Holocaust Margaret C. Richardson Claudio Pati˜o October 12, 14–16, 18, 20 22 December 1–3, 8–10 Ms. Helen K. Carbon*, In Honor of Mrs. Salmon Recital Hall Dr. Vera Ivanova Dr. Francie Rippy Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Margaret C. Richardson Karen & James Jackman Mr. Peter Rogers & Ms. Valerie Crotty, In Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal Jaye Austin Williams, Director R.J. Castaneda ’08 November 11 Honor of Mrs. Margaret C. Rogers Nanci Ruby, Director Waltmar Theatre Judy Crum Stephen & Janalee Johnson Henry & Patricia Roskos Studio Theatre The Chapman Orchestra and Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. Drummy Mr. Christopher Kawai & Mrs. Elaine M. 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Dean’s Circle Dr. William L. Cumiford, In Honor Beverly Spring* $10,000 and above of Dr. Ronald Huntington Mr. Ales Vysin & Mrs. Janice Vysin Faculty Recital Rhea Black Family Drs. Lynne & Jim Doti* Ms. Janet K. Waiblinger Mrs. Michele M. Wannter, In Honor of Patrick & Mary Dirk/TROY Dr. William D. Hall & Mr. David M. Masone* Dr. Guilio M. Ongaro Group* Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lineberger ’73*, Mr. David Weatherill ’51 & Mrs. Beverly Mary Palchak, ƪ Weatherill ’50, In Honor of Mrs. Greta Angela Friedman In Honor of Norma Lineberger M. Weatherill Clara Cheng, piano Dr. Thomas Gordon Hall & Mrs. ǤƬǤ ơǤ ǡ Willy Hall ‘64* In Memory of Mr. Carlson H. Partner Joann Leatherby & Greg Bates Mengert* $250-$499 Dr. Giulio M. Ongaro Mr. Kenneth E. Aaron & Mrs. Sheila Mr. Donald Marabella & Mrs. L. Aaron*, In Honor of Margaret Luciana Marabella*† Mr. Robert Parker & Ms. Ronda Richardson Latham, In Honor of Will Parker with Honorable H. Warren Siegel & Mr. Michael E. Bass & Mrs. Susan Bass Mrs. Jan Siegel*† Dr. Richard Pitts & Colleen Pitts Ward & Veronica Jenkins Jack Raubolt Dr. Rebecca Rivera, bassoon Mrs. Ruth E. Stewart William & Tina Johnson Mr. Edward Subia & Mrs. Melinda Bill & Cathy Lapenta David Black, bass Dr. Daniel Temianka & Dr. Subia, In Honor of Jason Dr. Joseph Matthews Zeinab H. Dabbah Chapman Subia Mr. Fernando Niebla & Mrs. Olga Niebla Nick Terry, drums Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Nolasco Grand Patron Mr. Andrew P. Warren & Mrs. Sharon M. Warren Dr. Paul Floyd & Gregory Norton, ’84 $5,000-$9,999 Mr. Douglas Woo & Mrs. Carol Woo Mr. & Mrs. William Parker Anonymous Michael & Julie Schwarz Mr. Benton Bejach & Mrs. Associate Dr. Louise Thomas Wanlyn Bejach* $500-$999 Judith & David Vogel Argyros Family Foundation Marybelle & Sebastian P. Friend Musco* Dr. Jose J. Cueto & Anita Prietto, In Honor of Pablo Cueto ‘16 $100-$249 ͡ǡͮͬͭͨ Benefactor Ruth Ding* Wendy and Thomas Ahlering 5:00pm Donna Gladson Christina Alexopoulos, In Honor of Mrs. $1,000-$4,999 Margaret C. Richardson Brad & Mary Anne Blaine The Purlia Johnson Family Allen Family Trust Andrea & Steve Jones, In Honor of Dr. Donald Booth Mrs. Alana A. Almas Salmon Recital Hall Daniel Wachs John & Kimberly Atkinson, In Honor of Sean Leilane & Hahns Buendia Mr. David S. Lathrop, In Memory of Atkinson ’16 Mr. William Conlin & Mrs. Laila Ms. Linda L. Somerville Mr. William B. Armstrong*, In Honor of Conlin, In Honor of Irene Sallie Piccorillo* Margaret C. Richardson Mathews* Mr. Eric M. Scandrett Mr. Robert Becker Program CoPA ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Concertino, op. 45 Victor-Alphonse Duvernoy Genevieve Carson (B.F.A. Dance Performance ’07) was recently (1842 – 1907) named Artistic Director of Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, and began her first programming season in September 2016. She has danced, choreographed, and taught dance throughout the L.A. area, and works extensively in both concert and commercial dance. Chapman’s dance program, and all the performance and choreography Sonata in G Minor BWV 1020 Johann Sebastian Bach opportunities it gave me, allowed me to thrive as an artist. It was truly the “incubation period” of my career where I gained invaluable knowledge and Allegro (1685 - 1750) experience that I use every day as a choreographic professional and artistic leader in Los Angeles. — G.C. Adagio Allegro Eli Kaynor (B.M. Cello Performance ’13), a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, won a position with the Winston-Salem Symphony in August 2016. Kaynor is a founding member of UNCSA’s Giannini String Quartet which was selected for coaching with acclaimed cellist and conductor Paul Watkins, of the GRAMMY® Award-winning Emerson String Quartet, at Lincoln Center. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 (1938) Heitor Villa-Lobos I Aria (Chôro) (1887 – 1959)
II Fantasia Camille Collard (B.F.A. Theatre Performance ’10) has had a busy post-hapman television career. She has a recurring role on the CW Television Network’s hit show Jane the Virgin, in which she plays the character Frankie, sidekick to Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez). She has also co-starred and appeared in episodes of MTV’s Faking It, Fox Network’s Rosewood, NBC’s Grimm, and Leverage on TNT.
Duo for Flute and Piano (1971) Aaron Copland Flowing (1900 – 1990) Poetic, somewhat mournful Lively, with bounce To learn how you can increase your support by becoming an invested patron of the College of Performing Arts, please contact Bobby Reade, Development Coordinator, at (714) 289-2085 or [email protected]. THANK YOU! Program INTERMISSION Without you, our audience, the performance you are about to enjoy would be incomplete. On ǡ ǡơǡ Fish Are Jumping (1999) Robert Dick you for supporting the College of Performing Arts and our next generation of artists. (b. 1950) Our students are at the core of everything we do. We are passionately dedicated to providing the best possible education for our students in all of our disciplines within Dance, Music, and Theatre. Our mission is to help them master their craft and prepare for today’s performing arts Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Claude Bolling professions by providing access to all the tools necessary to succeed. I Baroque and Blue (b. 1930) Here at CoPA, we are training artists and transforming lives. Our students II Sentimentale have exceptional opportunities to learn from master artists and to experience performance in venues ranging from small studios to a state-of-the-art facility, III Javanaise thanks to the extended support of patrons like you. The end result is a strong IV Fugace record of alumni who have enjoyed rich and diverse careers in the performing arts around the world. V Irlandaise On the following page, I hope you will read about a few of our graduates, and VI Versatile learn how their training in CoPA, and our supporters’ generous investment in VII Veloce performing arts programs at Chapman University, transformed their lives and led to their success today. Please enjoy this performance and come back for another CoPA event soon!
Giulio M. Ongaro, PhD Dean, College of Performing Arts Program Notes The son of French bass baritone Charles-Francois sublime beauty of the andante middle movement. Duvernoy, Victor Alphonse Duvernoy studied As a youngster Brazilian composer Heitor Villa- piano and composition at the Paris Conservatory, Lobos was influenced by the weekly musical get- culminating his studies by winning the first prize in togethers of his father who was an amateur musician. conservatory’s annual piano competition. Duvernoy, He began his musical studies by learning the cello Help us improve your who spent his life in Paris, enjoyed a successful career at age six, then guitar. Traveling throughout Brazil as pianist and composer, with his symphonic poem as a child with his family he developed an interest in performance experience The Tempest winning the Grand Prize of the City of Brazilian folk music, and once back in Rio de Janeiro Paris award in 1900. His compositions include a wide began performing with popular local musicians. and you could WIN! range of genre, from ballet to symphonic, chamber, His mother wanted him to become a doctor and orchestral, choral and solo piano. The Concertino opposed his “delinquent friends”, so he left home Take our brief survey at for Flute was the commissioned work for the Paris at age 18 and supported himself by playing cello Conservatory flute competition in 1899. As is the and guitar while traveling, absorbing Brazilian folk chapman.edu/arts-survey case with many of the Conservatory’s commissioned music, and composing. . Pianist Arthur Rubenstein Morceaux de Concours the Concertino has entered helped promote his reputation after meeting him in the body of standard repertoire for the flute. 1919 by performing his music in concerts throughout Your name will be entered in our drawing the world. Between 1930 and 1945 Villa-Lobos for a pair of tickets to any The Sonata in g minor for flute and cembalo composed a series of 9 Bachianas Brasilieras for obbligato has been attributed in its earliest sources diverse combinations of instruments and voice. A CoPA production during the 2017-18 Season! to JS Bach but its origins and authenticity have been reflection of his admiration for the music of JS Bach, disputed by Bach scholars. Two of the three earliest they are an adaptation of baroque contrapuntal and Winner to be announced May 2017. existing manuscripts of this work attribute the harmonic features to Brazilian music. During this composition to “da G. Seb. Bach” and “del Sig Bach.” same period Villa-Lobos was also a prominent figure The third manuscript, by an unknown copyist, comes in music education in Brazil, working as director of from the estate of Johannes Brahms and does not music in the Sao Paulo school system. Villa-Lobos is attribute the work to anybody. Academic speculation widely recognized as the single most creative figure in is that the work was by JS Bach’s second son CPE Brazil’s 20th century art music. Bach, or an instructional collaboration between the By 1967 the iconic American composer Aaron father and son. Other scholars, pointing out the Copland was largely occupying himself as a similarities between the present sonata and JS Bach’s lecturer and conductor. Referring to his seeming Sonata in Eb Major for Flue and harpsichord obbligato lack of new compositional ideas at that time he insist that it can only be the work of JS Bach. While said “it was exactly as if somebody had simply CHAPMAN COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS these academic debates have raged since the middle turned off a faucet”. The Duo for Flute and Piano, UNIVERSITY of the 20th Century in numerous respected musical dedicated to the memory of American flutist journals, flutists and audiences everywhere have William Kincaid, was commissioned in 1967 by a delighted in the joyful, dancelike nature of this group of Kincaid’s former students and friends. CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY Sonata’s opening and closing movements and the Copland took 4 years to complete the work, which COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS
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COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS The composition was created from earlier musical and poise. Claude Bolling, the composer/pianist was Dean: Dr. Giulio Ongaro sketches and the composer has said that the opening an established and acclaimed French jazz musician. Associate Dean, Academic Affairs: Dr. Louise Thomas recalls the first movement of his third symphony and Hearing these two great artists collaborate on this Operations Manager: Amy DeMartino the second movement reflected “a certain mood that “crossover” work opened many young musical minds to greater possibilities in the music world. The same Development Coordinator: Bobby Reade I connect with myself, a rather sad and wistful mood, I suppose.” He aptly described the final movement as year the album was released it was nominated for a Assistant to the Dean in Operations: Joann R. King “lively, bright and snappy.” Grammy as best chamber music performance. Claude Assistant to the Dean: Jean Taber His long composing career resulted in music for ballet, Bolling studied as a boy at the Nice Conservatory, Box Office Coordinator: Danielle Bliss film, and theater, symphonic, solo piano and chamber then later in Paris. By age 14 he was playing jazz
music. He was influenced by many sources, including professionally, and collaborated with such jazz HALL-MUSCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC jazz, 12- tone, impressionism and his self-proclaimed greats as Lionel Hampton, Roy Eldridge and Kenny Full-time Faculty: ALPHA ORDER + Amy Graziano, (Chair) musical hero Igor Stravinsky. Clarke. He has written music for over 100 films, and Part-time Faculty: ALPHA composed for/collaborated with other artists such as Yo Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, Maurice André, Duke Staff: Katie Silberman (Senior Department Assistant) Robert Dick’s multi-faceted career has in many Ellington, Stéphane Grappelli and Oscar Peterson. Work-study Students: ALPHA ways redefined the perception of the flute as solo instrument. He received his BA and DEPARTMENT OF CoPA PRODUCTIONS MM in composition from Yale University and Administration: Don Guy (Production Manager) currently teaches at New York University. He also Staff: Ruthe Brunner (Costume Shop Assistant), conducts flute clinics at universities throughout the US, Europe, Asia and Australia where he Pat Cavins (Costume Shop Manager), Richard Jackson introduces young flutists to extended techniques, (Shop Foreman), Eric Rodriguez (Technical Director), Trevor Weil improvisation and new repertoire. Mr Dick has (Theatre Technician), Ember Williams (Theatre Technician) been the recipient of numerous awards, including Work-study Students: Daniel Barba, Lyla Flashman, Aaren Kisner, Guggenheim Fellowship, Solo Recitalist grant by the Courtney Marshall, Ziad Niazi, Jackie Palacios NEA, and commissions from numerous foundations, trusts and performing organizations internationally. Equally rooted in classical music, improvisation and jazz, Dick’s discography spans the spectrum from Telemann to Jimi Hendrix. Fish Are Jumping is a 12-bar blues format and includes various extended techniques for the flutist. About the Artists About the Artists Mary Palchak enjoys an active career performing A native of Taiwan, Dr. Clara Cheng has worked Academy of the West in 2007 as a collaborative David Black, M.F.A., instructor of string bass at and teaching flute throughout Southern California. extensively in recitals, master classes and studio piano fellow. In the summers of 2005, 2006 and Chapman University, performs regularly with the She has played with Long Beach, Pasadena, and with renowned musicians, including pianists 2012, Clara joined Operafestival de Roma as a vocal Pacific Symphony. He has recorded with the Roger Pacific Symphonies, Long Beach Opera, and Malcolm Martineau, Martin Katz, Michael Boyd coach and recital pianist, where she worked closely Wagner Chorale as well as at many of the top studios numerous touring ballet companies including La and Walter Ponce, violinists William Fitzpatrick, with sopranos Elizabeth Dodd and Beverly Hay in in Los Angeles. Other performance credits include Scalla, San Francisco, Joffrey and Kirov. Through her Kurt Sassmannhaus, Mark Kaplan and Earl Carlyss, preparing young participants for performances in appearances with the American Ballet Theater, the affiliation with Yamaha Music Education system she violists Donald McInnes and Robert Becker, tenor central Rome. Ojai Festival, and Opera Pacific. has had the privilege of performing new works by Robert White, baritone Vladimir Chernov, and bass Clara received her Doctor of Musical Arts in young composers in concerts throughout the United Eric Halfvarson among others. She has played as Keyboard Collaborative Arts from the University of Nick Terry is a percussionist specializing in States. She considers her performances as soloist an orchestral pianist and opera répétiteur under Southern California, Masters Degree in collaborative contemporary classical chamber music. In 2005, with Maestro Henri Temianka’s California Chamber the batons of maestri Jane Glover, Richard Bado, arts from the Juilliard School, and her Bachelor of he cofounded Ensemble XII, an international Virtuosi in the inner city high schools of Los Angeles Joseph Caballé-Domenech, Brent McMunn, Music from the University of California, Los Angeles. to be a highlight of her career, as she witnessed first- and John Williams. Clara has given numerous percussion orchestra which Pierre Boulez endorsed hand the amazement and wonder of those young performances of both solo repertory and chamber Teachers with whom she studied include renowned as “…representing the next generation in the adults’ first exposure to live acoustic art music. music in prestigious venues such as Zipper Hall in pianists Dr Alan Smith, Jonathan Feldman, Brian evolution of modern percussion.” In 2008, he As founder and principal flutist with the California Los Angeles, Irvine Barclay Theater and Alice Tully Zeger, Margo Garrett, and Walter Ponce. founded the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, Concert Artists she has organized and performed Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, as well as who were nominated for Best Chamber Music many concerts with Southern California’s finest international venues in Italy, Taiwan and Japan. She Performance in the 55th Grammy Awards, Dr. Rebecca Rivera enjoys an active career musicians. Her CD Flute Music by French Composers has received various awards, including first prize featured artists at the 2013 Percussive Arts Society as a performer and educator. As a bassoon and received critical acclaim in Fanfare Magazine and has from the Benno Rubiny Competition and the Gluck International Convention, included among iTunes contrabassoon player, she has recorded for several been a bestselling classical CD world-wide. Fellowship. 2014 Best of Classical Music, and hailed by The New film and music projects. She performs with many York Times for their “mesmerizing, atmospheric, Ms Palchak earned her BM at California State A much sought-after collaborative pianist in ensembles throughout Southern California including and supremely melodic music.” He is a founding University Fullerton, and MM from the St Louis Southern California, Clara currently serves as the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, member of L.A.’s ensemble PARTCH, whose 2014 Conservatory where she was a student of St Louis vocal coach at Fullerton College, opera coach at Pasadena Symphony and Pops Orchestras. In release on Bridge Records (Plectra and Percussion Symphony principal flutist Jacob Berg. Other California State University, Long Beach, and staff addition to maintaining her private teaching studio, Dances), won Best Classical Compendium at the teachers include Anne Diener Giles, Patricia Garside, pianist at Chapman University. She has also worked she is a lecturer at the University of Southern 57th Grammy Awards. His latest local ensemble, Louis Moyse and Julius Baker. She currently teaches with Los Angeles Opera outreach program since California teaching reed-making. Rebecca teaches Brightwork Newmusic (a “Pierrot-plus” sextet), is at Chapman University and Irvine Valley College and 2011. During summers, Clara serves on the faculty bassoon and coaches chamber music at Chapman currently at work commissioning new works and maintains a large private studio in her Irvine home. of the Art Song Festival in Toledo Ohio, and Idyllwild University, and teaches bassoon at Long Beach City performing throughout the region. He is a five-year She enjoys her role as link between past and future Summer Arts Program in Southern California. In College and Citrus College. In the summer Rebecca alumnus of the Lucerne Festival Academy, where he flutists, helping the next generation to achieve 2013 Clara joined the faculty of OperaWorks in both coaches bassoon at Idyllwild Arts. Dr. Rebecca worked extensively alongside members of Ensemble their goals. When not performing or teaching Mary its 1st winter program as well as its 27th summer Rivera completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Peter Eötvös, and enjoys gardening, reading, riding lessons and long season of Emerging Artists Program. Clara was degree in bassoon performance at the University of Fritz Hauser. Terry is a graduate of the University of walks with her beagle Dollie. invited to Aspen Opera Theater Center in Summers Southern California, studying with Rose Corrigan Southern California, California Institute of the Arts, of 2009 and 2010 as a fellowship coach where she and Judith Farmer. and Eastern Illinois University. worked with prominent figures such as soprano Dawn Upshaw, and stage director Edward Berkeley and Garnett Bruce. She also participated in Music