Department of Music and Theatre November 13, 2020 - 7:30 pm Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall ISU Piano Studio Recital by the students of Mei-Hsuan Huang Department of Music & Theatre Program
Bagatelle, Op. 119, No.1 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Edward Mihok
Sonata, No.2 in A Major, Op.2, No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro vivace Denise Orege
L’Alouette (The Lark) Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) Transcription of song by Mikhaíl Glinka Caleb Townsend
Jeux d’eau Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Jack Strait
Nocturne, No 7 H.14 John Field (1821-1900) Luke Timmerman
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Lydia Lee
Ballade, No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 Frédéric Chopin Jeremy Wessels
Sonata, No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 - Frédéric Chopin I. Grave - Doppio movimento Michael Banwarth
Intermission
Piano Concerto, No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) III. Allegretto Ani Yam Orchestra reduction: Ana Yam
Piano Concerto, No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 Frédéric Chopin II. Romance Joel Holm Orchestra reduction: Mei-Hsuan Huang
Piano Concerto, Op. 50, No. 3 in D Major Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987) I. Allegro Molto Ani Yam Orchestra reduction: Ana Yam Denise Orege is an international student Luke Timmerman is a sophomore whose hometown is Johannesburg in South majoring in Aerospace Engineering. This is Africa. She is currently a junior majoring in his first year as a member of the Piano Electrical Engineering and minoring in Music. Studio. He loves being able to hear the The Sonata that she will be playing is one the variety of pieces that his fellow members three opus two piano sonatas and it is have been learning. He is playing John believed to be the most lyrical of the three. She Field’s Nocturne H.14, which contains chose it for its upbeat and energetic character. multiple themes in the beginning which are then concluded at the end of the piece. He chose to play this piece because he loves its beautiful and soft flowing melodies. Ani Yam is a junior studying Industrial Jeremy Wesselsis a junior majoring in Engineering. The Mozart concerto she is Computer Science. He is a graduate of Ames performing today is a sonata-rondo that opens High School and has been playing piano for with a gavotte theme borrowed from Mozart’s 13 years. Jeremy also formerly played violin Idomeneo, an Italian opera. Ani loves the for the Iowa State symphony orchestra. In contrast between the long, tender phrases and the past three years, he has played many the joyful. animated passages. On the other pieces by Chopin, including his first Ballade. hand, the Kabalevsky piano concerto opens Today he will be playing Chopin’s fourth with a dramatic trumpet fanfare, followed by and final Ballade, one of the composer’s boisterous yet optimistic themes depicting the most complete and expressive works scenes of happy childhood & youth during the Soviet era. She is accompanied by her younger sister and duet partner/accompanist, Ana.
Joel Holm is a fifth-year student majoring in Jack Strait is a junior in architecture. He music and software engineering from Eagan, is playing “Jeux D’eau” which translates to Minnesota. He likes to participate in outdoor “Playing Water by Maurice Ravel. A quote activities like hammocking, cooking & from Henri Régnier is often included in watching football. Chopin has been one of his English editions which reads “the river god favorite composers as he enjoys listening to his laughing as the water tickles him...” One nocturnes, ballades, & waltzes. The slower interesting aspect of this piece is that Ravel second movement offers many blissful originally wrote it for a piano which moments. Evocative of his nocturnes, Chopin included non-standard keys slightly beyond reveals an intimate nature through this piece. the range of the typical instrument. Because of this, multiple notes throughout the piece are often substituted in modern day performances.
Michael Banwarth is a senior at ISU Lydia Lee is a freshman majoring in Music studying Piano & Philosophy. He is looking Education. Though she is a clarinet major, at & auditioning for graduate programs. He Lydia has been playing piano since she was hopes to pursue a career in Collaborative Piano 7 years old, and she is excited to be a part and Vocal Coaching. Chopin’s Second Sonata is of the piano studio at Iowa State. Within the one of his most tenebrous works, bound music department, Lydia plays clarinet in together more by emotion than formal the Wind Ensemble and piano in the Jazz structure (much to the chagrin of many of his Ensemble. She chose to learn and perform contemporaries). The first movement begins this Waltz by Chopin because it allowed her with an agitated motif which grows stronger to develop as a pianist both technically and and stronger as both pianist and composer expressively, and she loves the dance-like struggle against an increasingly menacing and energetic nature of the piece darkness.
Edward Mihok is a sophomore majoring in Caleb Townsend is a Junior at ISU Piano Performance & minoring in Music studying Electrical Engineering from Technology. He enjoys playing Bagatelle No.1, Bondurant, Iowa. At ISU, he is a member Op. 119 by Beethoven. This Bagatelle has an of the men’s choir, Statesmen, as well as interesting and intense tone, with the melody the men’s acappella group, Shy of a Dozen. in the first part coming back in the second half He is performing L’Alouette (The Lark). of the piece and developing further. Trying to Caleb first heard this piece on Youtube capture the energy and character of this piece and has enjoyed it since. This piece is very has been challenging but listening to different tender and beautiful, Russian influenced, interpretations and imagining the dramatic style and has a theme that is repeated helped solidify his interpretation. throughout the piece.