GRADUATE RECITALS

by

ADRIAN ALLAN DYCK

B.Mus., University of Alberta, 1997

A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF MUSIC

in

THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES

(School of Music)

We accept this thesis as conforming

to the required standard

THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

February 2001

© Adrian Allan Dyck, 2001 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission.

Department

The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada

DE-6 (2/88) In Recital

Adrian Dyck, violin with Paige Freeborn, piano

Sunday, November 14th, 1999 at 7:30pm Chapel of the Epiphany Vancouver School of Theology Vancouver, British Columbia

Sonata No. 4 in C minor for violin and piano, BWV 1017 J.S. Bach Siciliano - Largo (1685-1750) Allegro Adagio Allegro

Sonata No. 1 in G majorfor violin and piano, Op. 78 Johannes Brahms Vivace ma non troppo (1833-1897) Adagio Allegro Molto Moderato

— Intermission —

Concerto in A major for violin, KV 219 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegro Aperto (1756-1791) Adagio Rondo - Tempo di Menuetto

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. In Recital

Adrian Dyck, violin

with Paige Freeborn, piano

Friday, February 23, 2001 at 7:30pm Chapel of the Epiphany Vancouver School of Theology Vancouver, British Columbia

Sonatina No. 2 in A minor for violin and piano, Op. 137 D 385 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Allegro moderato Andante Menuetto: Allegro Allegro

Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, S. 1004 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Allemanda Corrente Sarabanda Giga

— Intermission —

In Memoriam Harry Adaskin, for violin and piano (1995) Stephen Chatman

Harry Adaskin was bom in , , in 1901, and later emigrated with his family to . As a child he learned to play the violin, and at the age of twelve he entered the Toronto Conservatory of Music. In 1923 he and three colleagues formed the Hart House String Quartet, in which Adaskin played second violin. Sponsored by Vincent and Alice Massey, it was the first Canadian string quartet to gain an international reputation. The Quartet made many concert tours of North America and Europe, and in 1928 played at Maurice Ravel's New York debut. In 1938 Adaskin resigned from the Quartet, and as a freelance musician combined musical performance with a broadcasting career. He and his wife, pianist Frances Man* Adaskin, undertook a number of concert tours throughout Canada and the United States. For several seasons in the 1940's Adaskin was intermission commentator for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's Sunday