School Ofmusic PROGRAM

CLASS OF 2005 CONVOCATION

and ' PRESIDENTIAL CONCERT presented by THE SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC . \ in celebration of Rice University's Ninety-Second Commencement

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Friday, May 13, 2005 7:45 p.m. Stude Concert Hall

~~ RICE UNNERSITY School ofMusic PROGRAM

Class of 2005 Convocation

Blue Passage David Harris (b. 1958) Novus Christopher Beaudry, bass trombone Michael Clayville, tenor trombone t Michael Selover, tenor trombone John Widmer, tenor trombone t

Gargoyles, Op. 29 Lowell Liebermann ' I IV Presto feroce (b. 1961) Ann Lu, piano*

Si, mi chiamano Mimi Giacomo Puccini from La Boheme (1858-1924) Synopsis: In Act I of La Boheme, Mimi has come to the garret which the poet Rodolfo shares with his friend Marcello. She has come to her neighbor to borrow a light for her candle, but faints from exhaustion. After Rodolfo revives her with wine, he introduces himself to her, saying that he is a poor but proud poet. In this aria, she explains about her simple life, making flowers to sell, and of the joy she feels looking out her window at the first coming of spring. ,, Chanel Wood, soprano * Thomas Jaber, piano

Deep River arr. Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) David Herrington, bass t Thomas Jaber, piano

Quando m'en vo Giacomo Puccini from La Boheme Synopsis: Musetta, a cafe singer and flamboyant coquette, and Marcello, a painter, have ended their tempestuous relationship. Marcello and his bo­ hemian friends are eating and drinking at the Cafe Momus, when Musetta enters flauntingly on the arm of her current admirer, Alcindoro, a wealthy old man. Despite Musetta's and Marcello's attempts to appear indifferent to each other's presence, it is plain that they are not so. Muse/ta, still very much in love with Marcello, breaks into a brazen waltz about her beauty and popularity with men, obviously attempting to make him jealous. He pretends to ignore her, but she knows he will not resist for long.

Jennifer Moore, soprano • Thomas Jaber, piano

Sonata VIII, Op. 2 Francesco Maria Veracini II. Ritornello (1690-1768) III. Gigue Collegium Noctuarum Peter Tschirhart, harpsichord• Marina Comas, Baroque violoncello t Dorian Vandenberg-Rodes, Baroque violin t

.J Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39 Sergei Prokofiev I. Theme and Variations. Madera/a (1891-1953) III. Allegro sostenuto ma con brio

Sheila McNally, oboe t Louis DeMartino, clarinet t Angela Millner, violin t Heidi Remick, viola t Ira Gold, double bass t

Ondine Maurice Ravel from Gaspard de la Nuit (1875-1937)

Jennifer Oliver, piano• t

Petite Symphonie Charles Gounod IV Finale. Allegretto (1818-1893)

Elizabeth Landon, flute t Sonja Thoms, oboe t Sheila McNally, oboe t Louis DeMartino, clarinet t Brian Viliunas, clarinet Adam Trussell, bassoon t Michael Muna, bassoon t Angela Bagnetto, horn t Jonas VanDyke, horn Receiving the following degrees from Rice University tomorrow:

t Ji.faster of Music

* Bachelor of Music

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'• ... President David Leebron and his wife Ping Sun will greet • students and their families and guests in the Grand Foyer following the concert.

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