PLEASE NOTE: Our performers have worked very hard to prepare for today’s recital. It is important to keep distractions to a minimum. Please do not take flash photographs during a performance. Be sure to sit with your children and take those who are restless or disruptive out of the hall at once. No food or drink is allowed in the Recital or Concert Hall at any time. Your cooperation is much appreciated.

Welcome to the 2020 - 2021 recital season of the NIU Community School of the Arts. This is one of many concerts and recitals scheduled throughout the year. For a complete listing of upcoming performances, or to learn more about the program, call the CSA office at (815) 753-1450 or visit our website at www.csa.niu.edu.

Spring 2021 Teachers Melissa Anderson, harp Britney Kieselhorst, voice Scott Anderson, bass, guitar Ke-Yin Kilburn, piano, voice Yuko Asada, CSA Steelband Hyounkyoung “Joy” Kim, piano Gregory Barrett, clarinet* Tsai-Rung Li, conducting, piano, Aerie Bernard, bass, clarinet, flute, trumpet guitar, saxophone, ukulele Xiaomeng Lin, piano Hanna Bingham, violin Blaise Magniere, violin* Kurt Bonamer, tuba, euphonium Alex Martinez, flute, piano Crystal Bragg, flute Christian Melhado, steel pan Karlaina Bunn, saxophone, voice, piano, Ann Montzka Smelser, Suzuki violin, clarinet, flute violin, viola* Thomas Cappaert, cello, Suzuki cello Luke Moyta, drums, percussion, piano, Heewon Cha, piano voice Soo-Yon Choi, piano Elizabeth Newquist, cello Jodeen Coulter, voice, piano Tetsuya Nishiyama, bass, guitar, piano Austin Cruz, viola, violin John Novak, accordion* Chano Cruz, bass Michael Opitz, clarinet, saxophone Christine D’Alexander, violin, viola* Alex Rattana, voice Derek Detzler, trumpet, trombone Laurie Rodriguez, violin, viola, Suzuki Quentin Dover, banjo, bass, guitar, violin, early music education, mandolin, pipa, ukulele, guitar chamber workshops classes, CSA Guitar Ensemble Dajhumbay Russell, steel pan Devin Drobka, drums, percussion, piano Christopher Scanlon, trumpet* Brianne Duncan Fiore, voice, theater Eric Schroeder, guitar, Suzuki guitar, Adam DuVall, saxophone music theory, ukulele Raelyn Erwin, drums, percussion Faye Seeman, harp* Darren Figgins, trombone, voice Li-Yun “Cindy” Shang, piano, violin Ben Firer, conducting Linc Smelser, cello, piano, CSA Anya Gavin, trumpet, cello, violin, viola Sinfonia, Symphonette* William Goldenberg, piano* Allyson Smith, trumpet, ukulele Zachary Green, viola, violin Michael Swope, trumpet Cheryl Haines, flute, recorder Christian Yi, piano Lynn Hansen, flute Sunhye Yoon, voice Fareed Haque, guitar* Chris Kenney, drums, percussion, guitar, * NIU Faculty mallet percussion

Showcase Recital 11:00 a.m.

May 2, 2021 Boutell Memorial Concert Hall In-person and Livestream

Dinosaur Stomp N. Faber The Bubble N. Faber Cohen Jennings, piano Soo-Yon Choi, teacher

Rondo K. Snell Benjamin Tucker, flute Cheryl Haines, teacher

Banks of the Ohio North American Folk Song Alana Fix, ukulele Allyson Smith, teacher

Grand Waltz in F N. Faber Alyssa Zack, piano Jodeen Coulter, teacher

Part of Your World A. Menken and H. Ashman Cassidy Gerken, voice Britney Kieselhorst, teacher

Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight” in C# minor, Op. 27 L. van Beethoven I. Adagio sostanuto Alexis James, piano Hyounkyoung “Joy” Kim, teacher You’ll Never Walk Alone R. Rogers and O. Hammerstein II Emma Vaughn, voice Britney Kieselhorst, teacher

Livestream-only Performances

Down by the Bay N. Faber A Day at the Carnival N. Faber Isla Eidsness, piano Soo-Yon Choi, teacher

Lunar Eclipse N. Faber Kent Sahinoglu, piano Soo-Yon Choi, teacher

24 Easy and Melodious Studies for Viola, Op. 86, No. 22 Novelette J. Palaschko Emily Bychowski, viola Austin Cruz, teacher