presents "A Tribute to Roger Sessions" Alan Feinberg, piano

Wednesday, October 19, 1983 8:00p.m. in Hamman Hall

the RICE UNIVERSITY ~~rd Of Music PROGRAM

Capriccio (1982) (b. 1938)

Sonata No. 3 (1964-65) Roger Sessions Adagio e mysterioso (b. 1898) Molto allegro e con fuoco Lento e molto tranquillo (in memoriam: November 22, 1963)

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Intermission

Alta (1982) Stephen Dembski (b. 1949)

Partitions (1957) (b. 1916) Minute Waltz- in 3/4 ± 8 (1978)

My Compliments to Roger (1958) ~ Playing for Time (1977) • ;. Passacaglia (1936, rev. 1971) Stefan Wolpe .1.: (b. 1902) J..•

Photographing and sound recording are prohibited. We further request that audible paging devices not be used during the performance. Paging arrangements may be made with the ushers. BIOGRAPHY

ALAN FEINBERG is a member of the faculty of the Annual Composers' Conference. Mr. Feinberg was a prize winner in the first Kennedy Center-Rockefeller Foundation International Competition for Performance of American Music and a certificate winner in the International Competition. He is a recent recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts solo recitalist's grant. His recording credits include solo and ensemble work for Nonesuch, CRI, .md New World Records. A native New Yorker, Mr. Feinberg received his B.M. and M.M. degrees from the . His principal teachers include Mieczyslaw Munz, , and Dorothy Taubman. He is a member of the New York Music Ensemble. Last season Mr. Feinberg was heard in recital at Merkin Concert Hall () and on theNew York Philharmonic's Horizons 1983 series. Forthcoming Shepherd School of Music Events

Unless otherwise noted, concerts are free and are held in Hamman Hall at 8:00p.m.

Thursday, October 20 Shepherd Singers Gwyn Richards, conductor Rice Memorial Chapel *Friday, October 21 P. D. Q. Bach Concert 11 p.m. in Hamman Hall Saturday, October 22 Campanile Orchestra Monday, October 24 Faculty Recital John Perry, piano *Tuesday, October 25 Cleveland String Quartet Houston Friends of Music Shepherd School of Music

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