HONORSMcCutcheon RECITAL Featuring Student Winners: A Virtual Event Emily Adams, soprano Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Dania Briceño, violin Julio Galvan, saxophone 7:30 p.m. Justin Garretson, tuba https://capa.nsula.edu/livestream/ Covie Latham, marimba and snare drum Hannah Potter, piano NSU’s Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) is dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable experience for all students, faculty and staff. CAPA will not tolerate racism or discrimination and is committed to creating a fair, empathetic, and just environment. Program Etude no. 14 Anthony Cirone (b. 1941) Covie Latham, snare drum Promise Me Mark Ford (b. 1958) Covie Latham, marimba Student of Mr. Ken Green and Dr. Oliver Molina Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Opus 26 Max Bruch (1838-1920) Finale: Allegro Energico Dania Briceño, violin Chialing Hsieh, piano Student of Dr. Andrej Kurti Concerto for Alto Saxophone Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970) Movement 3 Julio Galvan, saxophone Chialing Hsieh, piano Student of Dr. Paul Forsyth Après un rêve Trois mélodies Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) O zittre nicht, mein lieber sohn Die Zauberflöte W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Emily Adams, soprano Terrie Sanders, piano Student of Prof. Terrie Sanders Nautical Myths and Legends Barbara York (b. 1949) II. Mermaids IV. Sea Monsters Justin Garretson, tuba Chialing Hsieh, piano Student of Dr. Masahito Kuroda Nocturne in B flat minor, op. 9 #1 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Hannah Potter, piano Student of Dr. Francis Yang Performers Covie Latham Covie Latham is a freshman majoring in Music Business and Business Administration at Northwestern State University. He is in the percussion teaching studios of Mr. Ken Green and Dr. Oliver Molina. Originally from Beckville, Texas, Covie attended Beckville High School where he was under the instruction of Mrs. Felicia Odom and Mr. Joshua King, as well as the private instruction of Mr. Anthony Robinson. During his junior and senior year, Covie was placed 1st chair in the ATSSB All-State Jazz Ensemble. He also served as President of the Beckville chapter of the National Honor Society. During his time at NSU, Covie has been a member of various performing ensembles, including the Jazz Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and the Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band. Dania Briceño Dania Briceño began her musical studies at the National School of Music in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She played with the Orchestra Philharmonic of Honduras in 2014-2018 and Chamber Orchestra Vivaldi 2016-2018. Her musical experience includes participation in several Music Festivals: International Conducting Workshop and Festival Pittsburg State University, Kansas, 2017; The Orchestra of the Americas Honduras, 2012 - 2013; Annual Meeting of Strings, Tegucigalpa Honduras, 2011 - 2012. In 2018, she began studying at Northwestern State University of Louisiana pursuing a Bachelor of Music Performance degree under the tutelage of teacher Dr. Andrej Kurti. Additionally, she plays with several regional orchestras as violinist: Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra. Julio Galvan Julio Galvan, a 21-year-old born and raised in Houston, Texas, began playing the saxophone at the age of 12. He went to North Shore Senior High School where in his senior year, he was placed in the 6A All-State Band. Julio is currently a Senior at Northwestern State University, a Music Education major, and a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He is being taught under the private instruction of Dr. Paul Forsyth. Julio is the principal chair in Wind Symphony and has been for four years. He participated in the international WASBE conference with the NSU Wind Symphony in Buñol, Spain in the summer of 2019, and the national CBDNA conference held at Northwestern State in February 2020. He is grateful for where he is today and thanks all his teachers who push him to his potential. After earning his Bachelors degree, Julio wishes to continue to pursue a Masters and someday perhaps a Doctoral degree. Emily Louise Adams Emily Louise Adams is a 22-year-old soprano and Senior Vocal Performance major from Raceland, Louisiana. She graduated from Edward Douglas White Catholic High School in 2017 and began studying under Professor Terrie Sanders at Northwestern State University in the Fall of 2017. She also has been a member of the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Northwestern State Chamber Choir since Fall of 2017 and has traveled and competed in the U.S. and in Eastern Europe with the Chamber Choir. Emily was last seen singing with the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra in October of 2020 singing Mozart’s motet for soprano and orchestra, “Exsultate, jubilate”. Emily has also had the honor of performing and receiving feedback in masterclasses with Metropolitan Opera singers Christine Goerke and Lisette Oropesa in 2020. She has been a recipient of the Megan Guillory Scholarship for Vocal Excellence for the past two years and has placed 1st in both the Regional and State level of NATS (National Association for Teachers of Singing). Emily has been an active member of the Northwestern State Opera Theatre program, and has held roles such as Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, and will perform the role of Cinderella in The True Story of Cinderella this semester. Emily looks forward to pursing her Master of Music in Vocal Performance in the Fall of 2021. Justin Garretson Justin Garretson is currently a Senior Music Performance major at Northwestern State University. He began band in 6th grade as a French Horn player at Jackson Heights Middle School in Oviedo, Florida. After switching to tuba, Justin began to grow his love of the instrument and started auditioning for the FMEA All-State middle school band where he placed 1st in 8th Grade. He then moved on to Oviedo High School where he continued to develop his abilities and was given numerous opportunities to perform and to teach younger students, furthering his passion for music. Justin was selected to be a member of FMEA’s All-State Concert and Symphonic Bands all four years of high school where he met and spoke to representatives of NSU. After Justin attended NSU’s Honors Wind Ensemble camp, he was accepted into the School of Music where he has studied under Dr. Masahito Kuroda and Dr. J. Mark Thompson while being a member of NSU’s Wind Symphony, Chamber Choir, Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, and the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra. Justin hopes to graduate with his Bachelor’s in Music Performance from NSU and continue his education to receive and Master’s Degree in Low- Brass Pedagogy and a Doctorate in Music Theory. Hannah Potter Hannah Potter was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma. After moving to Keithville, Louisiana, she began learning piano at age 10. In 2017, she began studying piano at Bossier Parish Community College under Dr. Chandler. She received her Associate in Vocal Music Performance in 2019. During her time at BPCC, Hannah was a chorus member for the Shreveport Opera’s production of Madame Butterfly. She also sang in Prisma Vocal Ensemble for the Shreveport Symphony’s production of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Currently, Hannah is pursuing her Bachelor’s in Piano Performance, studying under Dr. Yang. She currently works as a choir accompanist at Benton United Methodist Church and serves as Assistant Music Director at Liberty Baptist Church. Program Notes Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970) was an American composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator. Born in Europe, he was the assistant conductor of the Zurich Opera and served as the organization’s opera chorus vocal coach. Dahl left his native Germany in 1939 for the United States during the rise of the Nazi Party due to his Jewish ancestry. He settled in Los Angeles with other European expatriate musicians including Milhaud, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg making a living as a concert pianist and working in several Hollywood studio ensembles for the movie industry, most notably for Rod Sterling’s The Twilight Zone (1959) and Kubrick’s Spartacus (1960). In 1945 he joined the faculty at the University of Southern California, where he taught for the rest of his life. Dahl is one of the founding members of the Ojai Music Festival (in partnership with Aaron Copland). Dahl’s most famous work is the Concerto for Alto Saxophone (1949). Commissioned and premiered by famous saxophonist Sigurd Raschèr, this work was originally composed with a concert band accompaniment; later in 1959 it was revised for a smaller wind ensemble part. The work is influenced by his growing relationship with Igor Stravinsky, so the initial draft makes use of a lot of characteristics of the Neo-Classical movement. In later revisions, Dahl had embraced serial compositional techniques, so the concerto features a unique blend of these two styles. The revision also resulted in Dahl shortening the work from the original length. Dahl’s music style reflects his sense of humor while maintaining a high level of technique in performance. The third movement is labelled “Rondo alla Marcia,” follows the form ABACA Coda, and is in the key of Eb Major. The key is significant because the other two movements are in G, and there is an emphasis of third relationships throughout the entire work. Max Bruch (1838-1920) was a German conductor and prolific composer of over two hundred works. His works are complex and well-structured in the German Romantic tradition which meant that he spent much of his career overshadowed by his friend Johannes Brahms. His first violin concerto is by far his most famous work. A first draft was written in 1866 and premiered by violinist Otto von Königslow, and then the work was considerably revised with help from celebrated violinist Joseph Joachim (who also premiered the revision).