Chapman University Chapman University Digital Commons Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format) Music Performances 5-17-2014 Alumnae Recital Tony Cho Chapman University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/music_programs Part of the Music Performance Commons, and the Other Music Commons Recommended Citation Cho, Tony, "Alumnae Recital" (2014). Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format). Paper 878. http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/music_programs/878 This Guest Recital is brought to you for free and open access by the Music Performances at Chapman University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format) by an authorized administrator of Chapman University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Alumnae Recital FROM THE STUDIO OF Pnlfessor Margaret Dehning May 17, 2014 SPRING 2014 calendar highlights february February 6 April 5 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY President's Piano Series Artist-in-Residence in Recital Alexander Toradze and Vakhtang Milena Kitic, mezzo-soprano with Vivian Liu, pianist Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music Kodanashvili, duo piano concert April 10-12 February 7 Concert lntime presents the University Singers Post-Tour Concert Directed by Alicia Guy Stephen Coker, Conductor Carol Neblett, Associate Director April 10-12, 17-19 Machinal by Sophie Treadwell February 8 Directed by Matthew McCray Guest Artists in Recital Bruce Sledge, tenor with Cheryl Fielding, pianist April 11 Chapman University Wind Symphony February 13-15, 20-22 Christopher Nicholas, Music Director & Conductor A Night of Noh Theatre April 25-27 Conceived and Directed by Tamiko Washington Opera Chapman: Le Nozze di Figaro Alutnnae Recital (The Marriage of Figaro) march In collaboration with the Chapman Orchestra Peter Atherton, Artistic Director March 2 Carol Neblett & David Alt, Associate Directors From the Studio of Prof. Margaret Dehning Guest Artists in Recital - Third Wheel Trio Daniel Alfred Wachs, Conductor Laura Stoutenborough, clarinet; Karin Kantenwein Fabiero, flute; and Rebecca Rivera, bassoon may March 6 May 7-10 President's Piano Series Spring Dance Concert Jeffrey Siegel, piano Directed by Nancy Dickson-Lewis and Jennifer Backhaus april May 10 Tony Cho, piano April 3 Sholund Scholarship Concert President's Piano Series Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music , Christina and Michelle Naughton, piano Showcase Performance April 4 May 15 University Choir & University Beethoven: The Finale Singers in Concert The Chapman Orchestra partners with The Stephen Coker, Conductor Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra May 17, 2014 • 5:00 P.M. Daniel Alfred Wachs, Conductor Salmon Recital Hall C H A P M A N For more information about our events, please visit our website at u N I v E R s I T Y http://www.chapman.edu/copa orcall 714-997-6519 COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS or email [email protected] r Program Texts "Piangero la sorte mia" from Giulio Cesare George Frideric Handel La rosa y el sauce Carlos Guastavino (1685-17 59) (1912-2000) Zoie Lamb '02 Julie Pajuheshfar '13 "Come Scoglio" from Coszfan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart '~l Pensar en el Dueno" from Las Hjjas def Zebedeo Ruperto Chapi (1756-1791) (1851-1909) Bethany Ascheri Encina '10 Liz beth Sanchez '13 Route to the Sky Jake Heggie w·· "Chacun le sait" from La fille du regiment Gaetano Donizetti (b. 1961) (1797-1848) Ariel May Lambrecht '10 Katherine Ascani Runkel '11 "Grossmachtige Prinzessin" from Ariadne auf Naxos Richard Strauss ,· "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine Giacomo Puccini (1864-1949) (1858-1924) Brynn Terry '06 Julianna Jerome Drerup '98 Duetto Buffo di Otto Gatti Gioacchino Rossini -· "Un bel di" from Madame Butteif!J Giacomo Puccini (1792-1868) Adrien Roberts Gonzalez 'O 1 Prof. Dehning's Current Studio Class "Czardas" from Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss I Love Teaching Voice Ben Moore (1825-1899) (b. 1960) Jessica Hardy '10 Margaret Dehning ---·Song Books selections John Cage (1912-1992) Kirsten Ashley Wiest '11 Artists Artists Julianna Jerome Drerup graduated in 1998 and received her MM in Vocal Performance and teaching at the young Americans College of Performing Arts. She is now completing her Mas- Vocal Pedagogy from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in 2000. After ter of Arts in Teaching Music and Single Subject Credential in Music at UC Irvine. As part of graduation she moved to Indiana where she continued her vocal studies. Julianna performed in this program she is currently the assistant choral director at Foothill High School in Tustin, CA. operas and oratorios in the United States and throughout Europe. She currently lives in Julie Pajuheshfar graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music major and a Business Columbus, Indiana, where she maintains a private voice studio. Her students have gone to Administration minor. Julie has moved back to Las Vegas to pursue her law degree and study schools such as NYU, Indiana University and Northwestern (we're working on her sending for the LSATS. While doing that she works as a Foot Model and Stylist at Zappos.com, hoping them to Chapman). Her students are also performing on Broadway and in national tours. to keep "Stepping in the right direction!" Julianna and her husband, Kevin, have two adorable daughters, Hannah and Abigail. Katherine Ascani Runkel graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Bethany Ascheri Encina graduated in 2010 with a BM in Vocal Performance and Music Performance. While at Chapman she performed in the 150 Year Opera Gala as both Violetta Education. At Chapman she performed the role of Fiordiligi in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte among and Rosalinde, among other productions. Katie received her Master of Music in Vocal other roles. She received her Master of Teaching Music from the University of South Caroline. Performance from the Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University in 2013. While at While there she was the soloist for the Lexington County and Dutch Fork Choral Societies and Peabody she premiered the role of Guilia in Don Cesarino, she was involved in the opera was recently heard as a soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah. Bethany and her husband Solomon outreach program, and had the privilege of directing an opera under the tutelage of Roger have just moved back to California and Bethany is opening a private voice and piano studio Brunyate. She was also selected to assistant direct the main stage production, Lakme, alongside and will definitely keep on singing. Andrew Chown. Adrien Roberts Gonzalez graduated from Chapman in 2001 and received her Master's degree She recently moved to Denver with her husband, David, and is currently the Student from Manhattan School of Music. She performed the role of Angelique in the World Premiere Coordinator for the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver. Katie also teaches of Marie's Orchard among others while in New York. She has sung leading roles including: voice and piano with Stapleton Neighborhood Music, and was recently named Music Director Mimi in La Boheme, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus Adina in L<elisir d'amore and many more. Adrien for Summit of Peace Lutheran Church. She sings with Colorado Opera on Tap, and just has performed in LA Opera's education short Tanis in America, won the 2010 A.E.I.O.U. Vocal adjudicated the high school level for the Colorado /Wyoming NATS Competition. Competition and performs regularly with Santa Barbara's opera chorus. Adrien will be performing the lead role of Madame Butterfly in June with Center Stage Opera. Lizbeth Sanchez graduated in 2013 as a Vocal Performance major. Lizbeth is also busy planning her wedding and assisting with the opera scenes program at El Camino College. She Jessica Hardy graduated in 2010 and completed her M.M. in voice at Oklahoma City is going to further pursue a degree in either performance or music therapy, following her University in 2012. Jessica currently lives in Alameda, California and studies with Sheri wedding. Greenawald, head of the San Francisco Opera Center. Jessica just finished her first "Susanna" (from Mamage if Figaro) with the Opera Academy of California. She continues to Brynn Terry graduated in 2006 as a Vocal Performance major. She then went on to complete audition for young artist programs and in the meantime is the senior event coordinator for her Master's degree at Boston University. Brynn sang many roles while at Chapman and Culinary Excellence Catering. continues to keep a busy singing schedule living in Philadelphia. She recently was a finalist in the New Jersey State Opera competition and this June will sing the role of Konstanza with the Zoie Lamb graduated in 2002 with a BM in Vocal Performance and received her MM in Vocal Delaware Valley Opera Company and in August she will sing the role of Adele with Poor Performance at New England Conservatory. Zoie was cast as the "Queen of the Night" in Richard's Opera. Chapman's production of Die Zaubeifliite which she also sang at NEC and Operafestival Di Roma with Chapman Professor Peter Atherton. While at NEC, Zoie was an active member of Kirsten Ashley Wiest graduated in 2011, received her MFA in voice from California Institute the Boston Baroque and Handel and Hayden Society. After NEC she moved to Oregon and of the Arts and is now pursuing her DMA in Contemporary Music Performance at UC San sang in the chorus of Portland Opera, and was a founding member of the Portland Vocal Diego. Kirsten has been the soloist with the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, the UCLA John Consort with fellow Chapman alum Ryan Heller. She also helped her mom raise Cage Symposium, and Kallisti Chamber Opera. She also performs with The Industry - LA's alpacas. Right now she's living in Denver, singing "here and there" and planning her wedding home for experimental opera, UCSD'a Palimpsest, CalArts New Century Players to name a which is July 12th! few.