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Listed below you will find the programs from student degree recitals for my students at the University of Michigan and my former students at Arizona State University. I've decided to keep all the programs from both universities posted after some students at a recent International Double Reed Society conference told me that they frequently check these tables for ideas on what to program on their own concerts. I'm glad they are being used in this way, and I will be updating them whenever there is a new program to add.


UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PROGRAMS 2006-PRESENT

TIMOTHY ABBOTT, MM Chamber Music Recital

November 8, 2009, Britton Recital Hall, 8:00 pm

Assisted by Joel Ayau, piano; Téa Prokes, violin; Christia Bieda, viola; Hannah Robbins, cello; Sipkje Pesnichak, oboe; Leslie Weinstein, clarinet; Jeffrey Barudin, percussion.

Marcel Bitsch (b. 1921) Concertino (1948)
Bernard Garfield (b. 1924) Quartet No. 1 (1950)
Paul Pierné (1874-1952) Bucolique Variée (1947)
Alexandre Ouzounoff (b. 1955) NAIROBI, la nuit (1999)

MATTHEW MORRIS, MM Recital

March 22, 2009, McIntosh Theatre, 8:00 pm

Assisted by Daniel Pesca, piano; Steve Sánchez, clarinet; Edda Liss Feyoo, flute; Emily Jane Morlan, harpsichord.

José Siqueira (1907-1985) Three Etudes for Bassoon and Piano (1969)
Bill Douglas (b. 1944) Suite Cantando (2006)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Suonata à 2 Flauto, e Fagotto, RV 86
Ida Gotkovsky (b. 1933) Variations Concertantes (1970)

JOHN GETTEL, Senior Recital

February 7, 2009, Britton Recital Hall, 5:00 pm

Assisted by Angela Wu, piano; Rachel Woolf, flute; Patrick Carter, oboe; Lewis Gilmore, clarinet; Beth Deering, horn; Dylan Perez, piano.

Luigi Orselli (?-1879) Reminiscenze della Traviata di Verdi
Nino Rota (1911-1979) Concerto per fagotto e orchestra
Jean Françaix (1912-1997) Deux pièces pour basson et piano
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Sextuor pour piano, flute, hautbois, clarinette, basson et cor.

THOMAS REYNOLDS, Senior Recital

April 12, 2008, McIntosh Theatre, 2:00 pm

Assisted by Kathryn Goodson, piano; Megumi Nomura, flute; Patrick Carter, oboe; Mark Dover, clarinet; Caroline Harris, horn.

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) Concerto a Fagotto Principale
Otmar Nussio (1902-1990) Variazioni su un'Arietta di Pergolesi (1953)
André Previn (b. 1929) Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1997)
Jean Françaix (1912-1997) Quintette No. 1 pour Flûte, Hautbois, Clarinette, Basson et Cor (1948)

ARI ALLAL, MM Recital

March 22, 2008, Britton Recital Hall, 5:00 pm

Assisted by Kathryn Goodson, piano; Julia Levin, oboe; Amy Mason, viola; Amie Chen, piano.

Marcel Bitsch (b 1921) Concertino pour basson et piano (1948)
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) Prayer from Jewish Life No. 1
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Duo Sephardim (1993)
Dana Wilson (b. 1946) Kalamus (2005)
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Le Grand Tango
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Trio pour piano, hautbois et basson

EMILY WEINGARTEN, Senior Recital (Bassoon and Contrabassoon)

January 26, 2008, McIntosh Hall, 8:00 pm

Assisted by David Gilliland, piano; Flora Alexander, flute; David Schall, contrabassoon.

Samuel Adler (b 1928) Canto XII for solo bassoon (1989)
John Steinmetz (b 1951) Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1981)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Bachianas Brasileiras #6 for Flute and Bassoon (1938)
Bill Douglas (b 1944) Lyric Suite for Contrabassoon and Piano (2006)
John Steinmetz (b 1951) Fish Phase (1975)

JENNA HART, Senior Recital

December 8, 2007, McIntosh Hall, 8:00 pm

Assisted by Kevin Miller, piano; Flora Alexander, flute; Emily Craig, oboe; Dominic Domingo, clarinet; Ben Reed, horn.

Gabriel Grovlez (1879-1944) Sicilienne et Allegro Giocoso (1930)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Sonate (1938)
Bill Douglas (b. 1944) Partita for Bassoon and Piano (2005)
Auguste Klughardt (1847-1902) Quintett (1898)

ERIC DE RUTHERFORD, MM Recital

November 4, 2007, Britton Hall, 8:00 pm

Assisted by Edda Liss Feyjoo, flute; Charlcy Hermanson, oboe; Jeanette Jang, violin; Ellen Hwangbo, harpsichord; Daniel Pesca, piano; Megan Fergusson, viola.

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto in g minor RV 105
P. Morlacchi (19th cent.) and Antonio Torriani (1829-1911) Duetto concertato per flauto e fagotto con accompagnamento di pianoforte sopra motivi del Maestro Giuseppe Verdi
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Huit Duos pour alto et basson (1995)
André Jolivet (1905-1974) Concerto pour Basson (1954)

STEPHANIE KONCHEL, Senior Recital

April 15, 2007, McIntosh Theatre, 8:00 pm

Assisted by Jamison Livsey, piano; Ryan Lohr, clarinet; Andrew Parker, oboe; Dieter Koch, oboe; Anna Jensen, double bass; Ling-Ju Lai, harpsichord.

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) Trio Pathéthique in d minor (1832)
Otmar Nussio (1902-1990) Variazioni su un'arietta di Pergolesi (1953)
Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) from Sixteen Waltzes for Solo Bassoon: Valsa da outra esquina, Valsa improvisada, Pattapiada
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) Sonata VI in c-moll (ca. 1720)

MATTHEW RANSOM, Senior Recital

April 15, 2007, McIntosh Theatre, 2:00 pm

Assisted by Jason Bednarz, piano; Eleanor Weigert, clarinet; Shanna Gutierrez, flute; Dieter Koch, oboe; Matthew Sikes, clarinet; Sarah Hranac, French horn; Nozomi Marusawa, piano.

Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) Sonatine
Charles Kœchlin (1867-1950) Sonate Op. 71
Franz Doppler (1821-1883) Andante and Rondo (arr. William Winstead)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Sextuor

CHRISTOPHER REID, MM Recital

April 8, 2007, Britton Recital Hall, 8:00 pm

Assisted by David Gilliland, piano; Nicholas Finch, cello; Sarah Frisof, flute; Andrew Parker, oboe; Lisa Raschiatore, clarinet; Christopher Jackson, French horn.

Henri Dutilleux (b. 1916) Sarabande et Cortège (1942)
Maurice Allard (1923-2004) Variations sur un thème de Paganini (1986)
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata in B-flat Major KV 292 (1775)
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Niggun pour basson (1995)
György Ligeti (1923-2006) Sechs Bagatellen (1953)

DANA AMANN, Senior Recital

April 6, 2007, E. V. Britton Recital Hall, 5:00 pm

Assisted by Jason Bednarz, piano; Matthew Ransom, bassoon.

Gabriel Grovlez (1879-1944) Sicilienne et Allegro Giocoso
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) Fantasy for Bassoon
François Devienne (1759-1803) Sonata in g minor
Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) Sonata para dois fagotes
Nazzareno Gatti (1822-1893) Capriccio Fantastico, Op. 1

KATIE PLETKA, Senior BMA Lecture/Recital

The Life and Career of Désiré Dihau

April 3, 2007, E. V. Moore Building, Room 2038, 4:30 pm

Assisted by Jamison Livsey, piano.

Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Little Duet for Bassoon and Violoncello in c minor (1874)
Jean François Barthélemy Cokken (1801-1875) Guillaume Tell Fantaisie
Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Adrien Barthe (1828-1898), Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) Morceaux à déchiffrer du Conservatoire de Paris
Casimir Théophile Lalliet (1839-1892) Fantaisie Brillante, op. 21

PATRICK ZYLKA, Masters Recital

March 20, 2007, MacIntosh Recital Hall, 8 pm (Also April 26, 2007 with Jason Bednarz, piano, as Kathryn Goodson broke her shoulder just before this recital was to be performed.)

Assisted by Kathryn Goodson, piano; Daniel Pesca, harpsichord; Joshua Bornfield, guitar; Dietrich Koch, oboe; Margaret Worsley, clarinet; Mike Shea, percussion.

Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde (ca. 1580-1640) Fantasia 5 from Canzoni, Fantasie et Correnti da suonar à 1, 2, 3, 4 voci con Basso Continuo (1638)
Jacobo Ficher (1896-1978) Sonata para Fagot y Piano, Op. 32, No. 4 (1970)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Trio pour hautbois, clarinette et basson (1921)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Ciranda das sete notas (1933)
Jorge Mockert (b. 1958) Suite Argentina para jugar con Andrea (1997)

NATHANIEL ZEISLER, Third DMA Recital

December 13, 2006, Britton Recital Hall, 8 pm

Assisted by Wei-Han Wu, piano; Daniel Pesca, piano; Jamison Livsey, piano; Susan Hatch Tomkiewicz, oboe; Wilfredo Figueroa, clarinet; Mark Schuppener, violin; Kelly Dylla, viola; Eileen Brownell, cello; Anna Jensen, bass; Joseph Munoz, trombone.

Charles Kœchlin (1867-1950) From Silhouettes de Comédie, op. 193

(I. Prologue; IV. Isabelle; VIII. Les Deux Orphelines; IX. Colombine, Danseuse)

André Previn (b. 1929) Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon (1994)
Umberto Bertoni (1883-1953) Adagio from Concerto in Fa maggiore per fagotto e pianoforte (1952)
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Huit Pièces pour basson solo et ensemble instrumental (1995)

NATHANIEL ZEISLER, Second DMA Recital

October 28, 2006, Britton Recital Hall, 8 pm

Assisted by Wei-Han Wu, piano; Eric Varner, bassoon; Brandy Hudelson, flute; Andrew Parker, oboe; Wilfredo Figueroa, clarinet; Eric Brummitt, horn.

Nazzareno Gatti (1822-1893) Potpuri per Fagotto su vari motivi del Donizetti
Willson Osborne (1906-1996) Rhapsody for Bassoon (1958)
Leslie Bassett (b. 1923) Metamorphoses for Solo Bassoon (1989)
William Allgood Pentacycle for Bassoon and Four-Channel Tape (1979)
William Albright (1944-1998) Peace Pipe for Two Bassoons (1976)
William Bolcom FiveFoldsFive for Woodwind Quintet

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS 1996-2006

KRISTILYN WOODS, First MM Recital

April 30, 2006, Recital Hall, ASU Music Building

Assisted by Gail Novak, piano; Monica Sauer, flute.

José Siqueira (1907-1985) Three Etudes for Bassoon and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 (1938) for flute and bassoon
Ramón Montes de Oca (b. 1953) Laberinto de espejos (1990)
Jorge Mockert (b. 1958) Suite Argentina para jugar con Andrea
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), arr. José Bragato La muerte del angel

IAN NEWTON, Junior Recital

April 22, 2006, Recital Hall, ASU Music Building

Assisted by Naoko Ochi, piano and harpsichord; Rebecca Jolly, oboe; Natalie Pascale, clarinet; Gustavo Camacho, horn; Gina Dyches, violin; Alex Vittal, viola; Jenna Dalbey, cello; Julianne Wright, mezzo-soprano; Julie Link, bassoon; Benjamin Yingst, bassoon; David Nischwitz, flute; Sarah Bowlin, violin; Adele Stein, cello.

Wolfgang Amadée Mozart (1756-1791) Quintet in E flat for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon KV 452
Johann Christoph Vogel (1756-1788) Quartet in C major, op. 1 no. 3 for bassoon, violin, viola and cello
Luigi Chérubini (1760-1842) Air de Néris dans Médée ("Ah, nos peines seront communes.")
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), arr. Bubonic Bassoon Quartet Chaconne
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto in g minor for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon and basso continuo RV 107

PABLO GARCIA, First MM Recital

April 18, 2006, Katzin Concert Hall

Assisted by Miriam Yutzy, piano; Monica Sauer, flute; Charles Ancheta, clarinet.

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Sonate pour basson et piano, op. 168
Henri Dutilleux (b 1916) Sarabande et Cortège
Marcel Bitsch (b 1921) Concertino pour basson et piano
Charles Kœchlin (1867-1950) Trio pour flûte, clarinette et basson
Antonio Torriani (1829-1911) Divertimento per Fagotto sopra Lucia di Lammermoor di Donizetti

CHRISTIN M. SCHILLINGER, Third DMA Recital

April 14, 2006, Recital Hall, ASU Music Building

Assisted by Damon Stevens, piano and Julie Schlafer, bassoon.

André Previn (b. 1929) Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Richard Lottridge (b. 1931) Jazz Piece
Martial Solal (b.1927) Seul contre tous
Thelonius Monk (1917-1982), arr. Bill Douglas 'Round Midnight; Well, You Needn't
Peter Hope (b. 1930) II. Andante, quasi blues from Concertino
Bill Douglas (b. 1944) Partita for Bassoon and Piano
Ray Pizzi (b. 1943) Da' Blues, Bubba

Benjamin Yingst, Senior Recital

April 10, 2006

Assisted by Miriam Yutzy, piano, and bassoonists Joey Kluesener, Rebecca Mestek, Ian Newton and Kristilyn Woods.

Otmar Nussio (1902-1990) Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi
Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) Sonate, op. 41 (1927-28)
Manfred Schoof (b 1936) Two Impromptus (1993)
John Steinmetz (b 1951) Etude No. 5: Variations on "Streets of Laredo" (1981) and Tango (1976)
Jan Bach (b 1937) Lazy Blues for five bassoons (1985)

Joseph Kluesener, First MM Recital

April 7, 2006

Assisted by Megan Reilly, piano; Elizabet Gerber, oboe; Mitchell McKay, piano; Angela Rich, flute; Nikolaus Flickinger, oboe; Natalie Pascale, clarinet and Rose French, horn.

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Romance
Geoffrey Bush (1920-1998) Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Wind Quintet in A-flat
Gordon Jacob (1895-1984) Partita for solo bassoon
Peter Hope (b. 1930) Concertino

John Veloz, First MM Recital

April 2, 2006

Assisted by Naoko Ochi, harpsichord; Monique Brouwer, flute; Nikolaus Flickinger, oboe; Joseph Kluesener, bassoon; Adele Stein, cello and Mark Menzies, piano.

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Suonata à 2 Flauto, e Fagotto, RV 86
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Tafelmusik 2: Quartet in d minor
François Couperin (1668-1733) Treiziéme Concert a 2 instrumens à l'unisson (1724)
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) Concerto a Fagotto Principale

Rebecca Mestek, Junior Recital

February 26, 2006

Assisted by Megan Reilly, piano; Katie Valadez, flute; Kendra Hawley, oboe; Shanna Swaringen, violin and Adele Stein, cello.

Mathieu Lussier Le Rêve de l'Opritchnik
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Concerto in F major for Bassoon, Op. 75
Alex Shapiro (b. 1962) Of Breath and Touch
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto in g minor for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon and continuo, RV 105

JULIE SCHLAFER, Third DMA Recital

October 27, 2005

Assisted by Gail Novak, piano.

José Siqueira (1907-1985) Drei Etüden
Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) Concertino (1957)
Ray Pizzi Tortellini (2004)
Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (2000)
André Previn (b. 1929) Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon (1996)

CHRISTIN SCHILLINGER, Second DMA Recital

May 31, 2005

Assisted by Damon Stevens, piano.

Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde (fl 1638) Fantasia 8 Basso Solo
Anselm Viola (1738-1798) Concerto in C Major
Rubén D. Salazar Soliloquies II (1996)
Amando Blanquer (1935) Concerto pour basson et orchestre à cordes (1977)

TINA McREYNOLDS, Masters Pedagogy Recital

April 24, 2005

Assisted by Brent Cunningham, piano and Toby Yatso, bassoon, and featuring Tina's junior high and high school bassoon students Bill Patterson, Geoff Pinto, Kevin Ross, Jonathan Schalow and Sonora Williams.

Graham Sheen (b. 1952) March Introduction, Rondo (Kevin Ross)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1691-1765) Three Baroque Dances (Geoff Pinto)
Julius Weissenborn (1837-1888) Arioso and Humoreske (Sonora Williams)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), arr. Sheen The Elephant (Jonathan Schalow)
Graham Sheen (b. 1952) Dulcian (Jonathan Schalow)
Jakob Satzenhofer Duets #2 and 3 (Kevin Ross and Bill Patterson)
Jacques Aubert (1689-1753) Leveille (Geoff Pinto and Tina McReynolds)
William H. Hill Whispering Reeds (Jonathan Schalow)
Julius Weissenborn (1837-1888) Canon (Kevin Ross and Tina McReynolds)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Menuet of the Oxen (Sonora Williams)
Edmund J. Siennicki (b. 1921) Romanze (Geoff Pinto)
Gordon Jacob (1895-1984) Four Sketches (Bill Patterson)
Eugène Jancourt (1815-1901) Sonata No. 1 in C Major (Tina McReynolds and Toby Yatso)

CHRISTIN SCHILLINGER, First DMA Recital

March 10, 2005

Nightingale Concert Hall, the University of Nevada, Reno

Assisted by Dr. Andrew Heglund, percussion, Andrea Lenz, piano, Chris Money, clarinet, Dr. James Winn, piano.

John Steinmetz (b. 1951) Goodbye, Old Paint
Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) Concertino para fagote e orquestra
Roberto Sierra (b. 1953) Con Tres
Alexandre Ouzounoff NAIROBI, la nuit (1999)

TOBY YATSO, Second MM Recital

April 21, 2005

Assisted by Gail Novak, piano, Sarah Brown, clarinet, Ashley Reid, oboe, Leslie Moreau, clarinet, Jeanie Jang, flute and Joseph Goglia, percussion.

Mario Herrerias Niebla y Cemento
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 (1938)
Jorge Mockert (b. 1958) Suite Argentina para jugar con Andrea

BENJAMIN YINGST, Junior Recital

April 12, 2005

Assisted by Miriam Yutzy, piano, Rachel Cullers, oboe, Bryan Yingst, trumpet, Angela Rich, piccolo.

Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949) Quartet No. 2 for Piano and Winds (1944)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Concerto for Trumpet, Bassoon and Strings (1949)
John Steinmetz (b. 1951) Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1981)
Vladimir Dovgan (b. 1953) Fantasia (1984)
Jan Bach (b. 1937) Music for a Low-budget Epic (2001)

JULIE SCHLAFER, Second DMA Recital

February 20, 2005

Assisted by Liang-Yu Wang, piano, Jeff Quamo, clarinet, Shumin Lin, violin, Nick Alvarez, cello, Amanda Pepping, trumpet, Monique Brouwer, flute, Heather Guadagnino, oboe, and Jana Starling, clarinet.

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Sonate, Op. 168
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon (1922)
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) La Revue de Cuisine (1927)
Albéric Magnard (1865-1914) Quintette, Op. 8

STEVEN M. PARKER, Senior Recital

November 29, 2004

Assisted by Miriam Yutzy, piano, and Harout Boyajian, saxophone

Andre Previn (b. 1929) Sonata
John Williams (b. 1932) The Five Sacred Trees
Robert Myers Three Inventions for Saxophone and Bassoon (1971)
Jorge Mockert (b. 1958) Suite Argentina para jugar con Andrea

TOBY YATSO, First MM Recital

November 10, 2004

Assisted by Gail Novak, piano, Lisa Dektor, flute and Steven Yarbro, saxophones

Umberto Bertoni (1883-1953) Concerto in Fa maggiore per fagotto e pianoforte (1952)
Marcel Farago (b. 1924) Phantasy on a theme by Paganini, Op. 40a
P. Morlacchi (19th c.) and Antonio Torriani (1829-191) Duetto Concertato per flauto e fagotto con accompagnamento di pianoforte sopra motivi del Maestro Giuseppe Verdi
Dimitri Nicolau (b. 1946) Strassenmusik No. 12 for Sax and Bassoon Soloists, Op. 157
Otmar Nussio (1902-1990) Variazioni su un' arietta di Pergolesi

TINA MCREYNOLDS, First MM Pedagogy Lecture/Recital

Teaching Strategies to Prepare for an Undergraduate College Audition

April 20, 2004

Assisted by Kent Trostel, piano

Girolamo Besozzi (17173-1786) Sonata in B flat
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Sonate (1938)
Willson Osborne (1906-1979) Rhapsody for Bassoon (1952)
Ferdinand David (1810-1873) Concertino in B flat, Op. 12


DAVID WELLS, Senior Recital

Presented in conjunction with his thesis for the Barrett Honors College, based upon the activities of the students and professors at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris during the years of the German Occupation during World War II.

April 12, 2004

Assisted by Shinyoung Drake-Perry, piano

René Duclos (1899-1964) Fagottino
André Bloch (1873-1960) Drolleries
Eugene Bozza (1905-1991) Fantaisie pour basson et piano
Eugene Bozza (1905-1991) Récit, Sicilienne et Rondo
Henri Dutilleux (b 1916) Sarabande et Cortège

JULIE SCHLAFER, First DMA Recital

February 26, 2004

Assisted by Andrew O'Brien, piano

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto in e minor RV 484
Marcel Bitsch (b 1921) Concertino pour basson et piano
Gordon Kerry (b 1961) On the Summer Map of Stars
Ferdinand David (1810-1873) Concertino in B flat, Op. 12

DAVID WELLS, Junior Recital

March 20, 2003

Assisted by Dr. Andrew Campbell, piano, Amy Tatum, flute, Laura Medisky, oboe, Tim Haas, clarinet, Genevieve Klassen, horn, Ben Yingst, bassoon, Steve Parker, bassoon, Chi-Hwa Wu, bassoon

 André Previn (b. 1929) Sonata
Antonio Torriani (1829-1911) Divertimento per Fagotto sopra Lucia di Lammermoor
Jean François Barthélemy Cokken (1802-1875) Guillaume Tell Fantaisie
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) La Cheminée du Roi René
Peter Schickele (b. 1935) Blue Set No. 2 for Four Bassoons


CHI-HWA WU, Masters Recital

November 2, 2002

Assisted by Tony McGovern, oboe; Ashley Reid, oboe; Bonnie Andrus, cello; Chia-Yi Cheng, piano; Qi Jiang, harpsichord

Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) Sonatine (1952) pour basson et piano
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Sonate für Fagott und Violoncello KV292
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Romance, Op. 62
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) Sonata V


GINA STEVENS, Third DMA Recital

June 24, 2002

Assisted by Lisa Dektor, flute; Gail Novak, piano; Dena Holland, soprano

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Suonata à 2 Flauto, e Fagotto, RV 86
Luigi Chérubini (1760-1842) Air de Néris dans Médée
Henri Dutilleux (b. 1916) Sarabande et Cortège
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Sonate, Op. 168 (1921)
Marcel Bitsch (b. 1921) Concertino (1948)


ELIZABETH SHOEMAKER, Second Masters Recital

April 21, 2002

Assisted by Lisa Dektor, flute; Lara Saville, oboe; Tamara Cuypers, clarinet; Nathan Stark, horn; Johnathan Moser and Mary Ann Moser, violins; Rebecca Valentino, viola; Nathan Jasinski, cello; Waldir Bertipaglia, bass; Neil DiMaggio, piano; David Ice, harp; Doug Nottingham and Melanie Tebay, percussion; Brian Cardany, conductor

Dan Welcher (b. 1948) Mill Songs: Four Metamorphoses after Schubert (1997)
Andre Previn (b. 1929) Sonata (1999)
Marty Regan (b. 1972) Dream Collection for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra (2001)

RYAN MAPLES, First Senior Recital

March 25, 2002

Assisted by Miriam Yutzy, piano; Chi-Hwa Wu, bassoon; David Wells, bassoon

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Sonate, Op. 168 (1921)
Jose Siqueira (b 1907) Three Etudes for Bassoon With Piano
H. P. Johnsen (1717-1779) Concerto in F for Two Bassoons (1751)
Adolf Bergt (1822-1862) Trio for Three Bassoons

ELIZABETH SHOEMAKER, First Masters Recital

November 17, 2001

Assisted by Lara Saville, oboe; Sandra Arndt, piano; Klara Kukumi, piano; Gor Hovhannisyan, viola

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Trio pour piano, hautbois et basson (1926)
Kirk O'Riordan (b. 1968) Temptation (1994)
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Huit Duos pour alto et basson (1995)
James Ledger (b. 1966) Liberty. Equality. Karaoke. (2001)
Marcel Bitsch (b. 1921) Concertino (1948)


REBECCA CAIN, Second Masters Recital

March 31, 2001

Assisted by Cynthia Baker and Grace Park, violins; Jacquelyn Schwandt, viola; Kerry Campbell, cello; Waldir Bertipaglia, bass; Miriam Yutzy, piano; Elizabeth Shoemaker, bassoon; Nathaniel Parker, contrabassoon

Jean Françaix (1912-1997) Divertissement for bassoon and string quintet
Edouard Dupuy (1770-1822) Quintet for bassoon, two violins, viola and violoncello
Michael Daugherty (b. 1954) Bounce for two bassoons
Launy Grøndahl (1886-1960) Concerto for bassoon and orchestra
John Steinmetz (b. 1954) Fish Phase for two contrabassoons

NATHANIEL PARKER, Senior Recital

March 27, 2001

Assisted by Gail Novak, piano; Marie-Julie Chagnon, clarinet

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Sonate pour Basson avec accompagnement de Piano op. 168
John Steinmetz (b 1954) Sonata for bassoon and piano (1981)
Alessandro Sbordoni (b 1948) Springs pour basson solo (1986)
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) Trio Pathéthique


GINA STEVENS, Second DMA recital

January 25, 2001

Assisted by Karen Lily, piano; Allison Storochuk, clarinet; Koula Zambounis, bassoon

Jose Siqueira (b 1907) Three Etudes for Bassoon with Piano
Cesar Guerra-Peixe (1914-1993) Duo para Clarinete e Fagote (1970)
Ernst Mahle (b 1929) Concerto (1980)
Brenno Blauth (b 1931) Sonata
Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) Sonata para dos fagotes


NAT PARKER, Junior Recital

April 16, 2000

Assisted by Gail Novak, piano

Wolfgang Amadée Mozart (1756-1791) Concerto KV 191 (1774), with cadenzas by Jacques Ibert
Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991) Concerto for Bassoon and Small Orchestra (1984)
Yuri Kasparov (b 1955) Sonata-Infernale (1989)
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Andante e Rondo ungarese op. 35


DON HASSLER, Second Masters Recital

April 7, 2000

Assisted by Gino Chieffo, oboe; Lara Saville, oboe; Katie Helms, clarinet; Gail Novak, piano
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868). arr. Frédéric Berr (1794-1838) Cavatina from "La Gazza Ladra" (Di piacer mi balza il cor)
Alvin Etler (1913-1973) Sonata for bassoon and piano (1955)
Henri Brod (1799-1839) Fantaisie en Trio sur un Air Espagnol, opus 5 for oboe, bassoon and piano
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) Cinq Pièces en trio (1943) pour hautbois, clarinette et basson
Alec Wilder (1907-1980) Suite (1969) for woodwind trio


REBECCA CAIN, First Masters Recital

April 5, 2000

Assisted by Michael Dauphinais and Klara Kukumi, piano

Philip Friederich Böddecker (1607-1683) Sonata sopra "La Monica"
Wolfgang Amadée Mozart (1756-1791) Concerto KV 191 (1774)
Antonio Torriani (1829-1911) Fantasia sopra un tema della opera "Il Pirata" op. 4
André Jolivet (1905-1974) Concerto pour basson, orchestre à cordes, harpe et piano (1954)


GINA STEVENS, First DMA recital

March 26, 2000

Assisted by Karen Lilly, piano

Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) Concertino
Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991) Concerto for Bassoon and Small Orchestra (1984)
Ray Luke (b 1928) Concerto
Otmar Nussio (1902-1990) Variazioni su un' arietta di Pergolesi


SPENCER LAYTON, Second Masters Recital

February 18, 2000

Assisted by Michele Murray, oboe; Katie Helms, clarinet; Linda Watkins, flute; Michael Dauphinais, Gail Novak and Mory Ortman, piano; Charles Lynch, harp.
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Trio pour piano, hautbois et basson
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Fantaisie concertante (1953/1968) for clarinet, bassoon and piano
André Jolivet (1905-1974) Pastorales de noël (1943) pour flûte, basson et harpe
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) Sonatine (1952) pour basson et piano


TIMOTHY WIGGINS, Senior Recital

February 3, 2000

Assisted by Lisa Dektor, flute; Rachel Whipple, Nathaniel Parker, Rebecca Cain, bassoons; Miriam Yutzy, piano

Alvin Etler (1913-1973) Sonata for bassoon and piano (1952)
François Couperin (1668-1733)  Treizième Concert from Les Goûts réunis (1724) 
Pierre Max Dubois (b 1930) Petite Suite pour Flûte et Basson
Michel Corrette (1709-1795) Concerto Le Phénix pour trois bassons et basse continue (1738)


DON HASSLER, First Masters Recital

November 22, 1999

Gail Novak, piano

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758) Concerto in C major
John Steinmetz (b 1954) Sonata (1981)
Nino Rota (b 1911) Toccata for bassoon and piano
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) Carignane
Franz Danzi (1763-1826) Concerto in F major


RACHEL WHIPPLE, Senior Recital

March 28, 1999

Miriam Yutzy, Piano and Harpsichord; Ryan Zwahlen, oboe; Deborah Saggers, flute; Amy Crow, violin; Ajay Patel, cello

 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto in sol minore, RV 105 per flauto, violino, oboe e fagotto con basso continuo
 Charles Kœchlin (1867-1950) Sonate, op. 71 pour Basson et Piano 
 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Trio pour piano, hautbois et basson
 Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Concerto in F, op. 75


TIMOTHY WIGGINS, Junior Recital

April 3, 1999

Tatiana Roitman, piano; Bethany Reid, oboe

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Sonate in f moll für Fagott und basso continuo
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Romance (1909) for Bassoon and Piano
Malcolm Arnold (b 1921) Fantasy op. 26 for Bassoon
David Diamond (b 1915) Partita for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1935)


SPENCER LAYTON, First Masters Recital

April 10, 1999

Margaret Celeste Perry, piano; Brenda Rossow, flute; Michele Murray, oboe; Deborah Bish, clarinet; Karen McGale, horn

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)  Concerto in re minore RV 481 
Karlheinz Stockhausen (b 1928) In Freundschaft, Werk 46 3/4 (1977)
William Hurlstone (1876-1906) Sonata in F
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)  Quintette #1 pour instruments à vent


ALFONZO CHAVEZ and NATHANIEL PARKER, Junior and Sophomore Recitals

April 23, 1999

Miriam Yutzy, Harpsichord and piano

 Giovanni Bertoli (fl 1645) Sonata III (1645)
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Sonate in f moll für Fagott und bassoon continuo 
Etienne Ozi (1754-1813) Concerto #5
François Devienne (1759-1803) Sonate in G, op. 24 #2


RACHEL WHIPPLE, Junior Recital

March 12, 1998

Miriam Yutzy, piano and harpsichord; Nika Zlataric, baroque cello; Amy Parks, clarinet

Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde (fl 1638)  Fantasia #5 (1638) 
Willson Osborne (1906-??)  Rhapsody for Bassoon 
Christopher Scinto (b 1973) A Pair of Dancers (1997)
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)  Suite-Concertino in F, Op. 16 (1932)
Luigi Orselli (?-c1879) Reminiscenze della Traviata di Verdi  


GINA L. STEVENS, Second Masters Recital

December 9, 1996

Luciana Soares, piano and harpsichord; Kent Hurd, bassoon; Chiara Kingsley, viola; Stan Dahl, percussion

Mr. Dard Sonata in d minor, op. 2, #5 (1767)
Michal Spisak (1914-1965) Duetto Concertante (1956) for Viola and Bassoon
Leslie Bassett (b 1923) Metamorphoses (1991) for Solo Bassoon
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b 1939) Concerto for Bassoon (1992)


MARTIN GORDON, Senior Recital

December 2, 1996

Klaus Hügl-Mohr, piano and harpsichord; Tammi Kalogera, flute; Kent Hurd, bassoon

Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928) Prélude et Scherzo pour basson et piano
Isang Yun (b 1917) Monolog für Fagott solo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Sonata in la minore, RV 86 per flauto, fagotto e basson continuo
Johann Nepomunk Hummel (1778-1837) Grand Concerto in F


KENT HURD, Senior Recital

November 12, 1996

Rúbia Santos, piano; Kiyo Yokoyama, harpsichord; Kevin Riley, bass; Martin Gordon, bassoon; Rachel Whipple, bassoon

Eugène Bozza (b 1905) Fantaisie pour Basson et Piano
Charles Koechlin (1867-1950) Sonate, op. 71 pour Basson et Piano
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Andante et Rondo Ungarese, op. 35
Philip Friederich Böddecker (1607-1683) Sonata sopra "La Monica"
Kent Hurd Excursions for 3 Bassoons