Student Recitals for the 2009-10 academic year are listed here and updated regularly. Thank you for your interest in Pick-Staiger and the Bienen School of Music!
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Doctoral Recital: Paul Whitley, piano
6 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Alan Chow
Program includes “Traditions in Piano Transcription;” Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major by J.S. Bach; Renaissance by Jean Philippe Rameau; and Chaconne in D minor (from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor) by J.S. Bach
Benjamin Watkins, piano
8:30-10 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Alan Chow
Program includes Variations of the name “Abegg,” Op. 1 by Robert Schumann, Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein” by Ludwig van Beethoven, Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 887 by Johann Sebastian Bach, and Piano Sonata, Op. 26 by Samuel Barber.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Masters Recital: Lee Philip, double bass
12 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Peter Lloyd
Assisted by Tracy Figard, piano; Julliette Cucunato, violin; Jacqueline Skara, viola; Bailey Vazquez, oboe; and Owen Tucker, clarinet
Program includes Suite No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1009 by Johann Sebastian Bach; Vier Stücke für Kontrabaß und Klavier by Reinhold Giere; and Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39 by Sergei Prokofiev.
Analiese Trimber & Hilary Tidman, flute
3 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Walfrid Kujala
Assisted by Nolan Pearson, piano
Program includes Sonata No. 1 for Two Flutes by Georg Philipp Telemann; Cantabile et Presto by Georges Enesco; Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34 by Charles-Marie Widor; Acht Stucke by Paul Hindemith; Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando by Philippe Gaubert; Ballade by Frank Martin; and Fantasie on Hungarian Motifs, Op. 35 by Franz Doppler

Rachel Taylor, violin
3-5 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Blair Milton
Assisted by Shirley Trissell, piano
Program includes Rondo and Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor by Edvard Grieg, and Poeme for Violin and Piano by Ernest Chausson.
Masters Recital: Adam Neeley, viola
6 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Roland Vamos
Assisted by Tracy Figard, piano and harpsichord; Allyson Goodman, viola; Emily Hu, cello; and James Hall, double bass
Program includes Capriccio, Op. Posth. By Henri Vieuxtemps; Concert Piece by Georges Enesco; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051 by Johann Sebastian Bach; and Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 11 No. 5 by Paul Hindemith.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Student Recital: Daniel Linder, piano
8:30 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Alan Chow
Assisted by Nolan Pearson, piano
Program includes Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 330 by W.A. Mozart, Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 by Arnold Schoenberg, Vallée D’Obermann by Franz Liszt, and Piano Concerto in G by Maurice Ravel
Monday, March 15, 2010
Senior Recital: Luke Streich, trombone
6 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Randall Hawes
Assisted by Kathryn Goodson, piano
Program includes New Orleans by Eugene Bozza; Phidyle by Henri Duparc; Concertino for Bass Trombone by Eric Ewazen; and Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano by David Gillingham
Masters Recital: Catherine Price, viola
8:30-10 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Roland Vamos
Assisted by Nolan Pearson, piano
Program includes Sonata for Viola de Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata in A Minor, D. 821 Arpeggione by Franz Schubert, and Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 by Johannes Brahms.
Thursday, March 16, 2010
Doctoral Recital: Ellen Huntington, flute
6:30 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Walfrid Kujala
Assisted by Lillian Lau, piano and Svetlana Belsky, harp
Program includes Nocturne by François Joseph Naderman and Jean Louis Tulou; Naiades – Fantasy Sonata by William Alwyn; Taheke by Gareth Farr; Sonate, Op. 77 by Joseph Jongen; and Grande Fantasie on themes from the opera Mignon by Paul Taffanel.
Senior Recital: Zalman Kelber, piano/harpsichord
8:30-10 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Marcia Bosits
Assisted by Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano
Program includes Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 and Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin; selections from Das Buch der Hängenden Gärten, Op. 15 by Arnold Schoenberg; selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach; and Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 and Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 by Frédéric Chopin.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Masters Recital: Sandra Wu, flute
6 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Friday, March 19, 2010
Doctoral Recital: Klaus Georg, tenor
7:30 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Karen Brunssen
Assisted by Charles Srstka, piano
Program includes Die Winterreise by Franz Schubert.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Masters Recital: Josh Brintnell, clarinet
3 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Steve Cohen
Program includes Sonata by Camille Saint-Saëns; Fantasy Trio by Robert Muczynski; 4 Miniatures for Reed Trio by Jacques Hetu; and Dancing Solo by Libby Larsen.
Megan Welker, soprano
6 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Nancy Gustafson
Assisted by Alex Zalman Kelber, piano
Program includes “La Promessa” and “L’invito” from Serate Musicali and Aragonese by Gioachino Rossini; “Quel guard oil cavaliere… So’anchio la virtu magica” from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti; Chanson Triste, Sérénade Florentine, and Le Manoir de Rosemonde by Henri Duparc; Le File de Cadix by Leo Delibes; Suleika I and Suleika II by Franz Schubert; and Eve-Song by Jake Heggie.
Masters Recital: Sam Post, piano
8:30 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of James Giles
Program includes Three Nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin; Sonata in C Major, K 330 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Two Impromptus, Op. 68 by Lowell Liebermann; Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach; and Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 by Frédéric Chopin.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Masters Recital: Taryn O’Neill, clarinet
12 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of J. Lawrie Bloom
Assisted by Nolan Pearson, piano
Program includes Sonata for bass clarinet and piano by Lubos Sluka; Six Studies in English Folksong by Ralph Vaughan Williams; Fünf Stucke im Volkston, Op. 102 by Robert Schumann, arr. Korody-Kreutzer; and Time Pieces for clarinet and piano by Robert Muczynski.
Masters Recital: Dane Thomas, tenor
12 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Karen Brunssen
Assisted by Alan Darling, piano
Program includes “Descend Kind Pity” from Theodora by George Frideric Handel; Poëme d’un jour, Op. 21 by Gabriel Fauré; An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 by Ludwig van Beethoven; and Hermit Songs, Op. 29 by Samuel Barber.
Masters Recital: Robert Bux, tenor
3 p.m., Alice Millar Chapel
Student of Karen Brunssen
Assisted by Alan Darling, piano
Program includes Chansons grises by Reynaldo Hahn; Songs of Travel by Ralh Vaughan Williams; and Die Georgine, Seitdem dein Aug’, Nachtgang, and Morgen! By Richard Strauss.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Masters Recital: Thomas Camboa, conducting
6 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Mallory Thompson
Program includes Fugue in G. Minor “Little” by Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Michael Allen; Octet, Op. 103 by Ludwig van Beethoven; Nocturno by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; and Little Threepenny Music by Kurt Weill.
Doctoral Recital: Ryan Douglas Muncy, saxophone
8:30 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Fred Hemke
Assisted by Amanda DeBoer, soprano; Ben Melsky, harp; Jesse Langen, electric guitar; Daniel Pesca, piano; Corey Bertelsen, percussion; Sandra Sandar Wu, flute; Holly Kortze, bass clarinet; Rodolfo Vieira, violin; Deanna Talens, cello; Jesse Bowman, sound engineer; and Leslie Hall, actor.
Program includes Solo for amplified bass saxophone by Klas Torstensson; Refrain from Riffing for alto saxophone and harp by Anthony Cheung; the North American premiere of Sakana for tenor saxophone by Dai Fujikura; Hout for tenor saxophone, electric guitar, marimba and piano by Louis Andriessen; Un lieu verdoyant: Hommage à Gérard Grisey for soprano voice and soprano saxophone by Philippe Leroux; the world premiere of Wicker Park for soprano saxophone by Marcos Balter; and Exit Music (for a film) by Radiohead, arr. Michael Lewanski.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Senior Recital: Catriela Cohen, soprano
3 p.m., Lutkin Hall
Student of Theresa Brancaccio
Assisted by Jeffrey Peterson, piano
Program includes “E pur così in un giorno… Piangerò la sorte mia” from Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel; Malinconia, ninfa gentile, Per pieta, bell’idol mio, and Ma rendi pur contento by Vincenzo Bellini; Nell by Gabriel Fauré; Nanny by Ernest Chausson; Phidylé by Henri Duparc; Despite and Still by Samuel Barber; and Brettl-Lieder I, II, and III by Arnold Schoenberg.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Carrie L Elko, flute
3 p.m., Regenstein Recital Hall
Student of Richard Graef
Assisted by Yoko Yamada, piano; Sam Rothstein, clarinet; and Julia Kiley, oboe
Program includes Sonata in G Major by C. P. E. Bach; Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando by Philippe Gaubert; Voltige by Jean Rivier; Divertimento for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet by Malcolm Arnold; and Duo for Flute and Piano by Aaron Copland.



