Category Archives: 2016–2017

June 10th, 2017

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Cantina Song
John Williams (1932–  )


Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009
V. Bourrée I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Additional Performances

“Jack and Jill” E-String Concerto

“Oo-De-Lally”
Roger Miller (1936–1992)

Theme from D.C.’s Legends of  Tomorrow
Blake Neely (1969–  )

First Light
Lindsey Stirling (1986–  )

Song for Sienna
Brian Crain (1961–  )

The Legend of Ashitaka
Joe Hisaishi (1950–  )

Themes from The Legend of Zelda
Koji Kondo (1961–  )

“Let it Go”
Kristen Anderson-Lopez (1972–  ) and Robert Lopez (1975–  )

Merry-Go-Round of Life
Joe Hisaishi (1950–  )

——Intermission——

Sixty German Songs for Thirty Pennies, Volume 1
25. The baby in the manger (“O Come, Little Children”)
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747–1800)

Humoresques for Pianoforte, Op. 101
No. 7. Poco Lento e grazioso
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)

Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068
V. Gavotte I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

L’estro armonico, Op. 3, Concerto no. 6 (RV 356)
Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Student Concerto no. 4, Op. 15
Allegretto
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
     Jocul cu bâtă
Brâul
     Pe loc
     Buciumeana
     Poarga Românească
     Mărunțel
Béla Bartók (1848–1918), arr. Zoltán Székely

Old Viennese Melodies
Liebeslied (“Love’s Sorrow”)
Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)

Death of a Violin
Joss Holden-Rea

March 18th, 2017

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“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
Harold Arlen (1905–1986)


“Hedwig’s Theme,” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
John Williams (1932–  )


Mignon, Act II. Entr’acte
Ambroise Thomas (1811–1896)


Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
     Andante cantabile
     Allegretto
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Additional Performances

——First Recital——

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Theme and Variations
Traditional French Folk Song, arr. Shinichi Suzuki

Perpetual Motion
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Suite in G minor, BWV 822
Menuet III
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Album for the Young, Op. 68
Happy farmer, returning from work
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Waltz for Piano with 4 Hands
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Sonatas for Organ and Cembelo
     Sonata No. 12: Gavotta
Padre Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784)

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
     Gavotte I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Gavotte I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
     Jocul cu bâtă
Brâul
     Pe loc
     Buciumeana
     Poarga Românească
     Mărunțel
Béla Bartók (1848–1918), arr. Zoltán Székely

——Second Recital——

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Theme and Variations
Traditional French Folk Song, arr. Shinichi Suzuki

Allegretto
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Andantino
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Gavotte in G minor
Jean Becker (1833–1884)

Student Concerto No. 2, Op. 13
Allegro moderato
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
Andante cantabile
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
Rondeau
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

December 17th, 2016//January 7th, 2017

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Due to a family emergency, the planned Winter 2016 recital was rescheduled into two informal salons, one held on December 17th, 2016 and the second held on January 7th, 2017.


“Allegro”
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)


Suite in G minor, BWV 822
Menuet III
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)


Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Act 3 No. 5: “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!”
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)


English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Gavotte II (or Musette)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Additional Performances

——First Salon——

Forty Children’s Songs on Original and Folk Themes with Piano Accompaniment
33. Spring Song (“All the Birds are Already Here”)
Folk Song

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
7. Menuet, BWV Anhang 116
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Sonata no. 12 for Organ and Cembalo
V. Gavotte
Padre Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784)

Gavotte in G minor for Violin with Piano accompaniment
Jean Becker (1833–1884)

Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009
V. Bourrée I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Student Concerto no. 5, Op. 22
Allegro moderato
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Violin Sonatas, Op. 5
No. 12. La Folia
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)

Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006
Gavotte en Rondeau
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Allegro
     Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo
Canon
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

——Second Salon——

Bow Technique Demonstration
Pinky/Thumb Balance
     Crab Race
     Up Like a Rocket!

Allegro
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
7. Menuet, BWV Anhang 116
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

“Firework”
Katy Perry (1984–  ), Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm (1975–  ), and Ester Dean

6 Menuets For the Clavier (WoO 10)
No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Largo ma non tanto
Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

September 10th, 2016

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“O Come, Little Children”
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747–1800)


String Quintet in E Major, G275
     Minuetto
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)


Humoresques for Piano, Op. 101
     Poco Lento e grazioso
Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904)


Suite in G minor, BWV 822
     Gavotte en Rondeau
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)


Student Concerto No. 2, Op. 13
     Allegro non troppo
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1842–1918)

Additional Performances

Suite in G minor, BWV 822
     Menuet III
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Themes from The Four Seasons, “Spring”
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 6 in A minor, RV 356
     Largo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
     Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

——Intermission——

“Long, Long Ago!”
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)

Pieces for one and two violins
     24. Rondeau
Marin Marais (1656–1728), dedicated to Jean-Baptiste Lully

“Méditation” from Thaïs
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)

Student Concerto No. 2, Op. 13
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1842–1918)

“You’ll Be Back”
Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980– )