Category Archives: Recitals

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– )

July 9th, 2016

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Song of the Wind
Folk song


Overworld Theme and Palace Theme, The Legend of Zelda
Koji Kondo (1961– )


“Let It Go” from Frozen
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (1975– )


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


John Williams medley
John Williams (1932– )

Additional Performances

Bow Technique Demonstration

Le Devin du village, Scene 8. Pantomime (“Go Tell Aunt Rhody”)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

Closing Theme, The Flash (2016)
Blake Neely (1969– )

Perpetual Motion
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Andantino
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     4. Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
Christian Petzold (1677–1733)

“Hedwig’s Theme”
John Williams (1932– )

Waltzes for Piano with Four Hands
     No. 15
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Romances and Ballads, Vol. II, Op. 49
     No. 1. The Two Grenadiers
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)\\

“I See the Light” from Tangled
Alan Menken (1949– )

“How do you Solve a Problem like Maria” and “Edelweiss” from The Sound of Music
Richard Rogers (1902–1979)

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

Sonate accademiche, Op. 2, No. 7, Sonata in D minor
     IV. Giga: Allegro
Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768)

Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
     Bourrée
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

April 23rd, 2016

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Pieces for one and two violins
     24. Rondeau
Marin Marais (1656–1728), dedicated to Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687)


Sonatas for Organ and Cembalo
     No. 12: V. Gavotta
Giovanni Battista Martini (1782–1840)


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


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


Pieces de clavecin, Op. 1, No. 1, Suite in G
     Allegro
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703–1741)

Additional Performances

Recital 1

Bow Technique Demonstration

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” Theme and Variations
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

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

“Miss Independent”
Kelly Clarkson, Rhett Lawrence, Christina Aguilera, Matt Morris

Gavotte in G minor
Jean Becker (1833–1884)

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

Student Concerto No. 4, Op. 15
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
     Allemanda
     Corrente
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

*****

Recital 2

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” Theme and Variations
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Allegretto
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     Menuet, BWV Anhang 116
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Theme from Le Streghe (“Witches’ Dance”), Op. 8
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)

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

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

Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 12, No. 1, RV 317
     Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
     Preludio
     Menuets I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

December 12th, 2015

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“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Demonstration
Traditional French Folk song


“Jingle Bells”
James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893)


Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)


Sonata in F Major, Op. 1, No. 12, HWV 370
     Adagio
     Allegro
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Additional Performances

Recital 1

Bow Technique Demonstration

Theme from Pacific Rim
Ramin Djawadi (1974– )

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” Theme and Variations
Shinich Suzuki (1898–1998)

Oboe Sonata in F major, HWV 363a
     IV. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Menuets for Clavier, WoO 10
     No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Humoresques for Piano, 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)

Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
     Allegretto
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

Pieces for Clavecin, Op. 1, No. 1, Suite in G
     Allegro
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703–1741)

*****
Recital 2

Gavotte from Rosine
François Joseph Gossec (1734–1829)

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

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

Student Concerto No. 2, Op. 13
     Allegro non troppo
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
     Allegretto
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)

Partita for Violin No. 2
     Sarabanda
     Giga
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Mazurka
Emil Młynarski (1870–1935)

August 15th, 2015

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

Additional Performances

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     VII. Menuet, BWV Anhang 116
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Student Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

Student Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22
     Andante cantabile
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 6
     Largo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
     Sarabanda
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Violin Sonatas, Op. 5
     XII. La Folia
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)

April 26th, 2015

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Romances and Ballads (Vol. II), Op. 49
     The Two Grenadiers
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)


Concerto in G minor, Op. 12, no. 1, RV 317
     Allegro
     Largo
     Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)


Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra
     Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Additional Performances

Recital 1

Allegro
Shin’ichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

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

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     IV. Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
Christian Petzold (1677–1733)

“Long, Long Ago,” Theme and Variation
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)

Mignon, Act II, No. 7: Entr’acte
Ambroise Thomas (1811–1896)

VI Menuets for Clavier (WoO 10)
     No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

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

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

6 Favorite Waltzes of the French Empress, Marie Louise, J. 143–148
     No. 3
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

German Dance
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799)

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

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

*****

Recital 2

Allegretto
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Romances and Ballads (Vol. II), Op. 49
     The Two Grenadiers
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Sonatas for Organ and Cembalo
     No. 12: V. Gavotta
“Padre” Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     4. Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
     5. Menuet, BWV Anhang 115
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

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

“River Flows in You”
Yiruma (1978– )

Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

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

Adagio in G minor
Remo Giazotto (1910–1998)

L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3, no. 9, RV 522
     Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

December 13th, 2014

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Allegretto
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)


“Viva la Vida”
Guy Berryman (1978– ), Jonny Buckland (1977– ), Will Champion (1978– ), and Chris Martin (1977– )


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

Program

“O Come, Little Children”
Folk song

“Love Somebody”
Maroon 5 (1994– )

Chorale from “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)

“Hedwig’s Theme”
John Williams (1932– )

“Ganesha, Ganesha”
Traditional

“Counting Stars”
OneRepublic (2002– )

“Long, Long Ago,” Theme and Variation
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)

Pièces à une et à deux violes
     24. Rondeau
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687)

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

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

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

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

Intermission

Waltzes for Piano with Four Hands, Op. 39
     No. 15
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Mignon, Act II, No. 7: Entr’acte
Ambroise Thomas (1811–1896)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     4. Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
     5. Menuet, BWV Anhang 115
Christian Petzold (1677–1733)

Concerto in G minor, Op. 12, no. 1, RV 317
     Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
     Vivace
     Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

September 6th, 2014

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Bow Technique Demonstration


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


“Red and Black” from Les Misérables
Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944– )

Additional Performances

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

Jägerchor (“Hunters’ Chorus”) from Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

“Castle on a Cloud” from Les Misérables
Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944– )

“The Devil Went Down to Georgia”
Charlie Daniels (1936– )

——Intermission——

Oboe Sonata in F Major, HWV 363a
     IV. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Gavotte from Rosine
François Joseph Gossec (1734–1829)

Theme from Le Streghe (“Witches’ Dance”), Op. 8
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)

Theme from “Meditation from Thaïs”
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)

L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 8, RV 522
     Larghetto e spiritoso
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

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

April 15th, 2014

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


Notebook for Anna Magdelena Bach (1725)
     Menuet, BWV Anhang 116
Notebook compiled by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
*Menuet sometimes attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)


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

Additional Performances

Bow Technique Demonstration

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Theme and Variations
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Theme from “Für Elise”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Humoresques, Op. 101
     Poco lento e graziosol
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)

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

L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto No. 8
     Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

——Intermission——

“Love Don’t Die”
The Fray (2002– )

Theme from Finlandia
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
Christian Petzold (1677–1733)

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

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

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