The Hartt School
T. Clark Saunders, Acting Dean
The Hartt School Community Division
Noah Blocker-Glynn, Director
Presents
Suzuki Orchestras Concert
Emmett Drake, Conductor
Saturday, May 30, 2015
2 p.m.
Colossus
Lincoln Theater
Larry Clark
Timberline Trails
Robert S. Frost
Sailor Song
Mark Williams
Appoggiatura
Gayl Teo, Manager
Contredanse
Larry Clark
Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song
Epic
Brian Balmages
Larry Clark
Da Capo
Gayl Teo, Manager
Furiant
Elliot Del Borgo
The Gift
William Hofeldt
Escape the Lost City
Alan Lee Silva
Intermezzo
Gayl Teo, Manager
Concerto for String Orchestra
Drifen
G.F. Handel
arr. Elliot Del Borgo
Shirl Jae Atwell
Bailes Para Orquesta
Richard Meyer
Soloists
Natalie Wong and Praiwaa Madden, Violin I
Isabelle Anis and Lauren Gauvin, Violin II
Vivace
Kathryn Pappalardo, Manager
INTERMISSION
Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis
C.W. Gluck
Theme and Variations for String Orchestra
A. Glazunov
Anthem
Emmett Drake
Carnival of the Animals
I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Yoshino Toi, Piano I
Narineh Torosyan, Piano II
II. Hens and Roosters
Ben Manus, Piano I
Jazmin Giles, Piano II
III. Wild Donkeys (Swift Animals)
Yoshino Toi, Piano I
Justin He, Piano II
IV. Tortoises
Prairwaa Madden, Piano
V. The Elephant
Prairwaa Madden, Piano
VI. Kangaroos
Yukino Toi, Piano I
Saomai Nguyen, Piano II
VII. Aquarium
Yukino Toi, Piano I
Saomai Nguyen, Piano II
Matthew Cianfaglione, Celesta
C. Saint-Saëns
VIII. Personages with Long Ears
IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
Jenny Chen, Piano I
Noah Yoon, Piano II
X. Aviary
Charis Liu, Piano I
Abigail Sunde, Piano II
XI. Pianists
Jenny Chen, Piano I
Noah Yoon, Piano II
XII. Fossils
David Fu, Piano I
Tyler Vu, Piano II
XIII. The Swan
Justin He, Piano I
Ly Dang, Piano II
Jonah Kalsner Kershen, Cello
XIV. Finale
Justin He, Piano I
Ly Dang, Piano II
Jennifer Potamianos, Flute and Piccolo
Kara Freidman, Clarinet
William Burns, Xylophone
Kirsten Mossberg and Noah Yoon, Narrators
Opus 89
Kathryn Pappalardo, Manager
Glazunov: Theme and Variations for String Orchestra
Russian composer, Alexander Glazunov, was a composer, music teacher and
conductor. The influences of other Russian romantic composers including,
Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin can be heard in his works. He
wrote in a variety of genres including symphony, concerto and ballet. A lesserknown work, Theme and Variations for String Orchestra was composed in
1895. The work is written in the romantic style for string orchestra in seven
movements. The first movement presents the basic theme that is then
transformed and modified throughout the other six movements of the work.
Drake, Emmett: Anthem
Anthem was composed in 2011 and premiered at the West Hartford Middle
School Music Festival at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford, CT.
Throughout the piece, there are three themes which each take a turn as the main
melodic line and later serve as an accompanying figure. Eventually, all three
themes are heard simultaneously, until one emerges as the "anthem." The
trombone and horn solos heard at the beginning of the piece were composed
specifically for the students performing them today.
Notes from the Composer, Emmett Drake
Saint-Saëns, C.: Carnival of the Animals
Carnival of the Animals is a suite in fourteen movements. The work was
composed in 1886 composed by French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns. It is one
of his most famous works. The piece was originally composed for a private
performance with an assortment of available instruments. This helps explain its
slightly unusual instrumentation - two pianos, clarinet, flute, piccolo, celesta (or
glass harmonica), xylophone and strings. The work was only performed in
private during the course of Saint-Saëns’ life. He feared that the humorous
nature of the work would detract from his reputation as a serious composer.
After his death in 1921, the work was published and soon after its first public
performance was given. The accompanying poems that you will hear today
were written by Ogden Nash, an American poet, in 1949.
Concert Etiquette:
Thank you for attending today’s performance. Out of respect for the performers
and other audience members, please turn off cell phones and refrain from
talking during the performance. Applause is customarily given at the conclusion
of complete compositions, but not after individual movements. Also, please
remember to enter the auditorium only during applause and to leave only at the
conclusion of the concert, except in the case of an emergency.
Enjoy the concert!
Vivace:
Handel, G.F. (Arr. Del Borgo): Concerto for String Orchestra
“This Baroque concerto grosso has been re-scored to allow a satisfying
performance by students. It maintains the signature qualities of that great era of
string literature- strong tonal harmonies, a driving rhythmic quality and very
idiomatic string writing. The dramatic and dynamic contrasts within the piece
are an important part of its musical writing”
Notes from arranger, Elliot Del Borgo
Atwall, Shirl: Drifen
“The spelling of the title Drifen (pronounced dri’-ven) is derived from the
Middle English spelling of driven. The word drifen comes from the old English
word ‘to drive.’”
The composer instructs players to “perform Drifen with lots of energy and
forward motion. Once the piece begins, it should drive with intensity to the end,
without ritardandos.”
Notes from composer, Shirl Jae Atwell
Meyer, Richard: Bailes Para Orquesta
“These Spanish-flavored dances feature two solo violins. Richard Meyer’s
original melodies and unusual orchestrations take the listener through a wide
variety of moods and emotions…There are four dances here, each introduced by
the first solo violin. The first dance features an eerie, syncopated melody set
over a haunting cello ostinato. The second dance is very lyrical and beautiful in
nature, with a bravura and virtuosic middle section, while the charming third
dance uses comic special effects (and even includes a brief “tongue-in-cheek”
tango). The fourth and final dance, marked Vivace, is in the style of a wild
tarantella subsiding briefly to quote and combine themes from the previous
dances before ending in an exciting accelerando.”
Notes from the publisher
Opus 89:
Gluck, C.W.: Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis
Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera, Iphigenia in Aulis, premiered on April 19,
1774 in Paris. While the opera’s libretto is based off of Jean Racine’s tragedy
entitled Iphigéine, the story originated in Greek mythology. Iphigenia in Aulis
was the last work of ancient Greek playwright, Euripides. It follows the story of
the King of the Greeks, Agamemnon, as he is ordered to sacrifice his daughter,
Iphigenia, to reconcile an offense against goddess Artemis. The overture that
you will hear today reflects the tragedy of the libretto beginning with an
ominous mood in the strings. As the piece progresses, parts of the overture
appear to be lighter and regal. But, the music always comes back with the
reminder that something foreboding is in the future. The overture ends with the
somber mood that the work begins with. This overture includes a concert
ending that was added by Wagner in 1847.
Appoggiatura Personnel
Emmett Drake, Director
Gayl Teo, Manager
Violin I
Ketaliah Brown^
Leslie Li
Elena Serna
Angela Zhang
Violin II
Irene Chen
Natalie Dauch
Khalil Gooden
Patrick Guo
Iris Yu*
Grace Zhang
Viola
Theodore Zhang*
*Section Principal
^ Concertmaster
Cello
Sylvia Barresi
Brooke Barry
Lexi Barry
Timothy Baumer*
Charles Phin Birbara
Mia Montminy
Krystian O'Connor
Naveen Sekaran
Nadine Stetzelberg
Liya Tang
Monica Weidman
Bass
Benjamin Knight*
Da Capo Personnel
Emmett Drake, Director
Gayl Teo, Manager
Violin I
Liliana Boone
Calvin Chen
Tony Gao
John Kramer
Caleb Lou^
Ashton Ma
Siri Palreddy
Kristine Roy
*Section Principal
^ Concertmaster
Violin II
Christopher Bunevich
Emma Green
Carsten Liu
Olivia Montminy
Emily Shadron*
Valeria Sono
Cello
Nathaniel Aronson
Mark Freedenberg*
Alexander Hu
Noah Koffman-Adsit
MimiQ Soong
Benjamin Weiss
Viola
Anna Baker*
Nicolas McMahon
Bass
Benjamin Knight*
Opus 89 Personnel
Emmett Drake, Director
Kathryn Pappalardo, Manager
Intermezzo Personnel
Emmett Drake, Director
Gayl Teo, Manager
Violin I
Nina DeVries
Isabella Dresser
Seth Ehrlich
Ignatius Gartland
Juliana Hu
Lia Maag
Evelyn Neagoy
Isabella O'Connor
Yilan Tang
Zhen Tse Wan
Felicia Wang
Lily Zhang^
Violin II
Ethan Alford
Jack Bourdeaux
Allison Bradley
Ryan Franzi
Emmaline Howe
Noah Kim
Isabel Lardner
Vivian Ma
Mia Olson*
Owen Ritzau
Mary Chun Slone
Nola Smith
Karin van Hassel
Viola
Elisabeth LaMarco
Arielena Lang*
Cello
Michael Bevilacqua
Christopher Hill
Vien Le
Samyukta Natarajan
Tyler Ngai*
Bass
Benjamin Knight*
*Section Principal
^ Concertmaster
Vivace Personnel
Emmett Drake, Director
Kathryn Pappalardo, Manager
Violin I
Matthew Adler
Cameron Belanger
Gabriela Doskos
Shaylynn Frazon
Hannah Kim
Jane Lee
Rebecca Lee^
Prairwaa Madden
Gillian Partyka
Gentwin Tang
Jack Woodcock
Natalie Wong
*Section Principal
^ Concertmaster
Violin II
Hannah Adler
Isabelle Anis
John Bradley
Eliza Derick
Abigail Dresser
Lauren Gauvin
Brian Hu
Jasmine Kabira
Samantha Kramer
Claudia Surprenant*
Angela Zhao
Viola
Olivia Burt
Jack Freedenberg
Anna Gedicks
Ashley Vogler
Daniel Wang*
Cello
W. John Cashman*
Peter Gedicks
Olivia Lee
Ethan Levinbook
Lexi Nieves
Alex Richter
Haoyi Wang
Gianna Weidman
Lillian Yim
Bass
Julian Flores
Gavin Gray*
Violin I
Sydney Avena
Arayana Carr-Mal
Elliott Davis
Jeffrey Duan
Avi Ehrlich
Aime Freedenberg
Maria Hodson
Mary Jane Johnson
Carson Keen
David Liu
Jo-Lee Nelson
Alden Richter
Navreeta Singh
Abigail Sunde
Sarah Tsai
Ryan Xu^
Violin II
Jason Aldave
J. Matthew Cashman
Annie Chin
Lydia DiIulio*
Sarah Donahue
Matthew Hill
Zan Huang
Thi Le
Lydia Loiselle
Helena Newandee
Richard Soong
Iris Zhao
Viola
Emma Costello
Patrick Ding
Dylan Fafard
Gabrielle Ger
Autumn Twillie*
Michael Terranova
Dale Yu
Cello
Brant Barbera-Hwang
Asa Brigandi
Emily Fawthrop
Jonah Kalsner Kershen*
Andrei Lioutikov
Kimberly Marasigan
Rowan Moody
Abhimanyu Natarajan
Andrew Rosenthal-Baxter
Jacqueline Siu
Chanthoeun Varon-Collins
Bass
Rowan Cookman
Jenna St. Denis*
Flute
Dorsye Cantarero*
Grace Helmke
Oboe
Harim Hahn
Bridgid Stoll*
Clarinet
Kara Freidman*
David Marottolo
Bassoon
Tricia Maciolek*
Brianna Nelson
French Horn
Molly Sullivan*
Samuel Porcello
Eve Gorman
Trumpet
Rachel Helmke*
Tyler Vu
Trombone
Garrett Masotti
Aleksandr Samegulin*
Tuba
Austin Ratliff
Timpani
William Burns*
*Section Principal
^ Concertmaster
Percussion
Xavier Blackwell-Lipkind
Tobey Siegel