Commencement
Concert
Welcome to the 18th annual Commencement Concert!
The first post-senior banquet concert took place in 1998
when the senior class president, an active participant
in music programs, wanted to perform for her parents
when they came to Pasadena for her graduation. They
lived on the East coast, and had not been able to attend
any of her concerts since she was in high school. Through
her efforts, and support from her music teachers and the
commencement planning group in the president’s
office, the Commencement Concert took shape. It
continues as an annual opportunity for graduating
seniors to perform one last time with their Caltech
musician friends, and for their families to glimpse an
important part of their undergraduate experience.
Warmest congratulations to the class of 2015
from the Performing and Visual Arts Faculty
Jim Barry, Drawing, Painting, Silkscreen and Airbrush
Delores Bing, Chamber Music
William Bing, Concert Band
Brian Brophy, Theater Arts
Barb Catlin, Jazz Band
Matthew Elgart, Guitar
Stuart Freed, Ceramics
Allen Gross, Symphony Orchestra
Nancy Sulahian, Choral Music
Robert Ward, Chamber Music
California Institute of Technology
Ramo Auditorium
Thursday, June 11, 2015
8:30 pm
Trumpet Quartet
Trumpet Quartet
Marie Luce Lucas (b. 1935)
D. Artot
Caltech Trumpet Ensemble
Sven Boemer (’15, CS/Physics)
John Brugman (Community)
Noah Plymale (graduate student, Chemistry)
Alexander Henny (’16, Mathematics)
Josh Brake (graduate student, Electrical Engineering)
William Bing (Faculty, Music)
String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
4. Presto
Yuka Sakazaki (’17, Chemistry) violin
Arun Asundi (’15, Chemical Engineering) violin
Anne Christian (’16, Biology) viola
John Christian (’15, Computer Science/Geology) cello
Sonatine in G Major, Op. 100
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
transcribed for string quartet
by Claus-Dieter Ludwig and Dhiraj Holden
4. Finale. Allegro molto
Melissa Chang (’16, Mechanical Engineering) violin
Cindy Lin (’16, Computer Science) violin
Richie Hernandez (’15, Mechanical Engineering) viola
Dhiraj Holden (’15, Computer Science) cello
Tango de Teri
Catherine McMichael (b. 1954)
Ms. Chang, Ms.Lin, Mr. Hernandez, and Mr. Holden
joined by Katie Fisher (’15, Chemistry) piano
Concertpiece No. 1, Op. 113
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Boyu Fan (’15, Mechanical Engineering) clarinet
Fabian Boemer (’17, Computer Science) clarinet
Sonia Kim (’17, ACM) piano
Libertango
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Hannah Dotson (’15, Bioengineering) flute
Ratnalekha Viswanadham (’15, ACM/BEM) violin
Jessica Li (’18, Biology) piano
Suite No. 1, Op. 15 for Two Pianos
Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
2. Waltz
Jonathan Liu (’15, Applied Physics) piano
Ian Wong (graduate student, Planetary Science) piano
Quartet No. 6 in F Major
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Theme and Variations – Finale: Allegretto
Jen Karolewski (’15, Chemistry and Geochemistry)
Daniel Wang (’16, Computer Science) clarinet
Madeleine Youngs (’15, ACM) horn
Ian Koss (’15, Materials Science) bassoon
Jazz for Two Pianos – Selections to be announced
Jonathan Liu (’15, Applied Physics) piano
Daniel DeFelippis (’15, Astrophysics) piano
Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
4. Presto
Vivian Huang Buhler (’15, Bioengineering/English) violin
Anita Chen (’17, Chemistry) violin
Jonathan Joo (’17, Computer Science) violin
Stephanie Moon (’17, Mechanical Engineering) violin
John Christian (’15 Computer Science/Geology) viola
Sean Mendoza (’16 Materials Science) viola
Jade Yang (’15, Computer Science) cello
Joseph Berleant (’16, CNS/Computer Science) cello
Coaches for these ensembles were Caltech music
faculty William Bing (trumpet ensemble), Delores Bing
(Schumann, Dvorak/Tango, and Mendelssohn Octet),
Robert Ward (Arensky), Barb Catlin (jazz duo), Visiting
Associate Martin Chalifour (Mendelssohn Octet), Donald
E. Hudson Visiting Artist Hye Sung Choe (Piazzolla and
Rossini), and visiting artist Gary Bovyer (Mendelssohn
Concertpiece).