MARCH 2008 MONDAY, MARCH 10 Faculty Recital Jon Kimura Parker, piano Program: Alexina Louie - Scenes from a Jade Terrace (1988); Schumann - Carnaval; and Stravinsky/Parker - Rite of Spring. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall TUESDAY, MARCH 11 Guest Artist Master Class Edwin Barker, double bass Principal Bassist of the Boston Symphony. 3:00–6:00 p.m., Room 1133 Master’s Recital Jacob Fowler, cello Music of Kodály and Bach. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Houston Friends of Music Florestan Trio Program: Haydn - Piano Trio in D Major, Hob.XV:24; Ives - Piano Trio; and Beethoven - Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost.” 8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall Admission (reserved seating): $19–$61. For tickets call 713-348-5400. Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff, and students. Master’s Recital Caitlin Hickey, trombone Music of Martin, Koetsier, Gotkovsky, and Rachmaninoff. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 Doctoral Recital Adam Wolfe, percussion Music of Feldman, Nishimura, Norton, Schnittke, and Dietz. 7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall Class Recital Cello students of Norman Fischer. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Class Recital Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker. 4:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Class Recital Double bass students of Paul Ellison and Timothy Pitts. 7:00 p.m., Room 1133 Faculty Recital Cho-Liang Lin, violin Kathleen Winkler, violin James Dunham, viola Brinton Averil Smith, cello Evelyn Chen, piano (guest) Program: Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49; and Brahms - Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall FRIDAY, MARCH 14 Master’s Recital Eugene Joubert, piano Music of Schubert and Arno Babadjanian. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Master’s Recital Ying Fu, violin Music of Bach and Sibelius. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall SATURDAY, MARCH 15 Junior Recital Cynthia Bova, piano Music of Scarlatti, Beethoven, and Liszt. 3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Senior Recital Benjamin Laude, piano Music of Bach, Beethoven, and Messiaen. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Larry Rachleff, music director Program: Falla - Three Dances from “The Three-Cornered Hat” (Suite No. 2); Janácek - Orchestral Suite from “The Cunning Little Vixen” (Cristian Macelaru, conductor); Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37 “Le Grétry” (Rachelle Hunt, soloist; Thomas Hong, conductor); and Bartók - Suite from “The Miraculous Mandarin,” Op. 19. 8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall SUNDAY, MARCH 16 Master’s Recital Matthew Roitstein, flute Music of Bach, Berio, and Villa-Lobos. 3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Doctoral Recital Matthew Nelson, clarinet Music of Mozart and Copland. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Master’s Recital Lauren Winterbottom, oboe Music of Bach, Schumann, and Dutilleux. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall MONDAY, MARCH 17 Master’s Recital Julia Immel, viola Music of Bach, Schumann, and Bloch. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Master’s Recital James Johnson, clarinet Music of Brahms and Schumann. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall CANCELLED TUESDAY, MARCH 18 Faculty Recital Kenneth Goldsmith, violin Norman Fischer, cello Jeanne Kierman, piano “Three for Three”  Program: Beethoven Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No.1; Henry Cowell - Four Combinations for Piano Trio; and Schumann - Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 63. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 Master’s Recital Pei-Ling Lin, viola Music of Bach, Bergsma, and Adler. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Junior Recital Melody Yenn, cello Music of Schumann and Beethoven. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 THURSDAY, MARCH 20 SATURDAY, MARCH 22 SOLD OUT MONDAY, MARCH 24 SOLD OUT Shepherd School Opera and the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti. Richard Bado, conductor Thomas Hong, conductor (March 24) Debra Dickinson, director All performances at 7:30 p.m. Wortham Opera Theatre at the Shepherd School. Admission (general seating): $12.00; students and senior citizens $10.00. For tickets call 713-348-8000. THURSDAY, MARCH 20 Senior Recital Madeleine Kabat, cello Music of Bach and Kodály. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall CANCELLED Master’s Recital Shawn Conley, double bass Music of Bach, Proto, Rabbath, and Walker. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall FRIDAY, MARCH 21 Master’s Recital Jasmine Hatem, piano Music of Ravel, Poulenc, and Brahms. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Class Recital Violin students of Kathleen Winkler. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall SATURDAY, MARCH 22 Senior Recital Karen Jeng, piano Music of Mozart, Brahms, Chopin, and Poulenc. 12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program Recital of pre-college students. 2:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Master’s Recital Eric Jacobs, clarinet Music of Schumann, Berg, Khachaturian, and Bermel. 6:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Doctoral Recital Kimi Kawashima, piano Program: Debussy - L’isle Joyeuse; Messiaen – “Île de Feu I” and “Reflets dans le vent”; Brahms - Fantasien, Op. 116; and Schubert - Sonata in A Major, D. 959. 8:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall CANCELLED MONDAY, MARCH 24 Shepherd School Musicology Colloquium W. Anthony Sheppard, Professor of Music, Williams College. “Blurring the Boundaries: Tan Dun’s “tinte” and “The First Emperor” 3:00 p.m., Room 1133 TUESDAY, MARCH 25 Master’s Recital Joseph Maile, violin Music of Beethoven, Messiaen, and Prokofiev. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program Master class with faculty pianist Dean Shank. 7:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall Class Recital Violin students of Kenneth Goldsmith. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 Master’s Recital Mary Ellen Price, violin Music of Bach, Brahms, and Eckhardt-Grammatte. 5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Faculty Recital Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano Leone Buyse, flute Michael Webster, clarinet Norman Fischer, cello Brian Connelly, piano and students of the Shepherd School Program: Spohr - Sechs deutsche Lieder, Op. 103 (for voice, clarinet, and piano); Ravel - La Flûte enchantée (from Shéhérazade)(for voice, flute, and piano); Ravel - Chansons Madécasses (for voice, flute, cello, and piano); Spohr - Fantasy and Variations on a Theme of Danzi, Op. 81 (for clarinet and string quartet); Schulhoff - Sonata (for flute and piano); and Ravel - Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarme (for voice and chamber ensemble). 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall THURSDAY, MARCH 27 Master’s Recital Heidi Amundson, violin Music of Beethoven, Achron, Ysaÿe, and Brahms. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Shepherd School Brass Choir Marie Speziale, conductor A tribute concert honoring a living legend, Adolph (Bud) Herseth, former principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, who will be in attendance. Music of Shostakovich, Wagner, Gottschalk, Tomasi, and Altenburg, featuring the trumpet sections of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra performing with the Shepherd School Brass Choir. 8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall Master’s Recital Kris Wettstein, piano 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall CANCELLED FRIDAY, MARCH 28 Guest Artist Master Class Adolph (Bud) Herseth, trumpet First of two master classes with the former principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 12:00-2:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall Guest Artist Master Class Lorenzo Coppola, clarinet from the Verona Conservatory (Italy) and one of the most sought-after clarinetists in the field of historical performance practice. 12:00-2:00 p.m., Room 1131 Master’s Recital Sarah Brauer, mezzo-soprano Music of Haydn, Debussy, and Strauss. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Shepherd School Concerto Competition Piano students compete in the finals of the Shepherd School Concerto Competition, open to the public. 8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall Master’s Recital Kristiana Matthes Sandberg, violin Music of Ysaÿe, Brahms, Lutoslawski, and Chausson. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall SATURDAY, MARCH 29 Shepherd School Concerto Competition Students compete in the finals of the Shepherd School Concerto Competition, open to the public: Winds, Brass, and Percussion – 10:00 a.m. Strings – 1:30 p.m. Stude Concert Hall Master’s Recital Rachael Young, bassoon Music of C. P. E. Bach, Bernand, Glière, and Danzi. 12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Guest Artist Master Class Adolph (Bud) Herseth, trumpet Second of two master classes, including a presentation of Bud Herseth’s orchestral audio recordings with a powerpoint projection of trumpet parts. 2:00-4:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall Master’s Recital Bryan Dilks, percussion Music of Deane, Golijov, Reich, and Másson. 3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Junior Recital Lauren Snouffer, soprano Music of Handel, Schubert, Poulenc, and Rorem. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Master’s Recital Kaoru Suzuki, violin Music of Ligeti, Ysaÿe, Paganini, and Elgar. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall SUNDAY, MARCH 30 Master’s Recital Adrianna Bond, soprano Music of Turina, Strauss, Carter, and Beach. 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall MONDAY, MARCH 31 Shepherd School Musicology Colloquium John Haines, Associate Professor of History and Culture at the University of Toronto. “Music and Magic in the Middle Ages” 3:00 p.m., Room 1133 Master’s Recital Ana Paola Santillan Alcocer, composer Works for solo cello, solo piano, piano and clarinet, and string quartet. 5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall Guest Artist Recital Mark O’Connor, violin Solo recital featuring traditional fiddle tunes, ragtime, jazz, and blues, as well as his own caprices, free improvisations, and a homage to his violin and fiddle heroes. 8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall