Guest Composer

February 15-19, 2016
Gabriela Lena Frank, guest composer
Roberto Sierra
Guest Composer
School of Music
February 23–27, 2015
P. O. Box 37
Greencastle, IN 46135-0037
765.658.4380
www.depauw.edu/music
http://depauw.instantencore.com/app
School of Music
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY CHORUS
Kristina Boerger, director
Brooke Addison
Rachel Amalfitano
Elizabeth Brunell
Alexander Bushkin
Kelsey Cantrell
Nora Chapin-Eppert
Emily Chen
Kristin Daines
Courtney Feiler
Hannah Joy Gauthier
Christina Goetz
Brittny Goon
Caitlin Handy
Dana Hart
Inès Hayouna
Eric Heaton
Levi Hoffman
Henry Lindeman
Abigail Martin
Alaina Matthews
Molly McGuire
Kenna McWilliams
Avery Nash
Lexi Ochoa
Megan Odaniell
Jessica Pagán
Madeline Piscetta
Eileen Plunkett
Dylan Prentice
Mei Qian
Angel Riley
Stephen Shannon
Emily Shy
Nathaniel Sprague
Addy Sterrett
Madeleine Storm
Amanda Straw
Marin Tack
Tess Tazioli
Saige Trottman-Huiet
Derrick Truby
Emma Walker
Craig Wallace
Laura Witte
Yiqing Xu
Wanyi Zheng
DEPAUW CHAMBER SINGERS
Kristina Boerger, director
Jackson Bailey
Shannon Barry
Blake Beckemeyer
Sara Blanton
Patrick Brems
Ann Chase
Benjamin Davis
Kimberly DeBusschere
Elena Escudero
Anna Gatdula
Dallas Gray
Yazid Gray
Crystal Lau
Joseph Leppek
Julia Massicotte
Sarah Pistorius
Dylan Prentice
Julie Strauser
Erin Tolar
Craig Wallace
Logan Dell’Acqua
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY BAND
Craig Paré, director
Flute
Megan Kessler (OC)
Isabel Lopez-Roldan
Eleanor Price
Oboe
Julia Kramer
Robert Martens
Hanae Weber
Bassoon
Kevin Salinas
Clarinet
Sarah BlÖbaum
Sara DesBiens
Tabatha Hickey
Gretchen Stibich
Saxophone
Sierra Graves
Elizabeth King (OC)
Sarah Kirkman (OC)
Rachel Pearson
Tyler Schaefers
Kevin Smith
Horn
Rebecca Beyers
Megan Qua
Mattia Seaman
Alison Sherrick (OC)
Nathaniel Smith
Trumpet
Nicholas Atsalis
Laura Egyed
David Gordon
Jeremy Irving
Devon Mensching
Allan Whitehead
Trombone
James Grundke
Christopher Kaercher
John Lucciola
Ciara McManus
Gary Potter
Matthew Skiba
Euphonium
William Johnson
Christian Thomas
Tuba
Caleb Dehning
Kyle Hahn
Adam Hutsell
Thomas Miller
Percussion
Zachary Jacobs
Salvador Rodriguez
Stephen Shannon
Mariah Taller
String Bass
Thomas Ring
Keyboard
Megan Qua
Rachel Robin
Stage managers: Caleb Dehning
and Kaitlyn Koby
Librarian: Rachel Pearson
(OC) Off campus
Music of the 21st Century is made possible through the generosity of Robert A. and Margaret
Sheridan Schmidt, members of the DePauw Class of 1969. With this gift to DePauw, along with
their regular commissioning of new works and other activities on behalf of contemporary music
in the Chicago area, the Schmidts have distinguished themselves as a couple who recognize the
important role that contemporary American art music plays in our culture.
We are grateful for the Schmidts’ strong commitment and generous support.
We acknowledge the special efforts of the following
in the preparation of these events:
Mark McCoy, Dean of the School of Music
Caroline Jetton, Associate Dean for Academics and Advising
Carla Edwards, Music of the 21st Century Festival Coordinator
Steven Linville, Operations Manager
Janice Bagwell, GCPA Event Coordinator
Suzanne Hassler, Coordinator for Marketing and Publications
Jennifer Soster, Special Projects Liaison and Assistant to the Dean
Sheree Custis, Faculty Secretary for the School of Music
Elleka Okerstrom, Graduate Intern, 21st-Century Musician Initiative
Patrick Evans, Director of Music Admissions
Matthew Champagne, Recording Arts Specialist
G. Duane Skoog, GCPA Technical Director
Misti Shaw, Coordinator, DePauw Music and Performing Arts Library
Theresa Noble, Manager, DePauw Music and Performing Arts Library
Applied faculty coaches and conductors who worked with students on the pieces to be performed
Out of respect for the performers, audience and recording technician, all
photography and audio/video recording are prohibited during the performance.
Please disengage all electronic equipment before the beginning of the concert. Thank you.
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ROBERTO SIERRA
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
Orcenith Smith, music director
“
“Sierra
writes music that is both approachable and challenging, where the ear is
ssimultaneously aware of technical craft and an enormously appealing sonic surface.”
— Paul Horsley, The Kansas City Star
For
F more than three decades the works of American composer Roberto Sierra have
been
part of the repertoire of many of the leading orchestras, ensembles and festivals
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in
i the USA and Europe. At the inaugural concert of the 2002 world-renowned
Proms
in London, his Fandangos was performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
P
in
i a concert that was broadcast by both the BBC radio and television throughout
the
t UK and Europe. Many of the major American and European orchestras and
international
ensembles have commissioned and performed his works. Among
i
those
institutions are the orchestras of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, New
t
Mexico,
Houston, Minnesota, Dallas, Detroit, San Antonio and Phoenix, as well
M
as
a the American Composers Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles
Philharmonic,
Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra of Zurich,
Philh
i National
N i l Symphony
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the Spanish orchestras of Madrid, Galicia, Castilla y León and Barcelona, and others.
Commissioned works include: Concerto for Orchestra for the centennial celebrations of the Philadelphia Orchestra,
commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation and the Philadelphia Orchestra; Concerto for Saxophones
and Orchestra, commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for James Carter; Fandangos and Missa Latina,
commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington DC; Sinfonía No. 3 “La Salsa,” commissioned
by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Danzas Concertantes for guitar and orchestra, commissioned by the Orquesta
de Castilla y León; Double Concerto for Violin and Viola, co-commissioned by the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
Orchestras; Bongo+, commissioned by the Juilliard School in celebration of the 100th anniversary; Songs from the
Diaspora, commissioned by Music Accord for Heidi Grant Murphy, Kevin Murphy and the St. Lawrence String
Quartet; and Concierto de Cámara, co-commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music
Northwest and Stanford Lively Arts.
In 2003, he was awarded the Academy Award in Music by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The award
states: “Roberto Sierra writes brilliant music, mixing fresh and personal melodic lines with sparkling harmonies and
striking rhythms. . .” His Sinfonía No. 1, a work commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, won the 2004
Kenneth Davenport Competition for Orchestral Works. In 2007, the Serge and Olga Koussevitzky International
Recording Award (KIRA) was awarded to Albany Records for the recording of his composition Sinfonía No. 3
“La Salsa.” Roberto Sierra has served as composer-in-residence with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the
Philadelphia Orchestra, the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and New Mexico Symphony. In 2010, he was elected
to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Roberto Sierra’s music may be heard on CDs by Naxos, EMI, UMG’s EMARCY, New World Records, Albany
Records, Koch, New Albion, Koss Classics, BMG, Fleur de Son and other labels. In 2011, UMG’s EMARCY label
released Caribbean Rhapsody featuring the Concierto for Saxophones and Orchestra, commissioned and premiered
by the DSO with James Carter. In 2004, EMI Classics released his two guitar concertos Folias and Concierto Barroco
with Manuel Barrueco as soloist (released on Koch in the USA in 2005). Sierra has been nominated twice for a
Grammy under best contemporary composition category, first in 2009 for Missa Latina (Naxos), and in 2014, for his
Sinfonia No. 4 (Naxos).
Roberto Sierra was born in 1953 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and studied composition in both Puerto Rico and Europe,
where one of his teachers was György Ligeti at the Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg, Germany. The works of Roberto
Sierra are published principally by Subito Music Publishing (ASCAP).
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Violin
Jackson Bailey
*Alexander Barker
Zoe Cunningham
Allison Emata
Mei Fujisato
Valentina Guillen
Alaya Hardy
Emily Hoyland
Sarah Jylkka
Jenny Miller
+Lindsey Sullivan
Jacob Strauss
Viola
Tyler Huff (OC)
Xeno Carpenter-New (OC)
Lisa Salazar
*Anna Urso
Cello
Catherine Anderson
-Quiñones
Kazuki Hanado
Peter Kim
*Peter Lockman
Erin Lupardus
Federico Papi
Graeme Richmond
Bass
*Connor Allen
Jacob Peterman
Aaron Rabishaw
Thomas Ring
Burke Stanton (OC)
Mickey Terlep
Flute/Piccolo
Nina Dugan (ST)
Josh Levine
Isabel Lopez-Roldan
Eleanor Price
Oboe/English Horn
Matthew Acton
Tyler Benware
Kathryn King
Robert Martens
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Natalia Fumero
Daniel Hickey
Marian Hillebrand
Sijia Luo
Bassoon/Contra Bassoon
Kevin Salinas
Andrew Wilkey
Qingee Yu
Horn
David Acton
Maureen Bailey (OC)
Griffin Botts
Drew Casey
Patrick Rutledge
Megan Qua
Alison Sherrick (ST)
Trumpets
Nicholas Atsalis
Laura Egyed
Jeremy Irving, guest
Trombone
Leif Anderson
William Johnson
Christian Thomas
Tuba
Kyle Hahn
Percussion
Zachary Suchanek
Mariah Taller
Zachary Jacobs, guest
Salvador Rodriguez, guest
Harp
Harriet Moore, faculty
Keyboards
Shiyu Su
Stage Manager: Allan Whitehead
+Concertmaster
*String principal
(OC) Off campus
(ST) Student teaching
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
GALA ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Friday, February 27, 7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium
9:30–10:00 a.m.
From Carnaval (2007)
I. Gargoyles
II. Sphynxes
III. Unicorns
IV. Dragons
V. The Phoenix
Guakía Baba (1992)
10:00–11:00 a.m.
DePauw University Orchestra
Orcenith Smith, conductor
DePauw University Chorus
Kristina Boerger, conductor
11 a.m.–noon
Cantos Populares (1983)
I. Canto matutino
II. Ensueño
III. Canto nocturno
Monday, February 23
DePauw University Chamber Singers
Kristina Boerger, conductor
1:15–2:00 p.m.
From Sinfonía No. 3 “La Salsa” (2005/2009)
I. Tumbao
Fandangos (2001)
2:40–3:40 p.m.
DePauw University Band
Craig Paré, conductor
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Coaching
From Preludios Caprichosos
Alexander Bushkin, piano
Coaching
Caprichos
Anne Reynolds, flute
Randy Salman, clarinet
Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Erica Dicker, violin
Eric Edberg, cello
May Phang, piano
Craig Paré, conductor
Coaching
Toccata
Darcy McCoy, piano
Coaching
From Preludios Caprichosos
1:15 Emily Chen, piano
1:40 Jennifer Peacock, piano
Coaching
Cinco Bocetos
Randy Salman, clarinet
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
University Orchestra rehearsal
4:00–4:45 From Carnaval
I. Gargoyles
II. Sphynxes
III. Unicorns
IV. Dragons
V. The Phoenix
University Orchestra
Orcenith Smith, director
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Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
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4:00–5:30 p.m.
University Chorus rehearsal
4:50–5:30 Guakía Baba
Scott Perkins, conductor
“Medianoche”
Green Center, Room 1115
“Agua maldita”
Tuesday, February 24
9:30–10:00 a.m. Radio interview: Music for Life
Mark McCoy, host
10:00–11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.–noon
Coaching
Reflections on a Souvenir
May Phang, piano
Green Center, Room 1136
“Vida criolla”
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
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Sara Blanton, mezzo-soprano
John Clodfelter, piano
Ann Chase, soprano
Tony Weinstein, piano
Yazid Pierce-Gray, baritone
Amanda Hopson, piano
Coaching
Cancionero Sefardí
Tres Pensamientos (Three Thoughts) (2000)
Coachings for Décimas and Cinco Poemas Aztecas
1:30 From Cinco Poemas Aztecas
“La Amistad”
Benjamin Davis, tenor; Amanda Hopson, piano
1:45 From Décimas
“Madrugada”
Brooke Addison, mezzo-soprano; John Clodfelter, piano
2:00 From Décimas
“Muerta”
Kristin Daines, soprano; John Clodfelter, piano
2:15 From Cinco Poemas Aztecas
“Qué es la poesía?”
“La vida”
Addy Sterrett, soprano; John Clodfelter, piano
2:35 From Cinco Poemas Aztecas
“Poema de la conquista”
Dana Hart, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Weinstein, piano
2:50 From Cinco Poemas Aztecas
“Gozo efímero”
From Décimas
“Medianoche”
Julie Strauser, soprano; Amanda Hopson, piano
3:15 From Décimas
“Amanecer”
Anna Gatdula, soprano; Amanda Hopson, piano
Toccata (2008)
Kerry Jennings, tenor
Anne Reynolds, flute; Randy Salman, clarinet; Amanda Hopson, piano
Erica Dicker, violin; Eric Edberg, cello
Scott Perkins, conductor
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
1:30–4:00 p.m.
“Copla lejana”
Julie Strauser, soprano
Amanda Hopson, piano
I. Con precisión rítmica
II. Sensual con momentos de violencia
III. Cortante
Dan Hickey, bass clarinet
Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Darcy McCoy, piano
Cancionero Sefardí (Sephardic Songbook) (1999)
“A la una nací yo” (At one I was born)
“El mi querido bevió vino” (My lover drank wine)
“Al kenar de la nixava” (Around the corner)
“Pregoneros van y vienen” (Town criers come and go)
“Una matica de ruda” (A little plant of rue)
“Dolores tiene la reina” (The queen has pains)
“Avridme galanica” (Open up for me, beautiful girl)
Kerry Jennings, tenor
Anne Reynolds, flute; Randy Salman, clarinet; Amanda Hopson, piano
Erica Dicker, violin; Eric Edberg, cello
Scott Perkins, conductor
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3:30 From Décimas
“Vida criolla”
Yazid Pierce-Gray, baritone; Amanda Hopson, piano
3:45 From Décimas
“Copla lejana”
Ann Chase, soprano; Tony Weinstein, piano
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
Thursday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.
Thompson Recital Hall
Caprichos (2012)
1. Intenso
2. Preciso
3. Con ritmo y sabor
4. Fluido
5. Sereno
Anne Reynolds, flute; Randy Salman, clarinet; Bonnie Whiting, percussion;
Erica Dicker, violin; Eric Edberg, cello; May Phang, piano
Craig Paré, conductor
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
Wednesday, February 25
From El Mensajero de Plata (The Silver Messenger) (1984)
9:30–10:20 a.m.
Coaching
Tres Pensamientos
Daniel Hickey, clarinet; Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Reflections on a Souvenir (2007)
10:20–11:20 a.m.
Recital Hour
From Cinco Poemas Aztecas (1995)
“Qué es la poesía?”
“La vida”
Addy Sterrett, soprano; John Clodfelter, piano
“Poema de la conquista”
Dana Hart, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Weinstein, piano
“La Amistad”
Benjamin Davis, tenor; Amanda Hopson, piano
“Gozo efímero”
Julie Strauser, soprano; Amanda Hopson, piano
“Dicen que la noche de Santiago”
Joseph Leppek, tenor
Amanda Hopson, piano
May Phang , piano
Cinco Bocetos (Five Sketches) (1984)
I. Preludio
II. Canción del campo
III. Interludio nocturno
IV. Canción de la montaña
V. Final con pájaros
Randy Salman, clarinet
Bongo-O (1982/Revised 2003)
From Preludios Caprichosos (2010)
Alexander Bushkin, piano
Jennifer Peacock, piano
Emily Chen, piano
Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Décimas (2013)
“Madrugada”
“Amanecer”
“Muerta”
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University Band rehearsal
Sinfonía No. 3 “La Salsa”
I. Tumbao
Fandangos
Craig Paré, conductor
“A Conversation with Roberto Sierra”
Scott Perkins, moderator
Brooke Addison, mezzo-soprano
John Clodfelter, piano
Anna Gatdula, soprano
Amanda Hopson, piano
Kristin Daines, soprano
John Clodfelter, piano
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Chamber Singers rehearsal
Cantos Populares
I. Canto Mutatino
II. Ensueño
III. Canto Nocturno
Kristina Boerger, conductor
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
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1:30–2:30 p.m.
3:00–3:30 p.m.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Coaching
Bongo-O
7:30 p.m.
Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Coaching
From El Mensajero de Plata (The Silver Messenger)
“Dicen que la noche de Santiago”
Joseph Leppek, tenor; Amanda Hopson, piano
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
University Orchestra rehearsal
4:00–4:45 From Carnaval
I. Gargoyles
II. Sphynxes
III. Unicorns
IV. Dragons
V. The Phoenix
University Orchestra
Orcenith Smith, conductor
University Chorus rehearsal
4:50–5:30 Guakía Baba
University Chorus
Kristina Boerger, Conductor
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
Green Center, Room 1115
11:00–11:30 a.m.
Classroom visit—Composition
Scott Perkins
Classroom visit—Music Appreciation
Bonnie Whiting
Green Center, Room 1021
Green Center, Room 1151
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Friday, February 27
10:20–11:10 a.m.
Classroom visit—Music ca. 1900 to Present
Solo Vocal Literature II
Carla Edwards
Matthew Balensuela
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Noon–1:00 p.m.
Young Philosophers—Research Talk
“Unperformable Works and the Ontology of Art”
Andrew Cullison, The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics
Dr. Wesley Cray, Grand Valley State University
Prindle Institute, Prindle Auditorium
1:40–2:40 p.m.
Classroom visit—Understanding Music
American and Latin American Portraits
Nicole Brockmann
Eric Edberg
Randy Salman
Carla Edwards
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Tech rehearsal for Friday night concert
University Symphony Orchestra
University Chorus
Chamber Singers
University Band
Thursday, February 26
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Chamber Music Concert
(program on pages 10–11)
7:30 p.m.
Gala Closing Concert
(program on page 12)
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Young Philosophers—Introductory Talk
“That’s Not Art!”
Andrew Cullison, The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics
Dr. Wesley Cray, Grand Valley State University
Pulliam Center, Watson Forum
2:00–2:30 p.m.
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Vocal coaching
2:00–2:15 From Décimas
“Agua maldita”
Sara Blanton, mezzo-soprano; John Clodfelter, piano
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
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