This was an experiment.  While the live stream worked beautifully, I neglected to actually “record” the performance, so it cannot be re-watched.  I’ll be sure to double check that one next time I do this.

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This is my last free performance at ASU as a student, and the final Composition Studio Recital for the 2009/2010 academic year.  The program and performers are as follows:

Act I:

Faded White:  Overture for String Orchestra
Kurt M. Mehlenbacher

Asia Doike, Zo Manfredi, Alyssa Saint, Lauren Sanders, and Terra Dee Warger, violins; Ria Hodgson, Annissa Olsen, and Kim Teachout, violas; Sabina Ahmad-Post, Devan Arcangeli, Molly Rife, and Hyon Jae Song, celli; Rossine Parucci and Jerome Salazar, basses; Jason Caslor, conductor

Ocean Deep
Stephen Schirmitzler

J. S. Sonata for Solo Violin
Jayson Coppo, Sam Golden, and Joshua Hill

I.  Fantasia
II.  Still and Thoughtful
III.  Presto with Enormity

Jonathan Swartz, violin

West Mountain
Lai Gates

Diane Watkins and Tamara Freida, violins; Dwight Lear, viola; Mark Engelsman, cello

Everchanging Light:  String Quartet No. 4
Kurt Mehlenbacher

I. Prelude: Red
II. Quasi-Passacaglia: Blue
III. Scherzo and Finale: Yellow

Thalia Coombs and Olivia Lemmelin, violins; Garrett McDaniel, viola; Matthew Smith, cello

Logical Explanations
Spencer Arias

A Tale of Two Ants
Daniel Gerwig

I. WORK
II. SEARCH
III. SCORPION LAIR
IV. ESCAPE
V. SEARCH Reprise

Judith Miner, bassoon; Andrew Deboer, bass clarinet

She Wolf
Wesley Pittman

Juliana Scholle, harp

INTERMISSION

Act II:

What Happened?
Adam Gonzales

Adam Gonzales, piano

Elegy for a Forgotten Road
Eric Hessel

Erica Low, clarinet; Chris Rorrer, cello; Eric Hessel, piano

Two Songs
Kevin Ames

Mountain Song (text by Robert Hass)
Cucumber (text by Robert Hass)

Suzanne Rovani, mezzo soprano; Liz Ames, piano

Dickinson Songs
Carrie Leigh Page

I.  Anonymity
II.  Purpose
III.  Fame

Allison Stanford, soprano; Liz Ames, piano

Elegy in C Minor
Vassilios Makavos

Isosceles
Kim Osteen-Petreshock

Joe Higginbotham, guitar

Elegy
Jeffrey Ouper

Jeff Atchison, Josh Gardner, Stephanie Gardner, James Gerber, Patricia Karaffa, Adrienne Lorway, Erica Low, Leslie MacWillie, Karen Palubinski, clarinets; Jeff Ouper, alto clarinet; Shawna Balzer, Matt Miracle, bass clarinets; Andrew DeBoer, contrabass clarinet; Cathy O’Shaughnessy, conductor

Concert Details

• Artist: Kurt Mehlenbacher, composer
• Piece: Faded White
• Date: Monday, April 19th 2010
• Time: 7:30pm
• City: Kurt Mehlenbacher, composer in Tempe, AZ
• Venue: Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University School of Music
• Country: United States
• Admission: Free
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: Asia Doike, Zo Manfredi, Alyssa Saint, Lauren Sanders, Terra Warger, Violins; Ria Hodgson, Annissa Olsen, Audrey Salmon, Violas; Sabina Ahmad-Post, Devan Arcangeli, Molly Rife, Hyon Jae Song, Cellos; Rossine Parucci, Jerome Salazar, Basses; Jason Caslor, Conductor
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• Artist: Kurt Mehlenbacher, composer
• Piece: Everchanging Light: String Quartet No. 4
• Date: Monday, April 19th 2010
• Time: 7:30pm
• City: Kurt Mehlenbacher, composer in Tempe, AZ
• Venue: Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University School of Music
• Country: United States
• Admission: Free
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: World Premiere! Thalia Coombs, Olivia Lemmelin, Violins; Garrett McDaniel, Viola; Matthew Smith, Cello
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