Recitals for Soprano and solo piano

Toccata in C Minor BWV 911 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

6 Lieder, Op. 1 by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847)

  1. Schwanenlied
  2. Wanderlied
  3. Warum Sind Denn Die Rosen So Blass
  4. Mayenlied
  5. Morgenständchen
  6. Gondellied

Impromptu Op. 90, No. 2 by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Cantique by Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Vous M’Avez Regardé Avec Toute Votre Ȃme by Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Les Lilas Qui Avaint Fleuri  by Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Chanson  by Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)

From Four Anniversaries (1948) by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

I. For Felicia Montealegre
III.  For David Diamond

Fleeting is a Maiden’s Favor by Ethyl Smyth (1858-1944)

Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 by  Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Molly Tomlinson, soprano and Cori Belle, piano

Molly Tomlinson grew up in the Seattle area, where she developed her lifelong passion for music. She earned her BA in Music from Chapman University and her MM in Voice from the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Over the last two decades Molly has been fortunate to participate in both choral and solo music festivals, competitions and Young Artist Programs around the United States and abroad. In addition to performing Molly is a certified NATS teacher and enjoys teaching and collaborating with her students and colleagues. She is also the Choir Director for the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church in Woodinville. www.mollytomlinson.co

Cori Belle earned her Piano Performance degree from Grand Canyon University with additional studies at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. She holds a teaching certificate from the University of Washington. As a collaborative pianist she has worked with a variety of schools, churches, and choral groups in Arizona and Washington and has performed across the United States, England, and Austria. She has served as music director and accompanist at Studio East, Second Story Repertory, and the International School in Bellevue. Currently she is the Kirkland Choral Society’s accompanist. Since 2012 Cori has programmed and performed in house concerts through her creation of Indie Musikhaus, bringing together a variety of musicians in the greater Seattle area. In 2018 she released her first solo classical album, Commonplace Beauty. www.coribelle.com

LMC Opera: The Beauty of Bel Canto

“O nume tutelar” from La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini (1774-1851)

Katie Hochman as Julia

“Una voce poco fa” from Il barbiere di Siviglia by Giaochino Rossini (1792-1868)

Victoria Chaussee, as Rosina

“Sombre föret” from Guillaume Tell by Gioacchino Rossini

Lori Williams as Mathilde

“Mira, o Norma” from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini

Katie Hochman as Norma and Victoria Chausse as Adalgisa

“O quante volte” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

Emily Riesser as Giulietta

” Regnava nel Silenzio” from Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Lori Williams as Lucia and Katie Hochman as Alice

“Saria possibile” from L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti

Emily Riesser as Gianetta
Katie Hochman and Lori Williams, sopranos
Victoria Chaussee, mezzo-soprano
Janene Nelson, direction and narration
Joan Lundquist, piano

Bach Anniversary

Partita in C Minor, according to BWV 1013
I. Allemande
II. Corrente
III. Sarabande
IV. Bourree Anglaise

Sabine Endrigkeit, recorder

F minor Prelude and Fugue from Well Tempered Clavier, book 2

Katie O’Rourke, piano

“Gerechter Gott, ach, rechnest du”(Righteous God, ah, do you judge?) from BWV 89 Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim (What shall I make of you, Ephraim?)

Molly Tomlinson, soprano
Gail Perstein, oboe
Abigail Habegger, piano

“Ich will auf den Herren schaun” (I will look upon the Lord) from BWV 93, Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten (Who only lets dear God rule)

Kristen Swenson, soprano
Gail Perstein, oboe
Abigail Habegger, piano

Italian Piano Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 (1735)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto

Karin McCullough, piano

Flute sonata, BWV1031

  1. Allegro moderato (in E♭ major)
  2. Siciliano (in G minor)
  3. Allegro (in E♭ major)

Gail Perstein, oboe and Abigail Habegger, piano

Sonata for violin and piano in E major, BWV 1016

  1. Adagio
  2. Allegro
  3. Adagio ma non tanto
  4. Allegro

Adrianna Hulscher, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

“Schafe können sicher weiden” (sheep may safely graze) from Was mir behagt, is nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 “The Hunting Cantata”

Susan Strick, soprano
Jill Carlsen, flauto dolce
Sabine Endrigkeit, flauto dolce
Karin McCullough, piano

 

 

 

NW Composers Spotlight

Keeping Afloat by Heidi Fivash (b. 1984)

Emiko Hori, piano

Sea Change by Sarah Mattox (b. 1974)
1. Becoming Atlantis
2. I Wonder How an Island Feels
3. Reflection
4. Manhattan (is no island)

Katie Stevenson, mezzo-soprano
Candice Chin, violin and Emiko Hori, Piano

March into Spring by Garrett Fisher (b. 1970)
1. Late Spring: Noon
2. Late Winter: Dawn
3. Spring Equinox: Night

Erika Pierson, cello and Katie O’Rourke, piano

Song of Myself, 3 movement cycle on texts by Walt Whitman by Karen P. Thomas (b. 1957)
1. Song of Myself
2. Smile O voluptuous cool-breath’d earth
3. These are really the thoughts of all

Regina Thomas, soprano and Maria Khavin, piano

Four Love Sonnets on texts from Cien sonetos de amor  (100 Love Sonnets) by Pablo Neruda by Jeffrey Moidel
2. and now you’re mine
4. When I die…

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano and Jeffrey Moidel, piano

Intermission

Radiant Light by Matthew James Briggs (b. 1977)

Candice Chin, violin
Yi Zhou, viola and Erika Pierson, cello

Apparitions: Six Nocturnes on poems by Walt Whitman for Soprano, Violin, B-flat Clarinet, and Piano by John Muehleisen (b. 1955)
1. Twilight
2. After the Dazzle of Day
3. Apparitions
4. Look Down Fair Moon
5. As If a Phantom Carress’d Me
6. A Clear Midnight

Katie Hochman, soprano
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Candice Chin, violin and Asta Vaicekonis, piano

Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano by Alex Shapiro (b. 1964)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Vivace

Julie Shankland, clarinet
Candice Chin, violin and Asta Vaicekonis, piano

The Human Voice by Poulenc, Spanish songs for soprano, cello and piano

The Human Voice (La Voix Humaine)

Opera in One Act, presented in English

Based on the play by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Music by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

 

a forty-minute, one-act opera
Arranged for soprano and piano

Synopsis: a woman’s last conversation with the lover who has left her for another.

Emily Riesser, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

INTERMISSION

“De los alamos vengo, madre” (I have been by the poplars, mother) by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Two Songs from the Canciones Amatorias (Love songs) Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
1. Mañanica era (Mañanica was)
2. Llorad, corazon (Weep, heart)
“Danza Española #5” by Enrique Granados
“Adela” by Joaquin Rodrigo
“Solo las flores” (Only the flowers) from Combat del Somni by Frederico Mompou (1893-1987)
“D’España vengo” (From Spain I come) from El Niño Judio by Pablo Luna (1879-1942)
“El cant dels ocells” (The song of the birds) traditional, arr. by Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002)
“Cancion al arbol del olvido” (Song of the tree of oblivion) by Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
“Qué te importa que no vengo?” (What do you care that I do not come?) from Los Claveles by José Serrano

Diane Althaus, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Erika Pierson, cello