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Upcoming Events
Monday, October 26
Sandra Jackson, clarinet
Lucia Unrau, piano
Stewart Room, RCC
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
Piano Masterclass with Spencer Myer
Stewart Room, RCC
10:00 a.m. – noon
Monday, November 2
Combined Ensemble Concert
Worship Center, JC
7:30 p.m.
Monday, November 9
Senior Recital: Seth Kenyon, piano
Monday, November 16
Belmont Organ Trio
Chapel, JC
7:30 p.m.
Worship Center, JC
7:30 p.m.
Please join us after the recital at Café Dante—serving coffee, tea, and hot
chocolate—located in Emma’s on the Barn’s first floor.
Malone University continues their commitment to excellence for their
students, faculty and community by announcing their plan to become an AllSteinway School. Please contact the Office of Advancement with any
questions at 330-471-8235.
AUDIENCE POLICY
Please refrain from loud noises and talking. All ringers on cell phones and pagers
should be turned off. Please keep exiting and re-entering the auditorium to a minimum
during the performance. If you must leave or enter, please do so only during the
applause. Thank you for your cooperation.
SENIOR RECITAL
Kenna Larson, flute
Collaborative Pianist
Deanna Parks
Monday, October 19, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Stewart Room
Randall Campus Center
Program
Sonata in C Major ....................................... Johann Sebastian Bach
Andante - Presto
(1685-1750)
Allegro
Adagio
Minuet I
Minuet II
Concerto No. 2 in D Major ................. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro Aperto
(1756-1791)
Pièce pour flute seule .................................................. Jacques Ibert
(1890-1962)
Sonatina....................................................................... Eldin Burton
Allegretto grazioso
(1913-1979)
Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise ........................Albert Franz Doppler
(1821-1883)
Program Notes
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician during
the Baroque period. Born to a very musical family in 1685, Bach was
understood to have played the violin, harpsichord and clavichord. Bach
attended St. Michael’s School for two years before holding many
musical posts across the country. He served as director of music to
Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen, as an educator at the Thomasschule
and the music director at the main Lutheran churches. His style of
composition includes German, as well as Italian and French influences,
making Bach one of the most widely-known composers in musical
history. Bach’s Sonata in C major is a simply written piece, giving the
player freedom with pace and dynamics. The first movement includes
two tempos, “Andante” and “Presto” and blends seamlessly together.
The second movement, “Allegro,” contains an opening melody that is
played at a brisk tempo. The “Adagio” movement is serene and delicate,
followed by two lively minuets.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, widely known as one of the most
prominent composers of the Classical period. Mozart was born in 1756 in
Salzburg, Austria. Showing talent for music as a child, Mozart was
widely known as a child prodigy and composed his first piece at the age
of six. Taking note of his son’s talent, his father insisted on taking him
on concert tours through Europe, creating early contact with many
compositions. The Flute Concerto in D is one of his 600 or more
compositions. Mozart died at the early age of 35 years, but his works
have influenced countless aspects of the music world.
Interestingly enough, Mozart claimed to dislike the sound of the flute. He
fashioned his second flute concerto from an oboe concerto previously
composed in Salzburg in 1777. Flutist, de Jean had already performed
Concerto in G major, and was awaiting another. To save time and
money, Mozart simply re-wrote the oboe concerto for him to perform.
The first movement is joyful and bold, making it difficult to believe
Mozart disliked the instrument and derived the piece originally written
for another woodwind. The melody, using octave jumps for a fresh
sound, is a quintessential part of Mozart’s style. The “Allegro Aperto”
contains a flashy cadenza that beautifully balances the original tempo
and compliments the original melody. The piano finishes the piece and
wraps up a lively movement.
Jacques Ibert - As an early pianist born in 1890, Jacques Ibert is known
as an eclectic and prolific French composer. Ibert left behind many
works in almost every area of contemporary music, making his works
vast and unique. Starting as a piano player, Ibert was more interested in
improvisation than with playing monotonous scales and arpeggios. The
result was a style reflecting innovation and lively melodies. Ibert was
drafted into WWI, and because of his opposition to the German
occupation in France, his music was banned while he was forced to leave
Paris for refuge in southern France.
Piéce for solo flute was composed in 1936 and premiered by the famous
Marcel Moyse. The first performance of Ibert’s work took place at a
dinner party, following the premiere of Ibert’s famous Flute Concerto.
The piece contains a slow and lyrical melody laced with technically
difficult sections, creating a free-flowing and unique sound. Overall,
Piéce has an improvisatory feel that is true to who Jacques Ibert was as a
musician and composer.
Eldin Burton, born in 1913 in Georgia, American pianist Eldin Burton
showed early ambition as a composer. He enrolled in a composition
class in New York at the Juilliard School after studying piano at the
Atlanta Conservatory. Sonatina for flute and piano was adapted from a
solo piano piece and has become Burton’s best-known composition. The
piece was dedicated to and performed in New York City by Samuel
Baron in 1947. One year later, Burton’s Sonatina won the composition
contest of the New York Flute Club and was rewarded with a publishing
contract. Burton worked there until his retirement to Florida.
Sonatina is a three-movement piece with a uniquely conservative take on
melody, harmony and rhythm. Scales and arpeggios are spread through
the first movement, creating a free flowing but bold sound. The first
movement flows with an agile tempo and is laced with a lyrical sound,
finishing delicately.
Albert Franz Doppler, also a composer and conductor, Doppler is
known as a flute virtuoso. His father was a traveling oboist across the
Vienna musical scene. Albert Doppler and his brother Karl were taught
to play the flute by their father, and after realizing their talent, they
embarked on several musical tours around Europe. The two brothers
played duets together for years and went their separate ways to become
very successful musicians and composers. Albert Franz Doppler became
a Professor of Flute at the Vienna Conservatory and his brother settled
down as the Director of the National Theatre.
Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise was originally written for two flutes and
piano. Many scholars can assume his composition for two flutes was
influenced by nostalgia for him and his brother’s performances across
Europe. In this work, mysterious Hungarian folk melodies are
intertwined with bright and fiery themes. This work is brilliantly written
with flowing melodies perfect for a dramatic solo performance.
Biographies
Kenna Larson is a Senior Early Childhood Education major at Malone
University. She has been playing the flute for twelve years and has
studied the piccolo for seven years. Starting and graduating at Green
Local Schools, Kenna decided to come to Malone and study education
while continuing lessons with Julie Sarver. She has also played in the
Malone University Flute Ensemble for four years. Previously, she took
lessons from Jane Berkner at the University of Akron and Kathryn
Glarose. Kenna played the piccolo in the Cleveland Youth Wind
Symphony during her sophomore year of high school. She returned her
senior year to play the flute. Even though she is not looking to pursue a
career in music, passion for the art has driven her to continue playing.
Deanna Parks graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with
a BA in Music Education with a piano emphasis. She taught K-4 music
for South Euclid - Lyndhurst city schools for seven years. She also has
taught at Weaver Child Development Center and St. Joan of Arc School.
Deanna was church accompanist for many churches including Canton
First Church of the Nazarene and Willoughby Hills Evangelical Friends
Church. Deanna has accompanied high school choirs at Brush High
School and Glen Oak High School. Deanna is a collaborative artist for
Malone University’s Department of Music