Stephen Senseman, Tuba
Gail Novak, Piano
Recital Hall I April 19th , 201917:30 p.m.

Program
Victor Ewald

Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 5
1. Moderato - Piu mosso
William Berue, Trumpet
Zachary Ploeger, Trumpet
Maria Long, Hom
Philip Glick, Trombone

Sonata for Tuba and Piano
1. Andante sostenuto
2. Allegro energico
3. Allegro moderato

Trygve Madsen

Ciganske melodie, Op. 55
1. Mein Lied ertont
2. Ei! Ei, wie mein Triangel wunderherrlich lautet
4. Als die alte Mutter
6. In dem weiten, breiten, luft' gen Leinenkleide

Antonin Dvorak

-Intermission-

Gwyneth Walker

Beloved Bass

James Grant

Three Furies
2. Gently Inebriated
3. Unrelenting

Kerry Turner

Casbah ofTetouan

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Ewald' s "Brass Quintet # 1" was
originally written for two soprano valved
instruments, an alto, tenor, and bass horn.
While other pieces were later discovered as
earlier compositions, Ewald's are some of
the earliest in the repertoire.
Trygve Madsen was a Norwegian
composer and pianist that started composing
at the age of seven. Aside from the Russian
masters, Madsen also found inspiration in
jazz pianists such as Art Tatum and Oscar
Peterson.
Dvorak's "Gyspsy songs" followed the
fame he had garnered from the composition
of"Slavonic Dances." Although more Czech
and Slavic than "Gypsy" in composition, the
piece serves as a whimsical portrayal of the
Gypsy way of life.
Dr. Gwyneth Walker is a former
faculty of Oberlin Conservatory that
resigned in 1982 to pursue full-time
composition. Her catalogue includes over
350 comissioned works for orchestra,
chamber, chorus, and solo voice.
James Grant is a composer and baker
that splits his time between Oxtongue Lake,
Ontario and Sarasota, Florida. He said of the
three furies: "it reflects the surprising indeed, remarkable - flexibility possessed
by the tuba, and offer a music that is
immediate, good-natured and fun, requiring
of the soloist both keen musicianship and
physical stamina."
Kerry Turner's earliest composition
recognition came at age 11 when he won the
San Antonio Music Society Composition
Competition. As a hornist, he has performed
with the New York, Berlin, and Vienna
Philharmonic.

1. My song resounds with love
My song resounds with love
when the old day is dying;
it is sowing its shadows
and reaping a collection of pearls.
My song resonates with longing
while my feet roam distant lands.
My homeland is in the distant wilderness my song stirs with nationalism.
My song reverberates with love
while unplanned storms hasten.
I rejoice in the freedom that I no longer have
a part in the dying of a brother.
2. Ah! Why is my three-cornered bell
ringing?
Ah! Why is my three-cornered bell ringing
so passionately?
As a gypsy song -- when death is imminent the death of a gypsy brings an end
to song, dance, love and all concerns!
To song, dance, love and all concerns!
4. Songs my mother taught me
When my mother taught me to sing,
Strange that she often had tears in her eyes.
And now I also weep,
when I teach Gypsy children to play and
sing.
6. Flowing sleeves and Trousers
Wide sleeves and broad trousers give
more freedom than a robe of gold.
The robe of gold constricts the chest
and the song within the body dies.
He who is happy -- his song blooms with the
desire
that the whole world would lose its taste for
gold.
Translation by Gayle Royko Heuser and
Anna Majtas Royko

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