ARIZONA

STATE

UNIVERSITY

School of Music
MM RECITAL #2
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CHRISSIE GUDMUNDSDOTTIR
AND
JULIANA WITT

MASTERS RECITAL SERIES
RECITAL HALL
APRIL, 28, 2016 • 7:30 PM

Program I Efnisskra
Freij (Premiere)

Ragnheiour Erla Bjornsd6ttir is a composer based in
Reykjavik, Iceland. Erla began her musical studies at the age of
three in Hanover, Germany in Musikalische fri.iherziehung fi.ir
Kinder before returning back to Iceland at the age of six where she
studied in the Music School in Egilsstadir and later in Mosfellsba:r.
During these years she chose to study the violin and later the
trombone before starting singing lessons at the age of fifteen that
eventually lead her into composition. She will graduate in June 2016
from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts with a BA degree in
Composition . Her teacher is Hr6dmar I Sigurbjornsson.

Freij (Premiere)
Goddess song to Chrissie

Violin Sonata no.10 in G major, Op. 96
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio espressivo
Ill. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Poco allegretto

L.v. Beethoven
( 1770-1827)

** Intermission I Hie **

Freyja is a Norse mythology goddess associated with love,
beauty, fertility, gold, war and death. She rides a chariot pulled by
two cats and possesses a cloak of falcon feathers. Freyja rules over
the heavenly afterlife field Folksvangr and there receives half of
those that die in battle, whereas the other half goes to Odinn's hall,
Valhalla.

Ragnheiour Erla
1993-

Violin Sonata no. 1, op.13
I. Allegro Molto
II. Andante
Ill. Allegro vivo
IV. Allegro quasi presto

Gabriel Faure
(1845-1924)

Freyja
F6lkvangur er inn nfundi,
Folkvangr is ninth
en par Freyja rreour
and there hath Freya power
sessa kostum f sal;
To seat her daily guests around the board;
halfan val
Daily she chooseth
unto herself the half
hun kys hverjan <lag,
en halfan 6ainn a.
of fallen heroes, and half Odin owneth

Jealousy Tango

Jacob Gade
(1879-1963)

Thank you all for coming to my recital!
It means a lot to me. ©
I will miss all of you so much, and I'm so grateful
for each and every one of you.

Before you leave, please sign your name in my Guestbook.
It is an Icelandic tradition for every person to have their own
guestbook. I have had this book since 2006. The guests that
attend important events, such as weddings, concerts,
confirmations, etc., sign their name or leave a note to the
owner as a memory.

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Out of respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please
turn all beepers, cell phones and watches to their silent mode . Thank you.