Alumni Recital of the Studio of Dr. Penny Thompson Kruse

Sunday, April 28, 2024

2:30 P.M. Bryan Recital Hall
Moore Musical Arts Center

Program

The Gathering | Elizabeth Rennie (b. 1969)
    The Arrival
            The Ensemble
            Jason Thompson, conductor

Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 | J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
    Allemande
    Gigue
            Robert Howell, violin

Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 | J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
    Sarabande

Polish Caprice | Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
            Jessica (Haley) Bushkuhl, violin

Appalachia Waltz for Solo Violin | Mark O'Connor (b. 1961)
             Kristen (Ross) Hruby, violin

Rhapsody No. 1 | Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
            Janell Preheim

The Sunflower Song | Steven Kruse (b. 1955)
            Ioana Galu, violin

Duos for Two Violins | Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
    Burlesque
    Mosquito Dance
    Sorrow
    Dancing Song
    Ruthenian Kolomejka
    The Bagpipe
            Anna Eyink and Mary Solomon, violins

~~INTERMISSION~~

String Poetic | Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)
    Nocturne

Obertass, Op. 19 | Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
            Aaron Jacobs, violin
            Tatiana Shushtova, piano, Music Certificate 2006, MM Piano Performance 2008

Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 | Amy Beach (1867-1944)
            Madalyn Navis, violin
            Tatiana Shushtova, piano

La Gitana | Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
            Anita Chiu, violin
            Tatiana Shushtova, piano

Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 | Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
            Ioana Galu and Sheila Santa, violins
            Chris Mathews, piano

The Gathering | Elizabeth Rennie
    The After Party
            The Ensemble
            Jason Thompson, conductor

Special thanks to Steve Kruse (Mr. Dr. Kruse) Chris Mathews, Tatiana Shushtova, Karol Spencer and Jason Thompson.

The Gathering Ensemble
Jason Thompson, conductor, MM Orchestral Conducting 2005

Violin 1
Mike Dandron, BM Music Education 2014
Jessica (Haley) Bushkuhl, BM Music Education 2009
Ioana Galu, MM Violin Performance 2003, DMA Contemporary Music 2012
Robert Howell, BM Violin Performance 2010
Min-Han Tsai, Certificate Program 2018, MM Violin Performance 2022
Sara Deliberato Younglove, BM Violin Performance 2013

Violin 2
Avery Chambers, BM Music Education 2024
Anita Chiu, MM Violin Performance 2016
Anthony Clark, Perrysburg High School Junior
Ayanna Grant, BM Violin Performance, anticipated 2025
Aaron Jacobs, BM Music Education 2005
Emily (Coplin) Thompson, BM Violin Performance 2005

Violin 3
Madalyn Navis, MM Violin Performance, 2020
Janell Preheim, MM Violin Performance 2023
Sheila Santa, MM Violin Performance 2004
Mary Solomon, BS Data Science, Music Minor 2019, MS Applied Statistics 2021
Celeste Uhl, BS Psychology, Music Minor 2024

Violin 4
Bethany Rodabaugh Maltinsky, BM Music Education 2006
Mahlia Proctor, BM Violin Performance anticipated 2026
Kacy (Albright) Reyes, BM Music Education 2015
Heather Szymanski, BM Music Education 2014
Kristen Thiel, BM Music Education 2012
Clarissa Yanke, BM Music Education 2024

Violin 5
Caitlin Bartholic, BM Music Education 2007
Kyndal Davison, BM Music Education 2024
Kristen (Ross) Hruby, BM Music Education 2010
Molly Ryan, BM Music Education 2006
Marcy Trentacosti, MM Violin Performance 2008

Violin 6
Lauren Tourkow Blair, BM Violin Performance 2010
Anna Eyink, BM Violin Performance 2020
Gracie Hayes, BM Violin Performance anticipated 2025
Rachel King, BM Music Education 2009
Hannah Salo, BS Business Management 2021
Agnishekhar Basu Sarker, Perrysburg High School Junior

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Audience members are reminded to silence alarm watches, pagers and cellular phones before the performance. As a matter of courtesy and copyright law, no recording or unauthorized photographing is allowed. BGSU is a nonsmoking campus.

Updated: 09/17/2024 04:22PM