Guest Artist: Kate Boyd, piano
Monday, November 9, 2026
8 P.M.
Bryan Recital Hall
Program
Das Jahr (The Year) | Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
January – A Dream: Adagio, quasi una Fantasia
February – Scherzo: Presto
March – Prelude and Chorale
April – Capriccioso: Allegretto
May – Spring Song: Allegro vivace e gioioso
June – Serenade: Allegro
July: Larghetto
August: Allegro – Marcia pastorale: Allegro assai
September – By the River: Andante con moto
October: Allegro con spirito
November: Mesto
December: Allegro molto
Epilogue: Choral
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Das Jahr Texts and Translations
Texts drawn from poetry by Uhland, Goethe, Schiller, Eichendorff, and Tieck
January: A Dream
Adagio, quasi una Fantasia
Ahnest du, o Seele wieder
Sanfte, süße Frühlingslieder?
Sieh umher die falben Bäume.
Ach! es waren holde Träume.
Do you sense again, O soul,
Gentle, sweet spring songs?
Look around at the pale trees.
Ah! they were lovely dreams.
~Ludwig Uhland, Im Herbste (In Autumn)
February: Scherzo
Presto
Denkt nicht ihr seyd in deutschen Gränzen,
Von Teufels-Narren-und Todtentänzen
Ein heiter Fest erwartet Euch
Do not think you are within German borders;
A merry festival awaits you
Of dances of devils, fools, and the dead.
~ Goethe, Faust
March: Prelude and Chorale
Verkündiget ihr dumpfen Glocken schon
Des Osterfestes erste Feyerstunde?
Are you already proclaiming, you muffled bells,
the first festive hour of the Easter feast?
~Goethe, Faust
April: Capriccioso
Allegretto
Der Sonnenblick betrüget
Mit mildem, falschem Schein.
The sun's ray deceives
With a mild, false shine
~Goethe, Faust
May: Spring Song
Allegro vivace e gioioso
Nun blüht das fernste, tiefste Thal.
Now the most distant, deepest valley blooms.
~Ludwig Uhland, Frühlingsglaube (Faith in Spring)
June: Serenade
Allegro
Hör’ ich Rauschen, hör’ ich Lieder
Hör’ ich holde Liebesklage?
Do I hear rustling, do I hear singing,
Do I hear sweet laments of love?
~Goethe, Faust
July
Larghetto
—Die Fluren dürsten
Nach erquickendem Thau,
der Mensch verschmachtet
The fields thirst
for refreshing dew,
and man languishes.
~Friedrich von Schiller, Der Abend (The Evening)
August
Allegro – Marcia pastorale – Allegro assai
Bunt von Farben
auf den Garben
Liegt der Kranz.
Bright with colors
on the sheaves
lies the wreath.
~Friedrich von Schiller, Das Lied von der Glocke (Song of the Bell)
September: By the River
Andante con moto
Fliesse, fliesse, lieber Fluß
Nimmer werd ich froh.
Flow, flow, dear river —
Nevermore will I be happy again.
~Goethe, An den Mond (To the Moon)
October
Allegro con spirito
Im Wald, im grünen Walde
Da ist ein lustiger Schall.
In the woods, in the green forest,
there is a merry sound.
~Joseph von Eichendorff, Die Spielleute (The Minstrels)
November
Mesto
Wie rauschen die Bäume so winterlich schon
Es fliehen die Träume des Lebens davon
Ein Klagelied schallt
Durch Hügel und Wald.
The trees are rustling, so wintry already.
The dreams of life are fleeing away.
A song of lament echoes
through hill and forest.
~Ludwig Tieck, Trauer (Grief)
December
Allegro molto
Vom Himmel hoch,
da komm ich her.
From heaven above
to earth I come.
~Martin Luther (Christmas hymn text)
Epilogue: Chorale
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist.
The old year now hath passed away.
~Johann Steurlein (Hymn text)
Pianist Kate Boyd is a soloist, chamber musician, and educator whose concerts and presentations have taken her throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, including New York’s Carnegie Hall. She performs repertoire ranging from the 17th to the 21st century, with a particular interest in works by women composers.
Her releases on the Parma Recordings label include two solo recordings of music by American composers: Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage, and Music for the End of Winter, featuring works by five American composers. Her third recording, of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Das Jahr, will be released in 2027.
A versatile chamber musician, Boyd regularly collaborates with instrumentalists, singers, and artists across disciplines. In 2020 and 2023 she performed the complete Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano with violinist Justine Cormack. She was a founding member of the New York-based Oracle Trio, a piano trio that performed throughout the United States for ten years.
Boyd has given lectures and workshops at state, regional, national, and international conferences, including the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, the MTNA National Conference, the European Piano Teachers Association Conference, and the International John Cage Conference in Malaysia. She frequently presents masterclasses for teacher organizations and universities, working with students of all ages.
Boyd has received numerous awards and prizes, including a Fulbright award, an Indiana Arts Commission Grant and a Creative Renewal Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis. She's also a recipient of Butler University’s Outstanding Professor of the Year award and was named Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Music Teachers Association.
Boyd is a tenured Professor of Piano at Butler University in Indianapolis. Other teaching experience includes eleven summers at the internationally renowned Interlochen Arts Camp in northern Michigan, ten summers at Kinhaven Music School in Weston, Vermont, the Summer Piano Institute in Corfu and Xanthi, Greece and the Chroma International Music Festival in Miskolc, Hungary. Her educational YouTube channel, “The Piano Prof,” reaches nearly 40,000 subscribers worldwide.
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