Praecepta Fall Concert

Graphic Score Performance    |     Bgsu Students
        Praecepta Board, performers

Jabberwocky    |    Nicholas J. Trevino
        Nicholas J. Trevino, voice
        Eleanor Margraf, bassoon

rich feet    |    Cahaya Drucilla
        Cahaya Drucilla, performer

The Story of Three Little Pigs    |    Lucas Sparrow
        Lucas Sparrow; Sarah Hertenstein; Miguel Gaspar, performers

Tape Music    |    Yishi Zhong
        Yishi Zhong, performer

Cup    |    Treya Nash
        Christian Glascock, performer

Is that a deer?    |    Sebastian Perry
        fixed media

While I am here    |    Dean Kyle
        Dean Kyle, performer

— INTERMISSION —

Five World Premieres for Solo Flute | Cypress Miller, Alexander Noser, Sam Gillerman, Sydney Johnson, Izaiah Ramos

Song of a Nymph (2026)
The Lake (2026)
Shadows in the Moonlight (2026)
Black Sunday (2026)
Distinct Championship (2026)
        Gloria Pan, flute

War is Kind    |    Will Hermanowski
        Dominic Carlozzi, tenor
        Michael Carlozzi, trombone
        Luke Blake, piano

Time Crystals    |    Kaitlyn Borthwick
        Seth Rockovich, saxophone
        Shawn Muench, piano

Projection I    |    Morton Feldman
        Dominic Gomez, cello

Lonesome Hour    |    Mitchell Daniel
        Mitchell Daniel, dobro
        Isaiah Childers, guitar
        Bailey Childers, banjo
        Randy Daniel, guitar
        Eric Daniel, bass

Settle    |    Sarah Hennies
        Vic McPheron; Jacob Koch, vibraphone

[BIG SHOT]    |    Toby Fox, arr. Brayden Adamisin
        Ella Jobe; Rowen Raynes; Emma Clement;
        Jacob Phillips; Patrick Scully; John Hennessy;
        Zoe Voelker; Libbey Lazowski, horns
        Sarah Hertenstein, drum set
        Brayden Adamisin, Spamton G. Spamton

THE LAKE

"The Lake" is inspired by this pond/mini lake outside the Moore Musical Arts Center at BGSU. The piece begins with various birds singing in conversation with each other, extended techniques mimicking the sounds of the blowing wind and the sounds of the cicada I would often hear when walking out of the building during the first month and a half of living at BG. I then introduce a new melody, the lake theme, characterized by its calm and serene quality, representing the flowing water. The bird themes then return, this time faster, and louder, along with the wind now represented as fast chromatic runs. Finally, the lake theme returns but now as a flowing caricature of the fountain in the middle of the lake, arpeggios outlining the chord progression of the melody. The melody is now tied in with the bird songs, interrupting the flow of the music to weigh in with their two cents. The piece ends in a final trill that fades into silence.

BLACK SUNDAY

"Black Sunday" is a work for solo flute that depicts the worst storm during the Dust Bowl. This piece contrasts a lyrical melody with fast extended techniques to represent the storm that struck the Great Plains on April 14, 1935, before returning to a lyrical style in the wake of the destruction.

SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT

"Shadows in the Moonlight" depicts a foggy, moonlit pond. Many people come to visit this desolate place, but little do they know .... something lurks beneath the shadows.

WAR IS KIND

War is evil. War is tragic. War is unnatural. The two texts chosen are from centuries apart, yet they both tell a story about civil war. One would think history can teach the present about the mistakes from the past, yet war is as relevant as ever.

TIME CRYSTALS

Time Crystals refers to the concept in quantum mechanics by the same name. Time crystals are highly organized structures that vibrate at constant frequencies. This piece utilizes steady repeating patterns to emulate the “tick” of the time crystal. The mysterious atmosphere of the piece, like quantum mechanics, seem otherworldly but are from this world. 

TAPE MUSIC

A deliberate shift from the default referent to another member of the same superordinate category

[BIG SHOT]

MY DAYS AS A [Long-Nosed Doll] ARE OVER!! CUT THAT [Wire} AND MAKE ME A [Real Boy]!! ARE YOU WATCHING [Heaven]!? IT'S TIME FOR SPAMTON'S [Comeback Special]!