Pittsburgh Concert Society
Alumni Recital
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Program
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Trois Mélodies Henri Duparc (1848 – 1933)
Chanson triste
Soupir
Le manoir de Rosemonde
Danielle Pastin, soprano
Mark Carver, piano
Three Pieces for Piano Op. 42 (World Premiere) Robert Schultz (b. 1948)
1. Venture
2. En Pointe
3. Poem
Alvin Zhu, piano
Fiançailles pour rire Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)
La Dame d'André
Dans l’herbe
Il vole
Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
Violon
Fleurs
Danielle Pastin, soprano
Mark Carver, piano
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Intermission
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Try Me Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII Libby Larson (b. 1950)
Katherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Katherine Howard
Danielle Pastin, soprano
Mark Carver, piano
12 Preludes, Op. 28 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
1. Agitato “In feverish expectation of the beloved”
2. Lento “A sad meditation; the lonely sea beyond…”
3. Vivace “The song of the brook”
4. Largo “Beside a grave”
5. Molto allegro “The free full of songs”
6. Lento assai “Homesickness”
7. Andantino “Sweet recollections float like perfume through the memory”
8. Molto Agitato “Falling snow, howling wind, raging tempest: yet in my heavy
heart, there is a storm more terrible than this”
9. Largo “Prophetic voices”
10. Molto allegro “Falling rockets”
11. Vivace “A maiden’s wish”
12. Presto “The ride by night”
*Above descriptions by Alfred Cortot
La Valse Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Alvin Zhu, piano
You are cordially invited to meet the artists at the reception following the concert