The following are all student and faculty performances, recorded at the Conservatory. Click on the link to download an MP3 sample of each performance.
| Ensemble |
Performer |
Composer / Piece |
| Guitar Solo |
David Tanenbaum, national steel guitar |
Lou Harrison: Scenes from Nek Chand
I. The Leaning Lady
II. The Rock Garden
III. The sinuous arcade with swings in the arche
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| Faculty Chamber Music |
Tim Day, flute;
William Bennett, oboe;
Luis Baez, clarinet;
Steven Paulson, bassoon;
Robert Ward and Jonathan Ring, horn;
Jack Van Geem and David Herbert, percussion
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Ernst Toch: Five Pieces for Wind Instruments and Percussion, Op. 83
I. Canzonetta
II. Caprice
III. Night Song
IV. Roundelay
V. Cavalcade
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| Percussion Ensemble |
Stan Muncy, Jamie Drake, Ben Paysen, Greg Simonds, percussion
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Elinor Armer: Ringing In |
| String Quartet |
The Afiara Quartet
Yuri Cho and Valerie Li, violin; David Samuel, viola;
Adrian Fung, cello
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Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 'Der Tod und das Mädchen'
II. Andante con moto
IV. Presto
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| Voice |
Elza van den Heever, soprano; Steven Bailey, piano |
Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D. 547 |
| Faculty Chamber Music |
Paul Hersh, piano
Ian Swensen and Frederica Steffens, violin; Don Ehrlich, viola; Jean-Michel
Fonteneau, cello
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Antonín Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
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| Flute Solo |
Jeremiah Bills, flute |
Claude Debussy: Syrinx |
| Orchestra |
Conservatory Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, guest conductor |
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
IV. Allegro con fuoco
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| New Music |
New Music Ensemble, Nicole Paiement, conductor
Cynthia Mei, violin; Charles Akert, cello
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Astor Piazolla: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
I
II
III
IV
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| Orchestra |
Conservatory Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia, conductor |
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
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| Cello and Piano |
Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Yoshikazu Nagai, piano |
Anton Webern: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano
I. Langsam
II. Langsam
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| Violin and Piano |
Axel Strauss, violin;
Paul Hersh, piano
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Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
I. Allegro amabile
II. Andante tranquillo-Vivace-Andante-Vivace di più Andante -Vivace
III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)
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| Violin and Piano |
Leonie Bott, violin;
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
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John Adams: Road Movies for Violin and Piano
I. Relaxed Groove
II. Meditative
III. 40% Swing
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| New Music |
New Music Ensemble, Nicole Paiement, conductor
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John Adams: Scratchband for Amplified Ensemble |
| Voice |
Catherine Cook, mezzo-soprano; Steven Bailey, piano
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Jake Heggie: Statuesque
Henry Moore
Pablo Picasso
Hatshepsut
Alberto Giacometti
We're Through
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