School of Music Performances Spring 2012
Twelfth Night
Thursday, February 9, 7:30PM
Elements Theatre Company, of Orleans, Massachusetts will be performing William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will on Thursday, February 9th at 7:30 PM at Pardington Hall. Shakespeare's timeless play explores the nature of love in a rule-bound society during the festive Christmas season.
Free admission
Amasi Trio
Faculty Concert
Monday, February 20, 12:15 pm
Dr. Tammy Lum, piano; Prof. Sungrai Sohn, violin;
Dr. Chungsun Kim, cello
Nyack College's trio-in-residence with Dr. Tammy Lum, piano; Prof. Sungrai Sohn, violin and Dr. Chungsun Kim, cello performs music by Telemann, Haydn, Debussy and hymn arrangements. Also featuring Dr. Marie Kenote, flute.
Free Admission
The Impresario
Wednesday, February 29th, 12:00PM
Prof. Shelley Jameson, director
A one act comic opera by Mozart. Two sopranos are battling to be the one true Prima Donna of the Nyack College Opera Workshop. Featuring Melissa Ruitenberg, Chloe Nevill, Daniel Rodriguez, and Ricky Gessler. Andrew Reith, accompanying.
Free Admission
Debussy 150th Birthday Concert
Tuesday, March 6th, 7:00PM
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of French composer, Claude Debussy (1862-1918), who was one of the most important composers of all time. The event explores and showcases the transition of his compositions from various stages of influences and cultural milieu, to creating his original harmonic language and new genres. Directed by Dr. Tammy Lum, faculty performers, including Dr. Marie Kenote, Profs. Joel and Shelley Jameson, Jungeun Ahn, along with students, alumni and friends celebrate the life and works of this innovative composer.
Free Admission
Bach's Birthday Bash
Wednesday, March 21, 12:45 pm
Dr. Tammy Lum, piano; Dr. Marie Kenote, flute;
J.S. Bach's birthday (his 327th) will be celebrated by the School of Music, with performances of music by J.S. Bach, and his sons W.F. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and even his grandson Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach! Performers will include Dr. Marie Herseth Kenote (flute), Dr. Tammy Lum (piano), and Nyack College music students. Instruments will include flute, violin, piano, harpsichord, organ, and voice! "The aim and final reason of all music should be nothing else but the Glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit." J.S. Bach. Come and be refreshed by the music and special desserts!
Free Admission
Sax Bem Temperado
Wednesday, March 28, 12:00 pm
Location: President's Hall in Shuman Hall
The Sax Bem Temperado (*Well-Tempered Sax) calls to mind J.S. Bach’s highly structured counterpoint, where the individual lines engage in a dialog among themselves to make up the final result. Likewise, their music, inspired by our native Brazilian cuisine, has a whole range of ingredients, spices and flavors. This is how the group got its name; it tries to be true to the flavor of Brazilian popular music by using everything from the bass lines that are traditionally played by the seven-string guitar in the Choro genre, to other Brazilian rhythms that are maintained by the alto and tenor saxes, imitating the cavaco or the guitar in the Samba style.
Nyack College Chorale Concert
Thursday, March 29, 4:00 pm
Asst. Prof. Joel Jameson, director, Jonathan Tice, accompanist
The Nyack College Chorale is comprised of roughly 30 students who perform works for concert chorale under the direction of Assistant Professor Joel Jameson. Selections by Rutter, Victoria, Liljestrand, Palestrina, and many more will be performed.
Jazz Praise
Thursday March 29th, 7:00 PM
Prof. David August
Nyack Professor, David August, and his colleague, Doug Correllus, team up to present a dynamic program of improvised piano duets. Using popular Jazz standards, August and Correllus will explore a variety of genres including swing, Latin, and funk styles. Music will be invented right in front of you!
Free Admission
Spring Wind Ensemble & Handbell Concert
Tuesday, April 3, 8:00 pm
Dr. Glenn Koponen & Ms. Jennifer Scott, directors
Established in 1968, the Wind Ensemble is comprised of students, faculty, and community musicians performing works for concert band under the direction of Dr. Glenn Koponen. Selections by the Nyack Handbell Choir, directed by Jennifer Scott, will also be performed.
Free admission
Truth & I in Concert
Thursday, April 12, 8:00PM
Alethea Brown & Jordan Wilhelm
Nyack College students, Alethea Brown and Jordan Wilhelm, are a singer/songwriter duo called "Truth & I". They have been playing and writing songs together for about six months. They are very excited about what God has been doing through their music and feel blessed to be sharing their music in Pardington Hall.
Free Admission
La Bohème
Friday, April 13th, 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 15th, 3:00 PM
Friday, April 20th , 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 22nd, 3:00 PM
Prof. Shelley Jameson, director
Nyack College's Opera Workshop performs Puccini's popular masterpiece, La Bohème in Italian and fully staged. Since its premiere in 1896, it has become part of the standard Italian opera repertory and is one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.
Suggested Admission: $15 adults, $10 children, students, seniors
Chamberfest
Tuesday, April 17, 7:00 PM
Dr. Tammy Lum, director
A program of vocal, keyboard, and instrumental chamber music performed by music students, faculty and friends in the elegant ambience of Pardington Hall. Music by Bach, Brahms, Vivaldi, Herzogenberg, Poulenc and Ibert,
Free Admission
Concerto Concert
Wednesday, April 18, 8:00 PM
Prof. Sungrai Sohn, director
Nyack College String Orchestra concert featuring works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Domenico Cimarosa's Concerto in G for Two Flutes, and vocal arias by Handel and Mozart.
Free admission
Hudson River Pianofest
Friday-Saturday, June 8-9
Dr. Tammy Lum, artistic director
Two days of inspiring piano master classes, workshops, and concerts, featuring world renowned piano virtuoso and pedagogue, Sergei Babayan, eminent artists and master teachers- Andrius Zlabys, Kimball Gallagher, Mansoon Han, Margrit Zimmerman and others. Open to participants (teachers' reference required) and observers. Levels: Early Advanced to advanced. Students and adult amateurs welcome. Accommodations available. For more info: http://nyack.edu/pianofest
Extra event parking available. For more assistance, contact the School of Music Office. Tel: (845)675-4MUS;
Email: musicoffice@nyack.edu
*All events will be held Pardington Hall
45 South Boulevard
Nyack, NY 10960
For more than a century, Nyack College, a Christian liberal arts college, has been educating men and women of vision who put faith and scholarship into action. Since its founding in 1882, Nyack has produced graduates in all walks of life. The college's academic offerings include programs for religious vocations as well as majors in various professions and the liberal arts.
Music at Nyack has been an integral part of the college's educational program since its earliest days. As one of the oldest and strongest of the college's programs, the School of Music offers majors in Sacred Music, Music Education, Performance, Composition, and the Liberal Arts Music Degree. Nyack College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, Middle States Association, and the Association of Christian Schools International.
We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for any and all of our excellent spring concert series!
For further information please contact:
Nyack College School of Music
Pardington Hall
45 South Boulevard
Nyack, NY 10960
Phone: (845) 675-4687
Fax: (845) 348-8838
MusicOffice@nyack.edu
www.nyack.edu
