Senior Recitals Recitals

5-8-2008

A Senior Recital A Senior Recital

Ryan Shaffer University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Joey Hennigan University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tyler Lozier University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Paul Schmidt University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Stephen Ferradino University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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A Senior Recital

Ryan Shaffer, .

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joey Hennigan, percussion Tyler Lozier, percussion

Paul Schmidt, percussion

Stephen Ferradino, percussion

Ryan Shaffer i:: a ~lud.ent of Dr. Tim Jl.lnc:o. lOJay'~ recital is offered in partial fulfillment uf the

requil-cmenl.i for a Bachelor!' of Mruic dc€Tl:c in Perfurmam:c,

Thursday, 8 May 2008 7:00pm

Beam Mut~ic Center

Doc Rando Recital Hall

I'.J Program I'.J

Merlin (1985)

1. Movement I 2. Movement II

Bem-vindo (1988)

Ilijas (1995 ca 6)

Cold Pressed (1990)

Third Construction ( 1941)

Andrew Thomas (b. 1939)

Ney Rosauro (b. 1952)

Nebojsa Zivkovic (b. 1962)

Dave Hollinden (b. 1958)

John Cage (1912-1992)

Fade to Blacl~ (1984) Hetfield!UlrichtBurron!Harnmett

I'.J Program Notes I'.J

Merlin (1985) Andrew Thomas 6.1939 Merlin was composed for and is dedicated to William Moersch. The P.Oem Merlin bx Edwin Arlington Robinson is a long narrative retelling of the King Arthur legend and of the destruction of his court Tbe composer used two quotes from the 11oem to set the tone of the two movements of the score. -Movement! "Gawaine, Gawine, what ye for to see, So far beyond the faint edge of the world? D'ye look to see the lady Vivian, Pursued by divers ominous vile demons That have another bg more fierce than ours? Or thi~,Y,e that if Y.e look far enough And hard enough into the feathery west{ Ye'll have a glimmer of the Grail itself? And if ye look for neither Grail nor lady, What look ye for to see, Gawaine, Gawaine ?" - Movement II ..... .Time's way with you and me is our way, in that we are out of Time and out of lune witl1 Time.

Bem-villdo (1988) Ney Rosauro b.1952 ComP.osed in 1988 i.n Santa Maria for the birth of the composer's son, Ricardo, this piece requires a verx high level of technical and musical ma­turity for its interpretation and also introduces the technigue of playing with five mallets. The hrst theme that is presented in the opening section is develol?ed in several variations throughout tl1e piece and is usu­ally accompanied by a rhythmic, polyt;onal ostinato. In the final section, two otl1er small moi.i.ves apl?ear with the same rhytlnnic, polytonal osti­nato: the first in the style ot the Bachianas Brasileiras h·om Brazilian composer Heitor VillaLobos, and the second is a <NOte of a melodx hom the gauchos of Soutl1em Brazil, referring to the bi.rlhplace of Ricardo.

llijas (1995 ca 6) Nebojsa Zivkovic 6.1962 I]ijas is a rhapsodic composition, htled after a small Lown in the fonner Yugoslav republic of Bosnia. H has a clear association witb folk tupes of that pichrresgue Balkan area, as well as mixed rhythms and tonal scales whose roots could be fow1d even furtber East. In the introduction of the piece, Zivkovic calls for a very unusual marimba technique that produces smmds that remind us of a Franz Liszt grand piano sound. &#8232; The middle part, howeve7 uses typical mari:m.bistic patterns, masterly composed in a number o± various odd meters with melody in tl1e oc­taves played by the right hand. &#8232;The va1-ied repetition of tbe oyening pad leads for a moment in major kers, but after tbat short "light ot hope" the music goes back to the melancholic mood and ends b·anguillo,zmorendo ...

Cold Pressed (1990) Dave Hoi linden 1.1958 The term "cold pressed" refers to the metl1od of extracting olive oJ which results in tbe most robust and full-bodied flavor. Syncopation, contrasting hmbres and rock-influenced style are blended togetber in music which is vivid, spicy and obsessively persistent.

Third Conshuction (1941) John Cage 1912-1992 Dedicated to Xenia KashevaroH-Cage, to whom Cage was tben married and who played in his percussion orchestra. Scored tor four percussionists. There are 24 sections of 24 bars each and the rhythmic struchrre is rotated between tl1e players: 8, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2 lor the fourth, 2, 8, 2, 4, 5, 3 for tbe first, etc. Guest Performers: Ben Stiers, Peter Rice, Anthony King

Fade to Black (1984) Metallica Trans. Ryan ShaHer This song was writlen after almost all of their equipment was stolen after a gig. The lyrics suggest the story of a man contemplating, and eventually committing, suicide. It begins witb an acoustic guitar introduction and becomes progressively heavier as tbe song goes on.( This case orchestrated for a marimba band)

Guest. Performers: Joey Hennigan, Tyler Lozier, Paul Schmidt, Stephen Ferradino