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Dikener, Şőlen

Kravchak, Richard

Ku, Wing Sun

Smith, Elizabeth Reed

Vauth, Henning

English

Marshall University

Marshall UniversityMarshall Digital ScholarAll Performances Performance Collection11-18-2013Marshall University Music Department PresentsBritten's Birthday BashRichard KravchakMarshall University, kravchak@marshall.eduElizabeth Reed SmithMarshall University, smither@marshall.eduWing Sun KuŞőlen DikenerMarshall University, dikener@marshall.eduHenning VauthMarshall University, vauth@marshall.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/music_perfPart of the Fine Arts Commons, and the Music Performance CommonsThis Recital is brought to you for free and open access by the Performance Collection at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion inAll Performances by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact zhangj@marshall.edu.Recommended CitationKravchak, Richard; Smith, Elizabeth Reed; Ku, Wing Sun; Dikener, Şőlen; and Vauth, Henning, "Marshall University MusicDepartment Presents Britten's Birthday Bash" (2013). All Performances. Book 309.http://mds.marshall.edu/music_perf/309MUSIC SCHOOL of MUSIC and THEATRE presents Britten's Birthday Bash ~a·~ 1··· ... , .... ~,. . . ·. : ·· .... ... ··· Richard Kravchak, oboe Elizabeth Reed Smith, violin Wing Sun Ku, viola Solen Dikener, cello Henning Vauth, Piano Monday November 18,2013 Smith Recital Hall 8:00p.m. This program is presented by the College of Arts & Media through the School of Music and Theatre with the support of student activity funds. For more information about this or other School of Music and Theatre events, please call (304) 696-3117, or v1ew our website at http:/ /www.marshall.edu/ somt/ music/. Two Insect pieces (1935) The Grasshopper The Wasp PROGRAM Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, op. 49 (1951) Pan: Senza misura Phaeton: Vivace ritmico Niobe: Andante Bacchus: Allegro pesante Narcissus: Lento piacevole Arethusa: Largamente Temporal Variations (1936) Intermission Third Suite for cello, op.87 (1971) lntroduzione: Lento Marcia: Allegro Canto: Con moto Barcarola: Lento Dialogo: Allegretto Fuga: Andante espressivo Recitative: Fantastico Moto perpetuo: Presto Passacaglia: Lento solenne Phantasy, op. 2, (1932) Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 Benjamin Britten 1913·1976 Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 The Marshall University School of Music and Theatre is grateful for the support of many families and individuals who help make our school strong and vibrant. If you would like to support the Music Program through a donation and assist with student scholarships, academic travel for students and ensembles, or general support ofMU Music please contact: Melanie Griffis, Director of Development College of Arts & Media 304-696- 3686 griffism@marshall.edu ABOUT OUR ARTISTS Dr. Richard Kravchak is the Director of the School of Music and Theatre at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He has performed concerts throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Kravchak has appeared as a soloist with ensembles as diverse as The Dubuque Symphony, The University of Hawaii Wind Ensemble, The Carson Symphony, Banda Espinia de Portugal and the Orquesta Symphonica de El Salvador. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald has written "Kravchak's playing revealed a real beauty of tone, not monolithic, but always changing in color and intensity. He makes even the most difficult lines seem almost effortless." The Florida Flambeau raves "Kravchak made a good case for his virtuosity." Dr. Kravchak has presented solo performances at conferences and festivals including The International Double Reed Society, The North American Saxophone Alliance, Festival Forfest, the International Clarinet Society, and many others. He holds performance degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the Juilliard School, and Florida State University. Dr. Elizabeth Reed Smith Elizabeth Reed Smith is Professor of violin, viola and chamber music at Marshall University. Since earning degrees in violin performance from the Yale University School of Music and the Eastman School of Music, Dr. Smith has received numerous awards, including first prize in the Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra Young Artists Competition. She has studied violin with Charles Castleman, Linda Cerone, Szymon Goldberg, Peter Salaff and Burton Kaplan. Smith's performances have included solo appearances with Orchestra New England, the Connecticut Chamber Orchestra, the Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, and the Marshall University Symphony Orchestra. As violinist of the Nevelson Duo, she recorded a CD on Albany Records, American Music for Violin and Piano. Smith also performs in the Millefiori Trio with Henning Vauth and Marshall cello professor SOlen Dikener. She has appeared as a solo recitalist and chamber musician throughout the eastern United States. Wing-Sun Ku Violist Wing-Sun Ku began his musical studies at the age of five. A graduate of the Central Music Conservatory in Beijing China, he went on to earn his Certificate of Performance from University ofNorth Texas, where he studied with Susan Dubois. His performances have taken him to leading venues in the U.S., China, Hong Kong, France, Italy and to the Aspen, International de Piano La Roque d' Antheron, Encore, Saint-Riquier, Settimane Musicali a! Teatro Olimpico, and Shanghai Spring International Music Festival. He has performed extensively with symphony orchestras such as China Philharmonic, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Austin Lyric Opera Orchestra, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra as well as some chamber music groups. Wing-Sun also worked as a Music Director for some films and TV programs. Dr. Solen Dikener likes to promote the works of contemporary composers from his native Turkey and the USA. His recording projects HAVE featured the music ofllhan Baran, Ahmed A. Saygun, Ilhan Usmanbas, Necil K. Akses, Cemal R. Rey, Kamran Ince as well as Paul Tortelier, Othmar Schoeck, William Matthews, Mark Zanter, David Walther and David Williams and they are mostly available on iTunes, Amazon, Napster and other music stores. His live performances were broadcasted on numerous radio stations including WWFM, WMUK, Radio France, and TRT (Turkish Radio & Television). Dr. Dikener has appeared as solo cellist and chamber musician in USA, Germany, Austria, France, Turkey, and England, performing with Kalamazoo Symphony, Huntington Symphony, CMU Orchestra, Kalamazoo College Orchestra, Marshall Orchestra, Bilkent Symphony, Presidential Symphony, Istanbul State Symphony, Hacettepe Symphony and collaborating with conductors Jean Perrison, Tadeusz Strugala, Raymond Harvey, Yoshimi Takeda, !sin Metin and Gurer Aykal. He has also performed with Shangai Strjng Quartet, pianists Adam Neiman and Yefim Bronfman. He has been the professor of cello and double bass at Marshall University since 2002. As an educator he is a vigorous advocate of arts in the United States and Turkey. In 2010 he published a cello method book "Cello Warm-Up!" which received high critical acclaim from The Strad magazine. Dr. Henning Vauth serves as Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Marshall University (USA). A laureate of the Concours Grieg International Competition for Pianists in Norway (Schubert Prize) and the IBLA Grand Prize International Piano Competition in Italy, he has performed at venues in the United States and in Europe, such as Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, and Salle Cortot in Paris. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, in addition to further degrees and certificates in piano performance and pedagogy from the Hochschule fiir Musik, Theater und Medien (Hannover, Germany) and the Ecole Normale de Musique "Alfred Cortot" (Paris, France)- piano studies with Nelita True, Nelson I?,elle-Vigne Fabbri, and Einar Steen-Nokleberg; harpsichord with William Porter; recent master classes with Philippe Entremont (2013). 

Marshall University Music Department Presents Britten\u27s Birthday Bash

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