Thank you!

Monica and Elizabeth would like to thank the Loras College Music
Department for their guidance and all of the Professors who have worked so
hard with them over the semesters Drs. Julia Omarzu, Jennifer Swanson,
Glenn Pohland, Bruce Kotowich. Also, to the friends and family who have
supported them through this exhausting experience too many sleepless
nights, but with the help of those they love, this recital was achieved!
To all of the friends who helped to put on this concert tonight with
accompaniment/performing, moving chairs, and all the advice they extend
another thank you. And a special thank you goes out to Katherine Edwards
for taking the cover photo for this program tonight. They invite you all to a
social in the Visitation Lobby immediately following the recital to celebrate
the conclusion of this special occasion.
Thank you all so much for coming!

The Loras College Division of Communication and Fine Arts

presents

Junior Recital: Monica Shaffer and Elizabeth Dickhut

BE MORE. BE LORAS.
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April 13, 2013 | 3:00 p.m.

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Program

Concertino
Cecile Chaminade (Aug. 8, 1857-Apr. 13, 1944)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Composed in 1907, Paris the Concertino sold out six concerts when it
reached New York a year later and marveled the audience. Cecile Chaminade
was noted as one of the most impressive composers during her lifetime and
is credited as being quite possibly the first female professional composer.
Since her death she has fallen out of the public eye, but during her lifetime
she made a stir throughout European society. She was recognized by her
contemporaries as an extraordinary composer and musician, regardless of
her gender. Her talents shocked her peers as she lived in an era of male
supremacy. Chaminade dedicated the piece to her lover and after she finished
composing, she delivered it to him personally at his wedding reception.
In response, the brides mother sent Chaminade a formal thank you note,
accompanied by a death threat.

(Jan. 27, 1756-Dec. 5, 1791)

Born Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart into a

musically inclined family, the child soon became known as a child genius,
composing music as early as age five. Throughout his short 35 year life
span, Mozart composed over 600 musical works, which included dozens
of choral pieces, operas, and symphonic works. This includes Un moto
di gioja from the well-known opera Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of
Figaro), which was written around 1789. Laudate Dominum is the fifth
section of a larger work, Vesperae solennes de confessore, written around
ten years earlier, in 1779, for soloists, choir, and orchestra. This exemplifies
an important genre of Mozarts music, which was religious, including music
for Liturgy of the Hours, complicated musical settings of the Catholic Mass,
and Mozarts famous, unfinished Requiem. Mozart also wrote a number of
songs, serenades, and popular music for his time, like Ridente la calma.
Composed around 1772, this piece is one of Mozarts vocal works that was
not written for the stage. Through his versatility and musical genius, Mozart
became and still is one of the most well-known and influential composers of
the Classical era.

Dr. Glenn Pohland, Director

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Un moto di gioia. A touch of joy.

An emotion of joy
I feel in my heart
that says happiness is coming
in spite of my fears.

From weeping, from pain

one cannot always live
Sometimes then is born
A good thing out of sorrow.

Let us hope that the worry

will end in contentment.
Fate and love are
not always tyrants.

And when one believes

the danger is greatest,
one sees shining
A greater calm.

Laudate Dominum. Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord, all ye nations,
Praise him, all ye people.
His mercy is comfirmed upon us,
And truth, in truth the Lord remains,
Remains Everlasting.

This piece features drama unlike many other flute feature pieces. An entire
wind ensemble accompanies the performer. The piece accelerates for eight
minutes to a rapid presto by the end. A cadenza takes place in the middle
of the piece, featuring the soloist through intricate finger patterns and scale
structures.

Elizabeth Dickhut is currently a sophomore at Loras College studying

Music, History and English. Besides studies, she is actively involved in

Womens Tennis, Breitbach Catholic Thinkers and Leaders, Liturgical Music,
and the Honors Program. Currently, Elizabeth is involved in Loras Colleges
Concert Choir and Chamber Choir, as well as violin, piano and voice lessons.
When not at school, she resides in Appleton, Wis., with her two loving
parents, Mary and Greg, her older sister Sarah, and her younger sister Jessica.

Monica Shaffer is from Medicine Lake, Minn. A junior at Loras College

studying English Literature, Creative Writing, and a minor in Music, sleep is

not a regular activity. She also participates in the Honors Program, Campus
Ministry/Peace and Justice, Student Ambassador Program, and the Wind
Ensemble to list a few! Loras College is one of her favorite things, other
than her family and wonderful cat, Felix.

revolves around Monica, the daughter of a drunken gypsy named Madame

Flora. Along with a mute servant boy named Toby, the trio holds sances to
convince their customers that they are talking to their dead children. During
one of these events, Madame Flora feels hands around her throat. Panicked,
she ends the sance, and eventually blames the mute Toby for the ghostly
attack. Monica, in an attempt to calm her mothers drunken fears, sings The
Black Swan.

Teddy Bears Picnic

John Bratton (Jan. 21, 1867 Feb. 7, 1947)

John Bratton was born on 21 January 1867 in New Castle (Wilmington)
Delaware. His musical education was at the Philadelphia College of Music.
He went to New Yorks Tin Pan Alley and early on, he was a stage performer
in plays and as a baritone singer. His main career was as a composer of light
music and it was said Bratton was musically very literate and used subtle
changes in rhythm patterns and dynamics to great effect. Indeed in the
1930s the record of his best work, The Teddy Bears Picnic was used by
the BBC for calibrating & adjusting equipment. This arrangement of Teddy
Bears Picnic for woodwind quintet is done by David Larrick.
Featured: Jenna Adams (14), Clarinet; Ralph Davis (13), Horn;
Maggie DeGrand (15), Flute; Ashley Pothoff (16), Bass Clarinet

Popular and For Good

(from the Broadway musical Wicked)
This hit musical, composed by Stephen Schwartz, was nominated for 11 Tony
Awards, won 6 Drama Desk Awards, 4 Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well
as a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. This October, Wicked
will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, making it the 12th longestrunning Broadway show in history. The show opens with the citizens of Oz
celebrating the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, and then flashes back
to Galindas past, where she has a personal history with the Wicked Witch
of the West, known as Elphaba. At Shiz University, Galinda and Elphaba
are made roommates by the headmistress, despite loathing each other at first
sight. Eventually, the two become friends, which leads to Elphaba sharing her
past with Galinda, who then offers to give Elphaba a personality makeover
in the song Popular. The two become friends, but challenges arise. After
a series of events, where Elphaba shows her superior intellect, morals, and
good will, Galinda and Elphaba are forced to part ways as Elphaba is viewed
as the villain and Wicked Witch of the West. Before their parting, they sing
For Good to thank each other for being influential in the development of
their character as a human being.
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Glory to the Father and the Son and the Spirit,

As was in the beginning and now and always and in all ages. Amen.

Ridente la calma. Laughing is the calm.

May a happy calm arise in my soul
and may neither a bit of anger nor fear survive in it.
In the meantime you are coming, my beloved, to grasp
those sweet chains that make my heart so grateful.
May a happy calm arise in my soul
and may neither anger nor fear survive in it.

Sonata in E-flat Major

Johann Sebastian Bach (Mar. 31, 1685-July 28, 1750)
Born in Germany on March 31, 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach allowed music to
dominate his life as it had for most of his family. The son of a court trumpeter, the
men of his family held a wide reputation for musical talent, performing on the organ,
any number of wind and string instruments, and as musical directors. Growing up,
Johann Sebastian excelled in music throughout his schooling and so becoming the
pupil of musical icons in the eighteenth century. This Sonata was believed to be a
warm up for Bachs son, which he would then further develop during a performance
around 1720. The final edited version, played tonight, is arguably one of the most
memorable Bach Sonatas for both melodic and accompaniment lines. It behaves
much like a duet, between harpsichord and flute, oftentimes both instruments playing
two different melodies at the same time creating a polyphonic texture. All three
movements will be performed.

Featured Harpsichordists: Nicole Feldhaus (14), Anne Spoden (15)

Felix Mendelssohn

(Feb. 3, 1809 Nov. 4, 1847)

Through his short, but influential life, Mendelssohn left behind an important
music legacy that has influenced composers and musicians alike ever
since. A German composer and musician from the early Romantic period,
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, commonly known as Felix
Mendelssohn, is most renowned for his orchestral compositions. Born
in 1809 to a highly intellectual family, Mendelssohn was considered a
child prodigy, and as the family travelled, Mendelssohn and his sister,
Fanny, studied with excellent tutors throughout Paris and Berlin. Through
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these teachers, Mendelssohn developed a love of classical and Baroque

music, especially that of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach, who
greatly influenced his music. From the age of 12 until his death in 1847,
Mendelssohn composed hundreds of pieces, including symphonies,
overtures, quartets, operas, chamber music, choral works, and concertos, and
is credited with writing over 460 musical arrangements.

Die Liebende schreibt (Opus 86, Number 6) The woman in love writes.
One look from your eyes into mine,
One kiss from your lips on my lips,
Can one who has certain knowledge of these, as I,
Take pleasure in anything else?
Far from you, separated from my loved ones,
I let my thoughts roam constantly,
And always they alight upon that one
Single hour: and I begin to weep.
Suddenly my tears are dried:
He loves indeed, I reflect, here in this stillness,
Oh, should you not reach out to me in the far distance?
Hear these whispered words of love
My sole happiness on earth is your goodwill to me;
Give me a sign!

Bei der Wiege (Opus 47, Number 6) At the cradle.

Slumber! Slumber and dream of coming times,
That soon must unfold for you,
Dream, my child, of joy and pain,
Dream of dear shapes!
May yet many come and go,
Yet must new ones arise for you,
Be good and stay patient!
Slumber! Slumber and dream of springs power,
See all the blooming and becoming,
Listen, how birdsong rings through the grove,
Love in Heaven, on Earth.
Today passes by and does not concern you,
But your spring will also bloom and shimmer,
Be good and stay patient!
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Fruhlingslied (Opus 47, Number 3) Spring Song.

Through the forest, the dark goes,
Lovely spring morning,
Blowing through the forest from the sky
A quiet message of love.
Blissful listens the green tree,
And he appeared with all branches
In the beautiful spring dream
Into the full life of dance.
Heaven does not proclaim
One word of joyful springs fate
Only its mute, warm glance
Has kindled the bliss;
Even in the winters grief,
The soul held enclosed,
Quietly and warmly your glance penetrated
Me with Spring-like power.

Image
Eugene Bozza (Apr. 4, 1905-Sept. 28, 1991)
The Image for Flute alone, is a modern, unaccompanied flute solo. Living
through much of the impressionist era, the piece clearly shows the impact
of Bozzas French nationality. Born in Nice, France in 1905, Bozza went
on to receive recognition for his violin, conducting, and composition talents
at the Paris conservatory as well as throughout most of his life. Most of the
music Bozza composed exemplifies the talents of the musical instrument
itself and the ability of the performer to display the specific features of their
instrument. The Image is no exception. It travels through intricate rhythmic
sections and lengthy chromatic runs while still including melodic lines and
cadenza passages.

The Black Swan

(From the opera The Medium)
The aria The Black Swan is from one of the earlier operas by the ItalianAmerican composer Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007). Commissioned by
Columbia University and first performed in 1946, the opera The Medium
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