PROGRAM

Four Church Sonatas Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (17561791)

I. Allegro arr. Yona Ettlinger
II. Andante
III. Allegro
IV. Allegro




Five Bagatelles, Op. 23 Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
I. Prelude
II. Romance
III. Carol
IV. Forlana
V. Fughetta



Int ermi ssi on



Concert Piece No. 2, Op. 114 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Marissa Peak, bassoon





Adagio e Tarantella Ernesto Cavallini (1807-1874)


Hayley Howe, clarinet
Todd Wilkie, accompanist





Program Notes

Four Churc h Sonat as
by Wol f gang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756- 1791)

Born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician
capable of playing multiple instruments and who started playing in public at the age of 6. His
father, Leopold, took Mozart and his sister, Nannerl, on European tours to showcase the
children. Mozart eventually made the move to Vienna, finding work and performing, and
where he spent the rest of his life. Over the short period of time that Mozart was alive, he
composed hundreds of works that included sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos and
operas.
Mozart wrote seventeen Church Sonatas, also known as Epistle Sonatas, between 1772 and
1780. The short single-movement pieces were intended to be played during a celebration of
the Mass between the Epistle and the Gospel. The actual contents are: Sonata No. 1, K. 67,
Sonata No. 2, K. 68, Sonata No. 10, K. 244, Sonata No. 17, K. 336. Stylistically, these four
movements look the most simple, but are actually the most difficult. Movement one, set in
an allegro tempo, is full of classical ornaments and whimsical runs that, when played, seem
effortless. The andante movement is perhaps the most beautiful of the four. The sixteenth-
note figures pull you along for a mesmerizing ride. The third movement is dance-like with a
light and airy quality. Finally, we get to the most challenging movement. The ending has a
written in cadenza, most likely written as organ obbligato for Mozart.


Fi ve Bagat el l es
by Geral d Fi nzi ( 1901- 1956)

Gerald Finzi was born in London on July 14, 1901, and when his father died he and his
mother moved to Yorkshire. While living there, Finzi studied composition with composer
Ernest Farrar and in 1917 with Edward Bairstow at York Minster. In 1922, Finzi moved to
the English Countryside in Gloucestershire to compose. His first published work was By
Footpath and Stile (1921-22), a song-cycle for baritones and string quartet to texts by
Thomas Hardy, whose work Finzi greatly admired. He also became acquainted with Ralph
Vaughan Williams, who also influenced Finzi. Once World War II began, the popularity of
his music was put on hold until the war ceased.
When published in July 1945, the Five Bagatelles rapidly became Finzis most popular work
with the initial print selling-out within a year. Finzi was attracted to the sound of the clarinet
and this was demonstrated in the Bagatelles by the range and color of the instrument. The
Prelude (Allegro deciso) is the longest bagatelle, showing influence of Bach. You can hear the
similarities to a two-part invention. Romance (Andante tranquillo), the second bagatelle, has a
transforming triplet melodic line and a song-like middle section. In the third bagatelle,
Carol , Finzi brings the simple, original melody back from a traditional carol written
by Herbert Howells. The fourth bagatelle has the title of Forlana (Allegretto grazioso). This
gentle, lilting music seems far away from the lively Venetian folk dance that it was named
after. The Fughetta (Allegro vivace) provides the lively finale and explores the full range of the
clarinet.

Conc ert Pi ec e No. 2 f or Cl ari net , Bassoon, and Pi ano, Op. 114
by Fel i x Mendel ssohn ( 1809- 1847)

Felix Jakob Ludwig Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was born in Hamburg, Germany, on February
3, 1809, the son of Abraham and Leah Mendelssohn. In 1812 the family moved to Berlin,
Germany, where Abraham established himself as a banker, converted to Protestantism, and
changed the family name to Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Felix and his elder sister, Fanny,
received their early piano instruction from their mother. In 1816, on a visit to Paris, France,
he studied with the pianist Marie Bigot. The next year he began formal studies in
composition with Carl Friedrich Zelter. Music became the focus of Mendelssohns life and
he wrote the popular, Midsummer Nights Dream Overture.
Mendelssohn was good friends with the skilled German clarinetist Heinrich Joseph
Baermann and his son Carl Baermann, who was a fine clarinetist. Felix finished the Concert
Piece No. 2 in D minor for clarinet, basset horn, and piano, Op. 114 (January 1833), for the
Baermanns. Mendelssohn did not think too highly of the Concert Pieces. They serve their
purpose: light, soloistic for two woodwind players, and pleasing to the ear when played well.
Op. 114 is built from three separate sections of music. The opening Presto of the Concertpiece
No. 2 is the most dramatic movement in the work; the Andante is animated by a wide-ranging
broken-chord accompaniment; and the closing movement is a showpiece for the clarinet and
bassoon.

Adagi o e Tarant el l a
by Ernest o Caval l i ni ( 1807- 1874)

Ernesto Cavallini is possibly the most familiar name to clarinetists. He was born in Milan
and studied at the Milan Conservatory. Shortly after, he became the principal clarinetist of
the La Scala opera house and taught at the Milan Conservatory. He later moved to St.
Petersburg, Russia and spent 15 years (1852-1867) as solo clarinetist of the Imperial
Orchestra and taught at St. Petersburg Conservatory. Cavallini believed that many keys and
holes on a clarinet were deleterious to both tone and intonation, which is why he often
played on outdated clarinets, such as the six-key boxwood. As a composer, Cavallini
wrote numerous etudes, short pieces for clarinet and piano, and duets. He is mainly
remembered for his brilliant Thirty Caprices and his popular solo, Adagio and Tarantella. All of
his compositions were written with the end result of expressing his own virtuosity. Adagio
and Tarantella is wonderful clarinet showpiece demonstrating operatic sections in the adagio,
which then leads to virtuosic passages in the fast paced tarantella. A quote from the editor is
that a the tarantella dance was said to be done when someone was bitten by a tarantula in
order to get the poison out of the body, increasing in speed to the point of collapse.




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as a peison. You aie the peison that I have lookeu up to the most uuiing my college
caieei. You aie a fantastic claiinet playei anu teachei.


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UPCOMING MUSICAL EVENTS




Spring Jazz Night
Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
The AQ Jazz Band and Jazz Combo directed by Dr. Paul Brewer


Songs of Unity Grand Rapids Womens Chorus
Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
The Chorus performs innovative arrangements under the direction
of Lori Tennenhouse, Continuing Education student at Aquinas!


A Mlange Senior Vocal Recital of Catherine Jandernoa
Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Accompanists William Marfink and Wright McCargar
Assisting musicians: Alexander Martinez, alto saxophone
Sopranos: Brittany Bullock, Lauren Smith, Barbara Groves, Mary Kisielewski
Altos: Kameri Muir, Chelsea Funk, Marissa Peak
Tenors: Benjamin Koval, Nathan LaVoie, Zachary Jones
Basses: John Ehlich, Jonathon Hornak, Nathan Schall, Brandon Harris


Instrumental Small Ensemble Spring Concert
Sunday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m.
Featuring the Aquinas College Bands and Chamber groups which includes,
among others, the Flute, Chamber Strings and Guitar Ensembles!


Bethany Pattison, Pianist in a Senior Graduation Recital
Saturday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m.
Assisted by her instructor, Mary Hurd, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music.


Vincent Karamanov and Suzanna Bratton in a
Bassoon and Clarinet Adjunct Faculty Recital
Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 p.m.
Vincent and Suzanna, members of the Grand Rapids Symphony, will be joined on stage
by their accompanist, Kelly Karamanov, both together and as soloists.






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