THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA

SCHOOL OF MUSIC
presents

BRENDAN GARDNER, tenor

Honors Graduation Recital

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017

8:00 PM
ROSCH RECITAL HALL
MASON HALL

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 HONORS GRADUATION RECITAL
IV.THANKS:
SPECIAL
Brendan Gardner, tenor Pome dun jour Gabriel Faur
I. Rencontre To my family (1845 1924)
Assisted by II. Thank
Toujours
you for always believing in me and for allowing me to pursue
Sandra Leary, piano III.my dreams
Adieu at SUNY Fredonia. I can never repay you for all you have
Caitlyn Derrick, oboe done for me and I love you all so much.

PROGRAM To 6:00 min.

Ms. Koepke
Words cannot express how grateful I am to have you as a professor.
I. Your wisdom, guidance, and personality allows me to feel home when
Geliebter Jesu from Cantata No. 16 J. S. Bach I am at school. Thank V.you for everything you do.
Caitlyn Derrick, oboe (1685 1750) Be Not Afeard from The Tempest Lee Hoiby
To I-Fei (1926 2011)
I could not have asked for a better accompanist and mentor to work
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with during myfrom
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are such an incredible Rossini
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II.
A Young Mans Exhortation Gerald Finzi To my woodwind quintet...
I. A Young Mans Exhortation (1901 1956) Thank you so much for all of 6:50 min.work you out in for this recital! I
the hard
II. Ditty could not think of a better group of people that I could work with so
III. Budmouth Dears regularly. You are all incredible and I am so happy to call you some of
This recital
myisclosest
in partial fulfillment
friends.
of the Bachelor of Music in Education degree
To the bassoon studio
8:12 min. We are a pretty rockin studio! I am so happy to know all of you and to
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be able to work with so many ofisyou!
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I am thrilled to be able to share
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this Danwith
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you all!
INTERMISSION
To my STEPpers
Being a member of this group has changed my life in so many ways
III. and I am so proud to call you all my family. Thank you for supporting
Amorosi miei giorni Stefano Donaudy me and always being there for me. You are all amazing!
O del mio amato ben (1879 1925)
Spirate pur, spirate To my friends, and everyone in attendance today
Thank you all for coming. Your support and love means so much to
10:20 min. me. I am thrilled to have such amazing colleagues and friends at
Fredonia that are as supportive, caring, dedicated and inspirational as
everyone in Mason Hall.