The Edward E.

MacTaggart
Department of Music
Marietta College

a
Senior Recital
Stella Bargeloh, saxophone
and

Michael Reese, percussion

with

Merewyn Weinkauf, piano

McDonough Auditorium
Sunday, November 13, 2016
5:00 P.M.
Program

I.
Three Romances Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
I. Not fast Transcribed by Frederick Hemke (b. 1935)
II. Simple, heartfelt
III. Not fast
Stella Bargeloh

II.
Adventures of Ivan Aran Khachaturian (1903-1978)
I. Ivan Sings arr. Leigh Howard Stevens (b. 1953)
IV. Ivan Goes to a Party
VI. Ivan is Very Busy
Michael Reese

III.
Postcard From Home Karel Husa (b. 1921)
Stella Bargeloh

IV.
Sonata for Timpani John Beck (b. 1933)
Movement III
Michael Reese

V.
Piece caracteristiques en forme de suite Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995)
III. A la francaise
Stella Bargeloh

VI.
Gymnopedie No. 1 Eric Satie (1866-1925)
arr. Jim Cassella
Michael Reese

VII.
Sonate Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
I. Ruhig bewegt
II. Lebhaft
IV. Lebhaft
Stella Bargeloh

VIII.
Concerto in a minor, BWV 1041 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
I. Allegro arr. Morris Goldenberg (1911-1969)

Michael Reese
IX.
Lhistorie de Tango Astor Piazolla (1921-1992)
Bordel 1900 Transcribed by Nobuya Sugawa (b. 1961)

Stella Bargeloh

X.
Chakalaka Francisco Perez (b. 1990)
Michael Reese

Program Notes
I.
Three Romances
Robert Schumann is a German composer from the Romantic period. He
composed mostly for the piano and orchestra. He is well known for Carnaval,
Symphonic Studies and Fantasie in C. The piece ,Three Romances, was
originally composed for oboe and piano. Although originally composed by
Schumann, this piece was transcribed for saxophone by Frederick Hemke. The
piece has three movements, each in an A-B-A theme format. A melodic line will
be heard at the beginning and the end, with some differences on the theme in
the middle.
II.
Adventures of Ivan
Aran Khachaturian's Adventures of Ivan Suite was a written as a collection of
beginner piano pieces over the course of the 20th century. Ivan Sings, the first
one, was written in 1926. Each piece was written separately and not necessarily
in the order that they are modernly presented. There is no fixed narrative, but
the movements seem to chronic the "adventures" of a young boy. These
provocative titles help inform the performer as to what the mood of each
movement should be. True to Khachaturian's style, the piece demonstrates a
strong Soviet influence with traces of his Armenian heritage.

III.
Postcard from Home
Karel Husa is a Czech-born classical composer. He studied at the Prague
Conservatory, then the Prague Academy, while studying in Paris at the Paris
conservatory at the same time. His most famous composition was written for
his home, titled Music for Prague 1968. Having written for multiple
instruments and multiple ensembles, Husa is very well known.The piece played
today, titled Postcard from Home is based upon two Moravian folk songs. The
beginning of the piece represents the echoes that can be heard in the mountains,
while the second half represents the goodbye that one feels when they leave
home.
IV.
Sonata for Timpani
A standard piece of soloist percussion repertoire, John Becks Sonata for
Timpani consists of three movements each intended to address a particular
technique and/or special effect. The third movement experiments with the
glissando effect as well as changing playing zones. The timpani is one of just
a few instruments capable of playing a true glissando. John Beck is one of
the foremost percussionists in the world and has been performing, teaching
and composing for over forty years at the Eastman School of Music in
Rochester, NY.

V.
Piece caracteristiques en forme de suite
Pierre Max Dubois, a French, classical composer ,is most widely popular
among those who play woodwind instruments, especially saxophone. Dubois
composed mostly for woodwind instrument, using a style that was uniquely
his own. Piece caracteristiques en forme de suite is one of his most popular
saxophone pieces. Having five movements in total the third movement A la
francaise, feels like a narrated love story of two individuals finding their love
in France.

VI.
Gymnopedie No. 1
One of a set of three pieces composed by Erik Satie for solo piano,
Gymnopedie No. 1 is a an important precursor to the genre of ambient
music. The precise inspiration of the piece is unknown as there is no agreed
upon modern translation for the Ancient Greek word gymnopedie. It is
popularly believed to be related to a dancer or gymnast, based on the poetry
of J. P. Contamine de Latour:
Slanting and shadow-cutting a bursting stream
Trickled in gusts of gold on the shiny flagstone
Where the amber atoms in the fire gleaming
Mingled their sarabande with the gymnopaedia

VII.
Sonate
Originally starting his career as a violinist, Paul Hindemith is a German
contemporary composer. His style of music has been described using a wide
variety of adjectives with it all leading down to the specific style of music,
neoclassical. The chamber piece that will be heard today is originally titled
Alto Horn Sonata, now simply just titled Sonate. It has four movements in
total, but only three will be played. Each movement is in a unique time
signature that is not usually performed. While every movement is special, the
last movement typically ends with a dialogue between the horn player and
the pianist. This dialogue describes a picture of what Hindemith wanted the
listeners to imagine as they listened to the final movement of this sonata.
Dialogue:
Horn Player: Is not the sounding of a horn to our busy souls (even as the scent
of blossoms wilted long ago, or the discolored folds of musty tapestry, or
crumbling leaves of ancient yellowed tomes) like a sonorous visit from those
ages which counted speed by straining horses gallop, and not by lightning
prisoned up in cables; and when to live and learn they ranged the countryside,
not just the closely printed pages? The cornucopias gift calls forth in us a
pallid yearning, melancholy longing.
Pianist: The old is good not just because its past, nor is the new supreme
because we live with it, and never yet a man felt greater joy than he could bear
or truly comprehend. Your task it is, amid confusion, rush, and noise to grasp
the lasting, calm, and meaningful, and finding it a new, to hold and treasure it.

VIII.
Concerto in A minor
This Johannes Sebastian Bach standard consists of three movements, the first
of which will be performed today. The first movement is ritornello form,
meaning that certain motifs will come back throughout the piece either in the
soloist part of the piano accompaniment. The entire segment can be seen in the
first twenty-four measures and then returns in a number of variations
throughout.

IX.
Lhistorie de Tango
Argentina isnt necessarily known for its wide variety of composers, but Astor
Piazzolla is one of the greatest to come from there. Piazzollas compositions
are mainly for guitar or chamber ensembles in the styles of South American
Traditions, Tango, Latin Jazz, and World Fusion. The piece played today was
originally written for flute and guitar. Transcribed for soprano
saxophone, Lhistorie de Tango comes in a series of four movements,
describing the adventurous history of the Tango. The first movement, Bordel
1900 is full of energy and smoothness, painting a picture of those who danced
the tango and teased others as they moved gracefully on their feet.

X.
Chakalaka
Chakalaka by Francisco Perez is a piece for multiple percussion, with
electronic accompaniment. The piece is inspired by electronic music, I
ncluding: glitch-hop and progressive trance. The title actually refers to the
rhythmic motif (long note followed by dotted eighth pattern) that occurs
throughout and that can be seen in the opening measures. Throughout the piece,
time markings are given that correspond to the digital recording to help the
soloist navigate the accompaniment.
Biographies

Stella Bargeloh, from Marietta, OH, is a senior music education

major, with an emphasis in elementary music. She is a student of
the late Randy Brannon and the current Marietta College Adjunct
Professor, Jordan Reed. She is a member of the Symphonic Band
and Wind Ensemble, having also performed with the Marietta
College Jazz Band and Womens chorus. She is a member of the
Chi Omega Fraternity and on the executive board of the Marietta
College Panhellenic Council. Following her graduation in May,
Stella plans to teach elementary music.

Michael Reese, from Marietta, OH, is a senior music education

major with a political science minor and a certificate in Teacher
Leadership. He has studied percussion under Prof. Marshall
Kimball. His performance experience includes the Marietta
College Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble,
Pit Orchestra and Concert Choir. Additionally, he has performed
with the independent ensembles Cap City Percussion, Legends
Drum and Bugle Corps, Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps
and Rhythm X. Following his graduation in May, Michael plans to
pursue a masters degree in Education Policy.

This recital is performed in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Music in Music Education.