the full program. - George Mason University School of Music

College of Visual and Performing Arts
School of Music
presents
Faculty artiSt SHOWcaSE
Julianna Nickel, flute; Kelly Ker-Hackleman, piano
Lisa Berger, soprano; Stanley Curtis, trumpet;
Linda Monson, piano
Larry Snitzler, classical guitar
Meg Owens, oboe; composition by Glenn Smith
Kathryn Hearden, soprano; Patricia Parker, piano
Zino Bogachek, violin; Anna Balakerskaia, piano
Ed Fraedrich, saxophone; John Kilkenny, percussion
Lisa Berger, soprano; Rochelle Oedemann, clarinet;
Linda Monson, piano
Friday, September 30, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Harris Theatre

Faculty artist showcase
Welcome Professor Mark Camphouse
Associate Director for Personnel, School of Music
Sonatina for Flute and Piano Eldin Burton (1913-1979)
I. Allegretto grazioso
II. Andantino sognando
III. Allegro giocoso; quasi fandango
Julianna Nickel, flute; Kelly Ker-Hackleman, piano
The Eternal Source of Light Divine from the Ode Georg F. Handel
for Queen Anne on the Occasion of her Birthday (1685-1759)
Destero dall’empia dite from the opera Amadigi Georg F. Handel
Lisa Berger, soprano; Stanley Curtis, trumpet;
Linda Apple Monson, piano
Printemps (arr. Snitzler) George Antheil (1900-1959)
Homenaje a Claude Debussy Manuel de Falla (1876- 1946)
Larry Snitzler, classical guitar
“Awakening of the New Souls” from Evolutions Glenn Smith
for Solo Oboe and Pre-Recorded Sounds (1995) (b. 1946)
Meg Owens, oboe
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“Se tu m’ami” Alessandro Parisotti (1853 - 1913)
“I’m Nobody” Vincent Persichetti
from Emily Dickinson Songs, Op. 77, no. 2 (1915 - 1987)
“When I Have Sung My Songs,” Ernest Charles (1895 - 1984)
Kathryn Hearden, soprano; Patricia Parker, piano
Sonatensatz Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Tango Tzigane David Rubinoff (1897 - 1986)
Zino Bogachek, violin; Anna Balakerskaia, piano
Song Book for alto saxophone and marimba David Maslanka
1. Song for Davy (b. 1943)
2. Lost
3. Hymn Tune with Variations
Ed Fraedrich, saxophone; John Kilkenny, percussion
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen Franz Schubert
(The Shepherd on the Rock) Op. 129 (1797-1828)
Lisa Berger, soprano; Rochelle Oedemann, clarinet;
Linda Apple Monson, piano
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Meet the artists
Dr. anna Balakerskaia received her Master of Music and Doctor of
Musical Arts in Piano Performance, Pedagogy and Chamber Music from
St. Petersburg State Conservatory, where she studied piano with Nadejda
Golubovskaia, and chamber music with internationally renowned musician
Tamara Fidler. Before moving to the United States, she served on
the faculties of both the Moscow Conservatory and the St. Petersburg
Conservatory.
Dr. Balakerskaia has shared her mastery of the piano around
the world, from the great concert halls of her native Russia to the great
halls of Europe and the Americas. Her versatility has made her much in
demand as soloist, collaborator and chamber musician.
She has performed with the laureates at all of the great competitions
in Europe, from the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Belgium to
the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, where she was
three times awarded the Best Accompaniment Diploma.
She is Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at George Mason
University. She also serves on the faculties of international music festivals in
Italy, Germany, Russia and the Netherlands, where she teaches and performs.
lisa Berger has been a member of the Voice faculty at George Mason
University since 2003, teaching Class Voice and private music instruction.
She received her Bachelor of Music and her Master of Music degrees
from The Boston Conservatory. She performed in the New England
region with the Boston Summer Opera, Providence Opera Theater, and
Stamford Opera in such roles as Olympia, Lucia, Gilda, and Fiodiligi.
She spent seven years singing at the Opera in Regensburg, Germany,
performing also as a guest artist in Munich, Nuremberg, Bremen, and
Pforzheim. Since returning to the Washington area, she has been a member
and soloist with the Washington Bach Consort, and has been with
the Washington National Opera since 1997.
Ukranian-born American violinist Zino Bogachek has received broad
critical acclaim for his technical facility and emotional expressiveness.
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As a recitalist and chamber musician, he has performed throughout the
former USSR, Poland, Austria, Mexico and North America. His appearances
as soloist have included performances with Lvov Philharmonic,
Lvov Chamber Orchestra, Centennial Philharmonic, Cape Ann Symphony,
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony, and Summer
Music from Greensboro Festival Orchestra among others.
Zino Bogachek has participated in the National Virtuosi Festival
in Ukraine, the Haydn Festival in Austria; and Summer Music from
Greensboro Festival, where he has served as concertmaster since 1995. A
graduate of Lvov Conservatory, he continued his studies at the Vienna
Academy of Music and Boston University. He has received numerous
awards, including the Boston University Directors Award, Honorary
Diplomas from several international competitions and was elected to the
Pi Kappa Lambda Chapter of the National Music Honor Society. His
teachers have included M. Veitzner, Y. Mazurkevich, E. Lehner and B.
Senofsky.
Currently, he is a member of the Washington National Opera
Orchestra / Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.
Dr. stanley curtis has developed a multi-faceted career as both a
modern and historic trumpeter. A member of the U.S. Navy Band since
1998, he also performs with a variety of other ensembles, including the
Washington Bach Consort, Apollo’s Fire, the Washington Cornett and
Sackbutt Ensemble, and The Bach Sinfonia. In addition, he holds the
position of Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at George Mason University,
where he also hosts the annual Historic Trumpet Division of the National
Trumpet Competition.
After studying at the University of Alabama, the Cleveland Institute
of Music and the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam (on a
Fulbright Scholarship), he received his Doctorate of Music from Indiana
University, where he researched the symbolism of the cornetto for his
final paper. He has written articles for the International Trumpet Guild
Journal and the Historic Brass Society Newsletter.
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Before his Navy career began, Dr. Curtis served as Assistant
Principal Trumpet in the Orquesta Sinfnica de Galicia (in Spain) and as
Principal Trumpet with the Evansville (Indiana) Philharmonic. In 1995,
he won Third Prize at the Altenburg Baroque Trumpet Competition,
held in Bad Sckingen, Germany.
eD FraeDrich, saxophone, joins the faculty of GMU this fall after having
established a successful private studio in the area. He has performed
solos with many ensembles, including the National Symphony Orchestra
and the Fairfax Wind Symphony. As a teacher, he has placed more students
into All-District and All-State bands than any saxophone teacher
in Virgina. Ed is the principal saxophonist with the Virginia Grand
Military Band and plays tenor in the quux saxophone quartet. He lives in
Springfield, with his wife, Eileen, and three children.
Soprano kathryn hearDen enjoys a repertoire that spans seven centuries
and reflects her love of chamber music as well as oratorio and operatic
literature. As an advocate of new music, Hearden has premiered
dozens of works, including those by composers Samuel Adler, Henry
Mollicone, Robert Morris, Ray Ricker, Judith Shatin, Lawrence Moss,
and Jeffrey Mumford, and serves on the board of directors of VER-
GEnsemble of the Contemporary Music Forum. In the Washington,
DC region, she has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Coolidge
Auditorium (Smithsonian Institution), the National Gallery of Art, the
Phillips Collection, the Hylton Center for the Performing Arts, and
other national venues. Of her chamber music recital at the French Embassy,
The Washington Post raved: “soprano Kathryn Hearden was
an absolute knockout... her dramatic interpretation... could rival any
thing seen on the operatic stage. Hearden’s voice is a first-rate instrument
and she used it to the fullest effect.” [Ravel, Chansons madécasses]
Dr. Hearden is Professor of Music and Associate Director of Vocal
Studies at George Mason University.
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Dr. kelly ker-hackleMan earned her degrees in piano performance at
the Cincinnati Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and the University
of Memphis. She is currently full-time associate music professor
here at Mason, where she has taught since the fall of 2002. As an orchestral
pianist, she has played keyboard for the Montréal Symphony Orchestra,
the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the
Baltimore Symphony, the Washington Concert Ballet, the Washington
Choral Society, Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra and the Fairfax Symphony.
She is currently principal pianist with the Alexandria Symphony
and held the same position with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra
for 6 years. She is pianist for the Washington Symphonic Brass, and has
recorded two CDs with them. Dr. Hackleman was a founding member of
the Peabody Trio of Memphis, and has performed frequently in chamber
music performances in the Washington, D.C. area, including the Millennium
Stage Series at the Kennedy Center, Mount Vernon, and the
Lyceum in Alexandria.
John kilkenny currently serves as assistant professor of music and coordinator
of percussion at George Mason University, and faculty-artist at
the Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Tennessee. He performs regularly
with the National Symphony, Washington National Opera and virtually
every other Washington DC area performing arts organization. Sought
after as a clinician and guest conductor, he has appeared at the Sewanee
Summer Music Festival, Juilliard Summer Percussion Academy (summer
2011), John Philip Sousa Foundation National High School Honor Band,
the Music for All Summer Symposium, Western International Band Conference,
The Virginia Music Educators Conference, and at several universities
throughout the country. John is a Yamaha Performing Artist and proud
sponsor of Vic Firth mallets, Remo drumheads and Sabian cymbals.
Dr. linDa apple Monson, pianist, Associate Director of the School of
Music at George Mason University, also serves as Director of Keyboard
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Studies at GMU. Dr. Monson is an International Steinway Artist and she
has been selected for the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster (in collaboration
with the U.S. State Department and the Council for International
Exchange of Scholars). Dr. Monson is an honored recipient of the 2009
Excellence in Teaching Award from GMU. Dr. Monson earned three
degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins
University, including the DMA in Piano Performance. She also received
a Diploma in Piano from Música en Compostela, Spain. Dr. Monson
presented concerts and masterclasses at Nanjing Normal University,
China, in July of 2010. She served as a juror for the 2008 Washington
International Piano Competition. An active performer, Dr. Monson was
a lecture-recitalist at the 2009 International College Music Society Conference
in Dubrovnik, Croatia. She also was a featured lecture-recitalist
for the Oxford Round Table in England (2007) and at the College Music
Society International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand (2007). She also
presented at CMS International conferences in Costa Rica (2003) and
Spain (2005). She was selected to present at National CMS conferences
in Miami, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, and Atlanta. She also presented a
lecture-recital in Hannover, Germany (2006) for the Alban Berg Symposium/Festival
and performed a lecture-recital for the Hawaii International
Conference on Arts and Humanities (Honolulu, 2006). Dr. Monson is
currently serving as President of the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the College
Music Society. An advocate of new music, Dr. Monson has presented
numerous world premieres of solo piano works.
Julianna nickel moved to the Washington area three years ago. Work
has included playing substitute with the National Symphony Orchestra,
the Washington National Opera, and the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
as part of their North American tour in 2010. This past summer 2011,
Professor Nickel taught and performed with the Stellenbosch Festival in
South Africa, performed at the National Flute Convention in Charlotte,
North Carolina, and played piccolo with the Music in the Mountains
Orchestra in Durango, Colorado. Previously, Ms. Nickel lived in Dallas.
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Positions included substitute flute with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
principal flute of the Plano Symphony, and flutist with the Irving Symphony.
Before moving to Dallas, Ms. Nickel was the professor of flute at
the University of Evansville and principal flute of the Evansville Philharmonic.
As a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in
Boston, Ms. Nickel won fellowships to Tanglewood, the National Repertory
Orchestra, and the National Orchestral Institute. Professor Nickel’s
teachers include Paula Robison, Fenwick Smith and Leone Buyse.
Dr. rochelle oeDeMann (clarinet) earned her Doctor of Musical Arts
in 2004 and Master of Music degree in 1998, both from Rice University.
At Rice, she was a student of esteemed clarinetists Michael Webster and
David Peck. She earned her Bachelor of Musical Arts from the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music in 1995 under the tutelage of Lawrence McDonald.
While studying at Rice, she performed extensively with the Shepherd
School Symphony and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Larry
Rachleff. She substituted for the Houston Symphony on several subscription
concerts under the baton of Maestro Christoph Eschenbach and
held the position of Bass Clarinetist with the Houston Grand Opera.
She also performed with the San Antonio and New World Symphonies.
Her considerable experiences in music festivals include the Aspen Music
Festival, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Breckenridge Music
Festival and the National Orchestral Institute. An active freelancer in the
DC area, Dr. Oedemann has performed with the American Festival Pops
Orchestra, on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and in venues
such as the Hylton Performing Arts Center, Strathmore and the National
Cathedral. From 2002-2008, Dr. Oedemann was a member of the United
States Air Force Concert Band under the command of Colonel Dennis
Layendecker. While serving in the Air Force Band, she performed with
the Air Force Chamber Players and Symphony Orchestra, and was tour
soloist in 2004 with the Concert Band. Dr. Oedemann was appointed
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at George Mason University School of
Music in 2010, and resides in Fairfax with her husband and two children.
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Meg owens owns eight oboes of various shapes and sizes and enjoys
playing all of them. In demand as a performer on historical oboes, she
appears regularly with some of North America’s major Baroque orchestras,
including Tafelmusik, American Bach Soloists, Opera Lafayette,
Washington Bach Consort, and Tempesta di Mare. The 2011-2012 season
includes solo appearances with REBEL, Four Nations, and Chatham
Baroque. Her scholarly pursuits center around the French baroque oboe
band tradition. At the other end of the performance practice spectrum,
Dr. Owens’s love of modern music has led to collaborations with many
composers; an extension of this is her work with the contemporary music
ensemble at George Mason University, fostering relationships between
student and faculty composers and performers. Hailing from Wilmington,
North Carolina, Dr. Owens is a graduate of the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro and the Manhattan School of Music, and the
City University of New York. Her major teachers include Ronald Roseman,
Joseph Robinson, and James Prodan. She teaches at George Mason
University, American University, and Episcopal High School.
patricia parker received her bachelors and masters degrees in piano
performance from the University of Michigan. During her work at
Michigan, she received the three prestigious awards given to pianists.
She subsequently attended the special studies program at The
Juilliard School of Music. In 1988, she received her doctorate in piano
performance from Florida State University.
Dr. Parker has taught at the University of Michigan, the University
of Southern Mississippi, Henry Street Settlement House in New
York City and the summer academy at Interlochen, Michigan. She is
professor emerita from Jacksonville State University where she taught
piano and theory for over two decades. She has performed chamber music
recitals in Russia, Eastern Europe and middle-eastern countries and
has played frequently in the south as a chamber musician.
Since moving to Manassas in December 2001, she has accompanied
in private voice studios and is presently on the adjunct music faculty
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at George Mason University. Organist for Sydenstricker United Methodist
Church in Springfield, she has also worked with the Georgetown
Chorale, the Woodbridge Children’s Chorus, the Old Bridge Chamber
Orchestra, and the Dominion Symphony Chamber Players.
Other collaborations include the Millennium Stage of Kennedy
Center, the National Gallery of Art, and frequent performances for The
Friday Morning Music Club.
glenn sMith is a composer, teacher, performance-artist, and sound
healer. He has written more than 500 pieces, including choral, chamber
and orchestral works, as well as jazz and electronic music for concert,
dance, video, film and television. He has taught at the college level for the
past 40 years and has given numerous recitals and public performances as
a composer and multi-instrumentalist.
His music has been performed in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and
Asia and includes commissions from ensembles, institutions, and individual
artists. Major performances include Carnegie Recital Hall, Wolftrap
Farm Park, National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, CBC Television,
local public and cable television and National Public Radio. He
was the first composer-in-residence of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
and several of his works are available on compact disc. His composition
teachers were Fred Fox and Bernhard Heiden. He earned his BA in bassoon
performance and an MA in Theory and Composition at California
State University, Hayward, and received his doctoral degree with distinction
from Indiana University. He is a recipient of numerous composition
awards from ASCAP, and has more than 40 chamber works published by
Seesaw Music Corporation, NY, and MMB Music, St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Smith has been a professor at George Mason University
in Fairfax, Virginia since 1976. As Director of Theory and Composition,
he currently teaches graduate and doctoral level theory courses and
maintains a private composition studio. Several of his private students
have won prestigious composition awards and have had their works
performed throughout the metropolitan DC area. In addition, Dr. Smith
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is the founder and director of GMU’s Healing Arts Ensemble, in which
students learn about the application of music healing principles as they
perform on instruments with healing intent. He is a member of the faculty
learning community for the Center for Consciousness and Transformation.
larry snitZler has performed in 20 countries on three continents. He
is regularly featured at conservatories and international music festivals,
where he performs, gives classes and makes presentations in three languages.
Larry Snitzler was a founding member of The Washington
Guitar Quintet, with Charlie Byrd. He first studied with Andrs Segovia
at age 18, thus beginning a 25 year relationship. While residing in Paris,
he studied music theory and interpretation with Nadia Boulanger. He
has won awards for programs such as Concert Guitar with Larry Snitzler,
and SEGOVIA!, for National Public Radio. He was a contributing editor
of the Guitar Review, and consultant to the National Endowment for the
Arts, the National Gallery of Art and Radio France.
He has lectured extensively at the Smithsonian Institution, the
National Press Club, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Snitzler
holds recordings on the Blue Lula and Concord Concerto Labels.
George Mason University School of Music
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Visit the Web site at http://music.gmu.edu
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