School of Music

Gabriela Lena Frank

February 15–19, 2016

Guest Composer

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSMusic of the 21st Century is made possible through the generosity of Robert A. and Margaret Sheridan Schmidt, members of the DePauw Class of 1969. With this gift to DePauw, along with their regular commissioning of new works and other activities on behalf of contemporary music in the Chicago area, the Schmidts have distinguished themselves as a couple who recognize the important role that contemporary American art music plays in our culture.

We are grateful for the Schmidts’ strong commitment and generous support.

We acknowledge the special efforts of the followingin the preparation of these events:

Mark McCoy, Dean of the School of MusicCaroline Jetton, Associate Dean for Academics and Advising

Carla Edwards, Music of the 21st Century Festival CoordinatorSteven Linville, Operations Manager

Janice Bagwell, GCPA Event CoordinatorSuzanne Hassler, Coordinator for Marketing and Publications

Jennifer Soster, Special Projects Liaison and Assistant to the DeanSheree Custis, Faculty Secretary for the School of Music

Mark Rabideau, Director, Music on the Square and 21CM InitiativeChris Flegal, Manager, Music on the Square

Toni Robinson, Associate Director of Music AdmissionsMatthew Champagne, Recording Arts Specialist

G. Duane Skoog, GCPA Technical DirectorMisti Shaw, Coordinator, DePauw Music and Performing Arts LibraryTheresa Noble, Manager, DePauw Music and Performing Arts Library

Applied faculty coaches and conductors who worked with students on the pieces to be performed

Cover photo credit: Mariah Tauger

Out of respect for the performers, audience and recording technician, allflash photography and audio/video recording are prohibited during the performance.

Please silence all electronic equipment before performances begin. Thank you.

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GABRIELA LENA FRANK Identity has always been at the center of Gabriela Lena Frank’s music. Born in Berkeley,

California, to a mother of mixed Peruvian-Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, Frank ardently explores her multicultural heritage through her compositions. Inspired by the works of Bela Bartók and Alberto Ginastera, Frank is something of a musical anthropologist. She has traveled extensively throughout South America, and her pieces reflect and refract her studies of Latin American folklore, incorporating poetry, mythology and native musical styles into a Western classical framework that is uniquely her own.

Moreover, she writes, “There’s usually a story line behind my music, a scenario or character.” While the enjoyment of her works can be obtained solely from her music, the composer’s program notes enhance the listener’s experience, for they describe how a piano part mimics a marimba or panpipes, or how a movement is based on a particular type of folk song. Even a brief glance at her titles evokes specific imagery: Leyendas: An

Andean Walkabout and Cuatro Canciones Andinas. Frank’s compositions also reflect her virtuosity as a pianist—when not composing, she is a sought-after performer, specializing in contemporary repertoire.

This season, Frank serves as a composer-in-residence to both the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Symphony, for whom she wrote Karnavalingo to welcome incoming music director Andrés Orozco-Estrada. A 2009 recipient of the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship to assist in research and artistic creation, Frank’s recent premieres include Will-o’-the-Wisp for piccolo player Mary Kay Fink and the Cleveland Orchestra; Saints for The Berkeley Symphony, soprano Jessica Rivera and the San Francisco Girls Chorus; and Concertino Cusqueño for the Philadelphia Orchestra.

A frequent collaborator with artists in other disciplines, Frank has developed a number of projects with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cuban playwright Nilo Cruz, among them La Centinela y la Paloma (The Keeper and the Dove), a song cycle for Dawn Upshaw and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Journey of the Shadow for the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Other recent premieres include Hilos for the Alias Chamber Ensemble; Inca Dances for guitarist Manuel Barrueco and Cuarteto Latinoamericano, which received a 2009 Latin Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition; New Andean Songs for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella new music series; Peregrinos for the Indianapolis Symphony; Dos Canciones de Cifar for baritone and piano, commissioned by the Marilyn Horne Foundation with Carnegie Hall; ¡Chayraq! and Ritmos Anchinos for the Silk Road Project; Cinco Danzas de Chambi for viola and piano, commissioned by the Aspen Summer Music Festival; Inkarrí for the Kronos Quartet; and Three Latin-American Dances for the Utah Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart.

Three Latin-American Dances was subsequently recorded by the Utah Symphony for the Reference Recording label and has been hailed as “dazzling” and exhibiting “wit, brilliance, atmosphere and poetry” (Classics Today), and “a rare treasure of modern orchestral music” (Hong Kong/China Hi Fi Review). Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, performed by the Chiara String Quartet, was released in early 2007 on the New Voice Singles label. In reference to this recording, the American Record Guide called Frank “a remarkable composer.” Recent recordings include an all-Frank disc on Naxos featuring Hilos, among other works, by the Alias Chamber Ensemble; Inca Dances with guitarist Manuel Barrueco and the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, released on the Tonar Music Label; and several works for the Filarmonika label as part of the groundbreaking “Caminos del Inka” project under the directorship of conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

Frank attended Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she earned both a B.A. (1994) and M.A. (1996). She studied composition with Paul Cooper, Ellsworth Milburn and Sam Jones, and piano with Jeanne Kierman Fischer. Frank credits Fischer with introducing her to the music of Ginastera, Bartók and other composers who utilized folk elements in their work. At the University of Michigan, where she received a D.M.A. in composition in 2001, Frank studied with William Albright, William Bolcom, Leslie Bassett and Michael Daugherty, and piano with Logan Skelton. Gabriela Lena Frank’s music is published exclusively by G. Schirmer, Inc.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:30–10:30 a.m. Coaching Hilos

Tarn Travers, violin; Eric Edberg, cello; Randy Salman, clarinet; May Phang, piano

Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana11:40–12:30 a.m. Coaching Canto de Harawi: Amadeoso

Riley Bernardi, flute; Natalia Fumero, clarinetLaura Brumbaugh, piano

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

1:30–2:30 p.m. Coaching Sonata Andina No. 2

May Phang, piano Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

4:00–5:30 p.m. University Orchestra and University Chorus rehearsal 4:00–4:45 p.m. Three Latin American Dances

University OrchestraOrcenith Smith, director

Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

4:50–5:30 p.m. Hombre ErranteUniversity Chorus

Kristina Boerger, conductor Green Center, Room 1115

6:30–8:00 p.m. Coaching New Andean Songs (2007) I. Hoy Es el Día II. Toro Felino

Julia Massicotte, sopranoMarin Tack, soprano

III. Tengo MiedoHannah Gauthier, sopranoElena Escudero, soprano

IV. Carnaval de Tambobamba V. Epilogo: Yunca

Kimberly DeBusschere, sopranoElena Escudero, soprano

Amanda Hopson and Tony Weinstein, pianoBenjamin Freeland and Zachary Suchanek, percussion

Kristina Boerger, conductorGreen Center, Thompson Recital Hall

Monday, February 15

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10:00–11:00 a.m. Coaching From Sonata Serrana No. 1 III. Adagio para el Anochecer (Adagio for Dusk)

Gabriela Lena Frank, pianoMay Phang, piano

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

11:00 a.m.–noon Coaching Sueños de Chambi

Anne Reynolds, fluteSylvia Scott, piano

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

1:40–2:40 p.m. Coachings Cuatro Canciones Andina 1:40 I. Despedida II. Yo Crío Una Mosca

Ann Chase, sopranoTony Weinstein, piano

2:10 III. Carnival de Tambobamba IV. Yunca

Brittny Goon, mezzo sopranoLaura Brumbaugh, piano

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

4:00–5:30 p.m. University Band rehearsal Requiem for a Magical America: El Día de los Muertos

Craig Paré, conductor Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

7:30 p.m. Chamber Music Concert (program on page 9)

Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana

Wednesday, February 17

10:20–11:20 a.m. Recital Hour Canto de Harawi: Amadeoso

Riley Bernardi, fluteNatalia Fumero, clarinetLaura Brumbaugh, piano

Tuesday, February 16

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Cuatro Canciones Andina I. Despedida II. Yo Crío Una Mosca

Ann Chase, sopranoTony Weinstein, piano

III. Carnival de Tambobamba IV. Yunca

Brittny Goon, mezzo sopranoLaura Brumbaugh, piano

“A Conversation with Gabriela Lena Frank”Scott Perkins, moderator

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

12:30–1:30 p.m. Chamber Singers rehearsal Hombre Errante

Kristina Boerger, conductor Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

1:45–2:45 p.m. Coaching Danza de los Saqsampillos

Bonnie Whiting, marimbaMing-Hui Kuo, marimba

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

2:50–3:40 p.m. Classroom visit—MUS 334: Music ca. 1900 to PresentCarla Edwards

Green Center, Room 1021

4:00–5:30 p.m. University Orchestra and University Chorus rehearsals

4:00–4:45 Three Latin American Dances University Orchestra

Orcenith Smith, conductor Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

4:50–5:30 Hombre ErranteUniversity Chorus

Kristina Boerger, Conductor Green Center, Room 1115

10:00–11:30 a.m. Classroom visit—MUS: 432 Composition and MUS 130: Understanding Music Scott Perkins, Eric Edberg, Elissa Harbert, Bonnie Whiting Green Center, Thomson Recital Hall

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Thursday, February 18

12:40-1:30 p.m. Classroom visit—MUS 193A: Solo Vocal Literature II Thomas King Green Center, Room 1021

1:35–2:15 p.m. 21CM radio interview Mark McCoy, host

Green Center, Room 1136

2:30–3:30 p.m. Classroom visit—Senior Seminar Elissa Harbert Green Center, Room 1078

7:30 p.m. Chamber Music Concert (program on pages 10–11) Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

10:20–11:20 a.m. Classroom visit—MUS 334: Music ca. 1900 to Present Carla Edwards Green Center, Room 1021

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Free time with students Green Center, Great Hall

4:00–5:30 p.m. Tech rehearsal for Friday night concert University Orchestra University Chorus Chamber Singers University Band Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

7:30 p.m. Gala Closing Concert (program on page 12)

The audience is cordially invited to attend a reception for the composer and the artists in the Great Hall following this evening’s performance. Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

Friday, February 19

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CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTTuesday, February 16, 7:30 p.m.

Music on the Square

Hilos (Threads) (2010) I. Canto del Altiplano (Songs of the Highlands) II. Zapatos de Chincha (Shoes of Chincha) III. Charanguista Viejo (Old Charango Player) IV. Danza de los Diablos (Devil Dance) V. Zumballyu (Spinning Top) VI. Juegos (Games) VII. Yaravillosa (An ancient melancholy Inca song) VIII. Bombines (Bowler Hats)

Tarn Travers, violinEric Edberg, cello

Randy Salman, clarinetMay Phang, piano

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Composer Gabriela Lena Frank with the musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra following the world premiere of her Concertino Cusqueño in 2012. Photo by Ryan Donnell.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTThursday, February 18, 7:30 p.m.

Thompson Recital Hall

Danza de los Saqsampillos (2006)

Bonnie Whiting, marimbaMing-Hui Kuo, marimba

Sonata Andina No. 2 (2013)

I. Scherzo serrano II. Himno-responsorio III. Finale: Escaramuza

May Phang, piano

Sueños de Chambi (Dreams of Chambi) (2002)

I. Harawi de Quispe II. Diablicos Puneños III. Responsorio Lauramarqueño IV. P’asña Marcha V. Adoración para Angelitos VI. Harawi de Chambi VII. Marinera

Anne Reynolds, fluteSylvia Scott, piano

From Sonata Serrana No. 1 (2012)

III. Adagio para el Anochecer (Adagio for Dusk)

Gabriela Lena Frank, pianoMay Phang, piano

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New Andean Songs (2007)

I. Hoy Es el Día II. Toro Felino

Julia Massicotte, sopranoMarin Tack, soprano

III. Tengo Miedo

Hannah Gauthier, sopranoElena Escudero, soprano

IV. Carnaval de Tambobamba V. Epílogo: Yunca

Kimberly DeBusschere, sopranoElena Escudero, soprano

Amanda Hopson, pianoTony Weinstein, piano

Benjamin Freeland, percussionZachary Suchanek, percussion

Kristina Boerger, conductor

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Gabriela Lena Frank and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Eric England.

GALA ENSEMBLE CONCERTFriday, February 19, 7:30 p.m.

Kresge Auditorium

Requiem for a Magical America: El Día de los Muertos (2006) I. Preludio: Canto Religioso (Prelude: Religious Song) II. Sacando a los Espíritus Malos (Driving Away the Evil Spirits) III. Danza del Pueblo (Village Dance) IV. Calaveras (Skeletons/Satiric Verses) V. La Santísma Muerte (Madame Saint Death) VI. El Cementerio (The Cemetary) VII. La Llegada de los Muertos (The Arrival of the Dead) VIII. Almas Perdidas (Lost Souls) IX. Danza del Guerrero Precolombino (Dance of the Pre-Colombian Warrior) X. Epílogo: Canto Religioso

Musicians of the DePauw University BandCraig Paré, conductor

Hombre Errante (2002) I. Invocación

Dylan Prentice, bass II. Jakakllito

Blake Beckemeyer and Dallas Gray, tenors III. Dos Palomas

Elena Escudero, alto IV. Responsorio Serrano

David Mather, orator V. Despedida

Dylan Prentice, bass

DePauw Chamber Singers and DePauw University ChorusKristina Boerger and Scott Perkins, conductors

Three Latin American Dances (2003) I. Introduction: Jungle Jaunt II. Highland Harawi III. The Mestizo Waltz

DePauw University OrchestraOrcenith Smith, conductor

The audience is cordially invited to attend a reception for the composer and the artists in the Great Hall following this evening’s performance.

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DEPAUW UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRAOrcenith Smith, music director

ViolinKatherine AllenJackson Bailey

Alexander BarkerKatherine Berzinski

Paul ChristianAllison Emata

Mei Fujisato, principal IIAlaya Hardy

Emily HoylandSarah Jylkka (ST)

Lindsey Sullivan, leader

ViolaXeno Carpenter-New, principal

Bella MazzoneJoseph MessickArianna Plett

Jacqueline RobertsonLisa Salazar

Maeva Veillard

CelloAryam GonzalezKazuki Hanado

Peter KimPeter Lockman, principal

Erin LupardusGraeme Richmond

BassThomas RingBrooks Pearce

Aaron RabishawBurke Stanton, principal

Flute/PiccoloRiley BernardiJamie Edwards

Joshua Levine, principalEleanor Price (OC, Paris)

Oboe/English HornJulia Kramer, principal

Hanae Weber, English horn

Clarinet/Bass ClarinetSara DesBiens, bass clarinet

Natalia FumeroMarian Hillebrand, principal

Bassoon/Contra BassoonKevin Salinas, principalAndrew Wilkey, guest

HornMaureen Bailey, principal

Drew CaseyJessica Hopkins

Megan QuaMattia Seaman (GHS)

TrumpetNicholas Atsalis

Laura Egyed, principalJeremy Irving

TromboneLiam Byrnes

William Johnson, principalChristopher Kaercher

PercussionBenjamin FreelandSalvador Rodriguez

Zachary Suchanek, timpaniConnor Berry, guest

Zachary Jacobs, guest

HarpRoland Ferrer, principal

KeyboardsShiyu Su (OC, Vienna)

Tatsuya Katsuhara, principal

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Stage Manager: Joseph MessickAssistant: Jacqueline Robertson

(OC) Off campus(ST) Student teaching

(GHS) Greencastle High SchoolAlpha Program

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DEPAUW UNIVERSITY BANDCraig Paré, director

Flute*Riley Bernardi*Jamie Edwards*Nicole Pasho

Oboe*Julia Kramer*Hanae WeberZöe Yeshayahu

Bassoon*Diana Dolquist

Clarinet*Sarah Blöbaum*Sara DesBiens*Natalia Fumero

*Bailey Hendershot*Tabatha Hickey

SaxophoneSierra Graves

Melissa Guerrero*Tyler Koss

*Rachel Pearson*Tyler Schaefers*Lindsey Welp*Grant Woods

Horn*Jessica Hopkins*Emily Hoyland

*Mattia Seaman (GHS)Courtney Smith*Nathaniel Smith

TrumpetAndrew Bobker*Laura Egyed*Jeremy Irving

*Allan Whitehead

Trombone*James Grundke

*Christopher KaercherCiara McManus

EuphoniumGabriel Alvarez

William Johnson

TubaThomas Miller

Percussion*Connor Berry

*Benjamin Freeland*Zachary Jacobs*Charles Precht

PianoEmily Chen

Guest Musicians*Salvador Rodriguez, percussion*Zachary Suchanek, percussion

*Joshua Levine, flute*Marian Hillebrand, clarinet

*Conor Bell, bassoon/contrabassoon*Edward Staubach, clarinet

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Stage manager: Julia KramerLibrarian: Rachel Pearson

* Musicians of the DePauw University Band performing on

the Gala Closing Concert

(GHS) Greencastle High SchoolAlpha Program

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DEPAUW UNIVERSITY CHORUSKristina Boerger, director

DEPAUW CHAMBER SINGERSKristina Boerger, director

Madeline PiscettaEileen PlunkettAbigail PowersCosetta RighiAngel Riley

Bronson RoseboroKiele Sacco

Bo ShimminSteven StiltsMarin Tack

Maggie TerryLoucine Topouzian

Saige Trottman-HuietAlexis UribeLaure Witte

Blake WittkamperLihong Xiong

Christine GoetzBrittny Goon

Gabriella HagedornLeah Hanstra

Dana HartDarby HayesInès HayounaEric HeatonKatrina IorioSimon Lee

Katherine LiAbigail Martin

Alaina MatthewsRhiley McIntire

Kenna McWilliamsAvery NashLexi Ochoa

Jacqueline Pelletier

Rachel AmalfitanoChristopher Bibat

Andrew BrownElizabeth Brunell

Alexander BushkinKelsey Cantrell

Kurt ClareBailee Coe

John CottonKristin DainesElise Daniells

Diana DolquistKelsi Dye

Stephanie Victoria EspinalCourtney FeilerMaxwell Filkins

Hannah Joy Gauthier

Julia MassicotteDavid Mather

Molly McGuireSarah PistoriusDylan Prentice

Thomas SperanzaAddy SterrettJulie Strauser

Erin TolarDerrick TrubyCraig Wallace

Maureen BaileyShannon Barry

Blake BeckemeyerSara BlantonAnnie Chase

Kimberly DebusschereLogan Dell’Acqua

Elena EscuderoDallas Gray

Levi HoffmanKerry Jennings

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February 27–March 3, 2017Christopher Theofanidis, guest composer

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