MYLES QUINN SZEKELY (B.M. '26): "Morbid Questions" (or Requiem Aeternam)
I have attempted here to capture a furious kind of grief that I felt some time ago when a close family member passed away in February 2021. The text of the Latin mass has no deep meaning to me, it is used here as a "stock grieving text," as I don't have the English to communicate the deepest annals of pain and betrayal that I felt.
Translation:
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
A hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Zion;
et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem:
and a vow shall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem:
exaudi orationem meam,
hear my prayer;
ad te omnis caro veniet.
all flesh shall come to Thee.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
GRIG BALASANYAN (B.M. '26): "Why does the caged bird sing?"
The piece is inspired by Maya Angelou's autobiography book, but in this case, the bird is my homeland Armenia that keeps singing for her freedom from oppression and abuses no matter the bars that restrict her. I will do my best to feature this piece on as many platforms as possible to raise awareness among the musical community. The piece starts with the chaos that represents the world outside of the cage, leading into the cage where we hear the bird singing. The piece develops into a fight between the chaos and the bird where the bird loses the battle.
DIEGO DAVILA (B.M. '26): "for 1 or 2 pianos"
Correlation, Memory, and Circles
BENJAMIN LAHAM (B.M. '26): "Concert Etude No. 1: Bloom"
This concert etude is for solo piano, with an emphasis on developing comfort with a groove.
GRIG BALASANYAN (B.M. '26): "Fight for peace"
The sketches of this piece were written when I was 15. My country was under a massive attack and my nation was fighting for its existence and peace.
LUIS ANGEL SALAZAR TAMAYO (B.M. '26): "El Tren Sincopado"
This is a jazz piece inspired by the sound of vapor trains. It has a Latin rhythm influence and makes the train dance a little bit. This train is excited to move in crazy ways. Have fun and stay on track.
CORI HEURICH (B.M. '26): "Crossing the Water"
Text from "Crossing the Water" by Sylvia Plath
DIEGO PERALTA GONZALES (B.M. '25): "Eternity"
Ojalá algún viento pueda llevarme de regreso a casa.