Join Boston Conservatory Hemenway Strings student musicians, director Lynn Chang, and pianists Jessica Chow Shinn and Michael Shinn for a musical evening of remembrance and hope, featuring special guest poet Maya Giles (B.M. ’21, violin).
Lynn Chang, music director
GEORGE WALKER: Lyric for Strings
W.A. MOZART: Serenata Notturna
TAN DUN: “Peking Opera,” “Pink Actress,” and “Drum And Gong” from Eight Colors
JOSEPH HAYDN: String Quartet, op. 77, no. 2, Minuetto: Presto
CAROLINE SHAW: Entr'Acte
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: Carnival of the Animals—featuring Jessica Chow Shinn and Michael Shinn, piano with Maya Giles, poet
This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee's fall 2021 Center Stage collection. Learn more about Center Stage and view all Center Stage performances.
Program Information
Repertoire
FLORENCE PRICE: Adoration (1951)
This piece is performed in memory of the many lives lost during the pandemic. Please observe a moment of silence at its conclusion.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Serenata Notturna, K. 239 (1776)
Marcia; Maestoso
Menuetto
Rondo; Allegretto, Adagio, Allegro
Che Buford and Eun Joo Ahn, violins
Robert Bruce, viola
David Amouretti, bass
Xingue Xue, timpani
TAN DUN: Selects from Eight Colors for String Quartet (1988)
Peking Opera
Pink Actress
Drum and Gong
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: String Quartet, op. 77, no. 2 (1799)
Menuetto; Presto, ma non troppo
Teresa Storer and Svens Skriveris, violins
Colton Slaven, viola
Nicholas Johnson, cello
CAROLINE SHAW: Entr’acte {a minuet & trio} (2011)
GEORGE WALKER: Lyric for Strings (1946)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: The Carnival of the Animals (Grand Zoological Fantasy) (1886)
1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
2. Hens and roosters
3. Wild asses; quick animals
4. Tortoises
5. The Elephant
6. Kangaroos
7. Aquarium
8. Characters with long ears
9. The cuckoo in the depths of the woods
10. Aviary
11. Pianists
12. Fossils
13. The Swan
14. Finale
Michael Shinn and Jessica Shinn, pianos
Original poetry by Maya Giles, B.M. ’21
Program Notes
Program notes for this concert will be delivered from the stage.
About the Artists
Featured Guest
Maya Giles, poet, earned a B.M. in violin performance and a minor in screen scoring from Boston Conservatory at Berklee under the tutelage of Lynn Chang. As a multidisciplinary artist, Giles is interested in redefining the image of Euro-classical music in the 21st century. Her artist project, AYAM, challenges the boundaries that divide European classical music and its intersection of today’s contemporary music through original music and performances that sit on the intersection between tradition and technology. Learn more about Giles and AYAM at ayammayaartist.com.
Boston Conservatory Faculty/Staff Performers
Learn more about our acclaimed faculty/staff performers by clicking on their names below:
Ensemble
FLUTE
Jessica Lynch, M.M. '23
CLARINET
Noah Century, P.S.C. '22
PERCUSSION
Xin Yi Chong, B.M. '22
Xingyue Xue, B.M. '22
VIOLIN
Eun Joo Ahn, P.S.C. '22
Katy Rose Bennett, B.M. '23
Che Buford, B.M. '22
Rowan Gemma, B.M. '24
Raimi Neal, B.M. '25
Gaia Sbeghen, G.P.D. '23
Svens Skriveris, M.M. '23
Teresa Storer, G.P.D. '22
VIOLA
Robert Bruce, B.M. '22
Maria Dupree, M.M. '23
Colton Slaven, B.M. '23
Lauren Wilson, B.M. '25
CELLO
Backkyoung Cho, M.M. '23
Enrique Hernandez de Tejada, B.M. '23
Nicholas Johnson, G.P.D. '22
Elaina Spiro, B.M. '24
BASS
David Amouretti, B.M. '24
Music Division and Concert Staff
MUSIC DIVISION
Dean of Music
– Michael Shinn
Chair of Voice – Patty Thom
Chair of Instrumental Studies – Matthew Marsit
Chair of Composition, Contemporary Music, and Core Studies – Jonathan Bailey Holland
Chief Ensemble Operations Coordinator – Ryan Fossier
Ensembles Coordinator – Victoria Garcia
Administrative Coordinator – Chantel O'Brien
PERFORMANCE SERVICES
Director of Performance Services – Liz Keller-Tripp
Director of Audio/Visual Services – Richard Malcolm
Audio/Visual Specialist – Phil Roberson
Associate Director of Concert Services – Ryland Bennett
BOX OFFICE
Associate Director of Event Management and Audience Services, Berklee – Nicole Kindred
Ticket Operations and Patron Services Manager, Boston Conservatory at Berklee – Erin Conors
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