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Haydn's Canonic Minuets, James S. Mackay

HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America

Haydn composed many hundreds of minuets during his long career, enriching the courtly dance with compositional skill and ingenuity. One of the ways in which he sought to elevate the minuet genre was through contrapuntal artifice, including canon. The famous “Hexenmenuett” (“Witches’ Minuet”) from his “Quinten” Quartet, Op. 76 no. 2, dating from 1797, is the most famous of these works, in which the viola and cello duplicate the leading voice of violins I and II at the distance of an octave. Haydn’s interest in canonic minuets dates back to the early 1760s, however. Minuets from three early symphonies (Nos. …

2025-2026 Ppc Recital - Dina Bikzhanova (Violin), Dina Bikzhanova, Sheng Yuan Kuan

PPC/PSDP Recitals

No abstract provided.

Chamber Music Recital: November 13, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the fifty-first program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 13, 2025

Thursday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Come, Heavy Sleep: Motive And Metaphor In Britten’S Nocturnal, Opus 70, Stephen Goss

Soundboard Scholar

"The prevailing melancholy [of Britten’s Nocturnal] is as natural to the guitar’s sonorities as it is appropriate in a tribute to John Dowland."

—Peter Evans, The Music of Benjamin Britten.

Such summary remarks characterise what little has been written about Britten’s Nocturnal outside the guitar world. The reader’s reaction might be one of passive agreement or mild irritation, but there is rarely dialogue because discourse is limited: Nocturnal after John Dowland is often passed over by Britten scholars with scant discussion or no mention at all. In fact, little has been added to Evans’ reliable commentary, written only three …

Opera A La Carte: November 12, 2025, Dr. Justin Vickers, Charlie Freudenheim, Daniel Doug, Pepe Prados

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-ninth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 12, 2025

7:30 in the Evening

Jazz & Contemporary Combos, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

"Celebrating African Wisdoms And Community Making Through Storytelling, Music, Play, And Dance": November 11, 2025, Nana Hemaa Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-eighth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 11, 2025

Tuesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Senior Recital: Noga, Flute; November 10, 2025, Jess Noga, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-sixth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 10, 2025

Monday Evening

6:00 p.m.

The Resonance Of Desire: A Sonic Exploration And Guide To Recreating Disney’S Signature ‘I Want’ Songs, Aiyanna E. Riley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the sonic architecture of Disney’s Renaissance-era “I Want” songs and develops a framework for recreating their signature production style. This study analyzes how vocal timbre, microphone choices, layering, stereo placement, and mixing strategies contribute to the immersive qualities that define the Disney sound. Drawing from historical accounts, interviews with industry professionals, and technical literature, the thesis documents production practices unexamined in scholarly work. Inspired by David Gibson’s The Art of Mixing, my analyses prioritize spatial and textural qualities in Disney mixes, highlighting how sound design shapes narrative impact. The study culminates in two original compositions modeled …

Rules And Rhetoric: Historically Informed Guitar Performance Of Baroque Music, Arash Ahmadzadeh

Soundboard Scholar

Reviews of Interpreting Baroque Music: A Guide for the Modern Classical Guitarist, by Afshin Torabi Ardekani (Bergmann, second corrected edition, 2025) and Performing Baroque Music on the Classical Guitar: A Practical Handbook Based on Historical Sources, by Peter Croton (2015)

Senior Recital: Mussman, Viola; November 10, 2025, Zeph Mussman, Lu Witzig, Xinyi Li

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-seventh program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 10, 2025

Monday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Percussion Ensemble: November 9, 2025, David Collier, Ben Stiers

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-fifth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 9, 2025

Sunday Evening

7:00 p.m.

Civic Chorale Fall Concert: November 9, 2025, John M. Koch, Dennis Gotkowski, Dan Forrest, Elaine Hagenberg, Morten Laurdsen, John Rutler

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-fourth program of the 2025-2026 season.

November 9, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

2025-2026 Philharmonia No. 2, Lynn Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Ay Kawasaki, Paola Nava, Li Yang Liu, Hanting Peng

Philharmonia

Concert Date & Time: November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM and November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM

2025 Concerto Competition Winners

• Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119 / Carl Nielsen - Ay Kawasaki, flute
• Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 / Edouard Lalo - Paola Valentina Nava Romero, violin
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - LiYang Liu, violin
• Variations on a Nursery Song (Variationen über ein Kinderleid), Op. 25 / Ernö Dohnányi - Hanting Peng, piano

To view the season program, visit 2025-2026 Philharmonia Season Program

Guest Artist Recital: Block, Cello; November 7, 2025, Mike Block

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-fourth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 7, 2025

Friday Evening

7:30 p.m.

2025-2026 Performance Forum - November 7, 2025, Daniel Cruz, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Rebeca Sierra, Laura Gonzalez, Nia Morgan, Roey Dushi, Verse Tomac, Juan Fernandez Villegas, Rishi Gurnani, Jacob Lomboy, Kade Gordon, Patrick Hengstler, Dj Combs, Amanda Rearden, Chase Hogan, Manuela Wanumen Jiménez, Sarah Conley, Pablo Camacho

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Junior Recital - Ana Maria Uzunova (Piano), Ana-Maria Uzunova

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Together In Song: Honoring America's 250th For The Friends Of The Conservatory, Nabil Hetman, Aneliya Novikova, Rebeca Sierra, Lisa Leonard, Ingryd Herrera

Friends of the Conservatory Events

No abstract provided.

Jazz Combos I And Ii: November 6, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-second program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 6, 2025

Thursday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Music Factory I & Ii: November 5, 2025, Roy Magnuson, Carl Schimmel, Alex Taylor

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-first program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 5, 2025

Wednesday Evening

6:00 & 8:00 p.m.