Dissertation Summary of Three Recitals: Yizkor - In Memoriam; A Cold Threshold; The New Virtuosity

Abstract

In lieu of a written dissertation, three recital programs were presented.

The three recitals that were given addressed varying themes in each program. The first recital presented music that thematized Jewish identity, specifically through topics of memory and mourning. The second recital featured music on themes of alienation, death, and ineffability. The third and final recital focused on works that problematize the concept of virtuosity.

Sunday, November 18, 2018, 4:30pm, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, McIntosh Theatre, University of Michigan. Assisted by: Kathryn Goodson, piano; Hannah Sparrow, soprano; Danial Brottman, conductor; others. Program: Leonard Bernstein, Simple Song; Yinam Leef, Yizkor (In Memoriam); Ziv Slama, Na’ama; Ellwood Derr, I Never Saw Another Butterfly; Ödön Pártos, Yizkor (In Memoriam); Betty Olivero, Kri’ot.

Friday, March 1, 2019, 5:30pm, Duderstadt Center, Video Studio, University of Michigan. Assisted by: Nina Dante, voice. Program: Nina Dante, Three songs for the other side; Toshio Hosokawa, Three Love Songs; Robert Reinhart, Quodlibet; Philippe Leroux, Un lieu verdoyant; Joey Crane, Mauscheln.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 8pm, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, McIntosh Theatre, University of Michigan. Unaccompanied. Program: Nicholas Cline, Water Witching; Joan Arnau Pàmies, Λήθη - επιβεβαίωση - λήθεια [Homage to C.P.] (Lethe – Confirmation – Aletheia); Franck Bedrossian, La Solitude du coureur de fond.