Performances, Films, and Exhibits

The Music Department presented "At the Corner of Dickinson and Broadway IX," featuring the College Choir, at 8:00pm in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.  The choir performed "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera, Police's "Message in a Bottle", Vertical Horizon's "On the Sea", Run D.M.C.'s "It's Like That", Dan Mouyard's "Moose Terd Pie", George and Ira Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me", Frédéric Chopin's "Prelude Op. 22" and "Etude Op. 10, No.

The German and Music Departments co-presented "Music from Vienna: A Liederabend," a concert by Dr. Jürgen Thym featuring pianist Jennifer Blyth and mezzo-soprano Lynn Helding, as part of the Eastman at Dickinson Recital Series at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Pieces performed included Johannes Brahms' Ausgewählte Lieder, Hugo Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch, and Arnold Schoenberg's Brettl-Lieder (Cabaret Songs).

The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students and faculty performed Eugène Bozza's "Contrasts for Oboe and Bassoon", George Frideric Handel's "Lascia Ch'io Pianga", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Das Veilchen", Johannes Brahms' Ausgewählte Lieder, Alexander Tcherepnin's "Bagatelles, Op. 5", Napoléon Coste's "Grand Serenade, Op. 30", and Stephen Sondheim's "It's Hot Up Here".

The Music Department presented a faculty recital by classical guitarist James Hontz at 7:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Hontz performed Adrian Le Roy's "Bransle Haulbaroys", Hans Neusidler's "Welscher Tanz 'Wascha Mesa'", Manuel Ponce's "Thème varié et Finale", Dusan Bodganovic's "5 Balkan Miniatures", Mauro Giuliani's "Grand Overture, Op. 61", L. Brouwer's "Sonata", and Napoléon Coste's "Grand Serenade, Op. 30".

The Music Department presented "Paganini! The Myth, the Magic, the Music," a faculty recital by violinist John Eaken, accompanied by pianist Gloria Whitney, at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Eaken performed Niccolò Paganini's "The Caprices, Op. 1", "Variazioni di Bravura", "Le Streghe", and "Concerto No. 1 in D Major" (arr. Fritz Kreisler).

Capitol Trailways presented "An Evening of Gershwin: Carnegie Hall at Dickinson College," a concert of George Gershwin pieces performed by the Eaken Piano Trio with guest Dana Ivey, at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The trio performed "Prelude I: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso", "Prelude II: Andante con moto", and "Prelude III: Agitato" (arr.

The Eaken Piano Trio presented a concert to benefit Project S.H.A.R.E. at 7:00pm at the Second Presbyterian Church of Carlisle.  The trio performed Franz Joseph Haydn's "Trio in D Major, Hob. XV:7", David Weintraub's "Eight Bright Candles" (arr. Eaken Trio), Les Brown's "We Wish You the Merriest" (arr. Eaken Trio), Ernst Bloch's "Celebration" (arr. Eaken Trio), Walter Kent's "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (arr. Richard Kromer), Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria" (arr. Gaston Borch), Scott Robinson's "Great Is the Miracle", and Antonin Dvorak's "Trio in g minor, Op. 26".

The Department of Music presented the sixteenth annual Messiah sing-along in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium at 7:30pm. The event was open to the public and led by the College-Community Orchestra and College Choir.

The Music Department presented the Dickinson Collegium's 1998 Christmas Concert at 7:0opm on Dec. 5 and at 4:00pm on Dec. 6 in Memorial Hall.

The Music Department presented a concert by the College-Community Orchestra and the College Choir at 3:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.  The ensembles performed Josquin des Prez's Praeter rerum seriem (arr. Robert Wellington Pound); Richard Wagner's "Prelude, Lohegrin, Act III", "Prelude, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act III", and "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act III Choral Finale: 'Wach auf'"; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Sicut cervus (arr. Robert Wellington Pound); and Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat.

The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students and faculty performed Franz Joseph Haydn's "Nocturne in G Major" and "Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3", Gabriel Fauré's "Dans les ruines d'une abbaye", Franz Schubert's "An Mignon", David Popper's "Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68", J. Bouffil's "Clarinet Trio in a minor", Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's "Rorate Caeli", Benjamin Britten's "As dew in Aprille" and "This Little Babe", and Steve Reich's "Clapping Music".

The Music Department presented a concert by the Symphonic Band at 3:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The band performed Caesar Giovannini's "Allegro and Chorale", Johann Sebastian Bach's "Arioso" from Cantata No. 156 (arr. Erik Liedzen), Robert Foster's "Symphonic Celebration and Dance", Steven Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home" (arr. James Barnes), and Edwin Franko Goldman's "On the Mall".

The Music Department presented "Parlour Pieces: Dances and Marches," a concert by the Brass Ensemble, at 3:00pm in Memorial Hall.  The ensemble performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "March from The Magic Flute" (arr. Schmidt), John Philip Sousa's "El Capitán" (arr. Villanueva), Johann Christoph Pezel's "Intrade and Bal" (ed. King), John Williams' "Ceremonial March from Star Wars" (arr. Hoeschele), Edvard Grieg's "Funeral March" (arr. Emerson), and T. Susato's "Salterelle and Ronde" (ed. King).

Pianist Juyeon Kang performed as part of the "Eastman at Dickinson" Recital Series at 3:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Kang performed Samuel Adler's "Thy Song Expands My Spirit", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333", Ferenc Liszt's "Round Dance of the Gnomes", Frédéric Chopin's "Etude in C# minor, Op. 10, No. 4", Johannes Brahms' "'Paganini' Variations, Book II", and Alexander Scriabin's "Sonata No. 5, Op. 53".

The Music Department presented "An Evening of Haunting & Hallowed Classics," a concert by the College-Community Orchestra, at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The orchestra performed Camille Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre", Franz Liszt's "Totentanz, Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra", and Ludwig van Beethoven's "Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36".

The Music Department presented "Made in America: Scenes from American Life," a faculty recital by mezzo-soprano Lynn Helding and pianist Jennifer Blyth, at 3:00pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall.

The Music Department presented "A Musical Homecoming Celebration," featuring the College Choir, the Jazz Ensemble, and the Octals, at 8:00pm in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.  The ensembles performed Ronald Huntington's arrangement of the African-American spiritual "Joshua fit de Battle of Jericho", Eddie DeLange and Jimmy Van Heusen's "Darn that Dream", Robert Bridges and Gerald Finzi's "My Spirit Sang All Day", Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" (arr. John Leavitt), and Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" (arr. Roger Emerson), among other selections.

Dickinson College presented a concert by The Fischer Duo through the Cecil Andrew & Adeleine Ewing Fund at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The duo performed Dmitri Shostakovich's "Sonata in D minor, Op. 40", Samuel Jones' "Sonata for Cello and Piano", Ludwig van Beethoven's "Sonata in A Major, Op. 69", Astor Piazzolla's "Le Grand Tango".

The Music Department presented a concert by the Brass Ensemble, the Collegium, and the Choir at Old St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, Maryland at 3:00pm.  The ensembles performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "March from The Magic Flute" (arr. H. Schmidt), Johann Christoph Pezel's "Intrada and Bal: Two Renaissance Dances" (arr. Robert King), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's "Adoramus Te Christe: A Renaissance Motet" (arr. L. Waldec), Tielman Susato's "Saltarello and Ronde: Two Renaissance Dances" (arr.

The Music Department presented a faculty recital by pianist Jennifer Blyth at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Blyth performed Ludwig van Beethoven's "Piano Sonata Op. 109", Charles Ives' "Piano Sonata No. 2, 'Concord, Mass, 1840-1860'", and Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition".

The Eaken Piano Trio and Dana Ivey presented "A Birthday Toast to Gershwin" at 2:00 in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.  The trio performed original piano arrangements of Gershwin's works, and actress Dana Ivey read passages about Gershwin's life.

The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  Faculty performed Johann Sebastian Bach's "Minuet in G minor" and "Minuet in G major", Manuel M. Ponce's "Prelude I", Antonio Lauro's "Registro (Preludio)", Michael Garson's "Jazz Variations on a Theme of Paganini", Christopher Berg's "Prelude: Fabian's/Song: Is it Dirty?" and "Poem", John Coltrane's "Equinox", Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust", Modest Mussorgsky's "The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba-Yaga)" and "The Great Gate of Kiev (condensed version)", and Ernest Bloch's "Rejoicing".

The Music Department presented a senior recital by soprano Rebecca Leyon, accompanied by pianist Kee Mann Chang, at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Leyon performed Johannes Ciconia's "Gli atti col dançar", "Aler m'en veus", "Chi nel servir antico", and "Una panthera"; Edvard Grieg's "Jeg elsker Deg", "Gamle Mor", "Solveigs Sang", and "Tak for dit råd"; Erik Satie's "Chanson", "Chanson Medievale", "Les Fleurs", "La Statue de Bronze", "Daphénéo", and "Le Chapelier"; and William Bolcom's "Song of Black Max", "Waitin'", and "George".

The Music Department presented a concert by the Symphonic Band at 3:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The band performed Joseph Wilcox Jenkins' "Cumberland Gap Overture", Mark Williams' "Variants on a Nautical Hymn", Vincent Persichetti's "Chorale Prelude: So Pure the Star", Walter Finlayson's arrangement "Early English Suite", Glenn Osser's "Beguine for Band", David R. Holsinger's "The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron", and John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever".

The Dickinson College Collegium presented a spring concert at 8:00 in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The Collegium perfroemd the American Shape-note hymn "New Jerusalem"; Ludwig Senfl's "Oho, so gib der Mann ein Pfennig" and "In Maien"; Thomas Ravenscroft's "Three Ravens"; John Dowland's "What if I never Speed?", "Weep Ye no More sad Fountains", and "Now oh Now I needs must Part"; Johannes Ciconia's "Aler mon veus"; Claudio Monteverdi's "Si dolce il tormento" and "Tirsi and Clori"; Giulio Caccini's "Amarilli"; Clement Janequin's "Orsus vous dormez trop"; Elliot Z.