Student Recital

Yuyao Wei, piano

Program:

Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in C Minor, BWV911

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata No.4 in E-flat Major, K.282

Robert Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op.6

Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No.3 in A Minor, Op. 28

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Aidar Fazylov, percussion

Aidar Fazylov is a percussionist currently pursuing a graduate degree at Carnegie Mellon University, where he studies with Paul Evans, Christopher Allen, and Jeremy Branson.

Originally from Kazakhstan, he studied percussion at the Kazakh National University of Arts and has over 18 years of musical training. Fazylov is a five-time laureate of international and national competitions, including Shabyt International Festival of Creative Youth and Astana Music Festival.

He has performed marimba concertos with orchestra, including works by Ney Rosauro and Emmanuel Séjourné, and has appeared as a soloist with the State Symphony Orchestra of Kazakhstan. Aidar also studied privately with Don Liuzzi, principal percussionist of The Philadelphia Orchestra, from 2018 to 2023.

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TBA

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Student Recital

Peixin Yang, piano

Annika Pollock, clarinet

Joshua Lee, violin

Program:

Johannes Brahms Clarinet Sonata No.1 in F Minor, Op.120 No.1

Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No.5 in F Major, Op.24 “Spring”

Aram Khachaturian Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

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A Multi Arts Event

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This recital has been canceled. 

Student Recital

Larsen Vincent, piano

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Student Recital

Viviana Antonio, cello

Rodrigo Ojeda, piano

Program:

J.S Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV 1008

Andrea Casarrubios SEVEN for solo cello

Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 3 in A major

Gaspar Cassadó Requiebros

Stevie Wonder If It’s Magic

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Student Recital

I Hsiang Chao, piano

Wallis Lucas, soprano

Emily Garcia, soprano

Program:

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Nocturne: Andantino

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Lied: Andante espressivo, Op. 6/3

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Piece in F minor

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Allegretto

Claude Vivier Hymnen an die Nacht

César Franck Prélude, Choral et Fugue

Claude Debussy Selections from Proses lyriques

Chen-Hui Jen into darkening moon

Alfred Bachelet Chè re nuit

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Electronic Music Studio Concert

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TBA

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Student Recital

Mina Brooks-Schmidt, soprano

Billie Miller, piano

Ingrid McDuffee, flute

Ellery Schade, cello

Program:

Richard Strauss Three Strauss Songs

Edward Elgar Three Elgar Songs

Darius Milhaud Chansons de Ronsard

Hugo Wolf Four Wolf Songs

J.P. Rameau Rossignols Amoureux

J.S. Bach Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh

G.F. Handel Voli per l’aria

Henry Purcell Evening Hymn

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Student Recital

Ezrin Flowers-Carrier, euphonium

Donna Amato, piano

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Student Recital

A native of Monroe, GA, Alex Aull is pursuing a master’s degree in euphonium performance from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA after receiving a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Georgia. Alex is an active educator, teaching marching bands, concert bands, and maintaining a private euphonium studio for many years. Alex’s performing accolades include winning the euphonium artist solo competition at the International Euphonium and Tuba Festival as well as the mock band euphonium audition at the Army Tuba Euphonium workshop.

Alex Aull, euphonium

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Student Recital

Kathryn Giordano is a euphonium and trombone doubler and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kathryn currently attends Carnegie Mellon University fulfilling her Masters degree in Euphonium Performance under the tutelage of GnySgt. Hiram Diaz, and has been deemed an S.E. Shires Rising Artist. Preceding her time at Carnegie Mellon, Kathryn earned her B.M. in Music Education at Montclair State University, studying with SSgt. Philip Broome, Dr. Thomas McCauley, Michael Boschen, and Dr. Marissa Silverman. Kathryn has performed with several ensembles including the Montclair State University Wind Symphony, Montclair State University Jazz Ensemble, and the Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble, as well as performing for Wynton Marsalis, the New York Philharmonic Brass Quintet, and tenor-horn soloist Sheona White. In addition to her work in the United States, Kathryn has been a musician on two international tours at venues in Austria, Czechia, and France, performing on both euphonium and trombone. Kathryn holds a private studio where she teaches euphonium, trombone, piano, and voice on a platform that revolves around an accessible and holistic music education approach.

Kathryn Giordano, euphonium

Donna Amato, piano

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Student Recital

Dylan Barnum, euphonium

Donna Amato, piano

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TBA

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Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic

Daniel Nesta Curtis, conductor 
Daniel Teadt, baritone

Program:

John Adams: The Wound Dresser

Barbara York: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra “Wars and Rumors of War”

Claudia Shassberger, tuba (undergraduate winner of the 2025 Philharmonic Soloists Competition)

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9

Cost:

$10 Regular Admission

$5 Senior Citizen (65+) Admission

All students, along with CMU/Pitt faculty and staff, are free w/ valid ID

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Student Recital

Jordan Proctor, cello

Born to a family of musicians, Jordan Proctor grew up in a home surrounded with the warm embrace of music. As a result of her upbringing, Jordan began to play the cello and study under Maria Lopeman. Jordan then went on to receive her Bachelor’s of Music Performance and Graduate Certificate in Cello Performance at Park University’s acclaimed International Center for Music. She is currently studying under Anne Williams for her Master’s degree in Cello Performance at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Music. She has previously worked with Daniel Veis and Michael Mermagan.

As a passionate music educator, Jordan has worked as a lead cello teacher for the Kansas City String Sprouts; a program which seeked to provide children from underserved communities with a music education and performance opportunities. She also collaborated as a cello teacher with Harmony Project KC and opened her own private studio. Jordan is currently pursuing a Music Education Certification from Carnegie Mellon University.

Jordan has performed as an Assistant Principal cellist of the Topeka Symphony, and has performed with the Saint Joseph Symphony. In 2019, Jordan won first prize in the Shooting Stars Scholarship Competition held by the Arts Council of Johnson County.

Program:

J.S. Bach Cello Suite IV

Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Seul Lee, piano

Joshua Lee, violin

Ingrid McDuffee, flute

Andrew Gray, violin

Rachel Boll, cello

Program:

Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140

César Franck Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano

Franz Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, D. 929, Op. 100

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Student Recital

MeiXing Dong, violin

Sung-Im Kim, piano

Program:

George Gershwin (Arr. Heifetz) Bess, You Is My Woman Now

Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BMV 1003

Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4, Op. 23

Henryk Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 22

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Student Recital

Aidan Lobenstein, double bass

Rodrigo Ojedo, piano

Born in Hauppauge, New York, Aidan Lobenstein is currently a first-year master’s student at Carnegie Mellon University, where he studies double bass under Micah Howard. Prior to his graduate studies, he attended Louisiana State University as a recipient of the LSU Music Premiere Scholarship, studying with Yung-Chiao Wei.

Aidan has performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, and Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and previously held a full-time position with the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra. He is also a New World Symphony substitute and has attended prestigious summer festivals such as the National Orchestral Institute and the Chautauqua Institution.

Program:

Giovanni Bottesini Introduction & Gavotte

J.S. Bach Bach Cello Suite 3, BWV 1009

Henry Eccles Sonata No. 11

Serge Koussevitsky Concerto Op. 3

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Student Recital

Emily Garcia, soprano

I-Hsiang Chao, piano

James O’Malley Gorbea, guitar

Program:

Pablo Luna De España vengo

Juan Guerra González Tres Canciones de Alfredo Espino

Ernesto Lecuona María La O

Miguel Sandoval Sin tu amor

Nicolás Gutiérrez Nostalgías del Abuelo

Alberto Ginastera Cinco Canciones Populares Argentinas

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Isabella St. John, double bass

Rodrigo Ojeda, piano

Program:

J.S. Bach Suite No. 3 in G major, BWV 1009

Giovanni Bottesini Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

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Student Recital

Xinyu Hu, oboe

Amin Carrillo, piano

Xinyu Hu is a master's student studying oboe under Cynthia DeAlmeida, principal oboist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

He completed his undergraduate studies at Renmin University of China in Beijing, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance. During his undergraduate years, he was invited to perform as a second oboe with several professional orchestras, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra(NCPAO), the China National Opera House Orchestra(CNOHO), the Beijing Symphony Orchestra(BSO), and the China Film Orchestra(CFO), where he worked with conductors such as Daniele Gatti, Yuan Ding, Jing Huan, Xia Xiaotang, Zhang Bingbing, and Peng Jiapeng.

Program:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto for Oboe in C Major, K.314

Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 156

William Grant Still Incantation and Dance

Zhao Jiping（赵季平）Southern Shaanxi Sketches(陕南素描)

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Student Recital

Zhengnan Zhu, piano

Program:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in C Major, K. 330

Frédéric Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op. 23

Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op. 28

Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”

Franz Liszt Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

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Student Recital

Kira Cervi, soprano

Billie Miller, piano

Lisa Stein, cello

Program:

Igor Stravinsky Pastorale

Clara Schumann Two Clara Schumann Songs

Maurice Ravel Vocalise-Étude (En forme de Habanera)

Ottorino Respighi Two Respighi Songs

André Previn Vocalise

Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915

Benjamin Britten The trees they grow so high

Robert Frankenberry Fighting Words

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Alexio Ciorra, double bass

Rodrigo Orjeda, piano 

Program:

Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 Johann Sebastian Bach

Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821 Franz Schubert

Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Giovanni Bottesini

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Kitty Strakna, mezzo-soprano

Billie Miller, piano

Program:

Hector Berlioz Les nuits d’été, H. 81 

Ottorino Respighi Il tramonto 

Mieczysław Weinberg Biblia Cygańska 

Karol Szymanowski Lecioły zórasie 

Mieczysław Karłowicz Mów do mnie jeszcze 

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Sasha Hommes, violin

Sung Im Kim, piano

Program:

Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 21 in E minor

César Franck Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major

Fritz Kreisler Schӧn Rosmarin

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Student Recital

Amy Gilbert, violin

Billie Miller, piano

Program:

Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Josef Suk Píseň Lásky (Love Song)

Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op. 45

Édouard Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21

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Student Recital

Xiaochun Zhang, piano

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Student Chamber Recital

Lisa Stein, mezzo-soprano

Rachel Boll, cello

Kate Denman, piano

Program:

Libby Larsen Beloved, Thou Hast Brought Me Many Flowers

Jake Heggie What Lips My Lips Have Kissed

Amelia Brey Wounds for Souls

Jake Heggie The Work at Hand

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Satchi Kanashiro, violin

Billie Miller, piano

Program:

Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D Major, Op.94a

Astor Piazzolla Histoire du tango

Richard Danielpour As Night falls on Barjeantane

Camille Saint-Saens Violin Sonata No. 1 in d minor, Op. 75

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Jenny Li, harp

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TBA

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Student Recital

Conner McGee, guitar

Program:

Heitor Villa-Lobos Cinq Préludes

Fryderyk Chopin Prelude No. 20 (arr. Tarrega)

Dionisio Aguado Estudio No. 6

Joseph Haydn Andante (String Quartet No. 2) (arr. Tarrega)

J.S Bach Bourrée (Violin Partita in B Minor) (arr. Tarrega)

Francisco Tárrega Lágrima

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Grace Kikuchi, harp

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Student Recital

John Humphreys, bass trombone

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TBA

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Student Recital

Rachael Kwa, violin

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TBA

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Student Recital

Aria Messina, violin

Program:

Ludwig Van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2

Mikey Donica Yossarian

Gabriel Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13

Fritz Kreisler Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6

Cost: Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

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Student Recital

Spencer Stover, violin

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TBA

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