The chamber groups are
formed at the beginning of each semester, and any students interested
in taking part should audition in the fall. For information about
the audition and to sign up for a time, students should attend the
Music Department Open House each fall during the orientation period.
This year the open house will be on August 27, 2010, from 1 to 3 p.m.
in the Music Department of the Danforth Campus. The last chamber music concert was on May 4, 2010 at Graham
Chapel. Here is the program from that event:
Chamber
Ensembles Elizabeth
Macdonald, director May
4, 2010 Graham
Chapel 8
p.m. Program Quartet in E
minor, op. 44 no. 2
Felix
Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
I. Allegro assai appassionato Lily
Kuo, violin Biomedical
Engineering, 2011 Jennifer
Klauder, violin Architecture,
2011 Wesley
Chan, viola Mechanical Engineering, 2012 Christine
Diepenbrock, cello Environmental
Studies and Geoscience, 2013 Quartet, op. 18,
no. 3
Ludwig
van Beethoven (1770-1827)
IV. Presto Ambica
Sastry, violin Hallie
Kretsinger, violin, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology,
2011 Sam
Clapp, violin English, 2012 Noah
Archibald-Seiffer, cello Music,
2013 Three Madrigals
Sovra tenere herbette
Claudio
Monteverdi (1567-1643)
(from
Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali)
Non fu senze
John
Ward (c.1589-1638)
(from
Italian Madrigal Fantasias)
Crudel perchè
John
Coperario (c.1570-1626)
(from
Five-part Italian Madrigals) WU
Viol Consort Elizabeth
Macdonald, treble Anita
Hagerman, treble, Hugh
Macdonald, tenor Erin
Brooks, tenor Ph.D,
Musicology, 2010 Christopher
Young, bass Quartet, op. 59,
no. 1
Beethoven
I. Allegro Min
Yoo, violin Biology, 2010 Daniel
Bernard, violin International
business, Marketing, Chinese,
2012 Bennet
Goeckner, viola Mathematics,
2011 Alex
Strauss, cello Environmental
Studies and Biology, 2011 Quartet op. 51,
no. 1
Johannes
Brahms (1833-1897)
IV.
Allegro Kevin
Chen, violin Neuroscience, 2010 Minha
Yoon, violin English
Literature, 2010 Nannan
Zhang, viola Biology,
2010 Sean
Lourette, cello Physics and
Applied Mathematics, 2011 Quartet
in G minor, op. 27
Edvard
Grieg (1843-1907)
IV.
Lento. Presto al Saltarello Jonathan
Novack, violin B.Sc., M Sc. in
Computer Engineering, 2011 Melanie
Mohn, violin English, 2010 Katherine
Langdon, viola Classics
(Honors) and Archaeology, 2010 Alex
Kahler, cello B.Sc. in
Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering,
2011
For people interested in engaging a student or professional
string group, please contact: 314-935-5581. For students interested in strings at Washington University, there are several options to consider. Private lessons are offered for violin, viola, cello, viola da gamba and bass. Advanced players should consider auditioning for the ensembles at WU. The symphony orchestra, conducted by Dan Presgrave, meets weekly and gives four concerts per year. The chamber orchestra, conducted by Elizabeth Macdonald, performs two concerts per year, early in each semester. The small chamber ensembles have weekly coaching and perform on and off campus, occasionally for professional engagements. Students who are interested in auditioning for the chamber orchestra, or other ensembles in the Music Department should visit the WU Music Department for audition requirements and dates. The annual open house for entering students wishing to find out about performance opportunities at WU is at the Music Department during the orientation period for new students each fall. Also, there is a complete calendar of music events and information about music courses available on the department web site. |