School apart from other schools of music and affords our students the opportunity to finely-tune repertoire not typically explored in a chamber orchestra setting. The performances/receptions take place on Thursday, December 5.

The highly successful “Sharing the Spotlight” series comprised of performances pairing faculty with students continues this season. Hearing our gifted young students in concert alongside their teachers is particularly gratifying so I urge to you take special note.

We look forward to seeing you often this season at several of our not-to-be-missed performances. Your presence and support mean a great deal to us!

Sincerely,

Robert Yekovich

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Elma Schneider Professor of Music

of Thomas Jaber, Professor and Director of Choral Activities, will perform Schubert ’s Mass in G Major, D. 167 and Lieder by Schubert including Frülingsglaube, Du bist die Ruh, Litanei and Seligkeit.

A unique and exciting feature of our fall season

will be Haydn Revealed, a celebration of the instrumental music of Franz Joseph Haydn in collaboration with Houston Early Music. Nationally renowned artists and scholars including the Axelrod String Quartet, The Smithsonian Institution’s Quartet-in-Residence and James Webster, the Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Music, Cornell University, will join in the offerings. The Shepherd School’s Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Larry Rachleff, Music Director and Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting, Brian Connelly, Artist Teacher of Piano and the Callisto String Quartet, The Shepherd School graduate Quartet-in-Residence, will also participate in this special series of performances/lectures scheduled between September 23 – 28.

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Shepherd School Contemporary EnsembleJerry Hou, conductorWorks by Schoenberg, Crumb, and Mazzoli 7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Class RecitalViolin students of Cho-Liang Lin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

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JOIN THE SHEPHERD SOCIETY Donors to the Shepherd Society provide scholarship support that enables students to excel in their studies and future careers in music. Join or renew to take advantage of the Shepherd

Society events offered this season!

Visit music.rice.edu/give to join online or call 713-348-3492 for more information.

OCTOBER 4, 2019 OPENING NIGHTFeaturing the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra DECEMBER 5, 2019 CHAMBER PLAYERS Three mini performances with members of the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra

DECEMBER 7, 2019 SPIRIT OF THE SEASON Holiday celebration andseated dinner in theGrand Foyer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020 FAMILY CONCERT Featuring the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra

MARCH 6, 2020

OPERA ASIDES A pre-curtain lecture prior to Mozart’s La Clemenza di TitoAPRIL 28, 2020 ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON A celebration of the season’s successes

Dear Friends,

As the summer concludes, students and faculty return to campus, school begins and our concert schedule commences in short order. I encourage you to mark your calendars now and plan on joining us for yet another season of extraordinary concerts at The Shepherd School of Music.

We are all thrilled to be moving toward completion of our new music building as the 2019-2020 academic year begins. Planning is underway for the opening celebration anticipated for the fall of 2020. This facility will complete the Rice University Music and Performing Arts Center and provide an extraordinary new complex to showcase the artistry of our faculty and students. The centerpiece of the facility will be a beautiful and intimate 600-seat theater with rehearsal halls, practice rooms and faculty studios. With the theatre’s European-style, multi-tiered design and generous orchestra pit for musicians, it will be unique among U.S. university and conservatory facilities and a hallmark venue to welcome our supporters from the Houston community.

The fall season begins with our annual homage to the victims of 9/11. The Rice Chorale, under the direction

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Concerto with Bianca Chambul, the 2019 Shepherd School Concerto Competition winner in the Woodwind, Brass, Harp and Percussion division and Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D Major (The Clock). The Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra’s opening performances on October 4 and 5 led by Maestro Larry Rachleff will showcase Verdi’s overture to La forza del destino and Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor.

Our Professor of Opera and Director of Opera Studies Michael Heaston will lead the Shepherd School’s Opera Department in three performances of Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up and Kamala Sankaram’s Taking Up Serpents on November 1, 3 and 5. The performances will be conducted by guest Steven Osgood and represent a collaborative effort between the School’s opera and chamber orchestra programs.

The Shepherd School Chamber Players, now in its third year, is a special initiative featuring the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra arranged in smaller ensembles of six or more musicians. The novel performance format is comprised of three consecutive, hour-long concerts interspersed with audience receptions. Devoting four weeks of each semester to such an undertaking sets The Shepherd

November1 FRIDAY 3 SUNDAY 5 TUESDAY

Shepherd School Opera and the Shepherd School Chamber OrchestraAn American Double Bill Proving Up (2017) by Missy Mazzoli, Librettist Royce VavrekTaking Up Serpents by Kamala Sankaram, Librettist Jerry Dye

Steven Osgood, guest conductorAlison Moritz, guest stage directorMichael Heaston, Director of Opera StudiesAdmission (reserved seating): $12; students and senior citizens $10.For tickets, call 713-348-8000.Tickets available starting October 8.7:30 p.m., Friday and Tuesday2:00 p.m., SundayWortham Opera Theatre at the Shepherd School

Timothy Pitts, double bassCharlie Tauber, pianoProgram: Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “The Trout Quintet” and more5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Sharing the SpotlightPaul Kantor, violinNathan Lowry, violinJames Dunham, violaIvo-Jan van der Werff, violaNorman Fischer, celloYvonne Chen, pianoVirginia Weckstrom, pianoProgram: Kodály Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola, Op. 12; Pierre Jalbert Quintet for Piano and Strings; and Schubert Fantasie in C Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 1598:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

7 MONDAY

First Mondays at the Shepherd SchoolA noon-time series featuring Shepherd School students in recital on the first Monday of the month.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist Lecture Recital “The Art of Prelude and Fugue”Lura Johnson, pianoA discussion on the origins and connections between sets of Preludes and Fugues of Bach and ShostakovichLecture at 7:00 p.m.Recital at 8:00 p.m.Duncan Recital Hall

8 TUESDAY

Concert of Songs and AriasTom Jaber, pianoFeaturing vocal students of the Shepherd School8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

9 WEDNESDAY

Class RecitalStudents of Michael Webster’s MUSI 501 class: Enhanced Performance: Writing, Speaking, Playing12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

James Webster and the Axelrod Quartet, Quartet-in-Residence at the Smithsonian InstitutionCosponsored by Houston Early Music5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Faculty, Guest Artist, and Student Lecture Recital/Haydn Revealed FestivalKenneth Slowik, barytonJames Dunham, violaNorman Fischer, celloShepherd School studentsA lecture recital featuring Haydn Baryton Trios and String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5Cosponsored by Houston Early Music8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

27 FRIDAY

Houston Early Music/Haydn Revealed FestivalAxelrod QuartetA concert of music by Franz Joseph Haydn performed on period instruments. Program: String Quartet, Op. 20, No. 2 in C Major; String Quartet Op. 50, No. 4 in F-sharp Minor; and String Quartet Op. 77, No. 2 in F Major. James Webster will give a pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall.This performance requires purchased tickets through Houston Early Music. To purchase tickets, visit houstonearlymusic.org7:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

28 SATURDAY

Guest Artist Question and Answer Session/Haydn Revealed FestivalJames Webster leads a discussion regarding the past week’s performances and demonstrations of the instrumental works of Franz Joseph Haydn.10:30 a.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Shepherd School Chamber OrchestraLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Mendelssohn The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal’s Cave); Rossini Bassoon Concerto (Bianca Chambul, soloist; Joshua

17 TUESDAY

Chamber Music HoustonDover-Escher OctetProgram: Shostakovich Prelude & Scherzo, Op. 11; Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20; and Enescu Octet in C Major, Op. 7.Admission (reserved seating); $20 – $85. Reserve tickets at chambermusichouston.org or by calling 713-348-5400.Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students. 7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Guest Artist RecitalPhilippe Bianconi, pianoMusic of Brahms, Debussy, and Schumann8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

18 WEDNESDAY

Master’s RecitalRūta Kuzmickas, piano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

19 THURSDAY

Class RecitalViola students of James Dunham5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Norman Fischer8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

21 SATURDAY

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramRecital of pre-college students1:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalViola students of Ivo-Jan van der Werff5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

22 SUNDAY

Starling-Shepherd Distinguished Teacher Series Master ClassAlexander Kerr, Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra 3:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Hear&NowJerry Hou, conductorWorks by Schoenberg and Crumb8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

23 MONDAY

Faculty Recital/Haydn Revealed FestivalA celebration of the instumental music of Franz Joseph Haydn.Brian Connelly plays Haydn on the Rosenberger fortepianoProgram: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Hob.XVI:46; Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Hob. XVI:50; Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6; and Sonata No. 62 in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:528:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

24 TUESDAY

Master’s Recital/Haydn Revealed FestivalCallisto Quartet, Shepherd School graduate Quartet-in-ResidenceProgram: Mozart Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 458 “The Hunt”; Haydn Quartet No. 66 in G Major, Op. 77, No.1; and Beethoven Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

25 WEDNESDAY

Guest Artist Discussion/Haydn Revealed FestivalJames Webster, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Music at Cornell University and Author of Haydn’s Farewell Symphony and the Idea of Classical StyleJames Webster introduces performances by Shepherd School students.Cosponsored by Houston Early Music5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Chamber Music for Winds/Haydn Revealed FestivalWoodwind chamber music concert including Haydn’s Octet Divertimento in F Major, Hob. II:168:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

26 THURSDAY

Round Table Discussion/Haydn Revealed Festival Round table discussion with

Hong, conductor); and Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D Major (The Clock)James Webster will give a pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m. discussing Hadyn’s Symphony No. 101 in Room 1131. Free admission, no tickets required7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

29 SUNDAY

Percussion EnsembleA concert of works for percussion performed by students of Matthew Strauss5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Desmond Hoebig8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

30 MONDAY

Freshmen Class RecitalFeaturing Freshmen students of the Shepherd School12:15 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

October1 TUESDAY

Class RecitalViolin students of Cho-Liang Lin5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalBenjamin Kerswell, organ7:30 p.m., Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ

Guest Artist RecitalMephisto Piano TrioThis concert is part of the Shepherd School’s chamber music exchange program with students from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig, Germany.Works by Shostakovich, Mozart, and Schumann8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

2 WEDNESDAY

Guest Artist RecitalPeter Bruns, cello Jacques Ammon, pianoA concert performed by professors from the Hochschule

für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in Leipzig, Germany 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

3 THURSDAY

Master’s RecitalJude Park, violin5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist RecitalStockholm Chamber Brassperforming an all-brass concert7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

4 FRIDAY Shepherd School Symphony OrchestraLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Verdi Overture to La forza del destino (Joshua Hong, conductor) and Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp MinorTickets required (free of charge) For tickets, call 713-348-8000Tickets available starting September 107:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

5 SATURDAY

Concert of Songs and AriasTom Jaber, pianoFeaturing vocal students of the Shepherd School5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Shepherd School Symphony OrchestraLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Verdi Overture to La forza del destino (Joshua Hong, conductor) and Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp MinorTickets required (free of charge) For tickets, call 713-348-8000 Tickets available starting September 107:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

6 SUNDAY

Master’s RecitalCorinne Crowley, bassoon 3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Sharing the SpotlightKathleen Winkler, violinBenjamin Zannoni, violaRussell Houston, cello

10 THURSDAY

Master’s RecitalAnkit Anil, viola5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Electric SYZYGY VIIREMLABS presents Electric SYZYGY VII, a concert of electro-acoustic music featuring works by Pierre Boulez, Mario Davidovsky, Dean Robert Yekovich, Professor Arthur Gottschalk, Jake Sandridge, and others. Featured performers will include Shepherd School violinists Jacob Schafer and Sam Park, pianist Wesley Ducote, and percussionist James Metcalfe. 7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Chamber Music for BrassStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-brass concert8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

11 FRIDAY

Guest Artist RecitalMatthew Dirst, harpsichord, organ and Professor of Music at the University of Houston’s Moores School of MusicProgram: Louis Couperin Suite in D Minor; François Couperin 27e Ordre (selections); Armand-Louis Couperin Pièces de Clavecin (selections); Franck Fantaisie in A Major; and Alain Trois Danses7:30 p.m., Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ

12 SATURDAY

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramRecital of pre-college students1:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

16 WEDNESDAY

Class RecitalStudents of Michael Webster’s MUSI 501 class: Enhanced Performance: Writing, Speaking, Playing12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

17 THURSDAY

Class RecitalPiano students of Brian Connelly5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

JERUSALEM QUARTET

Chamber Music HoustonJerusalem String QuartetProgram: Haydn Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob.III:76, “Fifths”; Korngold Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 26; and Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”Admission (reserved seating); $20 – $85. Reserve tickets at chambermusichouston.org or by calling 713-348-5400.Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students. 7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalMax Vinetz, composer8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

18 FRIDAY

Master’s RecitalMichael Lenahan, piano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

19 SATURDAY

Doctoral RecitalMichael Clark, piano3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalMegan Torti, flute5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist Recital “A Revival of the 1919 Berkshire Music Festival Competition” Hillary Herndon, violaWei-Chun Bernadette Lo, pianoPre-concert talk with David Bynog at 7.30 p.m.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

20 SUNDAY

Class RecitalViolin students of Kathleen Winkler8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

21 MONDAY

Class RecitalCello students of Norman Fischer8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

22 TUESDAY

Staff Recital “20 Fingers” Kyung-A Yoo, pianoJeanne Kierman Fischer, pianoNeal Kurz, pianoCharlie Tauber, pianoMusic of Stravinsky, Brahms, Dukas, and Ravel8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

23 WEDNESDAY

Class RecitalPiano students of Jon Kimura Parker5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Chamber Music for WindsStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-winds concert8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

24 THURSDAY

Senior RecitalMarguerite Cox, double bass5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

25 FRIDAY

Master’s RecitalCaleb Knight, trombone5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Faculty and Guest Artist RecitalSolos and Encounters, composed by Shih-Hui Chen and Kurt Stallmann will feature guest artists Wu Wei, Chinese sheng and Shawn Conley, contrabass and member of the Silk Road Ensemble.7:30 p.m., James Turrell Skyspace

Sharing the SpotlightSusan Lorette Dunn, sopranoJacqueline Audas, violinKatherine Audas, celloLeone Buyse, fluteBrian Connelly, pianoA program of music by André Previn8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

26 SATURDAY

Senior RecitalSydney Hancock, oboe12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalJiyuan Zhang, piano3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalAbigail Easterling, flute5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Desmond Hoebig8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

27 SUNDAY

Senior RecitalJulia Simpson, oboe12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Faculty RecitalKathleen Winkler, violinCharlie Tauber, pianoProgram will include Respighi Violin Sonata in B Minor.3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalJustin Kang, percussion5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Hear&NowJerry Hou, conductorProgram will include Louis Andriessen de Staat and selections from Frank Zappa’s Yellow Shark.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalJeremy Kreutz, cello8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

28 MONDAY

Collegium ConcertShepherd School students present a concert of music from the Renaissance. 7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

29 TUESDAY

Master’s RecitalMichelle Kim, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

30 WEDNESDAY

Class RecitalTuba students of David Kirk8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

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In Memoriam: 9/11/2001Rice Chorale Tom Jaber, conductor and pianistShepherd School instrumental ensembleProgram: Schubert Mass in G Major, D. 167 (Georgia Belmont, soprano; Joshua Berg, tenor; and Robin Rice, baritone); Schubert Lieder including

“Frühlingsglaube,” “Du bist die Ruh,” “Litanei,” and “Seligkeit” and more.7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

13 FRIDAY

Sharing the SpotlightCelebrating Clara Schumann’s 200th Birthday Karol Bennett, sopranoJacob Schafer, violinJeanne Kierman Fischer, pianoSeolyeong Jeong, pianoAyane Nakajima, pianoSohyoung Park, pianoConcert will include songs, solo piano pieces and Romances, Op. 22 for piano and violin by Clara Schumann.7:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

14 SATURDAY

Doctoral Chamber RecitalChristoph Wagner, cello8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

16 MONDAY

Class RecitalPiano students of Jon Kimura Parker8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

DOVER-ESCHER OCTET

W elcome to the early fall events calendar of The Shepherd School of Music. Admission to all events is free and tickets are not required unless otherwise noted. Programs are subject to change without notice. For more in formation, call the Shepherd School Concert Office at 713-348-8000 or 713-348-4933, or check the Shepherd School website for updated information on events: music.rice.eduStude Concert Hall, Duncan Recital Hall, Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, and Wortham Opera Theatre are located in Alice Pratt Brown Hall on the Rice University campus. Alice Pratt Brown Hall is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices may be available upon request for Stude Concert Hall events.

Road closure to West Lot 2 Laboratory Road, northwest of Alice Pratt Brown Hall, is closed for the construction of the new Loop Road project. The easiest way to access West Lot 2 is to enter campus via entrance #18 off Rice Boulevard. Traffic beyond West Lot 2 will not be permitted. When entering campus via entrance #17 at Shepherd Drive, turn left immediately after the George R. Brown Tennis Center. When entering campus via entrance #8 at Stockton Drive, turn left immediately after the Anderson-Clarke Center and follow signs to West Lot 2. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes our patrons, but we also look forward with great excitement to the opening of our new music building and the magnificent new space it will afford all of us.

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