Browsing by Author "Ritscher, Karen (viola)"

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    A CONCERT OF SONGS AND ARIAS featuring graduate voice students of The Shepherd School of Music Saturday, September 25, 1999 3:00 p.m. Stude Concert Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 1999-09-25) Winkler, Kathleen (violin); Roux, Robert (piano); Kaun, Kathleen (soprano); Jaber, Thomas (piano); Ritscher, Karen (viola)
    Program: Deh vieni non tardar from Le Nozze di Figaro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix from Samson et Dalila / Camille Saint-Saens -- I Hear an Army, Op. 10 No. 3 / Samuel Barber -- Sabbath Morning at Sea from Sea Pictures / Edward Elgar -- Hat dich die Liebe beruehrt / Joseph Marx -- Quanto e bella from L'Elisir d'Amore / Gaetano Donizetti -- Quando me'n vo from La Boheme / Giacomo Puccini -- Lullaby from Songs and Dances of Death / Modest Mussorgsky -- Hymn to the Moon from Rusalka / Antonin Dvorak -- Dein Angesicht, Op. 129 No. 2 / Robert Schumann -- Deh per questo from La Clemenza di Tito / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Les Filles de Cadix / Leo Delibes -- La mort d'Ophelie / Hector Berlioz -- Il faut partir from La Fille du Regiment / Gaetano Donizetti -- I Said to Love / Gerald Finzi -- E Susanna non vien...Dove sono from Le Nozze di Figaro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- What will it be from Regina / Marc Blitzstein -- Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante from Carmen / Georges Bizet -- Je tremble en noyant ton visage from Le Promenoir des Deux Amants / Claude Debussy -- De Fleurs from Proses Lyriques / Claude Debussy -- Questa o quella from Rigoletto / Giuseppe Verdi -- Always through the changing from The Ballad of Baby Doe / Douglas Moore
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    CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT BASS INSTINCTS Monday, November 4, 2002 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2002-11-04) Goldsmith, Kenneth (violin); Winkler, Kathleen (violin); Ouellette, Sylvia (violin); Dunham, James (viola); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Fischer, Norman (cello); Ellison, Paul (double bass); Pitts, Timothy (double bass); Barnett, Gregory (double bass); Dunham, Deborah (double bass); Levy, Ben (double bass); DeRiso, David (double bass); Conley, Shawn (double bass)
    PROGRAM: String Quintet in F major, G.338 / Luigi Boccherini -- Passacaglia for Violin and Double Bass / G.F. Handel/Johan Halvorsen -- P-Ray-Lude / John Clayton -- Lil'Darlin / Neal Hefty -- Suite for Violin and Double Bass / Reinhold Gliere -- String Quartet No.8, Op.110 / Dmitri Shostakovich
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    A concert of works by guest composer DAVID CRUMB and by CHEN YI KARIM AL-ZAND PIERRE JALBERT KURT STALLMANN Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2003-02-20) Crumb, David (guest composer); Yi, Chen (composer); Al-Zand, Karim (composer); Jalbert, Pierre (composer); Stallmann, Kurt (composer); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Kierman, Jeanne (piano); Brown, Richard (percussion); Wadden, Nuiko (harp); Webster, Michael (clarinet, conductor); Kamins, Benjamin (bassoon); Nelson, Maureen (violin); Stanislav, Tereza (violin); Brophy, Robert (viola); Belcher, Richard (cello); Luks, Joel (flute); Garcia Montoya, Elizandro (clarinet); Goldsmith, Kenneth (violin); Fischer, Norman (cello)
    PROGRAM: Xian-Shi (for viola, percussion and piano) (1983, rev. 2002) / Chen Yi -- Duet (for viola and harp) (1999) / Karim Al-Zand -- Soundings (for clarinet, bassoon, and piano)(1994) / David Crumb -- Episodes (for string quartet) (1999) / Kurt Stallmann -- Visual Abstract (for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion) (2002) / Pierre Jalbert
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    ELLSWORTH MILBURN: MUSIC OF FOUR DECADES Wednesday, December 8,1999 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 1999-12-08) Buyse, Leone (flute); Ver Meulen, William (horn); Fischer, Norman (cello); Kurz, Neal (piano, harpsichord); Brown, Richard (percussion); Applebaum, Edward (conductor); Hendrickson, John (piano); Kierman, Jeanne (piano); Goldsmith, Kenneth (violin); Yim, Susy (violin); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Soder, Aidan (mezzo-soprano); LeDoux, Heather (violin); Charkey, Jacob (cello); Liang, Olivia (piano); Andress, John (percussion); Green, Adam (percussion); Wilkinson, Tobie (percussion); Gottschalk, Arthur (electronic sound)
    Program: Soli I / Ellsworth Milburn -- The Stone Forest / Ellsworth Milburn -- Scherzo / Ellsworth Milburn -- Character Pieces / Ellsworth Milburn -- String Quartet No. 3 / Ellsworth Milburn -- Spiritus Numdi / Ellsworth Milburn
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    FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL ANDREA JABER, mezzo-soprano (guest) KAREN RITSCHER, viola THOMAS JABER, piano Friday, September 27, 2002 8:00 p.m. Lillian H Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2002-09-27) Jaber, Andrea (mezzo-soprano); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Jaber, Thomas (piano)
    PROGRAM: La cloche felee / Charles Martin Loeffler -- Dansons la gigue / Charles Martin Loeffler -- Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois / Charles Martin Loeffler -- Serenade / Charles Martin Loeffler -- Zwei GesΣnge, Op.90 / Johannes Brahms -- Gestillte Sehnsucht -- Geistliches Wiegenlied -- Homages / David Ashley White -- Reflections -- O might those sighs -- Vertue -- Remembrances -- This is my play's last scene
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    FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL KAREN RITSCHER, viola JEFFREY COHEN, piano (guest) Thursday, February 11, 1999 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 1999-02-11) Ritscher, Karen (viola); Cohen, Jeffrey (guest)
    Program: Passacaglia on an Old English Tune / Rebecca Clarke -- A Bird Came Down the Walk / Toru Takemitsu -- Sonata, Op. 25 No. 4 / Paul Hindemith -- Suite for Viola and Piano / Ernest Bloch
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    FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL KAREN RITSCHER, viola Monday, March 15, 2004 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2004-03-15) Liebermann, Lowell; Hodkinson, Sydney; Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963; Al-Zand, Karim, 1970-; Ritscher, Karen (viola); Dunham, James (viola); Waters, Rodney (piano)
    Program: Variations on a theme of Bartok / Karim Al-Zand (b.1970) -- Sonata/or Viola and Piano, Op.16 / Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961) -- Drawings, Set No. 13 / Sydney Hodkinson (b. 1934) -- Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op.11 No. 4 / Paul Hindemith (1895-1963).
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    FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL KAREN RITSCHER, Viola SOPHIA SILIVOS, Violin (guest) EILEEN BUCK, Piano (guest) Tuesday, March 1, 2005 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2005-03-01) Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959; Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987; Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963; Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959; Clarke, Rebecca, 1886-1979; Ritscher, Karen (viola); Silivos, Sophia (violin); Buck, Eileen (piano)
    Playlist: Infanta Marina, Op.83 / Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) -- Suite for Viola Solo (unfinished, 1959) (concluded by David L.Sills, 1991) / Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) -- Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola / Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) -- Dumka (Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola, with Piano) / Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) -- Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op.25 No.4 / Paul Hindemith (1895-1963).
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    FACULTY RECITAL JAMES DUNHAM, viola JON KIMURA PARKER, piano KAREN RITSCHER, viola Monday, October 20, 2003 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2003-10-20) Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975; Hodkinson, Sydney; Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827; Dunham, James (viola); Parker, Jon Kimura (piano); Ritscher, Karen (viola)
    Program: Seven Variations on the duet "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen" from Mozart's "Die Zauberjlote" / Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) -- Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 / Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) -- Drawings, Set No. 13 / Sydney Hodkinson (1934-) -- Sonata in E-flat Major for Viola and Piano, Op. 120 No. 2 / Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).
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    FACULTY RECITAL KAREN RITSCHER, Viola CHARLES TAUBER, Piano RICHARD BROWN, Percussion Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2003-03-19) Ritscher, Karen (viola); Tauber, Charles (piano); Brown, Richard (percussion)
    PROGRAM: Lachrymae - Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op.48 (1950) / Benjamin Britten -- Cadenza for Solo Viola (1984) / Krzysztof Penderecki -- Djembach (1997) / Christina Woehr -- Suite for Viola and Piano (1919) / Ernest Bloch
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    FACULTY RECITAL KAREN RITSCHER, viola JEANNE KIERMAN, piano Monday, November 6, 2000 8:00 p.m. Lillian H Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2000-11-06) Ritscher, Karen (viola); Kierman, Jeanne (piano)
    PROGRAM: Suite Hebraique / Ernest Bloch -- Dreamsong / Bruce Adolphe -- Sonata for Solo Viola, Op.25 No.1 / Paul Hindemith -- Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op.65 / Frederic Chopin
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    GUEST ARTIST RECITAL ANTHONY NEWMAN, harpsichord Friday, November 30, 2001 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2001-11-30) Newman, Anthony (harpsichord); Goldsmith, Kenneth (solo violin); Buyse, Leone (solo flute); Gonzalez, Andres (violin); Metz, Jacqueline (violin); Ouvreloeil, Catherine (violin); Shaw, Caroline (violin); Smith, Holly (violin); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Fergusson, Megan (viola); Shaw, James (viola); Pittenger, Elise (cello); Ellison, Paul (double bass)
    PROGRAM: Chromatic fantasia and fugue in d minor, BWV903 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- From XVIII ordre / Francois Couperin -- From VI ordre / Francois Couperin -- Suite in g minor / George Frederic Handel -- Italian concerto, BWV971 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Brandenburg concerto no.5 in d Major, BWV1050 / Johann Sebastian Bach
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    INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH and SONGS OF GUSTAV MAHLER featuring faculty members and students of the Shepherd School and guests Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2003-09-23) Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750; Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911; Gerling, Daphne (viola); DeRiso, David (double bass); MacAdam-Somer, Eden (violin); Posadas, J. T. (viola); Blanden, Jeremy (violin); Kurtz, Jeremy (double bass); Ritacca, Jo Anne (piano); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Goldsmith, Kenneth (violin); Buyse, Leone (flute); Gilbert, Linda (oboe); Evola, Maria (violin); Detrick, Matthew (violin); Webster, Michael (clarinet); Cook, Nathan (cello); Fischer, Norman (cello); Brown, Richard (percussion); King, Stephen (baritone); Jaber, Thomas (harmonium, harpsichord); Peters, Timothy (violin)
    Program: Trio Sonata from "The Musical Offering" BWV 1079 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) -- Concerto in C Minor for Oboe, Violin, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1060 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) -- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Gustav Mahler (1860-1911).
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    SHEPHERD SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Sunday, November 2, 2003 8:00 p.m. Stude Concert Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2003-11-02) Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791; Rachleff, Larry (music director); Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra; Goldsmith, Kenneth (violin); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Atherholt, Robert (oboe); Webster, Michael (clarinet); Kamins, Benjamin (bassoon); Ver Meulen, William (horn)
    Program: Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" K. 492 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) -- Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) -- Overture to "The Magic Flute" K. 620 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) -- Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 297b / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791).
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    Works by Joan Tower Melinda Wagner Joelle Wallach and Richard Wilson Friday, February 23, 2001 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
    (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 2001-02-23) Buyse, Leone (flute); Webster, Michael (clarinet); Goldsmith, Kenneth (violin); Fischer, Norman (cello); Kierman, Jeanne (piano); Jaber, Andrea (mezzo-soprano); Ritscher, Karen (viola); Jaber, Thomas (piano); Stevenson, Jennifer (clarinet); Brown, Richard (percussion)
    PROGRAM: Petroushskates (1980) / Joan Tower -- From A Revisitation of Myth (1998) / Joelle Wallach -- Motivations (2000) / Richard Wilson -- Wing and Prayer (1996) / Melinda Wagner