Junior Recital: Elijah Parsley & Sophia Bennett
Sunday, December 01, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.
Joint Junior Recital

Sophia Bennett, voice
Elijah Parsley, cello

with Peter Kelmelis, piano
Wanqi He, piano

Sunday, December 01, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Spirate pur, spirate
Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925)

Perchè dolce, caro bene
Stefano Donaudy

La Serenata
Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 49
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

  1. Allegro
  2. Largo. Molto espressivo
  3. Allegretto

Elijah Parsley, cello
Wanqi He, piano

Der Jungling an der Quelle
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Es Muss ein Wunderbares sein
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

Lamentations: Black Folk Song Suite for Solo Cello
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)

III. Calvary Ostinato

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

  I. Prelude
IV. Sarabande

Elijah Parsley, cello

En sourdine
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Mandoline
Gabriel Faure

Nous nous aimerons tant
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

Souvenir de Porto Rico, Op. 31
Louis Moreau v. Gottschalk (1829-1869)

Elijah Parsley, piano

Blah, Blah, Blah
George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Misty
Erroll Garner (1921-1977)

I Could’ve Danced All Night
Frederick Loewe (1901-1988)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Charles H. Gabriel (1856-1932)
arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1953)

Elijah Parsley, piano

Touched by an Angel
Elijah Parsley (b. 2002)
lyr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Elijah Parsley, piano


This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education—String Concentration and Voice Concentration.

Elijah Parsley is a student of Dr. Wesley Baldwin; Sophia Bennett is a student of Stephen Salters.


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, contact Nikki Darrow, Associate Director of Advancement, (865) 974-0020 or ndarrow@utfi.org.

Junior Recital: Elijah Parsley & Sophia Bennett
Sunday, December 01, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.
Joint Junior Recital

Sophia Bennett, voice
Elijah Parsley, cello

with Peter Kelmelis, piano
Wanqi He, piano

Sunday, December 01, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Spirate pur, spirate
Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925)

Perchè dolce, caro bene
Stefano Donaudy

La Serenata
Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 49
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

  1. Allegro
  2. Largo. Molto espressivo
  3. Allegretto

Elijah Parsley, cello
Wanqi He, piano

Der Jungling an der Quelle
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Es Muss ein Wunderbares sein
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

Lamentations: Black Folk Song Suite for Solo Cello
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)

III. Calvary Ostinato

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

  I. Prelude
IV. Sarabande

Elijah Parsley, cello

En sourdine
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Mandoline
Gabriel Faure

Nous nous aimerons tant
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

Souvenir de Porto Rico, Op. 31
Louis Moreau v. Gottschalk (1829-1869)

Elijah Parsley, piano

Blah, Blah, Blah
George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Misty
Erroll Garner (1921-1977)

I Could’ve Danced All Night
Frederick Loewe (1901-1988)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Peter Kelmelis, piano

His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Charles H. Gabriel (1856-1932)
arr. Mark Hayes (b. 1953)

Elijah Parsley, piano

Touched by an Angel
Elijah Parsley (b. 2002)
lyr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Sophia Bennett, soprano
Elijah Parsley, piano


This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education—String Concentration and Voice Concentration.

Elijah Parsley is a student of Dr. Wesley Baldwin; Sophia Bennett is a student of Stephen Salters.


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, contact Nikki Darrow, Associate Director of Advancement, (865) 974-0020 or ndarrow@utfi.org.