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)
- Allegro
- Largo. Molto espressivo
- 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.