James Hooper Stevens, baritone
with Eileen Downey, piano

Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

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

PROGRAM

Sì, tra I ceppi
from Bernice (1737)
George Friedrich Händel
(1685-1759)

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen 
from Rückert-Lieder (1901)
Gustav Mahler
(1860-1911)

Hans und Grete 
from Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit (1880)
Gustav Mahler

Der Tamboursg’sell
from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1901)
Gustav Mahler

Chansons de Don Quichotte (1932)

No. 1 Chanson du depart de Don Quichotte
No. 2 Chanson à Dulcinée
No. 3 Chanson du Duc

Jacques François Antoine Ibert
(1890-1962)

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Vedic Hymns (1920)

No. 1 Ushas (Dawn)
No. 2 Varuna I (Sky)
No. 3 Maruts (Stormclouds)
No. 6 Song of the Frogs           

Gustav Holst
(1874-1934)

Music of the Night
from Phantom of the Opera (1986)
Andrew Lloyd Webber
(b. 1948)    

Stars
from Les Misérables (1980)
Claude-Michel Schönberg
(b. 1944)

Bui Doi
from Miss Saigon (1989)
Claude-Michel Schönberg

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance.

Mr. James Hooper Stevens is a student of David Crawford. 

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