Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Trio in E-flat Major, op. 100

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

Emily Ilyes, violin 
Paolo Chiavaroli, cello 
Ido Shalom, piano

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, op. 110

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)

Raquel Anongos, violin
Kaysea Calvert, violin
Derek Garcia, viola
Eugene Bartholomew, cello

Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano

Nino Rota (1911–1979) 

Darian Angel, clarinet
Ben Figgs, cello
Andrew Wood, piano

London Trio No. 1 in C Major, Hob IV:1

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

Brienna Yates, flute
London Diggs, violin
Jack Penland, bass

Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 47

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Kyrie Beiler, violin
Haley Whitelaw, viola
Bethany Hovermale, cello
Joseph Goduto, piano

Quatuor pour Saxophones

Alfred Desenclos (1912–1971)

PAREA SAXOPHONE QUARTET

Cliff Hernandez, saxophone
Aidan Robbins, saxophone
Patrick Rippeon, saxophone
Coleman Wright, saxophone 

Trio in F Minor, op. 65

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)

Jonathan Toomer, violin
Christian Hartman, cello
Howard (Huhai) Yan, piano

Afro-Cuban Concerto for Woodwind Quintet

Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)

James Walter, flute
Brendan Shirk, oboe
Darian Angel, clarinet
Megan Frederick, bassoon
Ryan Wezner, horn

Quartet in F Minor, op. 80 (“Storm”)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) 

Benjamin Bleam, violin
Elena Ross, violin
Brian Morillo, viola
William (Chris) Gilley, cello

Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major, op. 67

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Gabrielle Gans, violin
Nicholas Whitely, violin
Steven Gestrich, viola
Matthew Reffner, cello

Quartet for Flute, Cello, Percussion and Piano

Chen-Yi Qi (b. 1953)

Jaylan Jones, flute
Andrew Stewart, cello 
Christopher Boxall, percussion 
Alan Cary, piano

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