Amy Bowman, piano

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Ah parea che per incanto from Anna Bolena 

Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) 

Zwei Gesänge, op. 91

I. Gestillte Sehnsucht
II. Geistliches Wiegenlied

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) 

Ben Figgs, cello

- brief pause -

Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? 
Das irdische Leben
Rheinlegendchen
Urlicht 

Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)

- brief pause -

Must the winter come so soon? from Vanessa 

Samuel Barber (1910–1981)

Polina's Romance from The Queen of Spades

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Trois Mélodies

Pourquoi?
Le Sourire
La fiancée perdue

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)

- brief pause -

Belle Nuit, ô d'amour from The Tales of Hoffmann

Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)

Grace Ashby, soprano

Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy (as performed by Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand) 

Jack Yellen (1892–1991)
Milton Ager (1893–1979)
Harold Arlen (1905–1986)
Ted Koehler (1894–1973)

Grace Ashby, soprano

Serenity Flores is a mezzo-soprano originally from Springfield, Virginia. She is currently in her senior year pursuing her Bachelor of Music degree at Shenandoah Conservatory, studying with Dr. Fotina Naumenko. Operatic appearances at Shenandoah include portraying Milin in Shostakovich’s Moscow, Cheryomushki, Amy Winehouse in an original production Caged Birds, Moth in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Hannah Wiener in Philip Glass’s Hydrogen Jukebox. Currently, she is the cover for Mrs. Quickly in Verdi’s Falstaff. Previously, she portrayed Mother Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites. In addition to singing, Serenity is a skilled harpist and has previously performed with Shenandoah Conservatory’s Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble.

Serenity Flores is from the studio of Fotina Naumenko. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Voice).