Jonathan Newman, EDGE Ensemble director
Timothy J. Robblee, EDGE Ensemble conductor
Richard W. Robbins, Conservatory Choir director
Logan Parker, sound engineer

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Guard My Tongue

Julia Wolfe (b. 1958)

CONSERVATORY CHOIR

Grace Ashby, Will Ashley, Alyssa Bonfardeci, Sueanna Breedlove, Michael Bromley, Skyy Carter, Emma Faraone, Erik Figueroa, Erin Finnigan, Kaitlyn Flebbe, Shannon Fowler, Brooke Frampton, Aislin Given, Brendan Harper, Donnie Hawkins, Aleah Lemons, Kinsey McCulloch, Lucia Palmer, Ishmael Parsons, Julian Robbins, Olivia Scanzera, Hannah Sywulski, Riley Taylor, Jessica Yorke

Richard W. Robbins, director

Dark Full Ride

Part 1

Julia Wolfe (b. 1958)

EDGE ENSEMBLE

Taryn Marks, percussion
Milik Green, percussion
Ethan Fox, percussion
Jacob Derges, percussion

You breathe

Julia Wolfe (b. 1958)

EDGE ENSEMBLE

Jonathan Toomer, violin
Mary Ruth Williams, violin
Joseph Goduto, viola
Matthew Reffner, cello

CONSERVATORY CHOIR

Grace Ashby, Will Ashley, Alyssa Bonfardeci, Sueanna Breedlove, Michael Bromley, Skyy Carter, Emma Faraone, Erik Figueroa, Erin Finnigan, Kaitlyn Flebbe, Shannon Fowler, Brooke Frampton, Aislin Given, Brendan Harper, Donnie Hawkins, Aleah Lemons, Kinsey McCulloch, Lucia Palmer, Ishmael Parsons, Julian Robbins, Olivia Scanzera, Hannah Sywulski, Riley Taylor, Jessica Yorke

Richard W. Robbins, director

A Conversation with Julia Wolfe

Jonathan Newman, director of composition, coordinator of new music
Julia Wolfe, Ear Candy composer-in-residence

Endless Landscape

1. Waves, distant and floating
2. Fleet, flickering
3. Darkly hypnotic, insistent
4. Smooth and glassy
5. Breathless, yet precise

Robert Honstein (b. 1980)

EDGE ENSEMBLE

Jimmy Walter, flute
Timothy Johnson, clarinet
Ryan Romine, bassoon
Gabby Pocaro, horn
Ethan Fox, vibraphone
Milik Green, vibraphone
Eoìn Fleming, piano
Jonathan Toomer, violin
Mary Ruth Williams, violin
Joseph Goduto, viola
Christian Hartman, cello
Jack Penland, contrabass
Timothy J. Robblee, conductor

Eternal Present

Shelley Washington (b. 1991)

PAREA SAXOPHONE QUARTET

Cliff Hernandez, Patrick Rippeon, Aidan Robbins, Coleman Wright

Lick

Julia Wolfe (b. 1958)

EDGE ENSEMBLE

Coleman Wright, saxophone
Colin Davin, electric guitar
Paolo Chiavaroli, violoncello
Donovan Stokes, contrabass
Eoìn Fleming, piano
Milik Green, percussion

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