Beryl Garver, piano
Lizhuo Sun, piano

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Per la Piu Vaga e Bella

Francesca Caccini (1587–1640)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

Nachtwanderer

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

Evensong

Liza Lehmann (1862–1918)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

Resignation

Florence Price (1887–1953)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

An April Day

Florence Price  (1887–1953)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

Moonfall from The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Rupert Holmes (b. 1947)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from The Phantom of the Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

The Next Right Thing from Frozen 2

Robert Lopez (b. 1975)
Kristen Anderson-Lopez (b. 1972)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

Heaven Was Needing a Hero

Jo Dee Messina (b. 1970)

Amanda Brier, voice
Beryl Garver, piano

- brief pause -

Image for Flute Solo, op. 38

Eugène Bozza (1905–1991)

Brienna Yates, flute

Sonata in A Minor, Wq. 132, H. 562

I. Poco adagio
II. Allegro
III. Allegro

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Brienna Yates, flute

- brief pause -

Poem, A.93

Charles T. Griffes (1884–1920)
arr. by George Barrere (1876–1944)

Brienna Yates, flute
Lizhuo Sun, piano

From Forest, Virginia, Brienna Yates previously studied with Mrs. Alycia Hugo for five years. She also served as principal flute and piccolo in many ensembles, including the Roanoke Youth Symphony and Lynchburg Symphony Youth Orchestras. She was a finalist in the latter’s 2023 Concerto Competition. Yates attended the University of Lynchburg, and after transferring, she quickly became involved at Shenandoah University (SU). Outside of music, she is minoring in English and geography. Yates is part of four student organizations and serves on the exec board for three, including as Parliamentarian for the KE chapter of KKPsi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.

Amanda Brier is from the studio of Diane Atherton. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Voice).

Brienna Yates is from the studio of Julietta Curenton. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Flute).

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