Colin Davin, director
Monday November 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory
SPECIAL GUEST ENSEMBLE
Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Guitar Ensemble
Keith Filppu, director
WITH THE SHENANDOAH CONSERVATORY GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Spanish Air No. 2
Juan Manuel Cortés (b. 1953)
La Rumba Loca
Kevin Cooper (b. 1976)
Weijia Chen, Yujin Choe, Don Evans, Jon Eye, Cooper Kennedy, Bob Lowden, Don McLean, Alice McNutt, Bob Moran, Valeria Perero Santa Cruz, Sammy Robinson, Mitchell Roman, Jim Wiedower, Robert Whitesell, Tyson Wright
Shenandoah Conservatory Guitar Ensemble
Colin Davin, director
Histoire du Tango
I. Bordel 1900
II. Café 1930
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Jimmy Walter, flute
Weijia Chen, guitar
Modinha Brasileira
I. Modinha
II. Marchinha de Carnaval
III. Baiãozinho
Celso Machado (b. 1953)
Yujin Choe, Sammy Robinson, guitars
Canyon Echos
I. Dance
II. Serenade
III. She Mourns
IV. He Returns
Katherine Hoover (b. 1937)
Jalen Seapker, flute
Mitchell Roman, guitar
Vent d'Espoir
Daniela Charles (b. 1979)
A Prayer for Peace
Maria Linnemann (b. 1947)
Alice McNutt, Valeria Perero Santa Cruz, guitars
Suite Buenos Aires
II. Palermo
III. San Telmo
Máximo Diego Pujol (b. 1957)
Gwen Ryan, flute
Valeria Perero Santa Cruz, guitar
Three Preludes
op. 11, no. 4
op. 74, no. 2
op. 13, no. 3
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915)
arr. Dušan Bogdanović
Don McLean, Tyson Wright, guitars
Romanian Folk Dances
I. Jocul cu bâtă
II. Brâul
III. Pe loc
IV. Buciumeana
V. Poarga Românească
VI. Mărunțel
Bela Bartók (1881–1945)
arr. Arthur Levering
Megan Hawthorne, flute
Cooper Kennedy, guitar
Shenandoah: A Fantasy
Garth Baxter (b. 1946)
Yujin Choe, Cooper Kennedy, Don McLean, Mitchell Roman, guitars
Gracias a la Vida
Violeta Parra (1917–1967)
arr. Dan Jones
Concerto alla Rustica
I. Presto
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1685–1741)
arr. Jan-Olof Eriksson
Weijia Chen, Yujin Choe, Cooper Kennedy, Don McLean, Alice McNutt, Valeria Perero Santa Cruz, Sammy Robinson, Mitchell Roman, Tyson Wright, guitars
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