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Joseph Walczyk, trumpet
03.26.22 | Student Recital
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Joseph Walczyk, trumpet
Hidemi Minagawa, piano
Zoe Mark
Jacob Ford
Devon Allen
Samuel White
Bret Paul
Alyson Zieg
Justin Whit
Noah Clark Van Deventer
Quincy Harmon
Alex Lopez
Lance Davis
Will Strickler

Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Program
Escapade

Joseph Turrin (b. 1947)


Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

II. Nocturne

Henri Tomasi (1901–1971) 


Sonata No. 1 for Trumpet and Piano

I. Lento, Allegro molto
II. Allegretto
III. Allegro con fuoco

Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)


- intermission -


Der Doppelgänger
Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)


Crimson Sky

Anthony DiLorenzo (b. 1985)


All of Me

Gerald Marks (1900–1997) & Seymour Simons (1896–1949)

Program Notes
Escapade

Joseph Turrin is an Emmy and Grammy nominated composer ranging from solo and chamber music to film scores. Escapade, written for the great trumpeter Philip Smith in 1990, is an exciting opener that showcases both technical virtuosity and lyricism on the piccolo trumpet.


Nocturne

Tomasi’s Trumpet Concerto (1948) is, as the title suggests, originally written to be performed with a full orchestra. The piano reduction, written by the composer himself, may be missing the many tone colors an orchestra can provide, but does not lack in expressing the eerie quality of this movement. There are elements of both traditional classical music and jazz influence throughout the work that allow the soloist to play what the composer said is “pure music.”

Schwartz, Elizabeth. “James Lowe, Conductor - Spokanesymphony.org.” Program Notes for Masterworks 6: Music for Valentine’s Day. Spokane Symphony, 2020. 


Sonata No. 1 for Trumpet and Piano

Commissioned in 1995 for the International Trumpet Guild, Eric Ewazen’s sonata is a modern masterwork for the trumpet. Following the traditional three-part structure of a Sonata, each movement offers a chance for the soloist to showcase many different styles of playing. The opening movement starts with several fragments of melody which are transformed and expanded on throughout the movement. The second movement contains much longer lyrical lines, allowing for more individual expression for the performers. The third and final movement, labeled Allegro con Fuoco, begins with an aggressive interplay between the trumpet and piano. In a similar fashion to the first movement, there are many fragmented ideas all leading to an intense ending with mixed-meter sections and fast lines from both the trumpet and piano.


Der Doppelgänger

Der Doppelgänger is one of several songs in Schubert’s Schwanengesang (swan song) cycle. Written in the year of his death, the text (by Heinrich Heine) depicts a man seeing his doppelgänger (a double of yourself) while he is standing outside the home of his lost lover. The piano sets a scene of somber darkness through the low register and long sustains at soft dynamics. As the text increases in intensity the melody and dynamic range expand upwards drastically, and settles back down as the man in the text falls back into questions and despair.

Original text:

Still ist die Nacht, es ruhen die Gassen,
In diesem Hause wohnte mein Schatz;
Sie hat schon längst die Stadt verlassen,
Doch steht noch das Haus auf demselben Platz.
 
Da steht auch ein Mensch und starrt in die Höhe,
Und ringt die Hände, vor Schmerzensgewalt;
Mir graust es, wenn ich sein Antlitz sehe, -
Der Mond zeigt mir meine eigne Gestalt.
 
Du Doppelgänger! du bleicher Geselle!
Was äffst du nach mein Liebesleid,
Das mich gequält auf dieser Stelle,
So manche Nacht, in alter Zeit?

Translation:
The night is quiet, the streets are calm,
In this house my beloved once lived:
She has long since left the town,
But the house still stands, here in the same place.
 
A man stands there also and looks to the sky,
And wrings his hands, overwhelmed by pain:
I am terrified – when I see his face, 
The moon shows me my own form!
 
O you Doppelgänger! You pale comrade!
Why do you ape the pain of my love
Which tormented me upon this spot
So many a night, so long ago?

Gretchen am Spinnrade Op.2

Gretchen am Spinnrade is widely accepted as Schubert’s first art song, written when he was seventeen years old. The original text by Goethe portrays Gretchen singing about her love for Faust while sitting at a spinning wheel. The perpetual rhythm in the piano depicts the spinning of the wheel, while the voice, or flugelhorn today, carries the melody.

Original Text:

Meine Ruh' ist hin,
Mein Herz ist schwer;
Ich finde sie nimmer
Und nimmermehr.
 
Wo ich ihn nicht hab'
Ist mir das Grab,
Die ganze Welt
Ist mir vergällt.
 
Mein armer Kopf
Ist mir verrückt,
Mein armer Sinn
Ist mir zerstückt.
 
Meine Ruh' ist hin,
Mein Herz ist schwer;
Ich finde sie nimmer
Und nimmermehr.
 
Nach ihm nur schau' ich
Zum Fenster hinaus,
Nach ihm nur geh' ich
Aus dem Haus.
 
Sein hoher Gang,
Sein' edle Gestalt,
Seines Mundes Lächeln,
Seiner Augen Gewalt,
 
Und seiner Rede
Zauberfluß,
Sein Händedruck,
Und ach sein Kuß!
 
Meine Ruh' ist hin,
Mein Herz ist schwer,
Ich finde sie nimmer
Und nimmermehr.
 
Mein Busen drängt
Sich nach ihm hin.
Ach dürft ich fassen
Und halten ihn!
 
Und küssen ihn
So wie ich wollt',
An seinen Küssen
Vergehen sollt'!
 
Translation:
My calm is gone
My heart so heavy
I find, I’ll find it never
Never ever
 
If I don’t have him
It’s like a grave
The whole world
Is denatured to me
 
My poor head
All twisted
My poor mind
All ripped
 
My calm is gone
My heart so heavy
I find, I’ll find it never
Never ever
 
All I do is look out for him
Out of the window
It’s only because of him
That I’ll get outside
 
His walking is grand
His stature noble
His smiling mouth
The force in his eyes
 
And the way he talks
Pure magic flowing
His handshake
And oh, his kiss
 
My calm is gone
My heart so heavy
I find, I’ll find it never
Never ever
 
My bosom pushs
Me towards him
Want to touch
And hold him too
 
And kiss him
The way I want it
Would melt
To his kisses!
 
And could I kiss him
The way I want it
I would melt
To his kisses!
 
Would melt
To his kisses!
 
My calm is gone
My heart is heavy
 

Crimson Sky

Crimson Sky is a work for nine trumpets, dedicated to the late Ryan Anthony for the 2015 Cancer Blows event. Written for nine trumpets, this work utilizes the sonorous colors of the low and high range of the instrument to paint a scene of a beautiful sunset and the many feelings and emotions it evokes.
Notes from Anthony DiLorenzo: “Since I was a kid, I’ve always been intrigued by the magnificent beauty and ominous aspects of sunsets. Whether it’s magical, surreal, or spiritual, these glorious murals in the sky are unique to each one of us. Sometimes, the beauty is so powerful, it can transcend all understanding.”


All of Me

All of Me is a classic jazz standard from the early 1930’s. This song has been recorded by many of the greats, such as Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Frank Sinatra. The well known melody leaves room for interpretation, and the chord changes provide opportunities for exciting improvisation.

Degree Fulfillment

Joseph Walczyk is from the studio of Mary Elizabeth Bowden. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance (Trumpet).