Yu-Jen Tsai, voice

Alexander Bernstein, piano
Bowen Zheng, guitar
Yu Wang, clarinet

Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Three English Art Songs

Now, O Now I Needs Must Part

Sleep, Wayward Thoughts

Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite

John Downland (1563–1626)

Bowen Zheng, guitar

Three French Art Songs

Selections from Fiançailles pour rire

1. Dans l'herbe
2. Violon
3. Fleur

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

Comme autrefois from Les pêcheurs de perles

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

- intermission -

Three English Art Songs

Bucking Bronco

Libby Larsen (b. 1950)

Will There Really Be a Morning?

Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)

Nightdance

Cary Ratcliff (b. 1953)

Three Chinese Art Songs

Building a Love Wall

Yiu-Kwong Chung (b. 1956)

A Blossoming Tree

Nan-Jang Chian (b. 1948)

Three Wishes of a Rose

Zi Huang (1904–1938)

O Never Sing to Me Again

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Yu-Jen Tsai is from the studio of Fotina Naumenko. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Music in Performance (Voice).

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