Nicholas Berent, voice

Connor Crotzer, piano

Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

– ACT I –

Gira Con Me

Walter Afanasieff (b. 1958)
David Foster (b. 1949)
Lucio Quarantotto (1957–2012)

"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin

Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948)

You Matter to Me

Sara Bareilles (b. 1979)

Colleen Carpenter, voice
Ben Bleam, violin

"I’m Not That Smart" from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

William Finn (b. 1952)

"‘Til I Hear You Sing" from Love Never Dies

Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948)
Glenn Slater (b. 1968)

This Masquerade

Leon Russell (1942–2016)

Jericho Johnson, bass
Jake Blair, drums

Nice Work If You Can Get It

George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Ira Gershwin (1896–1983)

Barbara Knight, voice
Jericho Johnson, bass
Jake Blair, drums

- brief pause -

– ACT II –

It’s a Beautiful Day

Alan Chang (b. 1979)
Amy Foster (b. 1973)
Michael Bublé (b. 1975)

Hero

Mariah Carey (b. 1969)
Walter Afanasieff (b. 1958)

Secret Love Song

Jez Ashurst
Emma Rohan
Jason Desrouleaux (b. 1989)
Rachel Furner(b. 1992)

Kate Elmendorf, voice

We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off

Preston Glass (b. 1960)
Narada Walden (b. 1952)
arr. Nick Berent (b. 1996)

Ben Bleam, violin
Gracie Elswick, violin
Steven Gestrich, viola
Bethany Hovermale, cello

Thunder Road

Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949)

Matthew Neal, guitar
Jose Rivas, guitar
Jericho Johnson, bass
Jake Blair, drums

Animal

Tim Pagnotta (b. 1977)
Tyler Glenn (b. 1983)
Branden Campbell (b. 1974)
Elaine Bradley (b. 1984)
Christopher Allen

Matthew Neal, guitar
Jose Rivas, guitar
Jericho Johnson, bass
Jake Blair, drums

Nicholas Berent is from the studio of Kathryn Green. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Music in Pedagogy (Contemporary Commercial Music – Voice).