Katarina Maja Sams, flute

Alexander Bernstein, piano

Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Flute Set for Solo Flute

I. Moderato con anima
II. Vivo
III. Lento e teneramente
IV. Allegretto

Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)

Scènes de la Foret for Trio Flute, Horn and Piano, op. 123

I. Nocturne
II. Á l’aube
III. Invocation
IV. Pour Artémis

Mélanie Bonis (1858–1937)

Addison Ashley, horn

Passacaglia for Solo Flute, op. 48, No. 2

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960)

- intermission -

Sonata for Flute and Piano (“Undine”)

I. Allegro
II. Intermezzo. Allegretto vivace
III. Andante tranquillo
IV. Finale. Allegro molto agitato ed appassionato, quasi Presto

Carl Reinecke (1824–1910)

Katarina Maja Sams is a first year master's in flute performance student at Shenandoah Conservatory. A student of Julietta Curenton, Katarina is a recipient of the Leslie M. Watada Scholarship and is a graduate assistant in crew support. She plays in the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Flute Ensemble, and last semester she played in the EDGE Ensemble. Katarina is also the president and social media liaison of the newly founded ShenCo Flute Club.

A native of Zagreb, Croatia, Katarina grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. She studied flute with Florence Dubrez and played in the regional Les Vents Blancs flute orchestra. She was  a student of  Kathryn Levy at Wake Forest University where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance degree with honors and graduated Cum Laude.

Katarina Maja Sams is from the studio of Julietta Curenton. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Music in Performance (Flute).