Leslie Robertson, piano
Dasia-Marie Mitchell, voice
Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory
Stefano Donaudy (1879–1925)
Text by Alberto Donaudy (1880–1941)
Stefano Donaudy (1879–1925)
Text by Alberto Donaudy (1880–1941)
Le dromadaire (The Dromedary)
Le chèvre du Thibet (The Tibetan Goat)
La sauterelle (The Grasshopper)
Le dauphin (The Dolphin)
L’écrevisse (The Crayfish)
La carpe (The Carpe)
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Text by Guillaume Apollinare (1980–1918)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Text by Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)
Ben Moore (b. 1960)
Text by William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
Franz Peter Schubert (1797–1828)
Text by Ludwig Rellstab (1799–1860)
Gaetano Donizetti (1787–1848)
- intermission -
Papagena!Papagena!Papagena!
Papageno/Papagena Duet
Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart (1756–1791)
Text by Emanuel Schikaneder (1751–1812)
Alec Wilder (1907–1980)
Loonis McGlohon (1921–2002)
H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932)
Text by St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932)
Text by St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872–1958)
Text by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)
Clint Curfman is a senior voice performance student with a minor in dance at Shenandoah University (SU). He is involved with campus residence life and the opera program. Clint is the son of Craig and Diane Curfman of Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania. He currently studies classical voice under Dr. Byron Jones. His credits include Le L'inspecteur and Gégène in SU’s production of The New world of Opera, The Judge and Pish-Tush in Joy Unbounded: Scenes from Gilbert & Sullivan presented by Opera Extra, and James Hewitt in Caged Birds. Clint participated in the 2023/24 Shenandoah University Student Soloists Competition, and placed second in the undergraduate category with the Vocal/Choral Division. Upon graduating, he intends to sing professionally and continue releasing his original music. Clint extends the deepest gratitude to Dr. Byron Jones for his guidance and support through the last four years.
Clint Curfman is from the studio of Byron Jones. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Voice).