Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
performed by
NEC Wind Ensemble, Charles Peltz, director
Lina Gonzalez ’14 M.M., conductor
Sponsored by Harold I. and Frances G. Pratt
Scott Joplin
The Ragtime Dance
Maple Leaf Rag
performed by
NEC Contemporary Improvisation Ragtime Ensemble, Hankus Netsky, director
In Honor of Gunther Schuller
Sponsored by Aramark Higher Education
Antonin Dvorák
String Quartet No. 12 in F Major,
“American”
IV. Vivace ma non troppo
performed by
Spruce Quartet (2012-2013 Honors Ensemble)
Alexi Kenney ’15, Caroline Goulding ’13, violin
JiHee Han ’13, viola
Tony Rymer '07 Prep, ’11, ’13 M.M., cello
Sponsored by Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
Traditional Yoruban Chant
“Bara Suayo”
Negro Spiritual (arr. by Jester Hairston)
“Elijah Rock”
performed by
NEC African American Roots Ensemble,
Nedelka Prescod, director
Sponsored by One Step Forward Educational Foundation and The Mentor Network
George Gershwin
"Summertime"
performed by
Julia Partyka ’13, soprano, and Michael Mayo ’14, voice
Luke Marantz ’13, piano
Sponsored by Atlantic Power & Light
Billy Strayhorn
"Take the 'A' Train"
George Gershwin/ Nelson Riddle
"Love Is Here to Stay"
performed by
NEC Jazz Orchestra, Ken Schaphorst, director
Camille Avery ’14, vocals
Sponsored by West Mechanical
Leonard Bernstein
"America," from West Side Story
performed by
Rosalita: Emily Tweedy ’13, soprano
Anita: Ksenia Berestoveskaya ’14, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Wyneken, piano
Sponsored by NER Construction
John Philip Sousa (arr. by Vladimir Horowitz)
Stars and Stripes Forever
performed by
George Li, piano
Sponsored by Ropes & Gray
2013-02-20
LOUIS ARMSTRONG