Winter Music Recital at Loudoun, Nov. 30

November 28, 2023 / Music, Arts & Other Pretty Stuff

The NOVA Loudoun Music Department is proud to present its winter recital on Thursday, November 30, from 6 p.m. until  7:30 p.m. in the Waddell Theater (LW-115) on NOVA’s Loudoun Campus.

All members of the NOVA community are invited to attend this free event, which will feature vocal music performed by student soloists and the Loudoun Campus Chorus directed by Dr. Mary-Hannah Klontz. Selections will also include student guitar and piano performances led by instructors Kenneth Hall and Dr. Bonghee Lee. Please join us for a lovely night of music!

Please see below for the recital program as of November 20:

Vocal and choral lessons taught by Dr. Mary-Hannah Klontz:

  • Hyun Huh: Tomorrow from the musical Annie by Charles Strauss
  • Daniel Isaacs: Lilac Wine by James Shelton; I Attempt from Love’s Sickness to Fly by Henry Purcell
  • Daniela Santos: Danza, Danza Fanciulla Gentile by Francesco Durante; How Could I Ever Know? from The Secret Garden by Norman & Simon

Loudoun Campus Chorus (members Nicholas Blome, Russell Catherwood, Tamara Guidry, Hyun Huh, Katherine Light, Michelle Morgan, Preet Singh, Sarah Vaughan, and Helena Stewart):

  • Isn’t She Lovely by Steve Wonder, arr. Irene Perdahl
  • Seasons of Love by Jonathan Larson, arr. Roger Emerson
  • *Soloists: Preet Singh, Michelle Morgan, Katherine Light and Sarah Vaughn

Guitar lessons taught by Kenneth Hall:

  • Joshua Flory: First Solo by William Leavitt
  • Bernard Hull: Exercise #4 by William Leavitt

Piano lessons taught by Dr. Bonghee Lee:

  • Parto Ebrahimi: Musette by Felix Le Couppey; Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Theme Song for 1 piano, 4 hands, by Howard Goodall (duet with Dr. Bonghee Lee)
  • Luciana Ascarrunz: Somewhere over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen; Angels’ Voices Op. 100 No. 21 by Friedrich Burgmüller
  • Elyse Samassekou: I. Allegro Moderato from Sonata in C major HOB. XVI:7 by Joseph Haydn; Jingle Bells Boogie for 1 piano, 4 hands, by David Brucc, arr. CM (duet with Dr. Bonghee Lee)
  • Rashmika Tahsin: I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi; Jingle Bell Rock for 1 piano, 4 hands, by Joe Beal & Jim Booth, arr. Mona Rejino (duet with Dr. Bonghee Lee)
  • Teresa Wright: Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No.1 by Muzio Clementi (I. Spiritoso, II. Andante, III. Rondo)
  • Chrystien Cavero: Für Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven; Rain by Martin O’Donnell & Michael Salvatori, arr. Timothy Lawrence

For additional information or if you require any accommodation to participate, please contact David Kellogg at  DKellogg@nvcc.edu.

Submitted by: 
Sheila Escobedo Yusufi, LO-CCR, SEscobedo@nvcc.edu