doctor of musical arts recital

Greg Anderson

Music by Bach, Bizet, Rachmaninoff, Radiohead, and Villa-Lobos

With the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo

morse recital hall

September 29, 2011Thursday at 8 pm

piano

Robert Blocker, Dean

Johann Sebastian Bach1685–1750

Sergei Rachmaninoff1873–1943

J.S. Bach / Greg Anderson1685–1750 / b. 1981

Heitor Villa-Lobos / Anderson1887–1959

Radiohead / AndersonFormed in 1986

Georges Bizet / Anderson1838–1875

French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816AllemandeCouranteSarabandeGavotteBourréeLoureGigue

Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28Allegro moderatoLentoAllegro molto

intermission

Erbarme Dich from the St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Aria: Lo, at Midnight from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5

Paranoid Android from OK Computer

Carmen Fantasy for two pianos

Anderson & Roe Piano Duo: Greg Anderson & Elizabeth Joy Roe, pianists

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do

not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

greg anderson · piano

September 29, 2011 • Sprague Memorial Hall • Doctor of Musical Arts Recital

Greg Anderson is a multifaceted musician whose exploits have attracted the attention of such media outlets as PBS and MTV; Clavier Companion, Listen, and Pianist magazines; and NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion, From the Top, Performance Today, and All Things Considered.

Greg’s hundreds of performances have elicited universal acclaim – “the highest level of artistry” (The Star-Telegram), “elec- trifying and riveting” (The Cyprus Mail), “astounding” (Edmond Life and Leisure), and “gripping… rapturous… thoughtful, passionate” (San Jose Mercury News). He has established a groundbreaking piano duo partnership with Elizabeth Joy Roe, and their unconventional music videos have been viewed millions of times on YouTube.

Greg’s compositions and arrangements are featured on the EMI, Sony, E1, and Steinway record labels and have been performed by the National Symphony Orchestra and the 5 Browns, among others.

Greg is a Steinway Artist and a graduate of Juilliard and the Yale School of Music. To learn more, please visit Greg’s inter-active websites:

» andersonpiano.com » andersonroe.com

About the Artist

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

Boris Berman, piano

october 5

Morse Recital Hall | Wednesday | 8 pm Horowitz Piano Series

Music of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and Schoenberg.

Tickets $12-22 | Students $6

New Music New Haven

october 6

Morse Recital Hall | Thursday | 8 pm Featuring David Lang’s Cheating, Lying,

Stealing and Sweet Air. Free.

Peter Frankl, Janna Baty & Friends

october 9

Morse Recital Hall | Sunday | 4 pmFaculty Artist Series

Peter Frankl, piano, and Janna Baty, soprano; with Ani Kavafian, violin; Ole

Akahoshi, cello; and Allan Dean, trumpet. Music of Schumann, De Falla, Beethoven,

Shostakovich, and Iván Fischer. Free.

Yale Jazz Ensemble

october 10

Morse Recital Hall | Monday | 7:30 pm Fall concert featuring the music of

Eddie Sauter and Bill Finnegan. Thomas C. Duffy, director. Free.

Lunchtime Chamber Music

october 12

Center for British Art | Wednesday | 12:30 pm A selection of music for a colorful

variety of chamber ensembles. Wendy Sharp, director. Free.

Lucas Wong, piano

october 13

Morse Recital Hall | Thursday | 8 pmDoctor of Musical Arts Recital. Berlioz:

Symphonie fantastique, transcribed by Franz Liszt; George Crumb: Makrokosmos, Vol. II:

Twelve fantasy pieces after the Zodiac.

Robert Blocker, Dean

Concerts & Public Relations: Dana Astmann, Danielle Heller, Dashon Burton

New Media: Monica Ong Reed, Austin KaseOperations: Tara Deming, Chris Melillo

Piano Curators: Brian Daley, William HaroldRecording Studio: Eugene Kimball

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