JMU School of Music Faculty Showcase Concert - September 1, 2025

James Madison University Faculty Showcase Concert featuring JMU School of Music Faculty
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Program:
Ritual I :: Commitment :: BiiM (2011) by Jessie Marino (b. 1984)
performed by Casey Cangelosi, percussion

Mercy Now (2010) by Mary Gauthier (b. 1962)
performed by Annie Savage, voice & harp

Chi il bel sogno di Doretta from “La rondine” (1917) by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
performed by Rachel Grimsby, soprano & Eric Ruple, piano

1816—homage to Mount Bandai (2022) by Masa Ishikawa (b. 1980)
performed by Andy Connell, clarinet; Patrick Shaughnessy, violin; Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola; John Meshreky, cello; Masa Ishikawa, piano; Jacob Minks, bass

Concert Piece for Tuba and Piano (1995) by Libby Larsen (b. 1950)
performed by Kevin Stees, tuba & Eric Ruple, piano

Act III Quartet from “La Bohème” (1898) by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
performed by Sonya Gabrielle Baker, soprano; Kirsten Blair, soprano; Michael Hadary, baritone; Jamison Walker, tenor; Steven Brancaleone, piano

Fanmi Imèn, Tone Poem for flute and piano (2018) by Valeria Coleman (b. 1970)
Poem: Human Family by Maya Angelou
performed by Beth Chandler Cahill, flute & Paulo Steinberg, piano

Piano Roll Blues (1991) by David Liptak (b. 1949)
performed by Lori Piitz, Paulo Steinberg, Eric Ruple, & Jeremiah Padilla, piano