By Danielle Bettendorf Staff writer
On Nov. 12, senior vocal performance major Sarah Stine will perform her senior recital at 5:30 p.m. in Stretansky Concert Hall.
Stine will sing a variety of pieces in English, French and German. The pieces chosen are of a variety of different styles such as arias and pieces from movies. These songs include “The Faces of Love,” a compilation of poems by Emily Dickenson: “It makes no difference abroad,” “I shall not live in vain,” “If you were coming in the Fall,” “As well as Jesus?” and “At last, to be identified!” This piece was composed by Jake Heggie, and Stine will be accompanied by senior Alethea Khoo on piano.
Stine will also perform “Des Reichtums Glanz auf weiter Erden” in German by J.S. Bach from “Cantata 204.” This piece features Ilya Blinov, lecturer in music, on piano and senior Tori Hogan on violin.
Following that will be “Ach, ich fuhl’s,” another German piece by Mozart from “The Magic Flute,” an opera that includes both singing and spoken dialogue. This piece features accompaniment by Khoo on piano.
Following a brief intermission, Stine will perform a French piece, “Quatre poèmes de Catulle,” composed by Darius Milhaud and accompanied by Hogan on violin.
She will then perform four pieces in German by Felix Mendelssohn: “Venetianisches Gondellied,” “Suleika,” “Romanze” and “Neue Liebe.” Blinov will accompany her on piano.
The last piece Stine will perform is “Love Is Where You Find It,” which was featured in the film “A Date with Judy.” The piece was composed by Nacio Herb Brown. Stine will be accompanied by her father Bill Stine, who has been her accompanist since she started taking voice lessons at twelve years old.
Stine has been preparing for her senior recital since April and has been practicing almost every day since the summer. She is excited to showcase her voice, as she has always been passionate about singing.
“The preparation process has been very long, and it’s been a lot of putting a piece together, then tearing it apart to find more depth and detail, then repeating the process,” Stine said.
The process also consisted of vocal technicality as well as text translations and researching the composers and poets to better understand “the meaning behind the music.” Stine chose her pieces based off teacher recommendations and songs she heard that she was interested in singing.
Khoo has expressed her gratitude toward accompanying Stine in her performance.
“It is an absolute joy to accompany Sarah in her recital,” Khoo said.
“She is extremely hard working and focused, and she makes rehearsals easy and enjoyable,” she added.
Stine said, “I am very passionate about vocal performance, and I like the idea of being able to show people something that I believe is beautiful and meaningful.”
“It is gratifying to finally be able to present a piece for an audience after weeks or months of hard work putting it together,” Stine added.
