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Pre-College Halloween Concert: Composition Fundamentals
Saturday, October 26 2024, 03:30 PM at

Pre-College Halloween Concert: Composition Fundamentals

Recital Pre-College
Saturday, October 26 2024, 03:30 PM

Program

Halloween                                                                                                                                                                       Ryan Lee

Claire Shih, piano

Description: A spooky melody, ringing with grand chords, painting a picture for a haunted mansion.

 

Terrified Variations                                                                                                                                                      Léo Icikovics

Nikolai Bryant, piano

Description: A story of scary, creepy nights. Eerie sounds passing by. This is Halloween!

 

Exploring the Graveyard                                                                                                                                              Julien Zhou

Fae Lacson, piano

 

Stuff                                                                                                                                                                             Vanessa Lo

Evelyn Huang, piano

Description: This piece was inspired by a waltz and quickly turned contemporary. The composer of this piece just put random things into the song to try to make it sound okay. It is a weird tune with a lot of key changes accompanied by, most of the time, simple chords in the left hand.

 

Creepy Stuff                                                                                                                                                             Evelyn Huang

Vanessa Lo, piano

Description: Creepy Stuff is something I wrote for Halloween. It isn’t about something in particular. Basically it is like creeping through a forest full of surprises.

 

The Ghost in the Fog                                                                                                                                                   Fae Lacson

Wawo Takahashi, piano

 

Dark Side                                                                                                                                                               Raymond Jiang

Pear Canada, piano

Description: Dark Side is a piece that’s about Halloween characters such as ghosts, zombies, and other magical creatures going to war.

 

Amnesia                                                                                                                                                                           Chloe So

Pear Canada, violin

Claire Shih, piano

 

Midnight Tango                                                                                                                                                     Wawo Takahashi

Claire Shih, oboe

Felix Colaco, piano

 

The Night of the Rivals                                                                                                                                                  Claire Shih

Daniel Su, oboe

Waverly Meyer, piano

Description: This piece is about two people in an argument on a dark and scary night at Halloween.

 

Untitled                                                                                                                                                                                Max Xu

Daniel Su, oboe

Thomas Jiang, piano

 

Unwanted Guest                                                                                                                                                          Anya Zhang

Anya Zhang, cello

Raymond Jiang, piano

 

Easyjet Customer Service                                                                                                                                         Pear Canada

Anya Zhang, cello

Claire Shih, piano

 

Falling Down the Stairs                                                                                                                                             Nikolai Bryant

Ryan Lee, snare drum

Léo Icikovics, piano

 

Eerie Midnight                                                                                                                                                        Kent Rosenfeld

Anya Zhang, cello

Pear Canada, piano

Description: Eerie Midnight was written to convert a spooky and melancholy feeling to listeners. The piece utilizes minor 2nds and chromaticism to fit the Halloween theme. 

 

Pessimistic Endeavors                                                                                                                                                  Jerry Song

Anya Zhang, cello

Jerry Song, piano

 

Crazy Out There                                                                                                                        Music and Text by Waverly Meyer

Waverly Meyer, voice

Ryan Lee, snare drum

Nikolai Bryant, piano

 

Daylight / dark outside, hard place to survive

Eyes open / still alive, look like they’re dead inside

Scary times, crazy out there Scary times, crazy out there

Small crowd / gathered round, bodies laid out on the ground

Young men / spinning down, don’t get up when they hit the ground

Scary times, crazy out there Scary times, crazy out there

Do they know when they go? Do they know when they go?

Scary times, crazy out there Scary times, crazy out there

 

Untitled                                                                                                                                                                     Thomas Jiang

Nikolai Bryant, saxophone

Ryan Lee, percussion

Chloe So, piano

 

The Rite of the Souls                                                                                                                     Music and Text by Felix Colaco

Mia Lu and Julien Zhou, soprano

Jerry Song, piano

 

Description: This piece is meant to sound sad, but strong.

 

The rite of the souls is coming down

it comes from the graves the bodies found

the spirit is fierce and it will live on

the rite of the souls will come to drown

the rite of the souls is clinging very steadily

the rite of the souls is spreading very quickly

The rite of the souls

 

The Cries of the Forlorn                                                                                                                         Music and Text by Mia Lu

Julien Zhou, soprano

Pear Canada, violin

Chloe So, piano

 

Vacant and ghostly and content with death 

once lively chatter gone took their words 

but now I sit alone abandoned distraught 

those blissful days of light far gone

 

Dancing Until Daybreak                                                                                                                                                  Daniel Su

Anya Zhang, cello

Pear Canada, piano

Ryan Lee and Daniel Su, percussion

Description: This piece is about when the monsters and creatures of the night meet up to dance on one day of the year – Halloween. The piece ends as the sun rises. 

 

 

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Saturday, October 26 2024, 03:30 PM to Saturday, October 26 2024, 05:00 PM

About the SFCM Pre-College

SFCM’s Pre-College program is an immersive program that instills the value of music in youth 18 and under, providing an artistic framework and tailored instruction for the next generation of musicians. Our comprehensive curriculum integrates private lessons with musicianship courses, small and large ensemble experiences, elective classes, master classes, jury assessments, and performance opportunities, making music a core part of students’ lives. The Pre-College presents three recitals each Saturday throughout the academic year.