Pre-College Halloween Concert: Composition Fundamentals
Recital Pre-CollegeProgram
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.
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.