Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano with Guitar Faculty
Faculty Artist SeriesSFCM’s Faculty Artist Series is presented as an annual concert series featuring SFCM faculty in performance. This series showcases our world-class faculty to our community and audience members in personally curated repertoire.
Program
Dominick Argento: Letters from Composers
I. Frédéric Chopin (to a friend)
II. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (to his father)
III. Franz Schubert (to a friend)
IV. Johann Sebastian Bach (to the Town Council)
V. Claude Debussy (to a friend)
VI. Giacomo Puccini (to a friend)
VII. Robert Schumann (to his fianceé)
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
David Tanenbaum, guitar
-Intermission-
Fernando Sor: L’Encouragement, Op. 34
I. Cantabile
II. Andantino con variazioni
III. Valse
Meng Su and Marc Teicholz, guitars
Joaquin Rodrigo: Aranjuez, ma pensée
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
Meng Su, guitar
Mátyás Seiber: Four French Folk Songs
I. Réveillez vous
II. J’ai descendu
III. Rossignol
IV. Marguerite, elle est malade
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
Marc Teicholz, guitar
Departments
Faculty
About SFCM’s Voice Department
Find your voice—and your community. A tight-knit group, voice students work closely with all-star faculty who have performed at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Paris Opera, Milan’s La Scala, and many others. As a student at SFCM, you'll have the opportunity to regularly attend dress rehearsals at the San Francisco Opera and take advantage of performance opportunities around the Bay Area.
About SFCM’s Guitar Department
Study classical guitar in the heart of one of the country’s most active guitar scenes. SFCM produces some of the most successful and influential classical guitarists in the world. Spearheaded by renowned faculty and complemented by visiting artists such as Sérgio Assad, the department honors the tradition of the classical guitar while cultivating innovation. The Harris Guitar Collection, owned by SFCM, gives students a chance to see—and play—some of the most extraordinary guitars of the last two centuries.