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SENIOR RECITAL
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen is a song I always dreamed of performing when I was a young kid. This song motivated me to not only pursue my dreams, but also look towards a brighter future!
"Was ist Sylvia" is a German art song by Franz Schubert that translates to mean "Who Is Sylvia". In this song, I am admiring a beautiful woman and expressing my hope for her to be as magical as she looks.
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"Cheek to Cheek" is a jazz standard written by the great Irving Berlin. In this song, I am conveying how "heavenly" it is to be out with my love and having a good ole time.
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"Cheek to Cheek" is a jazz standard written by the great Irving Berlin. In this song, I am conveying how "heavenly" it is to be out with my love and having a good ole time.
"Du bist wie eine Blume" is an art song composed by Robert Schumann which translates to mean "You Are Like a Flower." With this performance, I am expressing my love for my sweet and delicate love-interest and praying to God that He protects my love so they can remain "pure."
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"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is another jazz standard written by the legendary Cole Porter. In this song, I am expressing great sadness whenever I am forced to part with my true love.
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"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is another jazz standard written by the legendary Cole Porter. In this song, I am expressing great sadness whenever I am forced to part with my true love.
"I Still Believe" is a pop song first made famous by Brenda K. Starr, and then covered by my idol Mariah Carey. As a true lamb, I grew a deep infatuation with her version due to it's deep connections to occurrences in my own life. Here, I am expressing how I still hope to be with my lost love...
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"Encantadora Maria" by Edward Kilenyi tranlates to "Charming Maria," and in this song, I am expressing the great grief I feel in my heart from losing the love of my life. While I was learning the song, I felt as if it was too short; therefore, I also performed the English translation to extend the song!
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"Encantadora Maria" by Edward Kilenyi tranlates to "Charming Maria," and in this song, I am expressing the great grief I feel in my heart from losing the love of my life. While I was learning the song, I felt as if it was too short; therefore, I also performed the English translation to extend the song!
"Rainbow Interlude" by Mariah Carey serves the purpose to bridge together the general storyline I created for my recital. Here, I am expressing that during tough times, I will make it through the rain to happier days. I even added the previously unheard verse from my performance of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" to help further this idea of persistence.
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I chose "Lift Every Voice and Sing" arranged by Craig Courtney because I felt this anthem was the perfect way to end my recital. Through this classic spiritual, I am saying no matter what hardship I face I will not be stopped in conquering my dreams! Fun fact: the song begins with "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" which is one of the songs used to audition into Ball State's School of Music!
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I chose "Lift Every Voice and Sing" arranged by Craig Courtney because I felt this anthem was the perfect way to end my recital. Through this classic spiritual, I am saying no matter what hardship I face I will not be stopped in conquering my dreams! Fun fact: the song begins with "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" which is one of the songs used to audition into Ball State's School of Music!