Summary of Dissertation Recitals Three Programs of Music for Cello and Piano

Three cello and piano recitals were given in lieu of a written dissertation. The first dissertation recital, 20th Century Canadian Works for Cello and Piano, was given in Britton Recital Hall at the University of Michigan on January 20th, 2014. Meditation for Cello and Piano by Alexis Contant Diversions on a Gipsy Song by Talivaldis Kenins Elegie for Cello and Piano by Andre Prévost La Charmeuse by Alexis Contant Sonata for Cello and Piano by Otto Joachim Dedication for Cello and Piano by Srul Irving Glick Variations for Cello and Piano by Wolfgang Heinz Otto Bottenberg Romance for Cello and Piano by Alexis Contant The second dissertation recital, Schumann and Mendelssohn Works for Cello and Piano, was given in Mazzoleni Recital Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Ontario on March 8th, 2014. Auf einer Burg, Op. 39 by Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 by Robert Schumann Variationes Concertantes, Op. 17 by Felix Mendelssohn Funf Stucke im Volkston, Op. 102 by Robert Schumann Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58 by Felix Mendelssohn The third dissertation recital was given in Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 3rd, 2014. Air for Cello and Piano by Aaron Jay Kernis Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 by Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99 by Johannes BrahmsAMUMusic: PerformanceUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/147666/1/brittonr_1.pd