Graduate composition recital: a brief analysis

My graduate recital was performed on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Graham Hall, Russell Hall. Seven pieces which included a diversity of instrumentation, style and compositional approach were performed: Memories (for piano solo), performed by Serena Hou and Elena Lyalina; Three Sarcastic Songs (a three-movement piece for soprano, violin, viola, clarinet and bass clarinet), performed by Samamtha Kantak (soprano), Elizabeth Andersen (violin), Andrea Alert (viola), Emma Petersen (clarinet) and Madeline Young (bass clarinet); Kaidan (for flute and piano), performed by Rocio Lima Guaman (flute) and Xingzimin Pan (piano); and Trio (for flute, alto saxophone and piano), performed by Rocio Lima Guaman (flute), Gabriel Scheid (alto saxophone) and Jiamin Liao (piano)