The Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre, and Dance

presents its

2017-2018 Performance Series

(Admission by donation, except as noted.)

Music 2017-18 Season

Fall 2017

Saturday, October 7 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
Brahms – Piano Quartet opus 60; Telemann – Oboe Quintet; works by Hans Gal and Lazlo Weiner.
Artists: Anton Miller, violin; Rita Porfiris, viola; Hamilton Berry, cello; Alan Hollander, oboe; Diana
Mittler-Battipaglia, piano.

Wednesday, October 11 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: Concordia Dawn – Christopher Preston Thompson, Director
Fortuna Antiqua et Ultra
The Goddess of Fortune takes center stage in Fortuna Antiqua et Ultra, a concert presented by Concordia
Dawn, ensemble for Medieval music. Manipulating every aspect of life and love, Fortuna has provided
poet and composer alike with subject matter for centuries, and this concert highlights the deity’s
paramount role in the goings-on of humanity. With voice, harp, and vielle, the ensemble will showcase a
range of musical texture from delicate and intimate to sumptuous and intricate, all exhibiting the variety
and intrigue of Medieval musical culture.

Sunday, October 15 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN STRING QUARTET
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44
Chadwick – String Quartet No. 4 in E minor
Halyna Lehki and Darina Bejtja, violins; Drew Vella, viola; David West, cello; special guest Molly
Morkoski, piano.

Monday, October 23 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

GUEST RECITAL: World Music
Artist and works TBA.

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 The 2017 JOHNNY PACHECO
LATIN MUSIC and JAZZ FESTIVAL at LEHMAN COLLEGE
Allan Molnar, Executive Producer and Artistic Director
This annual event provides performance and learning opportunities for talented young musicians studying music
in New York City and surrounding area schools. The Pacheco Festival is committed to developing a world-wide
audience via live Internet streaming and other forms of broadcast media. More than 250 student musicians
perform at this festival each year.

Tuesday, Nov 14 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. – Studio Theatre

Featured Performance: Holding the Torch for Liberty (a Jazz musical about the fight for women’s suffrage)
by Eli Yamin and Clifford Carlson (produced by Jazz Power Initiative)
Lisa Gwasda, Director; Eli Yamin, Musical Director/ Pianist
Featuring students from The Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music

Wed to Fri, Nov 15 to 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Studio Theatre

Student and professional Jazz ensemble performances and workshops.

Thursday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. – Studio Theatre

Featured Performance: World-class Jazz and Latin-Jazz performers. Artists TBA.

Friday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. – Studio Theatre

Grand Finale: Lehman College Jazz Ensemble – This versatile group of student musicians enrolled at
Lehman College will perform in a variety of genres including Jazz, Latin-Jazz, and Hip Hop. Special
musical guests will also be featured.

Sunday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. – Lovinger Theatre

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY BAND – Alan Hollander, Director
Autumn Leaves: The various shades of the season, featuring works by Benson, Hindemith, Porter, Reed,
Sousa, and others.

Monday, November 27 at 12:30 p.m. – Hearth Room

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY JAZZ BIG BAND – Allan Molnar, Director
An eclectic mix of works by a variety of renowned Jazz composers, performed by an ensemble consisting
of Lehman students and alumni, professional musicians, and community members. Special guest
performers: The Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music Jazz Big Band, Ms. Penelope Jacono, Director.

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Thursday, November 30 at 2:00 p.m. – Hearth Room
LEHMAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE – Victor Rendón, Director
World Percussion: Works for percussion ensemble by contemporary/ classical composers, as well as from
the folk music tradition.

Friday, December 1 at 12:30 p.m. – Cafeteria

LEHMAN COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE
This versatile group of student musicians enrolled at Lehman College, will perform in a variety of genres
including Jazz, Latin-Jazz, and Hip Hop.

Sunday, December 3 at 2:30 p.m. – Concert Hall

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY CHORUS, LEHMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, Director
Winter Concert
Mozart – Regina Coeli, Ave Verum Corpus, and Vespers K 339; Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Flutes; shorter
seasonal and multi-cultural selections by Brahms, Victoria, Dawson, Strauss, Handel and others.

Tuesday, December 5 at 3:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

FACULTY JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Allan Molnar, Director
Members of the Lehman Jazz faculty will perform a wide variety of Jazz and Latin Jazz classics,
providing a unique, interesting, and exciting listening experience.

Wednesday, December 6 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

STUDENT RECITAL
Nowell: Seasonal Music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Students perform seasonal works from traditional Gregorian chant for Christmas Day to Renaissance
English Carols and Spanish Villancicos.

Sunday, December 10 at 2:00 p.m. – Hearth Room

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Victor Rendón and Armando Rodríguez, Co-Directors
Descarga en Diciembre – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
An exciting performance for the holiday season of Latin and Latin-inspired works by Machito, Pérez
Prado, Tito Puente, George Gershwin, and others.

Monday, December 11 at 3:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Allan Molnar, Director
LEHMAN COLLEGE GUITAR ENSEMBLE – Robert Windbiel, Director
Both of these ensembles are made up of versatile student musicians enrolled at Lehman. The Jazz
Ensemble will perform in a variety of genres including Jazz, Latin-Jazz, and Hip Hop. The Guitar
Ensemble will perform contemporary arrangements drawing upon the rich history of the guitar and its use
in Blues, Jazz, Pop, and Rock.

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Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m. – Hearth Room
LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Kyunghun Kim, Director
Changing Times
A showcase of symphonic masterworks from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras.

Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

MASTER CLASS: VOICE
Professor Osceola Davis presents a vocal master class, featuring Lehman voice students and works they
have been studying in the Fall 2017 term.

Spring 2018

Friday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. – Hearth Room

JOHN CORIGLIANO 80th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONCERT
Join special guest performers violinist Lara St. John, and pianists Martin Kennedy and Stephen Gosling as
the Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre, and Dance celebrates Distinguished Professor John
Corigliano’s 80th Birthday.

Sunday, February 25 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
Schumann – Six Canonic Pieces for Violin, Cello and Piano; Beethoven – Piano Trio opus 70 no. 2; Dvorak –
Sonatina for Violin and Gypsy Songs
Artists: Paul Roczek, violin; Sofia Nowick, cello; Aram Tchobanian, tenor; Diana Mittler-Battipaglia,
piano.

Monday, March 12 at 3:30 p.m. Studio Theatre

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS
Honoring African American Composers
Da Capo Chamber Players explore the vibrancy and virtuosity of African-American composers with a
program that includes recent works by David Sanford, Jeff Scott, Kenneth Amis, Jonathan Bailey Holland
and Carman Moore.

Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30 pm – Recital Hall

FACULTY RECITAL: GUITAR & BASS
Classical guitarist Francisco Roldan, bassist Lee Marvin and electric guitarist Robert Windbiel, will
perform arrangements of Classical, Jazz, Blues, and Pop in solo, duo and trio settings.

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Saturday, March 17 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall
LEHMAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
Quantz – Trio Sonata for Violin and Oboe; Schumann – Violin Sonata no. 3; arias by Mozart and Rossini;
works for oboe by Still and Lacerda; Wieniawski – Scherzo Tarantella; Legende – Scherzo Tarantella.
Artists: Alexander Meshibovsky, violin; Alan Hollander, oboe; Osceola Davis, soprano; Diana Mittler-
Battipaglia, piano.

Sunday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

FACULTY RECITAL: PETER VINOGRADE, PIANO
Bach – Toccata in G minor, Toccata in D Major, Italian Concerto; Haydn – Variations in F minor; Beethoven –
Sonata no. 22 in F Major; other works TBA.

Monday, March 19 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

GUEST RECITAL: World Music
Artist and works TBA.

Tuesday, March 20 at 3:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

FACULTY RECITAL: ALLAN MOLNAR, PERCUSSION AND MULTIMEDIA
A solo recital of original and standard compositions, arranged for a variety of mallet percussion and other
instruments (vibraphone, marimba, MalletKAT, piano, bass, drums, percussion) in a combination of Jazz,
Latin, and Electronic Music styles. Mr. Molnar’s innovative integration of music performance with
multimedia is cutting-edge, unique and exciting.

Sunday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m. – Lovinger Theatre

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY BAND
Alan Hollander, Director
March Madness
Both classic and modern works for wind band by Reed, Hindemith, Vivaldi, Vaughan Williams, Rossini,
and others.

Sunday, April 8 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN WOODWIND QUINTET
Alan Hollander, Director
Divertissement for a Spring Afternoon
Works by Francaix, Ibert, Porter, and others.

Tuesday, April 10 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

FACULTY JAZZ QUARTET
Allan Molnar, Director
Members of the Lehman Jazz faculty will perform a wide variety of Jazz and Latin Jazz classics,
providing a unique, interesting, and exciting listening experience.

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Thursday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. (tentative) – Hearth Room
LEHMAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE with special guests RIAM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Morris Lang, host; Victor Rendon and Richard O’Donnell, Directors
Works for percussion ensemble, including a joint performance with students from the Royal Irish
Academy of Music in Dublin. This year marks the 20th annual collaboration between the RIAM and
CUNY. (Please note, this date is tentative. Exact scheduling of guest musicians from RIAM was not
known at the time of this publication).

Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN STRING QUARTET
Brahms – Piano Trio in A minor, op. 114
Bridge – Piano Quintet in D minor, H. 49
featuring Manon Hutton-DeWys, piano
Halyna Lehki and Darina Bejtja, violins; Drew Vella, viola; David West, cello; special guest Manon
Hutton-DeWys, piano.

Monday, April 23 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN COLLEGE FACULTY & FRIENDS JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Allan Molnar, Director
Members of the Lehman Jazz faculty will perform a wide variety of Jazz and Latin Jazz classics with
special guest musicians. This yearly featured performance introduces the Lehman audience to new and
exciting musicians from the New York City area. Special guest performers: The Celia Cruz Bronx High
School of Music Jazz Big Band, Ms. Penelope Jacono, Director.

Tuesday, April 24 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN FACULTY JAZZ SEXTET
Allan Molnar, Director
Members of the Lehman Jazz faculty will perform a wide variety of Jazz and Latin Jazz classics,
providing a unique, interesting, and exciting listening experience.

Friday, April 27 at 12:30 p.m. – Cafeteria

LEHMAN COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Allan Molnar, Director
This versatile group of student musicians enrolled at Lehman College, will perform in a variety of genres
including Jazz, Latin-Jazz, and Hip Hop.

Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

FACULTY RECITAL: ALAN HOLLANDER, OBOE and DONNA ELAINE, FLUTE
Oboist Alan Hollander and flutist Donna Elaine perform works by Dring, Still, LeClair, and others,
accompanied by pianist Tomoko Uchino.

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Sunday, May 6 at 2:30 p.m. – Concert Hall
LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY CHORUS, LEHMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, Director
Spring Concert
Faure – Requiem and Cantique; shorter works by Ravel, Brahms, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and others, and a
medley from the Broadway musical South Pacific.

Tuesday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. – Hearth Room

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Victor Rendón and Armando Rodríguez, co-Directors
Vámonos a Bailar – Let’s Go Dancing!
An exciting Latin-themed cabaret featuring the music of Pérez Prado, Tito Rodríguez, Eddie Palmieri,
and others.

Wednesday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

LEHMAN COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Allan Molnar, Director
LEHMAN COLLEGE GUITAR ENSEMBLE – Robert Windbiel, Director
Both of these ensembles are made up of versatile student musicians enrolled at Lehman. The Jazz
Ensemble will perform in a variety of genres including Jazz, Latin-Jazz, and Hip Hop. The Guitar
Ensemble will perform contemporary arrangements drawing upon the rich history of the guitar and its use
in Blues, Jazz, Pop, and Rock.

Thursday, May 10 at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. – Recital Hall

Friday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m. – Recital Hall
ORIGINAL COLLABORATIVE MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Penny Prince, Director
Our annual collaborative musical theater production, with script written by the cast, and music written by
Penny Prince.

Sunday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. – Hearth Room

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY JAZZ BAND
Allan Molnar, Director
An eclectic mix of works by a variety of renowned Jazz composers, performed by an ensemble consisting
of Lehman students and alumni, professional musicians, and community members.

Monday, May 14 at 12:30 p.m. – Recital Hall

STUDENT RECITAL: VOICE
Students of Professor Osceola Davis perform works they have been studying in the spring 2018 term.

Wednesday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. – Hearth Room

LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Kyunghun Kim, Director
Pastorale: Masterworks for orchestra celebrating the spring season.

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Sunday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m. – Lovinger Theatre
LEHMAN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY BAND
Alan Hollander, Director
Summer’s Coming!
A mix of popular selections the entire family can enjoy. Music by Bernstein, Gershwin, Van der Roost,
Sousa, and a special guest performance by the winner of the 2018 Jerome Sala Memorial Competition.

Please feel free to contact the Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre, and Dance with questions or
comments by telephone at (718) 960-8247 Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., via email at
music@lehman.cuny.edu, or visit www.lehman.edu/music.

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 Multimedia Performing Arts, Theatre, Dance 2017-18 Season
Fall 2017

When January Feels Like Summer by Cori Thomas

Wednesday, October 18 at 3:30 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, October 19-21 at 7:00 p.m.
Studio Theatre
Directed by Susan Watson Turner
A fresh take on the traditional romantic comedy where transgender, homosexual, and heterosexual
Harlem residents stumble toward the possibilities of being seen, being heard, and being loved one
unusually warm January day.

Dance in Dialog 2017: Dance/Media Process Lab

Wednesday, November 8 at 3:30 p.m. and Thursday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Studio Theatre
Guest artists Nicholas Leichter, Marguerite Hemmings, and Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde share
their artistic processes and direct Lehman students in three short works. The Dance in Dialog series aims to
present work that starts conversations about dance. An open Q&A with the directors, choreographers, and
performers will follow each performance.

Passing Strange: The Musical by Stew and Heidi Rodewald

Wednesday, December 6 at 3:30 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, December 7-9 at 7:00 p.m.
Lovinger Theatre
Directed by Andrea Rosalinda Stover
Choreographed by Nicholas Leichter
Music Director Christian Gibbs
Featuring student musicians from the Lehman Music Program
A daring musical journey across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention. This is the story
of a young bohemian who charts a course for “the real” through sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, from black
middle-class America to Amsterdam, Berlin and beyond on a journey towards personal and artistic
authenticity.

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 Spring 2018

New Student Play Festival

Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Studio Theatre
Original plays generated by students in the Lehman College Playwriting Lab.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Wednesday, March 14 at 3:30 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, March 15-17 at 7 p.m.
Studio Theatre
Directed by Rick DesRochers; Choreography by Amy Larimer
A Multimedia collaboration with Theatre, Dance, and Music Programs.

Spring Dance Concert

Wednesday, April 18 at 3:30 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, April 19-21 at 7:00 p.m.
Lovinger Theatre
Student choreographers in the Dance Program present their original works.

Spring Devised Multimedia Production

Wednesday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, May 3-5 at 7:00 p.m.
Studio Theatre
Guest Director Daniel Irizarry
Conceived and devised with students in the Multimedia Performing Arts Program.

Thesis Projects in Multimedia Performing Arts

Thursday, May 17 and Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m.
Studio Theatre
Multimedia Performing Arts students present their semester-long capstone projects.

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 Venue Information

The Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre, and Dance has performances scheduled in the following
locations. Please contact the Departmental office at 718-960-8247 for additional information.

Venue Location
Cafeteria Basement, Music Building
Concert Hall Performing Arts Center Building
Hearth Room 3rd floor, Music Building
Lovinger Theatre 1st floor, Speech & Theatre Building
Recital Hall 3rd floor, Music Building
Studio Theatre Basement, Speech & Theatre Building

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