Festive Friday at the St. Louis Art Museum
The stunning halls of the St. Louis Art Museum will welcome a number of talented WashU musicians performing throughout the spaces! Stroll through the galleries and discover music from the WashU Jazz Band, Concert & Chamber Choirs, Chamber Music Ensembles, instrumental and vocal soloists, and Jazz Combos.
December 6 - Festive Friday schedule
Farrell Auditorium
3:30 – 4:15 pm WashU Jazz Big Band, Christopher Becker, director
Program:
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (1928) Music by Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) arr. Paul Baker (b. 1960) (This arrangement 2020)
Aaron’s Blues (2013) by Chip McNeill
Angel Eyes (1946) Music by Matt Dennis (1914-2002) Lyrics by Earl Brent (1914-1977) Arr. Matt Harris
Robert Liu, vocalist
Ir-Reggae-Ular Blues (2015) by John la Barbera (b. 1945)
Aztup (2024) by Elijah Darden, WashU Jazz Band Member
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (1937) Music by George Gershwin (1898-1937) Lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) arr. Scott Ragsdale
Ida Maria Tello, vocalist
Kissing Bug (1945) Music by Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) and Rex Stewart (1907-1967) Lyrics by Joya Sherrill (1924-2010) arr. Bill Holman (1927-2024)
Yes or No (1964) by Wayne Shorter (1933-2023) arr. Mike Tomaro (b. 1958)
Education Center
5:00 – 5:45 pm – WashU Jazz Combo
Arden Carlisle, piano
Anastasia Waid, voice
Josh Poeschel, trumpet
James Baba, saxophone
Program
The Days of Wine and Roses by Henry Mancini
Lover Man by Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, James Sherman
Misty by Errol Garner
Four on Six by Wes Montgomery
Straight, No Chaser by Thelonious Monk
All of You by Cole Porter
6:00 – 6:45 pm – WashU Jazz Combo
Sam Patterson, piano
Andrew Hyde, bass
Braxton Hart, trombone
Andrew Rothschild-Averbach, saxophone
Program
Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
Have You Met Miss Jones by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Red’s Blue by Jerry Bergonzi
When I Fall in Love by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
Process of Illumination by Andy Laverne
Seven Steps to Heaven by Miles Davis
Sculpture Hall
5:45 – 6:15 pm – WashU Chamber Choir, John McDonald, director
Program to be selected from:
Weihnachten from Sechs Spruche by Felix Mendelssohn
Lirum Lirum by Thomas Morley
Carol of the Bells Traditional Ukranian, Arr. Peter Wilhousky
In dulci jubilo Traditional Carol, Arr. Matthew Culloton
Jolly Old St. Nicholas Traditional, Arr. Michael Wolniakowski
Ding Dong Merrily on High Traditional, Arr. Charles Wood
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Johnny Marks, Arr. Mark Hanson
7:00 – 7:30 pm – WashU Concert Choir, John McDonald, director
Angels We Have Heard on High Traditional, Arr. Peter Anglea
Cold December Flies Away Traditional Catalonian Carol, Arr. Daniel Schreiner
Carols of Christmas (Love is All Around) by Clark William Lawlor
Glow by Eric Whitacre
Jingle Bells by James Pierpoint, Arr. Reginald Unterseher
Here we come a-wassailing Traditional English, Arr. Andrew Sims
Grigg Gallery:
5:00 – 5:45 pm – WashU Chamber Music
Suite for Left Hand Piano and Strings by Erich Korngold (Performers: Bradley Gober, Jessica Hu, Lucy Li, Zoe Zuo)
Suite, Op. 71 by Moritz Moszkowski (Performers: Jake Tetenman, Ian Lee, Annabel Lee)
Trout Piano Quintet by Franz Schubert (Performers: Charles McGrath, Delila Zacks, Zack Shoki, Jun, Yuqiao Zou)
7:30 – 8:15 pm – WashU Piano Division
Avery Wang - Piano Sonata, Op. 109 by Beethoven
Eliza Podvalny - Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2 by Brahms
Jaden Lu - Piano Sonata, Op. 22, 1st mvt by Schumann
Lily Pate - Waltz in A minor by Chopin
Arowyn Casenhiser - Venetian Gondola Song by Mendelssohn
Josie Kopff - Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1 by Chopin
Jack Salamon - Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2 by Rachmaninoff
Ezra Miller - Diversions, Op. 23, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 9 by Muczynski
Gallery 251
4:00-4:45 pm – WashU Chamber Music
Selections from “American” String Quartet, No. 12, Op. 96 by Dvořák (Performers: Caroline Kaplan, Etienne Strandberg-Houze, Ben Faden, Kevin Jia)
Selections from String Quartet, Op. 10 by Debussy & String Quartet No. 8 by Shostakovich (Performers: Noah Kennedy, Matthew Du, Junyi Su, Eric Liu)
6:00-6:45 pm – WashU Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major “The Hunt” by Mozart (Performers: Yang Yang, Yussif Ramadan, Sara Strassberg, Kim)
Seasonal Music - String Quartet (Performers: Irene Wang, Andrew Chen, Brendon Wang, Wonsang Lee)
7:00-7:45 pm – WashU Chamber Music
Seasonal Music - String Quartet (Performers: Irene Wang, Brendon Wang, Wonsang Lee, Alex Zhang)
Oboe Quartet by Vanhal (Performers: Alex Zhang, Lance Yeh, Jake Tetenman, Kim Jeong)
Gallery 336
4:00 – 5:15 pm – WashU Voice Division
Brittany Rogus
Vanya Agrawal
TJ Cannistraro
Emma Gerber
Selah Pabon
Ella Johnson
Melena Braggs
Emily Li
Rachel Foulk
Tatyana Tolliver-Hughes
Reece Gray
Kelly Daniel-Decker
6:30 – 8:00 pm – WashU Soloists
6:30 – 7:00 pm – WashU Strings Soloists
Nora Navid
Xiaoyu Luo
7:00 – 7:30 pm – WashU Flute Studio Soloists
Priya Ramotar
Jason Tung
Cynthia Yan
Lillie Kang
Cherie Liu
Lena Stern
Miranda Holloway
7:30 – 8:00 pm – WashU Guitar Division Soloists
Misty by Erroll Garner (1921-1977)
Idle Moments by Grant Green (1935-1979)
Nuages by Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Ben Ewer
Etude 7, Op. 60 by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)
Un Dia de Noviembre by Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
Andres Orbegozo
Days of Wine and Roses by Henry Mancini (1924-1994)
Ceora by Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Blues For Alice by Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Sam Herrera