Emerson Recital: Nanette Wu '20, Clarinet

Yukiko Egozy and Venkatesh Sivaraman, Piano

April 10, 2020 | 03:00 pm

April 10, 2020 | 03:00 pm

In light of President Reif’s announcement on March 10th regarding COVID-19, this event has been CANCELED. 

On behalf of Music and Theater Arts and the MIT Community, I apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your support in Music and Theater at MIT.  If you have questions or would like further information, please contact performance@mit.edu

 

Nanette Wu is a senior purusing a dual degree in computer science and music, and currently studies clarinet with Kristian Baverstam as an Emerson Scholar. She grew up in Cupertino, California, where she studied with Michael Corner, principal clarinetist of Symphony Silicon Valley. Under his guidance, Nanette peformed with various all-state honor bands and toured Italy and Austria with the California Youth Symphony in 2016. At MIT, Nanette is an active member of the MIT Symphony Orchestra (clarinet/bass clarinet), Chamber Music Society (clarinet/soprano/piano trio), and Music Technology Lab (UROP). Outside of music, Nanette was a 4-year varsity athlete for MIT Swim & Dive and teaches a technical public speaking course in the EECS department. She will intern at Facebook this summer, then return to MIT for her MEng in Computer Systems. 

Nanette's clarinet is named Clarinanette, and they are thrilled to perform their second solo recital together.

                                                        Program

4 Impersonations from "This is Not a Clarinet" (2001)                      Evan Ziporyn
                                                                                                                  (b. 1959)

1. Honshirabe

Premiere Rhapsodie (1909)                                                           Claude Debussy
                                                                                                              (1862-1918)
                                                 Yukiko Egozy, Piano

Clarinet Sonata in Bb Major (1939)                                                 Paul Hindemith
                                                                                                              (1895-1963)
                                                 Yukiko Egozy, Piano 

1. Mässig bewegt
2. Lebhaft
3. Sehr langsam
4. Kleines Rondo, gemächlich

y=sin(x) (2019)                                                                                      Nanette Wu
                                                                                                                   (b. 1998)

Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 100 (1927)                            Darius Milhaud
                                                                                                             (1892-1974)

Solo de Concours (1899)                                                               Andre Messager
                                                                                                              (1853-1929)
                                        Venkatesh Sivaraman, Piano

 

Funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941) the Emerson Program offers merit-based financial assistance for private lessons to MIT students of outstanding achievement on their instrument or voice in classical, jazz or world music via competitive auditions. Each academic year, the Emerson program for private study offers half scholarships and full scholarships to approximately 50 qualified students out of about 100 who apply and audition for scholarships and fellowships. Auditions are held at the start of the fall semester. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the music faculty, may include instructors from MIT or from the greater Boston musical community. ​