Phillip Clarke Memorial Concert

Performances by Nadia Shpachenko and 15 Cal Poly Pomona piano students, featuring works by Ukrainian and American composers

With artists Iris Shiotsuki, Andy Langham, Tom Luer, and Mamoji Trio

Premieres by Zoltan Almashi, Eugene Astapov, Evgeni Orkin, and Madelyne Byrne.

Carl Maria von Weber Trio in G minor, Op. 63 for flute, cello, and piano (1818–1819)

Mamoji Trio
Madeleine Ho, flute
Mondy Gottesman, cello
Jina Ju, piano

Madelyn Byrne Awakening for ten pianists, commissioned for Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble (2023), World Premiere

Player 1 – Primo, Piano 1 - Nadia Shpachenko
Player 2 – Secondo, Piano 1 - Zachary McConnell
Player 3 – Primo, Piano 2 - Angel Martinez
Player 4 – Secondo, Piano 2 - Fernie Portillo
Player 5 – Toy Piano 1 - Nobuhide Hayashi
Player 6 – Toy Piano 2 - Meinali Xie
Player 7 – Woodblocks - Aidan Forsyth
Player 8 – Woodblocks - Kana Komatsu
Player 9 – Extended Technique, Piano 1 - Yanelie Ronquillo
Player 10 – Extended Technique, Piano 2 - Yahir Vallejo

Samara Rice Does an echo ever get tired of saying hello for violin, marimba, two toy pianos, two two-handed pianos, and one four-handed piano, commissioned for Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble (2022)

Leonard Woo, violin
Anai Hernandez, marimba
Daniel Klein and Caitlin Yang, toy pianos
Edmund Banuelos, Zachary McConnell, Evan Huang and Nadia Shpachenko, pianos

Eugene Astapov Contemplation IV for solo piano (2015), World Premiere

Iris Shiotsuki, piano

Jimmy Van Heusen, music, Johny Burke, lyrics Improvisations on It Could Happen To You

Tom Luer, saxophone
Andy Langham, piano

Zoltan Almashi Carpathian Song for two pianos (2020), West Coast Premiere

Nadia Shpachenko and Iris Shiotsuki, pianos

Scott Joplin Two Rags for solo piano

Nadia Shpachenko, piano

Lewis Spratlan Selections from Six Rags for solo piano (2018)

Nadia Shpachenko, piano

Evgeni Orkin Selections from Mosaiks for piano four-hands (2002), US Premiere

Nadia Shpachenko and Iris Shiotsuki, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven Eroica Variations and Fugue in E flat Major for solo piano, Op. 35 (1802)

Nadia Shpachenko, piano

Dana Kaufman Honeyball for speaking pianist and soccer cleats (2021/2023)

Nadia Shpachenko, piano, voice, cleats