by Eric Koperda


On 26 February 2001, Eric Koperda presented a conducting recital as part of the 2001 CURO symposium.  Forty other students from the School of Music joined Eric on stage for the performance.  Because it normally is not possible for an undergraduate to major in Conducting, the Honors Program was instrumental in providing this unique learning opportunity.  Under the guidance of Professor Allen Crowell, the Haywood Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choral Activities at UGA, Eric and the musicians spent three months rehearsing.  This concert was the culmination of Eric's Honors Thesis project.

Three separate ensembles appeared on the program.  First, an eight member chamber choir performed four short unaccompanied works in Latin.  Then, a seven member contemporary instrumental ensemble performed the suite from Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale drama.  Finally, a twenty-five member string orchestra presented Vaughan Williams' well-known Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.  Due to server space limitations, only the Vaughan Williams is available for online viewing.
 

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Concert program

Gloria Patri		Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Adoramus te		attr. to G. P. da Palestrina
		arr. Frank Damrosch
Salve Regina		Fracis Poulenc
Pater Noster		Igor Stravinsky
L'Histoire du Soldat - "The Soldier's Tale" (Suite)		Igor Stravinsky
	The Soldier's March
	Little Tunes by the Brook
	Pastorale
	The Royal March
	The Little Concert
	Three Dances (Tango, Waltz, and Ragtime)
	The Devil's Dance
	Great Chorale
	Triumphal March of the Devil
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis		Ralph Vaughan Williams

Eric later graduated from the University in May 2001 with a Bachelor of Music in 'Cello Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.  He plans to attend graduate school in orchestral conducting.

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Choir personnel:

Cecily Blackledge and Meghan Sheehan, sopranos
Kara Collins and Tammy Reeves, altos
Barron Breeland and Manolo Guardiola, tenors
James Miller and Alex Westbury, basses
 

Stravinsky personnel:

Sara Lee, violin
Sallie Bacon, double bass
Cori Pelletier, clarinet
Katie Bierman, bassoon
Matthew Granatella, trumpet
Ryan Mellard, trombone
Ryan Smith, percussion
 

Orchestra Personnel:

Violin I
Jennifer Bailey
Marta Blalock
Nathan Johnson-McDaniel
Sarah Page
Priscilla Garcia

Violin II
Buffye Battle
Katie Gardner
Vanessa Hall
Audra Cornelius
Phil Rhodes

Viola
Amber Jones
Shawn McCanless
Kate Jordan
Ashley Johnson
Ben Bedont

Cello
Eunice Kang
Phil Snyder
Michael Sacco
Bo Yum

Bass
James Blalock
Jana Cummiskey
Ryan Buruss
Niki Bird
Doug Gross

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