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Saturday, July 15
Steve’s Wine Bar- Denton, TX
ft. Steven Harlos, piano
Robert Hokamp, guitar
Jessica Schury, flute
and The Pan-Tones

Sunday, August 6
Orvis Auditiorium (UH Manoa)- Honolulu, HI
ft. Eric Schank, piano
Leslie Goldman, soprano
Robert Hokamp, guitar
Julia Richter, flute

Program

The music was inspired by my first professional orchestral experiences, and falling in love with opera this past year.

Charles Gounod- Concertino
Domenico Cimarosa- Concerto in G Major for 2 flutes
W. A. Mozart, arr. Alberto Vingiano- Two arias from Don Giovanni
Franz Schubert- Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Shepherd on the Rock)- HI performance only
Gaetano Donizetti- Sonata
Georges Bizet, arr. François Borne- Carmen Fantasie Brillante

A few thoughts…

The other exciting thing about this program is that I’m playing Gounod, Donizetti, and Bizet/Borne from memory. I’m trying to get more practice performing from memory.

I just play better when I’m playing from memory. Most likely because I’ve had to work harder and practice more to get it into my brain! I have a greater sense of freedom and expression, and a deeper relationship with the music.

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It’s related in a way (opera -> Italian song -> Italian pop song), but I’ve also been working on a new arrangement for The Pan-Tones of “Ti Amo” by Umberto Tozzi. I was struck by curiosity about Italian pop music one morning, and ended up discovering this gem. It’s a slow, groovy 4 minute build up. I’ll bet you can sing the tune after one listen.

It was fun to transcribe/arrange this song for our group. I can’t wait to hear it at our first rehearsal!