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Morphy Recital Hall
Humanities Building

Keslie Pharis DMA Oboe Recital

Keslie Pharis, oboe
Evan Mitchell, tenor
Alice Alford, flute
Stephen Dubetz, clarinet
Michael Ellenbecker, bassoon
Sahada Buckley, violin
Melissa Snell, viola
Colette Mouton, bass

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Program

Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39 (1924)       Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
I. Tema con variazioni
II. Andante energico
III. Allegro sostenuto, ma con brio
IV. Adagio pesante
V. Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo presto
VI. Andantino

Sahada Buckley, violin
Melissa Snell, viola
Stephen Dubetz, clarinet
Colette Mouton, double Bass

Ten Blake Songs (1957).      Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
I. Infant Joy
II. A Poison Tree
III. The Piper
IV. London
V. The Lamb
VI. The Shepherd
VII. Ah! Sun-flower
VIII. Cruelty Has a Human Heart
IX. The Divine Image
X. Eternity

Evan Mitchell, Tenor

Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1950)       Elliott Carter (1908-2012)
I. Maestoso
II. Quietly
III. Adagio possible
IV. Vivace
V. Andante
VI. Allegretto leggero
VII. Intensely
VIII. Presto
IX. Fantasy

Alice Alford, flute
Stephen Dubetz, clarinet
Michael Ellenbecker, bassoon

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An oboist from Amarillo, Texas, Keslie Pharis has recently performed with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra, Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and Madison Bach Musicians. Her playing is strongly influenced by her extensive background with ballet, and she enjoys teaching at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse as well as through her private oboe studio and local high school programs.

A doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Keslie holds a Master of Music degree from UW-Madison, where she held a Paul J. Collins Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University, where she was a recipient of the Jacobs School of Music Premiere Young Artist Award. Passionate about arts administration and community engagement, Keslie is pursuing a doctoral minor in arts administration and a Master of Business Administration degree from West Texas A&M University.