The Musical Artistry of the Conservatory of Music

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The following are musical excerpts from complete performances by Brooklyn College students and faculty. These excepts were taken from The Best of Brooklyn CD. To obtain the complete CD, contact the Conservatory of Music at (718) 951-5286.

Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 III. Scherzo: Presto
The Conservatory Orchestra

The third movement Scherzo from Beethoven's "Symphony No. 7" was captured with all of its exuberance by Harry Saltzman and the Conservatory Orchestra during this 1995 Whitman Hall performance.

"Un bel di" from Puccini's "Madame Butterfly"
Brooklyn College Opera Theater
Hui Cheng, soprano

Voice student Hui Cheng attended the Chinese Conservatory of Music in Beijing prior to graduate study at Brooklyn College. She sings "Un bel di" - anticipating the return of her American husband, Lieutenant Pinkerton - from the second act of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" in this 1993 Brooklyn College Opera Theater performance in Whitman Hall.

Zhi Shun An - "Menacing Tiger"
Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble

Morris Lang, percussionist with the New York Philharmonic and director of the Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble, recently returned from a tour of Korea with members of the ensemble. In this 1987 excerpt, he led the group in a work composed in traditional Chinese style by Zhi Shun An, "Menacing Tiger".

Philip Glass - "Music in Similar Motion"
The Conservatory Orchestra

Composer/conductor Tania León has led orchestras around the globe. As director of the Conservatory Orchestra in 1992, she led the ensemble in a performance of "Music in Similar Motion" by Philip Glass.

Bach - Concerto in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra BWV 1052 I. Allegro
The Conservatory Orchestra
Erasmia Voukelatos, piano

Student pianist Erasmia Voukelatos, winner of the 1991 Conservatory of Music Concerto Competition, performed with the Conservatory Orchestra under the direction of Dorothy Klotzman for this first movement from Bach's "Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052", taken from a 1991 Whitman Hall concert.

Gordon Langford - Sinfonietta I. Allegro ma non troppo
Brooklyn College Brass Ensemble

This exciting excerpt from Gordon Langford's "Sinfonietta" showcases the technical and lyrical potential of the Brooklyn College Brass Ensemble, led by Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Conservatory faculty member Douglas Hedwig.

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