April 14, 2026
- Vocal Studio Recital - students of Dr. Melissa Jean Chavez
- Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location: COFAC Recital Hall
- Description: This performance is free and open to the public.
PROGRAM
Hulanka - Frederic Chopin (1810–1849)
Belle Hardy, soprano
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
Go with You - Yijian Zuo (b. 1952)
Dewei Zhang, tenor (from the diction studio of Professor Terry Chasteen)
Paul Casiano, piano
Safe Within Your Arms - Mark Hayes (b. 1953)
Matthew Blackford, tenor
Jake Van Buren, piano
Solveig’s Song - Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Olivia Allen, soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
Danny Boy - Traditional
Rowan B. Ellis, mezzo-soprano
Dr. Nicholas Miguel, piano
A Nigun - Lazar Weiner (1897–1982)
Emily Claire Schlesinger, soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
In My Dreams from Anastasia - Stephen Flaherty (b. 1960)
Lilly Lynch, mezzo-soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
In the Silent Night - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Dell Hall, soprano
Heidi Brooks, piano
Bóithre Bána - John Kinsella (1932-2021)
Josiah Daneels, baritone (from the vocal studio of Dr. Nicholas Miguel)
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
I Believe -Mark Hayes (b. 1953)
Persephone Morrison, soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
INTERMISSION
Animal Passion - Jake Heggie (b. 1961)
Dell Hall, soprano
Heidi Brooks, piano
No One Else from Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 - Dave Malloy (b.1976)
Olivia Allen, soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
Love’s Philosophy - Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
Belle Hardy, soprano
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
When I Fall in Love - Victor Young (1899-1955)
Sierra Miller, mezzo-soprano
Dr. Nicholas Miguel, piano
Lost in the Brass from Band Geeks - Gaby Alter (b. 1974)
Rowan B. Ellis, soprano
Dr. Nicholas Miguel, piano
Silent Noon - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Matthew Blackford, tenor
Paul Casiano, piano
Summer from To the Seasons - Gina Gillie (b. 1981)
Emily Claire Schlesinger, soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
Sierra Miller, horn
By the Sea from Sweeney Todd - Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Gabbriella Rose Kearns, mezzo-soprano
Dr. Melissa Jean Chavez, piano
The Cherry Tree - Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960)
Lilly Lynch, mezzo-soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
Dass sie hier gewesen - Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Dewei Zhang, tenor (from the diction studio of Professor Terry Chasteen)
Paul Casiano, piano
Beau Soir - Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Josiah Daneels, baritone (from the vocal studio of Dr. Nicholas Miguel)
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
Into the Night - Clara Edwards (1880 –1974) Persephone Morrison, soprano
Paul Casiano, piano
- Related Web Site: Dr. Melissa Jean Chávez
- Contact Information:
Joanie Herbert
Phone: 309-298-1843
Email: JE-Herbert@wiu.edu - Source: School of Music
