Voice Recital

Students of Nancy Rathbun

February 10, 2024 – 7:00pm

PROGRAM

Build Me Up Buttercup

Music and Words by Mike d’Abo and Tony Macaulay

Popularized by The Foundations (1968)

Natalie Gardner

 

Care Selve

From “Atalanta”

Music by Georg Frideric Händel – Words by an unknown librettist

(See translation below)

Emerson Treviño

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TRANSLATION FROM THE ITALIAN

Beloved woods, blessed shadows,

I come in search of my love!

Nun Beut Die Flur

From “Die Schöpfung/The Creation”

Libretto by Gottfried van Swieten based on The Book of Genesis

Music by Franz Joseph Haydn

(See translation below)

Tiana Kaga

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TRANSLATION FROM THE GERMAN

Now the fresh green meadow which delights the eye, 

The charming appearance is enhanced by the flower’s tender ornament.

Here the balsam herbs are fragrant;

Here sprouts the healing plant.

The branch bends with golden fruit’s weight;

Here arches the grove in cool protective cover; 

The steep mountain is crowned with a thick forest.

What Was I Made For?

Music and Words by Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell

Belinda Brown

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Music by Martin Neary – Prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, adapted by Sebastien Temple

Carmen Gomez

Sonya Alone

From “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812”

Music and Words by Dave Malloy

Amanda Smith

Après un Rêve

Music by Gabriel Fauré – Text by Romain Bussine

Belinda Brown

Ain’t Misbehavin’ 

From “Connie’s Hot Chocolates”

Music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks – Words by Andy Razaf

Andrea Lee

Under the Boardwalk

Music and Words by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick

Popularized by The Drifters (1964)

Peter Guzzardi

L-O-V-E

Music by Bert Kaempfert and Words by Milt Gabler

Popularized by Nat “King” Cole (1964)

Ananya Verma

Don’t Know Why

Music and Words by Jesse Harris

Popularized by Norah Jones (2002)

Izzy Meisner

Is Anybody There?

Music and Words by John Hiatt

Peter Guzzardi

When He Sees Me

From “Waitress”

Music and Words by Sara Bareilles

Amanda Smith

 

PERFORMER BIOS

 

Belinda Brown is a native of Westchester County. She is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for a market research firm and, in addition to singing, is a passionate activist who loves to travel.

Natalie Gardner is a second grader at Dows Lane Elementary School in Irvington.  When she isn’t practicing singing, Natalie loves to perform in children’s musical theatre productions and dance ballet.  She recently played Anne in “Anne of Green Gables” and was just cast as Winnie the Pooh in “Winnie the Pooh” at Random Farms Theater.  She also danced in The Nutcracker.  This is her first voice recital, and she is looking forward to singing in many more!

Carmen Gomez is an art educator in an elementary school in New York City. She has been teaching art for 20 years. She is also a doctoral candidate at Teachers’ College in the Art Education Program.

Peter Guzzardi is a husband, father, and book editor who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He would like to take this opportunity to express gratitude for his mother, Anne, who enrolled him in church choir at the age of ten, and for Nancy Rathbun, who has rekindled his love of singing.  (Ed note: Awwwww, sniff!!!)

Tiana Kaga lives with her family in Scarsdale, New York, where she is a sophomore at Edgemont High School.  She sings with the Edgemont Vocal Jazz Group, choir, and plays violin in the orchestra. She has also studied piano for 12 years.  She comes to us today via recording because she is singing with the VJG at the National Jazz Festival competition in Philadelphia.

Andrea Lee is a sophomore at Edgemont High School, where she is part of her school’s award-winning Vocal Jazz Group.  She sadly cannot join this recital in-person because today she is competing as a finalist in the National Jazz Festival in Philadelphia.  She will also join with the VJG in their chorus competition at the festival.  She enjoys singing and listening to music for fun!

 

Izzy Meisner is a senior at Hastings High School.  She has been studying voice with Nancy since 9th grade and has competed in NYSSMA twice making Area All-State both times.  In her free time Izzy loves singing in her school choir, musicals, and spending time with her friends.

Amanda Smith lives and works in Chicago with her husband Michael, son Theo,  and dog Rudy. She works as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Lurie Children’s Hospital. In her spare time she likes to read.

Emerson Treviño is a senior at Melissa High School in the suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.  She is heavily involved in her school’s theatre program and plans to pursue musical theater studies in college. She was been fortunate enough to make it to State level in the Solo and Ensemble competition her freshman and senior years.  During her junior year, she placed sixth statewide for Prose Interpretation.

Miss Ananya Verma is seven years old and resides in Washington DC with her family. She’s a second grader at Janney Elementary School, and this coming May will be performing in her very first school musical, “Annie,” in the role of orphan Kate. She’s energetic, loves dancing, and is a student at the Washington School of Ballet as well as Bollywood dance. She’s particularly passionate about two things: singing, and her love for her friends and family, especially her big sister Shreya.