Julien Bélanger, percussion

  • Broadcast, Graduation Recital
  • Mar 16, 2022 @ 7:00 P.M.

After years of study, members of the class of 2022 share their talents and passion through a final graduation recital. Julien Bélanger’s graduation recital was recorded from a performance on November 8, 2021. Join us on Curtis’s Facebook or YouTube page for a broadcast premiere on March 16, 2022 at 7 p.m.

TILBURG       An Hour of Change 
GLOBOKAR     Toucher 
KLATZOW Dances of Earth and Fire 
Julien Bélanger, percussion
MANOURY Le livre des claviers: duo de marimbas 
Julien Bélanger, marimba 
Alexandre Lavoie, marimba 
MATTHUS Concerto (“Der Wald”)
  Andante
  Allegro agitato
  Recitative–Allegro vivace risoluto–Andante
Julien Bélanger, timpani 
Matthew Hakkarainen, violin 
Yesong Lee, violin 
Jieon Park, violin 
Takumi Taguchi, violin 
Beatrice Chen, viola 
Teyana Woodton, cello 
Robert Kesselman, double bass 
Sarah Jessen, trumpet 
Erika Hollister, horn 
Jeffry Kirschen, horn 
Robert Conquer, trombone 
Derek Gullett, bass trombone 
Don Liuzzi, conductor 

 

About the Performers

Julien Bélanger, from Montréal, graduated from Curtis in 2021 and held the William R. Stensrud and Suzanne E. Vaucher Annual Fellowship.

 

Beatrice Chen, from Chicago, is a student of Hsin-Yun Huang and entered Curtis in 2018. 

Derek Gullett, from UniontownOhio, is a student of Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, and entered Curtis in 2019. 

Jieon Park, from Seoul, is a student of Ida Kavafian and entered Curtis in 2016. 

Matthew Hakkarainen, from Palm Beach GardensFla., is a student of Pamela Frank and entered Curtis in 2018. 

Robert Conquer, from Toronto, is a student of Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, and entered Curtis in 2018. 

Sarah Jessen, from ColebrookConn., is a student of David Bilger and entered Curtis in 2017. 

Takumi Taguchi, from Seattle, is a student of Shmuel Ashkenasi and entered Curtis in 2018. 

Yesong Sophie Lee, from Seattle, is a student of Shmuel Ashkenasi and Arnold Steinhardt, and entered Curtis in 2021. 

 

Don Liuzzi, Percussion Faculty

 

Alexandre Lavoie, guest artist

Erika Hollister, guest artist

Jeffry Kirschen, guest artist

Teyana Woodton, guest artist

Robert Kesselman, guest artist