Lewis Thompson (piano), Eric Jeffords (tenor) & Ryan Tilley (clarinet)
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Franz Schubert — Piano Sonata in F minor, D. 625
Louis Spohr — Six German Songs, Op. 103
Franz Schubert — Die Schöne Müllerin ("The Miller's Daughter"), Op. 25, D. 795
Frédéric Chopin — Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Alberto Ginastera — Danzas argentinas, Op. 2
Eric Jeffords, tenor
Ryan Tilley, clarinet
Lewis Thompson, piano
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, WTC Book II BWV 883
Schubert – Sonata in F minor D. 625 IV. Allegro
Louis Spohr – Six German Songs, Op. 103
3. Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
4. Das Heimliche Lied (The Secret Song)
5. Wach auf (Awakening)
Schubert – Selections from Die Schöne Müllerin
– Das Wandern (Wandering)
– Danksagung an Das Bach (Song of Thanks to the Brook)
– Des Baches Wiegenlied (The Brook's Lullaby)
Chopin – Ballade No. 2 in F major
Ginastera – Danzas Argentinas
1. Danza del Viejo Boyero (Dance of the Old Herdsman)
2. Danza de la Moza Donosa (Dance of the Beautiful Maiden)
3. Danza del Gaucho Matrero (Dance of the Arrogant Cowboy)
Lewis Thompson currently studies piano performance at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He recently received first prize at the Seattle International Piano Festival’s Virtuoso and Bach competitions. He is also a prize winner in the Seattle Russian Chamber Music Foundation’s Piano competition.
After completing his undergraduate degree in 2016, Lewis plans to pursue graduate studies in Europe.
Eric A. Jeffords is a fellow student at Cornish College of the Arts pursuing his Bachelor's in Classical Vocal Performance. He collaborated with Lewis last spring performing for Bach in the Subways. Later in that same season, Eric sang with the Orcas Island Choral Society under Roger Sherman in a performance of J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor as the tenor soloist. Over the summer, Eric was the tenor soloist in Ludwig van Beethoven's Choral Fantasy under Chris Vincent of the Market Street Singers. Last spring, Eric performed as Doctor Archibald Craven (The Secret Garden), Nero (L'incoronazione di Poppea), Peter Quint (Turn of the Screw), and Richard Dauntless (Ruddigore) with the Cornish Opera Workshop. Eric will be portraying the roles of Don Octavio (Don Giovanni), Tonio (La Fille du Regiment), and La Fourche (The Silver Fox) with the same group this winter.
Ryan Tilley is currently pursuing a Bachelors of Music in classical clarinet performance at Cornish College of the Arts. Ryan was the principal clarinet for the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra where he won the Most Inspirational Award as well as the Frances Walton Youth Music Scholarship Award. He has performed in multiple productions in the Seattle area, including musicals, chamber music venues, and Jazz venues. Ryan can also be found as a teacher of his own private studio.