Kenneth Tse and Arno Bornkamp (saxophones) and Casey Dierlam Tse (piano) Recital

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Lani Hall

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

8:00 p.m.

Performers

Casey Dierlam Tse

An avid performer of contemporary music, Casey Gene Dierlam Tse devotes herself in promoting new music. She has won several prizes in international competitions, including first prize at the Rose Petroff College Piano Competition held in San Antonio, TX, finalist at the St. Louis Artist Presentation Society Competition, alternate for the New Orleans International Piano Competition and Honorable Mention in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition in New York City.

Besides her solo career, Casey is also an active collaborative artist.  She has been a coordinator for staff pianists for North American Saxophone Alliance conferences and competitions. She has collaborated with many internationally renowned saxophonists: Claude Delangle, Branford Marsalis, Debra Richtmeyer, Kenneth Tse, McChrystal , Julie Nolan, et. al.. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame and currently serves as a piano instructor and accompanist at Knox College.

Repertoire

Viet Cuong (b. 1990)
Sanctuary (9')

   Kenneth Tse, soprano saxophone

 

Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)
Légende (10')

 

Henri Sauguet (1901-1989)
Sonatine Bucolique (10')

   Eglogue

   Chanson Cahampêtre

   Rondeau pastoral

   Arno Bornkamp, alto saxophone

 

Vincent David (b. 1974)
Refraction* (11')

   Kenneth Tse, alto saxophone

 

INTERMISSION

 

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Rapsodie (10')

   Kenneth Tse, soprano saxophone

   Arno Bornkamp, alto saxophone

 

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)
New Cinema Paradise Medley (6')

   Arno Bornkamp, alto saxophone

   Kenneth Tse, alto saxophone

 

Robert Aldridge (b. 1954)
Sound Moves Blues (10')

   Kenneth Tse, soprano saxophone

   Arno Bornkamp, alto saxophone

 

*Written for Tse, world premiere

Tour Sponsor:  JodyJazz/Rousseau Mouthpieces

This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this possible. We are proud to celebrate this program as part of the 2022 – 23 Dobrow Series.