Bing Concert Hall
327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305
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This program is co-sponsored by the Stanford Historical Society and the Stanford Department of Music.
In-person family event. Free and open to the public. General admission. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
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Join us on a sentimental journey back in time.
In homage to Stanford’s rich musical heritage, Professor Steve Sano, MA '91, DMA '94, will direct the Stanford Chamber Chorale as they perform selections from the heyday of the Stanford Songbook (1890-1915). Their performances will be interwoven with historical commentaries and rarely seen images from the University Archives, followed by light refreshments and a carillon recital by University Carillonneur Timothy Zerlang, DMA '89. Dr. Zerlang will perform selections from the Stanford Songbook from atop Hoover Tower.
Andrew Luck, ’12, MA ’23, Stanford Football General Manager and former Stanford All-American quarterback, will join the program and give remarks.
Program:
Hail, Stanford, Hail (1893)
Come Join the Band (1901)
Stanford Red
Cardinal Forever, a solo piano rag
Sons of the Stanford Red (1910)
That Stanford Rag (1915), from the Junior Opera, “The College Prince”
One, Two, Three, Four (1906)
The Victorious Cardinal
The Cardinal Fighting Song
Stanford Mandalay
Steve Sano (MA '91, DMA '94) is Professor of Music at Stanford, and the Professor Harold C. Schmidt Director of Choral Studies, in which capacity he conducts the Stanford Chamber Chorale and the Symphonic Chorus. Professor Sano has been a Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Studies, served as the Faculty Director of Asian American Studies, and is the recipient of the 2005 Deans Award for Distinguished Teaching. He has appeared as guest conductor with many of the world’s leading choral organizations, and is a scholar and performer of Hawaiian slack key guitar.
Timothy Zerlang (DMA ’89) is University Carillonneur and a lecturer at the Stanford Department of Music. He began playing the Hoover Tower carillon in 1984 under the tutelage of Dr. Jame B. Angell. Upon Dr. Angell’s retirement in 1990, Dr. Zerlang took over as university carillonneur and has served in that capacity ever since; playing at commencements, convocations and other university events and public occasions. Dr. Zerlang is an Advanced Lecturer in the Department of Music.
The Stanford Chamber Chorale is Stanford’s premier small vocal ensemble. Known for its “exquisite singing with polished refinement,” the Chorale performs internationally and has been nominated for a number of Grammy Awards. Its 25 members are drawn from both the undergraduate and graduate populations at Stanford.
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