6:00 PM (Eastern)
Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel
Free – open to the public
ABOUT THE EVENT
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PERFORMED BY
- LILYANNE DORILAS, violin
- ALICIJA BASINSKA, piano
- GRANT CARR, piano
- GINA YANG, piano
- ANGELA TSANG, violin
- BELLA MONTEMORE, viola
- FIONA TSANG, cello
Lilyanne Dorilas is a fourth-year Music and Cognitive Science major at CWRU, studying violin with Joint Music Program (JMP) faculty Stephen Sims and secondary composition with doctoral student Kristian Schembri (CIM). She was the first CWRU Concerto Competition winner to compose, perform, and premiere her concerto with the Case University Circle Symphony Orchestra (CUCSO) in February 2024.
From her advanced orchestral works to her beginner violin studies, she incorporates the harmonic language of modal jazz, blues, and traditional European classical in her compositions. Her modal etude works have been performed by CWRU JMP musicians in the Faculty Recital and the Music Undergraduate Student Involvement Committee (M.U.S.I.C.) JMP Composition Showcase in Spring 2024. Though primarily a classically trained violinist, she showcases her interest in a variety of musical styles through her compositions. In Spring 2023, she premiered her jazz big band tune "Old World" (2023) with CWRU's Jazz Ensemble I and Camerata Chamber Orchestra. Her neo-Romantic string quintet "4 ½ Stages of Grief" (2022) and solo piano piece "Kaleidoscope Variations" (2023) were also premiered in Spring 2023 by the Cleveland Chamber Collective and CIM pianist Jack Naglick respectively. Her most recent solo piano composition "Black Amber" (2024), premiered by CWRU pianist Grant Carr, combines her instrumental math rock, jazz, and Post-Romantic classical influences. Leap Frog (2024) was premiered with Dorilas by CWRU pianists Wesley Miller and Gina Yang in various concerts.
Dorilas is an alumna of New Jersey Youth Symphony (2013-2019) and Sphinx Performance Academy (2017-2019). As a passionate advocate for expanding classical music pedagogy and repertoire, she performs solo and chamber work by post-romantic and contemporary composers of color in her recitals. At Case, she participated in the CUCSO and was Tech Chair of the M.U.S.I.C. Aside from music, she enjoys studying Mandarin and writing her historical fiction novel. She plans to pursue a PhD in Cognitive Science or Linguistics and their connection to music, tonal languages, and bilingualism. She will continue to compose pedagogical material for young musicians, repertoire for ensembles and solo instruments of all levels, and expand to soundtracks and other musical endeavors. She is grateful for the support she received from her loved ones, music teachers, and mentors at CWRU, CIM, and Sphinx.
LOCATION AND LIVESTREAM
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