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Fidelity & ExcellenceThomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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What Can You Do with a Liberal Education?Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College’s academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Fall Schubertiade: Music-Making by, for, and among Friends
“This is not a formal concert, but music-making among friends — by friends, for friends,” said Tutor Dr. Joseph Zepeda, describing both the tradition of living-room concerts inaugurated by composer Franz Schubert and the semiannual tradition at Thomas Aquinas College that bears the composer’s name. Sunday’s performance in California’s St. Cecilia Hall may not have been a formal concert, but it was no less impressive, with senior Dillon Tuliau remarking that this was “one of the College’s best Schubertiades.”
Every class was represented onstage, as well as many styles, eras, and instruments. The audience enjoyed Bach played on violin and piano, some Spanish guitar, and even a saxophone-piano duet. Dr. Zepeda emceed the event, introducing each piece with comments about its history and offering musical insights. On a few occasions, he even took to the stage himself to accompany the performers.
Program
Ave Maria, Bach/Gounod
Brigid Wassel (’27), violin; Estevan Henderson (’26), piano
Hunting Song, Felix Mendelssohn
Isaias Boucher (’26), piano
Sonata in C# minor, “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto, Ludwig Van Beethoven
Sam Norton (’26), piano
Sonata in C minor, “Pathetique”: II. Adagio cantabile, Ludwig Van Beethoven
Grace Hayward (’27), piano
Spanish Romance, Anonymous
Michael Rivera (’26), guitar
Sonata in E minor: I. Prelude, J.S. Bach
Rebecca Smilie (’26), violin; Teresa Padilla (’25), piano
Panis Angelicus, César Franck
Laura Anderson (’27), voice; Cora Johnson (’27), voice; Jeremiah King (’27), piano
Prelude in E minor, Frédéric Chopin
Anthony Santine (’25), piano
Melodie, Simon Poulain
Daisy Rangel (’25), saxophone; Dr. Zepeda, piano
Italian Concerto for Keyboard: I. Allegro, J.S. Bach
Teresa Padilla (’25), piano
“Secondate, aurette amiche,” from Così fan tutte, W.A. Mozart
Luke Zepeda (’25), tenor; Leon Grimm (’27), baritone; Dr. Zepeda, piano
“Mignonne, allons voir si la rose”, Guillaume Costeley
Rose Grimm (’26), soprano; Juliana Baer (’26), alto; Sam Nagel (’26), tenor; Andrew Roy (’25), bass
