Graduation Recital: Donavan Gilroy, saxophone

April 2, 2025

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 4 p.m.
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Donavan Gilroy, alto saxophone

From the studio of Dave Wiffen

with
Stephanie Mara, piano

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honours Bachelor of Music: Performance

Program

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Paul Creston (1906-1985)
I. With Vigor
II. With Tranquility
III. With Gaiety

Caprice en Forme de Valse by Paul Bonneau (1918-1995)

Sonata for Althorn or Alto Saxophone by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
II. Lebhaft

Farewell by Warren Benson (1924-2005)

Unquiet Waters by Kevin Day (b. 1996)
I. Fast, Turbulent
II. Still
III. Disturbed

We ask that patrons take photos only during intermission and/or after the show and do not record audio or video unless otherwise announced at the beginning of the show.

Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that Wilfrid Laurier University and its campuses are located on the shared traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnaabe (Anish-nah-bay) and Haudenosaunee (Hoe-den-no-show-nee) peoples. This land is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty between the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe peoples and symbolizes the agreement to share, protect our resources and not to engage in conflict. From the Haldimand Proclamation of Oct. 25, 1784 this territory is described as: “six miles deep from each side of the river (Grand River) beginning at Lake Erie and extending in the proportion to the Head of said river, which them and their posterity are to enjoy forever.” The proclamation was signed by the British wit​h their allies, the Six Nations, after the American Revolution. Despite being the largest reserve demographically in Canada, those nations now reside on less than five percent of this original territory.