The Graduation Recital of Ben Lizon, piano

March 9, 2026

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 7:30pm
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Ben Lizon, piano

From the studio of Marnie Van Weelden

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

Program

Concerto nach Italiænischen Gusto (Italian Concerto), BWV 971 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
I. [Allegro]
II. Andante
III. Presto

Piano Sonata No.4, Op.30 by Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
I. Andante
II. Prestissimo volando

Nocturnes, Op.62 by Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
I. Nocturne in B Major - Andante
II. Nocturne in E Major - Lento

Piano Sonata No.30, Op. 109 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo
II. Prestissimo
III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

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.