The Graduation Recital of Sam Domzella, piano

March 19, 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Sam Domzella, piano

From the studio of Anya Alexeyev

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

Program

Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 878 from the Well-Tempered Klavier Book II by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Scherzo No.3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro ma non troppo

A Living Appendage of the Machine by Anthony Domzella (b. 2000)
Piano suite consisting of Almond, Corant, Sarabrand and Jigg and other Gallantries, Composed for the fewe remaining enthusiasts of human-created art
i. Almond: No use crying over spilled almond milke
ij. Corant: Like ye whizzing of ye AI datacenter
iij. Sarabrand (Two Songs of Dying Cowboys): Brooding, not unlike a capitalist
Gallantries:
iiij. Minuet and Trio
v. Borry (with two dubbels)
vi. Fyrste Dubbel
vij. Seconde Dubbel
viij. Jigg: Scrape this, AI scum

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.