The Graduation Recital of William Fawcett-Riis

March 26, 2026

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

William Fawcett-Riis, piano

From the studio of Anya Alexeyev

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

Program

Chromatic Fantasia und Fugue, BWV 903 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Piano Sonata No.27, Op.90 in E minor by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
II. Nicht Zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Ludus Tonalis Kontrapunktishe, tonale, und Klaviertechnische Übungen by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
I. Praeludium
II. Fuga Prima

Sonata No.5, Op.53 by Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

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.