For our first concert we are thrilled to be joined by award-winning wind quintet The City of Tomorrow for  a program of music inspired by the sounds and colors of nature. Samuel Barber’s atmospheric classic Summer Music captures both the languid and exuberant feeling of a long summer day outdoors. Autumn Bacchanale from Alexander Glazunov’s The Seasons ballet depicts the colorful chaos of falling leaves as well as the melancholy of the anticipation of winter. Brad Balliett’s beautiful and unique new work Tanbark Ridge is inspired by birdsong, as is Han Lash’s Leander and Hero. The program will also  include a rarely heard charming work by Stravinsky, Amy Beach’s tranquil Pastorale and evocative pieces by Hannah Kendall and Hans Abrahamsen. Join us  for an immersive musical experience celebrating the timeless connection between music and nature!  

Performers

Elise Blatchford, Flute; Stuart Breczinski, Oboe; Rane Moore, Clarinet; Nanci Belmont, Bassoon; Leander Star, Horn and  Gabriela Díaz, Violin;  Peggy Pearson, Oboe 

Program

Hans Abrahamsen from Walden 

Han Lash from Leander and Hero 

Hannah Kendall yes, flash bright lightning in my southern sky!  For Two Oboe Reeds + Three Wind-Up Music Boxes 

Samuel Barber Summer Music

Brad Balliett Tanbark Ridge 

Amy Beach Pastorale for Wind Quintet, Op. 151 

Igor Stravinsky Pastorale: Song Without Words for Violin and Wind Quartet 

Alexander Glazunov Autumn Bacchanale from The Seasons, Op. 67,   arr. Breczinski