This concert will touch your soul and make your hair stand on end. It begins with Carl Nielsen’s “Serenata in Vano” a short, exceptionally beautiful divertissement. Jessie Montgomery’s “Strum” will divert us into dancing along with her percussive pizzicati and long melodies while Caroline Shaw will take us on an Alice in Wonderland style journey with “Entracte” written with influences of Haydn’s Op. 77 No. 2 string quartet. The concert will end with Franz Berwald’s “Grand Septet,” a glorious blend of winds and strings in a work that rivals Beethoven’s iconic Septet for the same instrumentation.
On the Program
Carl Nielsen
Serenata in vano CNW 691 ~8 minErika Block, Clarinet
Pat Nelson, Bassoon
Michelle Rockwood, Horn
Coral Marchant, Cello
Spencer Hoveskeland, Bass
Jessie Montgomery
Strum ~7 minDawn Posey, Shu-Hsin Ko, Violins
Lisa Humphrey, Viola
Sam Sinai, Cello
Carolyn Shaw
Entr’acte ~12 minDawn Posey, Shu-Hsin Ko, Violins
Lisa Humphrey, Viola
Sam Sinai, Cello
Franz Berwald
Grand Septet in Bb Major for strings and winds ~25 minErika Block, Clarinet
Pat Nelson, Bassoon
Michelle Rockwood, Horn
Carolyn Canfield, Violin
Eric Kean, Viola
Coral Marchant, Cello
Spencer Hoveskeland, Bass
