Chamber Music by Candlelight

Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Free evening concerts performed in the beautiful, intimate, illuminated setting of Second Presbyterian Church by members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Program

Music II for Wind Quintet

Brian Wilbur Grundstrom (b. 1963)

Marcia Kämper, flute; William Jenken, clarinet; Jane Marvine, oboe; David Coombs, bassoon; Beth Graham, horn

Deux Rapsodies

Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935)

• L'etang
• La Cornemuse

Shea Scruggs, oboe; Peter Minkler, viola; Sylvie Beaudoin, piano

Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano

Joseph Horovitz (b. 1926)

• Allegro calmato
• Lento, quasi andante
• Con brio

Edward Palanker, clarinet; Mary Woehr, piano

Trio in C Major for PIano, Violin and Cello, Op. 87

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

• Allegro
• Andante con moto
• Scherzo. Presto
• Finale. Allegro giocoso

Eunjoo Chung, piano; Rebecca Nichols, violin; Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello

Bios

NOTES

Washington, D.C.-based composer Brian Wilbur Grundstrom was classically trained in piano and music theory at Gettysburg College. He has written for film, orchestra, chorus, piano, quintet, and other ensembles.

Commissioned for the Trinity Chamber Players in Washington, D.C., Music II for Wind Quintet was originally conceived as Music for Piano Solo II. While the 15-minute piece is through-composed, that is, without a formal compositional structure, there are natural breaks or pauses that delineate the form. One of these quasi-sections is reminiscent of a hoedown.

NOTES

The lighthearted Horovitz Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano is composed in the traditional three-movement sonata form. Like most of Horovitz’s music, the Sonatina is melodically and rhythmically influenced by jazz and other popular music. It calls for equal virtuosity from both players.

Composers