PROGRAM NOTES
June 2 at noon
From Principal Bassist Colin Corner:
This program is a concert of bass-centric chamber music! The Hoffmeister was originally composed as a set of 4 quartets, each for bass, cello, violin, and viola, in which the bass serves as the first violin part. Next are two duos by a friend and colleague that Ines and I know very well, Tom Knific. “Zhang Song” is dedicated to the family of DaXun Zhang, who is an incredibly accomplished bassist and professor at Juilliard in Tianjin. He and I went to school together, and he is one of my oldest and best friends in the world, so I have a deep personal connection to this piece.
Tom’s Duo for Violin/Viola and Bass was written for Thomas Martin, who was principal bass of the London Symphony. The composer went to visit him, and describes the feeling of nostalgia in the quaint town, Henley-On-Thames, in which Martin lives, in the first movement. The second movement, “The Event”, describes an equestrian outing they attended, as Thomas Martin is a horse owner.
We will finish off our program with a trio by Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff. It was written in a mere 4 days in 1925, and draws inspiration from Czech and Ukrainian folk music. It is so much fun to play, and the mix of voices between the flute, often doubling on piccolo, viola, and bass really go well together. Stick around for a special surprise encore!
June 2, 5 pm
From Principal Cellist Nancy Ives:
This program features works by composers from underrepresented communities, including two living women!
June 3
From Violinist Erin Furbee:
We have an unusual grouping of two violins and trombone for this CLUC concert, featuring violinists Peter Frajola and Erin Furbee, and trombonist Robert Taylor. We’ve arranged an eclectic mix of tangos, including the music of Astor Piazzolla, classical pieces by Elgar and Haydn, jazz tunes by Duke Ellington, and the music of Harry Potter by John Williams! We had a lot of fun putting this together!
June 4:
This program features two lush Romantic works string players love to play, and four pieces by a rising star composer!
June 6
Cellist Antoinette Gan shares:
We were planning to do the Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet at last year’s CLUC, which of course was cancelled, so it only seemed right that we owed a performance this year to Fanny! The Mozart Flute Quartet in G Major is a short and sweet Mozart that is perfect to balance out the slightly denser works on the program. Perfect for a moderate summer day outside!
June 7
From Acting Principal Viola Charles Noble:
The Bucolics by Witold Lutoslawski are delightful little pieces in folk style that are perfect for hearing in an outdoor garden context.
Mozart’s Duo in G major for Violin and Viola, K. 423 was written 10 years after the B-flat major String Quintet. Despite there only being two instruments instead of five, Mozart provides a remarkable lushness and variety of textures, showing his full mastery of the difficult duo medium.
The Mozart String Quintet in B-flat major, K. 174 was the first of his string quintets, written when Mozart was just 17. It’s gorgeous, full of the vitality of his youth, free from any worry or care in the world.
June 9
Principal Trumpet Jeff Work says:
Your Oregon Symphony Brass Quintet looks forward to musically brightening your day on June 9th, with a program of our favorites. There will be a little classical, a little jazz, and a lot of brilliant brassy sounds filling the neighborhood with upbeat energy! Perfect for first-time music lovers and lifelong music lovers alike!!!
June 11
From Pianist Cary Lewis:
Part of what we did during our pandemic lockdown was to try to confirm our suspicion that the composers everybody know are not the only ones who wrote beautiful music. For our program we are sharing some fascinating and beautiful music by Ignaz Lachner (who wasn’t even the most famous composer named Lachner) and Ludwig Thuille. This is a great opportunity to hear memorable music of Schubert and Brahms written by composers with different names for the surprisingly rare combination of violin, viola, and piano
From Principal Bassist Colin Corner:
This program is a concert of bass-centric chamber music! The Hoffmeister was originally composed as a set of 4 quartets, each for bass, cello, violin, and viola, in which the bass serves as the first violin part. Next are two duos by a friend and colleague that Ines and I know very well, Tom Knific. “Zhang Song” is dedicated to the family of DaXun Zhang, who is an incredibly accomplished bassist and professor at Juilliard in Tianjin. He and I went to school together, and he is one of my oldest and best friends in the world, so I have a deep personal connection to this piece.
Tom’s Duo for Violin/Viola and Bass was written for Thomas Martin, who was principal bass of the London Symphony. The composer went to visit him, and describes the feeling of nostalgia in the quaint town, Henley-On-Thames, in which Martin lives, in the first movement. The second movement, “The Event”, describes an equestrian outing they attended, as Thomas Martin is a horse owner.
We will finish off our program with a trio by Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff. It was written in a mere 4 days in 1925, and draws inspiration from Czech and Ukrainian folk music. It is so much fun to play, and the mix of voices between the flute, often doubling on piccolo, viola, and bass really go well together. Stick around for a special surprise encore!
June 2, 5 pm
From Principal Cellist Nancy Ives:
This program features works by composers from underrepresented communities, including two living women!
June 3
From Violinist Erin Furbee:
We have an unusual grouping of two violins and trombone for this CLUC concert, featuring violinists Peter Frajola and Erin Furbee, and trombonist Robert Taylor. We’ve arranged an eclectic mix of tangos, including the music of Astor Piazzolla, classical pieces by Elgar and Haydn, jazz tunes by Duke Ellington, and the music of Harry Potter by John Williams! We had a lot of fun putting this together!
June 4:
This program features two lush Romantic works string players love to play, and four pieces by a rising star composer!
June 6
Cellist Antoinette Gan shares:
We were planning to do the Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet at last year’s CLUC, which of course was cancelled, so it only seemed right that we owed a performance this year to Fanny! The Mozart Flute Quartet in G Major is a short and sweet Mozart that is perfect to balance out the slightly denser works on the program. Perfect for a moderate summer day outside!
June 7
From Acting Principal Viola Charles Noble:
The Bucolics by Witold Lutoslawski are delightful little pieces in folk style that are perfect for hearing in an outdoor garden context.
Mozart’s Duo in G major for Violin and Viola, K. 423 was written 10 years after the B-flat major String Quintet. Despite there only being two instruments instead of five, Mozart provides a remarkable lushness and variety of textures, showing his full mastery of the difficult duo medium.
The Mozart String Quintet in B-flat major, K. 174 was the first of his string quintets, written when Mozart was just 17. It’s gorgeous, full of the vitality of his youth, free from any worry or care in the world.
June 9
Principal Trumpet Jeff Work says:
Your Oregon Symphony Brass Quintet looks forward to musically brightening your day on June 9th, with a program of our favorites. There will be a little classical, a little jazz, and a lot of brilliant brassy sounds filling the neighborhood with upbeat energy! Perfect for first-time music lovers and lifelong music lovers alike!!!
June 11
From Pianist Cary Lewis:
Part of what we did during our pandemic lockdown was to try to confirm our suspicion that the composers everybody know are not the only ones who wrote beautiful music. For our program we are sharing some fascinating and beautiful music by Ignaz Lachner (who wasn’t even the most famous composer named Lachner) and Ludwig Thuille. This is a great opportunity to hear memorable music of Schubert and Brahms written by composers with different names for the surprisingly rare combination of violin, viola, and piano
