This concert series showcases the 13 student chamber ensembles of the VSOI Chamber Music Intensive. With a wide range of ages, instruments, styles and repertoire, these thematically-grouped mini-performances have something for everyone, including plenty of inspiration for young audience members.
Bookended by two divertimenti, or “musical diversions”, this program of light music is a perfect way to start off our Lunch-hour series featuring students of this year’s VSOI Chamber Music Intensive. Sandwiched in between are a lovely Irish folk song and a Trio Sonata that transports us back to Fredrick the Great’s salons.
Pairs well with: Iced tea and lawn sports
Johann Baptist Vanhal Divertimento in G major
V. Allegro
Wilson Li (violin), Hung-Wei Huang (viola and coach), Luca Carbone Smith (bass)
Czech composer Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813) spent much of his life in Vienna, where he was well regarded by many of his contemporaries including Mozart and Haydn. He was a prolific composer, especially of symphonies, and wrote a number of divertimenti (which translates to “diversions” or “amusements”) for various instrument groupings.
Traditional (arr. Volpé-Bligh) Little Boats
Sarah Song (flute), Rheanne Kuo (oboe), Chelsea Huang (harp)
This charming folk song was originally transcribed in eighteenth-century Drogheda, Ireland. In it, a mother sings a calming lullaby to her child about little boats and birds.
Johann Joachim Quantz (arr. Volpé-Bligh) Trio Sonata in E minor
Sarah Song (flute), Rheanne Kuo (oboe), Chelsea Huang (harp)
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) was a virtuoso flutist and tutor to Fredrick the Great. As part of his position in the court of Berlin, he was expected to compose chamber pieces to perform, as well as for the monarch to play. This piece was originally for two oboes and continuo, but has been adapted for flute, oboe, and harp.
Malcolm Arnold Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet
Yiwen Qian (flute), Moira Rader Rice (oboe), Samuel He (clarinet)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) began his career as a trumpet player in the London Philharmonic, but soon switched to composing full time. He, alongside Benjamin Britten, was one of the most highly regarded British composers of the twentieth-century, known especially for his light, tuneful writing.
This concert series showcases the 13 student chamber ensembles of the VSOI Chamber Music Intensive. With a wide range of ages, instruments, styles and repertoire, these thematically-grouped mini-performances have something for everyone, including plenty of inspiration for young audience members.
Bookended by two divertimenti, or “musical diversions”, this program of light music is a perfect way to start off our Lunch-hour series featuring students of this year’s VSOI Chamber Music Intensive. Sandwiched in between are a lovely Irish folk song and a Trio Sonata that transports us back to Fredrick the Great’s salons.
Pairs well with: Iced tea and lawn sports
Johann Baptist Vanhal Divertimento in G major
V. Allegro
Wilson Li (violin), Hung-Wei Huang (viola and coach), Luca Carbone Smith (bass)
Czech composer Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813) spent much of his life in Vienna, where he was well regarded by many of his contemporaries including Mozart and Haydn. He was a prolific composer, especially of symphonies, and wrote a number of divertimenti (which translates to “diversions” or “amusements”) for various instrument groupings.
Traditional (arr. Volpé-Bligh) Little Boats
Sarah Song (flute), Rheanne Kuo (oboe), Chelsea Huang (harp)
This charming folk song was originally transcribed in eighteenth-century Drogheda, Ireland. In it, a mother sings a calming lullaby to her child about little boats and birds.
Johann Joachim Quantz (arr. Volpé-Bligh) Trio Sonata in E minor
Sarah Song (flute), Rheanne Kuo (oboe), Chelsea Huang (harp)
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) was a virtuoso flutist and tutor to Fredrick the Great. As part of his position in the court of Berlin, he was expected to compose chamber pieces to perform, as well as for the monarch to play. This piece was originally for two oboes and continuo, but has been adapted for flute, oboe, and harp.
Malcolm Arnold Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet
Yiwen Qian (flute), Moira Rader Rice (oboe), Samuel He (clarinet)
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) began his career as a trumpet player in the London Philharmonic, but soon switched to composing full time. He, alongside Benjamin Britten, was one of the most highly regarded British composers of the twentieth-century, known especially for his light, tuneful writing.
