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.
This Lunch-hour program was inspired by landscapes, both physical and musical. Escape to the sounds of Bali and Japan before enjoying a taste of Bach, the great musical innovator. This third VSOI chamber showcase finishes off with Haydn’s depiction of a sunset.
Pairs well with: Nuts and dried fruit, and a pensive walk
Gareth Farr Kembang Suling
I.Bali
II.Japan
Bella Wark-Pantoja (flute), Mischa Gerbrecht (marimba)
Kembang Suling or “Flower Flute” by New Zealand composer Gareth Farr (b.1968) is a set of musical snapshots of Asia. The first movement features gamelan rhythms from Bali, while the second movement was inspired by the sound of the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute.
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Shaw) Horn Trios
I.Praeludium
II.Trio
IV. Gavotte
Hanna Van Ingewen, Lawrence DeGuzman (horns), Andrew Mee (horn and coach)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was actually more famous during his lifetime as a virtuoso organist than a composer. These arrangements by Lowell Shaw adapt pieces of his, such as the keyboard suites, for horn trio, bringing an almost organistic character to them.
Franz Joseph Haydn Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 “Sunrise”
I.Allegro con spirito
Amy Zhou (violin I), Mingze He (violin II), Hung-Wei Huang (viola and coach), Charles Mai (cello)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1806) is often considered “Father of the String Quartet”. He composed sixty-eight of them during his life, and they have now become pillars of the repertoire. His set of “Erdödy” quartets, named after the Hungarian count they were dedicated to, are some of his most innovative, with the instruments trading themes throughout.
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.
This Lunch-hour program was inspired by landscapes, both physical and musical. Escape to the sounds of Bali and Japan before enjoying a taste of Bach, the great musical innovator. This third VSOI chamber showcase finishes off with Haydn’s depiction of a sunset.
Pairs well with: Nuts and dried fruit, and a pensive walk
Gareth Farr Kembang Suling
I.Bali
II.Japan
Bella Wark-Pantoja (flute), Mischa Gerbrecht (marimba)
Kembang Suling or “Flower Flute” by New Zealand composer Gareth Farr (b.1968) is a set of musical snapshots of Asia. The first movement features gamelan rhythms from Bali, while the second movement was inspired by the sound of the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute.
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Shaw) Horn Trios
I.Praeludium
II.Trio
IV. Gavotte
Hanna Van Ingewen, Lawrence DeGuzman (horns), Andrew Mee (horn and coach)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was actually more famous during his lifetime as a virtuoso organist than a composer. These arrangements by Lowell Shaw adapt pieces of his, such as the keyboard suites, for horn trio, bringing an almost organistic character to them.
Franz Joseph Haydn Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 “Sunrise”
I.Allegro con spirito
Amy Zhou (violin I), Mingze He (violin II), Hung-Wei Huang (viola and coach), Charles Mai (cello)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1806) is often considered “Father of the String Quartet”. He composed sixty-eight of them during his life, and they have now become pillars of the repertoire. His set of “Erdödy” quartets, named after the Hungarian count they were dedicated to, are some of his most innovative, with the instruments trading themes throughout.
