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10 a.m., 40 Schaeffer Hall
Additional Reading, CD's
Nicole Esposito:
Esposito will soon be releasing an all Poulenc CD.
Mark Weiger:
Oboe Celebration (Cala)
Oboe Wizardry, Grand Sonatas, Romantic Road (Crystal): Oboe on the Road (Centaur)
On the Beach (Capstone):
Maurita Murphy Mead:
"On the Fence", "Over the Fence"
(Walking Frog records)
Benjamin Coelho:
Bassoon Images from the Americas (Albany):
Bravura Bassoon, Pas de Trois (Crystal Records)
Kristin Thelander:
Music of the Early Nineteenth Century (Crystal):
The Natural Horn (Crystal), chamber recordings through CRI, Vienna Modern Masters, Centaur, University of Wisconsin, University of Iowa.
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| September 20 |
Around the World with the Iowa Woodwind Quintet |
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The Iowa Woodwind Quintet
Nicole Esposito, Assistant Professor; Mark Weiger, Professor; Maurita Murphy Mead, Professor; Kristin Thelander, Professor; and Benjamin Coelho, Associate Professor, School of Music, Division of Performing Arts
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This lecture will feature a performance and discussion of exciting works from Russia, Brazil, China, Cuba, France, Africa, Hungary, England, and America. From African drum rhythms to blues to Chinese folk tunes to Eastern European melodies to Brazilian dances, the Iowa Woodwind Quintet will weave a story through music from around the world. Bring your passport and possibly an umbrella!
Featured Composers
Russian: Leonid Sabaneev, Suite
Brazilian: Radamés Gnattali, Quinteto
Cuban: Paquito D'Rivera, Aires Tropicales
Chinese: Soong Fu-Yuan, Little Scenes from China
British: Malcolm Arnold, Wind Quintet
French: Jean Franҫaix, Quintette No. 1
American: Gunther Schuller, Suite
African: Justinian Tamusuza, Abaafu Luli
Hungarian: György Ligeti, Six Bagatelles
The Iowa Woodwind Quintet has been in existence at the UI School of Music in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since about 1932. Its current members are Nicole Esposito, flute; Mark Weiger, oboe; Maurita Murphy Mead, clarinet; Benjamin Coelho, bassoon; and Kristin Thelander, horn.
.....more Biography THE IOWA WOODWIND QUINTET:
Nicole Esposito, Mark Weiger, Maurita Murphy Mead, Benjamin Coelho, Kristin Thelander.
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