Violist, wind quintet to perform at UO.Byline: The Register-Guard Two guests, violist Marcus Thompson and the Imani Winds Imani Winds is an American wind quintet based in New York. The group was founded in 1997 and is known for its adventurous programming, which includes newly composed works, as well as compositions featuring African, Latin American, and American influences. quintet, perform this week at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. School of Music, 961 E. 18th Ave. UO SCHOOL OF MUSIC Happy Birthday, Mozart Today, Collier House ``Happy Birthday, Mozart,'' a chamber concert on historical instruments, celebrates the 250th birthday of the composer. Presented by UO's Early Music Program, the all-Mozart program will be performed by Anne Dhu McLucas, fortepiano for·te·pi·an·o n. pl. for·te·pi·an·os Any of various precursors to the modern piano. [Italian, variant of pianoforte; see pianoforte.] ; Margret Gries, classical viola and violin; and Michael Anderson Michael Anderson is the name of:
The free concert is at 5:15 p.m., at Collier House, 1170 E. 13th Ave. Marcus Thompson Today, Beall Hall Violist Marcus Thompson will perform music by Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak and Joaquin Turina tonight as part of a UO guest-recital series that showcases musicians of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color or those from non-Western cultures. The program is Brahms' Sonata in F Minor for Viola and Piano, Turina's `Scene Andalouse' for string quartet string quartet Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since c. 1775 such works have been perhaps the predominant genre of chamber music. , piano and solo viola, and Dvorak's Quartet No. 6 (``American''). Joining Thompson will be UO faculty Kathryn Lucktenberg and Fritz Gearhart, violins; Yoshiro Etsuki, viola; Steven Pologe, cello; and Victor Steinhardt, piano. Thompson is a member of the viola faculty at New England Conservatory of Music New England Conservatory of Music, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; est. 1867, chartered and opened 1870. It is closely associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. and violist of the Boston Chamber Music Society. Thompson earned his doctorate at the Juilliard School. He lives in Boston where he heads programs in chamber music and performance studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, . The recital begins at 8 p.m. in Beall Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $9; $5 for students and senior citizens. The Imani Winds Sunday, Beall Hall The Imani Winds, an African-American/Latino woodwind quintet that performed at last year's Oregon Bach Festival The Oregon Bach Festival is an annual celebration of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, held in Eugene, Oregon in late June and early July. It was co-founded by German conductor Helmuth Rilling and the former president of the American Choral Directors Association, Royce Saltzman, , will visit the UO to perform music by Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla, Mario Lavista and others. The Chamber Music Series concert begins at 3 p.m. in Beall Hall. Reserved seat tickets, ranging from $12 to $29, are available through the Hult Center box office (682-5000) or the EMU ticket office (346-4363). The concert will be preceded by a free talk at 2 p.m. in Room 198 of the music school. The Imani Winds also will have a two-day residency at the UO. Events are free and open to the public. Monday, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. `Music of the Americas' for nonmusic majors; Room 250 in the Clinical Services Building, next to the School of Music. Monday, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Presentation for middle and high school students; Beall Hall. Tuesday, 9:15 a.m.-9:50 a.m. `Understanding Music,' a basic music course for nonmusic majors; Room 198 in the music school. Tuesday, noon-2 p.m. Master class for high school and college woodwind students; Beall Hall. UO Jazz Lab Bands Monday, Room 178 UO Jazz Lab Bands will present an evening of instrumental jazz, beginning at 8 p.m. in Room 178 of the music school. Tickets, available at the door, are $5, $3 for students and senior citizens. |
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