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Renaissance City Winds--2009 - 2010 Season |
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THE MARRIAGE DIALOGUES
Poignant
INTERNATIONAL POETRY FORUM
strident
COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION
sensual
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
8 pm Parlor Concert, at Pro Bikes in Squirrel Hill
Sunday, October 11, 2009
3 pm Kresge Theater* at Carlow University, Oakland
PITTSBURGH
PREMIERE
POETRY by Samuel Hazo
ORIGINAL SCORE by R. James Whipple
with actress Kate Young and
actor Jeff Howell
Walter Piston: Three Pieces
Sterne/Baserman: ReJoyce -- Five Songs
from James Joyce (World Premiere)
Pittsburgh premiere
of a poetry and music collaboration, sometimes
poignant, sometimes
strident, often hilarious. Winds composer-in-residence R. James
Whipple weaves music between the poems of Samuel Hazo’s book, The
Marriage Dialogues, read by actors Kate Young and Jeff Howell. The
program also includes an instrumental trio by Walter Piston and
songs on James Joyce by the late Colin Sterne, a Pittsburgh composer
and Pitt professor once an active member of the city’s musical life.
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REFRACTIVE WINDS
Powerful
WIND
QUINTET PROGRAM
Reflective Harmonious |
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
8 pm Parlor Concert, at a home in Oakland
Sunday, February 7, 2010
3
pm, Kresge Theater* at Carlow University, Oakland
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
Reicha: Quintet Op. 88 No. 2
WORLD PREMIERE
Eric Barndollar: Wind Quintet
Wind quintet program features the dynamic Six
Bagatelles of Georgi Ligeti and the Quintet Op. 88 No. 2 by Anton Reicha,
a Classical gem by the inventor of the wind quintet. Continuing their
tradition of showcasing regional composers, the Winds will premiere a
new work by Pittsburgh composer Eric Barndollar.
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BAROQUE AND BEYOND
Dramatic
with
harpsicordist Beth Etter
Elegant
Unexpected
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
8 pm Parlor Concert at a home in Allegheny West
Sunday, April 11, 2010
3
pm, Kresge Theater* at Carlow University, Oakland
Handel: Trio Sonata in E-flat Major
Bach: Flute Sonata in
b minor
Frescobaldi: Canzona
Suite of harpsichord
pieces by
Rameau and François Couperin
Graun: Trio for Oboe,
Horn, and Bassoon
R. James Whipple:
Time Warp Canzona
Harpsichordist
Beth Etter joins the Winds for a cheerful evening of musicmaking that
spans the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. The Baroque selections
range from a quartet sonata of Handel and a Bach flute sonata to an
exquisite canzona by Frescobaldi and elegant keyboard pieces by Rameau
and François Couperin. A special treat is R. James Whipple’s unique
harpsichord solo written for WQED-FM, the Time Warp Canzona. |
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*Directions to Kresge Theatre
1. If the main lot at the top of the hill is full, turn right
onto Terrace Street and park in Lot C.
2. From the parking lot side of the building, Kresge Theatre is
just inside the ground-level
entry to Grace Library. If approaching from Fifth Avenue bus lines, take the
elevator to
the fifth floor and turn right.
Ticket Ordering
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(412) 394-3353. You may also order on-line at http://www.proartstickets.org.
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3 Concerts at Frick or Carlow $30
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