Opus, Zoo

People often think contemporary Classical music sounds like a babbling bunch of baboons. Sometimes, that’s on purpose. For the third concert of our 25th anniversary season, we’ve curated a set of works that incorporate animal sounds, themes, and ideas into the music. A parade of whales, camels, sheep, cats, mice, and more lead this family-friendly program of new chamber works.

Animal Songs (2012), 7 mins………………… Jamie Wind Whitmarsh
I. The Squirrel
II. The Barracuda
III. The Snail
IV. The Axolotl
V. The Bonobo

Zachary Shemon, soprano saxophone, Wendy Raines-Grew, oboe, Sharra Wagner, clarinet
James Westbrook, bass clarinet, Kimberly Krutz, bassoon

Opus Number Zoo: Children’s Play for Wind Quintet (1951/70), 10 mins ………………………. Luciano Berio (b. 1925, d. 2003)
I. Barn Dance (Tanz in der Scheune)
II. The Fawn (Das Reh) Calmo
III. The Grey Mouse (Die Maus) Presto
IV. Tom Cats (Die Kater)

Anthony LaBat, flute, Wendy Raines-Grew, oboe, Sharra Wagner, clarinet, Kimberly Krutz, bassoon, Andrea Stanton, horn

KuKu (1997), 6 mins………………..Barry Cockcroft (b. 1972)
Zachary Shemon, soprano saxophone

Nine Lives (2014), 17 mins……………..Julia Adolphe (b. 1988)
I. Silver Streams
II. Footfall
III. Edge
IV. In Amber Light
V. Slip
VI. Unearthed
VII. Walk After Dark
VIII. Alice Blue
IX. Leap

Anthony LaBat, flute/alto flute/piccolo, Wendy Raines-Grew, oboe/English horn, James Westbrook, clarinet/bass clarinet, Chun Hang Huang, violin, Sascha Groschang, cello

Les moutons de panurge (1969), indeterminate……………..…Frederíc Rzewski (b. 1938)

Wings (1981), 11 mins………………………..Joan Tower (b. 1938)
Sharra Wagner, clarinet