Previous Seasons

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Bartok: Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1938)

Martinu:  Sonata for Viola and Piano (1955)

Schubert: Octet, D. 803 (1824)

Brahms:  Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115 (1891)

Bax:  Fantasy Sonata for Viola and Harp (1927)

David Anderson:  Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and bass (1993)

Ravel:  Introduction and Allegro for Harp, String quintet, Flute, and Clarinet (1905)

Debussy:  String Quartet in G minor, op. 10 (1893)

Damase:  Trio for Harp, Flute, and Cello (1947)

Poulenc:  Sextet for Winds and Piano (1932)

Barber:  String Quartet in B major, op. 11 (1936)

Bernstein:  Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941-42)

David Anderson:  Seven Double Bass Duets (1992)

Copland:  Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 players (1943-44)

Mozart:  Divertimento #11 K. 251 for strings, oboe, and horns

Wagner:  Siegfried Idyll

Dvorak:  Serenade, op. 44 (1878)

Villa-Lobos:  Quintet for harp, violin, viola, cello, and flute  (1957)

Piazzolla:  "Oblivion" for bass, bass trombone, and harp (1982)

Piazzolla:  Dos Piezas Breves para viola y piano (1977)

Piazzolla:  Cafe 1930 for bass, bass trombone, and harp

d'Rivera:  Aires Tropicales for wind quintet (1994)

Fernandez:  Musical Confrontations II (1985)

Tito Puente:  Oye como va (arr. David Anderson)

Prokofiev:  Overture on Hebrew Themes, for Clarinet, string quartet and piano, op. 34  (1919)

Bruch: Kol Nidre for viola and piano (1880)

Elman/Traditional:  "And the Angles Sing"/Der Shtiler Bulgar for clarinet and bass (Oct. 12 and 30)

Michael Cohen:  "I Remember" based on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl for harp, flute, cello, and voice (Oct. 12 and 27)

Messiaen:  Quartet for the End of Time  (1941) (Oct. 30 only)

Seletsky:  A Concertino for Klezmer Clarinet and String Quartet (1997)

Schubert:  "Shepherd on the Rock" for soprano, clarinet, and piano

Mozart: Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"

Francaix:  Trio for flute, oboe, and clarinet

Brahms:  String Quintet in G major, op. 111

Bach/Webern:  Ricercare No. 2 from "The Musical Offering"

Schubert/Seibel:  Five Dances

Mahler/Seibel: Fünf Lieder aus den Jugendzeit

Beethoven:  Symphony No. 1, first movement (side-by-side with GNOYO students)

Strauss:  "Die Fledermaus" Overture (side-by-side with GNOYO students)

Mozart:  Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299

Shostakovich:  Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67 (1944)

Beethoven:  Septet in E flat major, op. 20

Mozart:  String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonant"

Harold Seletsky:  Variations on "My Country Tis of Thee" (2009)

Debussy:  Danses Sacred and Profane for Harp and String Quintet (1904)

Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel Einmal Anders!, op. 20 (arranged by Franz Hasenohrl)

Malcolm Arnold:  Divertimento for flute, oboe, and clarinet, op. 37 (1952)

William Vollinger:  Duck Girl, and imaginary interview with New Orleans' Ruthie Moulon (world premiere!)

Brahms:  String Sextet in B flat major, op. 18

Debussy:  "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" (arr. Judy Loman for flute and harp)

Mollie O'Meara:  Duo for viola and bass clarinet "New Orleans Sketches" (2009) (world premiere!)

Rebecca Clarke:  "Dumka" for violin, viola, and piano (1941)

David Anderson/Dave Easley:  Collaborative Octet (2010) (world premiere!)

Dvorak:  String Quartet in F major, op. 96 "American" (1861)

Copland:  Clarinet Concerto (1948)

William Horne:  Serenade (2010) (world premiere!)

Schumann:  Romances, op. 94 for oboe and piano

Puccini:  "Crisantemi" Elegy for String Quartet (1890)

Piazzolla:  L'Histoire du Tango for flute and harp (1986)

David Anderson:  Five Romances for Double Bass and Harp (2011) (world premiere!)

Ponchielli:  Il Convegno (The Companions), op. 76

Debussy:  Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp (1915)

Ysaÿe:  Caprice (based on a waltz by Saint-Saëns), op. 52, no. 6

Richard Harrison:  "Au Chatelet" Deuxième Quintette pour Instruments à vent (2011) (world premiere!)

Vernon Duke:  "April in Paris" (arranged by David Anderson for bass, bass clarinet, piano, and drums)

A concert celebrating the life of LPO's former music director Klauspeter Seibel and featuring music by some of his favorite composers.

Richard Strauss:  Serenade for Winds, op. 7

Gustav Mahler:  Piano Quartet in A minor (1876)

Franz Schubert:  Four Lieder for Harp and Voice

Johannes Brahms:  Quintet for Strings in F major, op. 88

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Sonata no. 8 for Piano and Violin in G major, op. 30, no. 3

Bohuslav Martinu:  Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola (1947)

David Anderson:  Dance Suite for Double Bass and Harp (revised 2011)

Amilcare Ponchielli:  Quartetto for Winds (1873)

Camille Saint Saëns:  Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, op. 79 for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano.

Rebecca Clarke:  Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale for Clarinet and Viola (1941)

Dan Shore:  Suite in A minor for Oboe Quartet (2012) (world premiere!)

Felix Mendelssohn:  Octet for Strings, op. 20

Musaica Goes to the Movies 

George Gershwin: Promenade "Walking the Dog" from the movie "Shall We Dance" (1937) for Clarinet and Piano

Madeline Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano (1968)

Toru Takemitzu: A Way a Lone" for String Quartet (1981)

Mozart: Adagio from the Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 (1791)

Nino Rota: Sonata for Flute and Harp (1937)

Zoltan Kodaly: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, op. 12 (1920)

John Williams: "Viktor's Tale" from the movie "The Terminal" (2004)

Musaica Goes Green 

Antonio Vivaldi:  Spring from "The Four Seasons," op. 8 for string quartet

Donato Lovreglio:  Fantasy on Themes from Verdi's "La Traviata," op. 45, for Clarinet and Piano

Mollie O'Meara:  "The Air Was Green--A Remembrance" (2013) (world premiere!)

Arnold Bax:  Nonet (1930)

Frank Bridge:  Lament for Two Violas (1908)

Benjamin Britten:  "Lachrymae," Variations for Viola and Piano, op. 48 (1950)

Charles Martin Loeffler:  Two Rhapsodies for Viola, Oboe, and Piano (1901)

Camille Saint-Saëns:  Fantaisie for Violin and Harp

Georges Bizet:  "Carmen Fantasy" for Flute and Piano

Ellis Marsalis:  "Fourth Autumn," for Bass Trombone, Bass, and Harp

Christopher Cerrone:  "Recovering," for Bass, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Clarinet, Violin, Bassoon, and Trombone (2012)

Franz Schubert:  "Trout" Quintet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano

Marc Mellits:  Octet for Strings (with special guests from the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras)

J. Mark Stambaugh:  Variations on L'Homme Armé for Trumpet, French Horn, and Trombone

Adrienne Elisha:  "Lyra," for Harp, Viola, and Oboe (World Premiere!)

Dmitri Shostakovich:  Seventh String Quartet in F# minor (1960)

A Tribute to Pete Seeger: Chamber Music and Sing Along

An audience sing along of great folk songs made famous by Pete Seeger, including "Which Side are You On," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," and "This Land is Your Land" 

And some great American chamber music:

Fred Rzewski:  "Last Judgement" for solo Trombone (1969)

Ruth Crawford Seeger: String Quartet (1931)

Benjamin Franklin:  String Quartet (ca. 1788)

Aaron Copland:  Elegies for Violin and Viola (1932)

Voices of Freedom

This program featured music by or about people who faced or overcame discrimination and included the world premiere by New Orleans composer Tucker Fuller of “Reading Gaol,” a work for voice, strings and oboe based on the poem of the same name by Oscar Wilde.

William Grant Still:  Serenade for Strings, Flute, Clarinet, and Harp (1957)

Tucker Fuller:  Ballad of Reading Gaol (World Premiere!)

Richard Stöhr:  String Quartet No. 1 in d minor (1903), op. 22

Mostly Mozart!

W.A. Mozart:  Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285

James Legg:  Suite for Oboe and Harp (1993)

W.A. Mozart:  String Quintet in G minor, K. 516

David Anderson:  "Couperin Variations" a neoclassical Sextet for Flute, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Double Bass, and Harp (world premiere!)

Love Wins: Musaica celebrates the works of LGTB composers

Jean Baptist Lully: Courante for Viola and Cello

Mark Adamo:  Regina Coeli for Harp and String Quintet (2009)

Max Welch:  "Atonia" for Oboe and String Quartet (world premiere!)

Eve Beglarian: "In and Out of the Game" for Trombone Quartet & Tape (2007)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky:  String Quartet in D major, op. 11 (1871)

Ten Baroque Pieces

Musaica celebrates its 10th season of performances with a piece to commemorate each year. 

Friedrich Wilhelm Rust:  Sonata in A Major for Flute and Harp

J.S. Bach:  Bouree for Solo Trombone

W.F. Bach:  Duet in G major for Two Violas

Johann Joachim Quantz:  Triosonata in C Major for flute, oboe, and continuo

J.S. Bach:  Four Selections from "The Art of Fugue" for String Quartet

Georg Philipp Telemann:  Fantasia in A minor for Solo Trombone

G.F. Handel:  Concerto for Harp

Paris in the 1920's

Musaica celebrates its first 10 years of performances with the music from another amazing decade inspired by a great city.

Gabriel Faure:  String Quartet in E minor, op. 121 (1924)

Carlos Salzedo: Pentacle Suite for Two Harps (1928)

George Antheil:  Symphony for Five Instruments (1923) – Flute, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, and Viola

A Little Night Music, featuring the harp!

Nino Rota:  Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Viola, Cello, and Harp (1935)

Max Reger:  Serenade for Violin, Viola, and Flute, op. 141a

Ludwig van Beethoven:  String Quartet in E flat, op. 74 "Harp"

and works for trombone and harp by Debussy, Rachmaninov, and Brahms

Go Gentle into that Good Night

A Tribute to Pete Wolbrette.  Musaica dedicates this concert to the memory of the man who recorded all of Musaica's programs during our first ten years. 

With music by Gabrieli and other works. Including

Arnold Bax:  Elegiac Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp  (1916)

J.S. Bach:  Concerto for Oboe and Violin

Dave Anderson:  Three Pieces for Bass and Harp

Mozart:  Adagio and Rondo in C minor, K. 617 for Organ and String Quartet

A Night in Vienna

Joseph Weigl:  Concertino for Harp, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon

Brahms:  Sonata in F minor for Viola and Piano

Schubert: Quintet in C Major for two Violins, Viola, and two Cellos

Music from Around the World

In memory of our friend, Hugo Wedemeyer.

Gary Schocker: "September Morn" for Flute, Oboe, and Harp (2011)

Clara Schumann: Three Romances for Trombone and Piano

Augusta Reed Thomas: "Rumi Settings" for Violin and Viola (2001)

Saskia Apon: Trombone Quartet No. 1 (2002)

Caroline Lizotte: Raga for Two Harps (2006)

Wee Kee Brody: Andante from String Quartet (1992)

Louise Farrenc:  Allegro from Piano Quintet No. 1 in A minor (1842)

Music in Transition

W.A. Mozart : Allegro from Divertimento in E-Flat Major, K. 563 

Marcel Grandjany: Aria in Classic Style 

Benjamin Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49  (1951)

Arnold Schönberg: Transfigured Night (Verklärte Nacht), Op. 4 (1899) 

Music at Home

Dave Anderson: Sonata for Bass and Harp (1993) 

Tucker Fuller: Ephemera (2018)  for string sextet (world premiere!)

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, op. 29 “Storm” 

Création du Monde

Louis Spohr:  Sonata for Violin and Harp
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D major, op 44, no. 1
Max Bruch:  Kol Nidre for Trombone and Harp, op. 47
Darius Milhaud: Création du Monde, op. 81b (1923)

Angels in Flight

Marjan Mozetich:  Angels in Flight (1987)

Johannes Brahms:  Piano Quartet in A major, op. 26

Songs of the Earth

Bartok:  Five Duos for Viola (1931)

Villa-Lobos:  Duo for Violin and Viola (1946)

Dylan Tran: First String Quartet on Vietnamese Folk Themes (2019) (world premiere!)

Mollie O'Meara: Three Gaelic Minatures for Oboe, Flute, and Harp (2019) (world premiere!)

Dvorak: String Sextet in A major, op. 46

Supported by a generous grant from the Jazz & Heritage Foundation!

The Music of Art Deco


Julietta Rabens: Meditation on a Fallen Leaf (2004)
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins in C major, op. 56 (1932)
Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse, op. 16 for flute and harp (1879)
Jacques Ibert: Entr'acte for flute and harp (1935)
Eugène Ysaÿe: Trio for Two Violins and Viola "Le Londres" (1915)
Joaquín Turina: Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 67 (1931)

Keyboard Cornerstones of Bach and Fauré


16th Century Italian Lute Pieces by Simone Molinaro, Vincenzo Galilei, and Anonymous arranged for violin, cello, and harp
Jean Baptitste Loeillet: Trio Sonata in C minor, op. 2, no. 6 arranged for flute, oboe, harp, and cello
J.S. Bach: Selections form Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (1741) arranged for string trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky (1985)
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet in G Minor, op. 45 (1886)

Postcards From Paris and Vienna

Henriette Renié: Two Duos for Harp and Violin (1895)

Jean Françaix: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano  (1990)

Bernard Andrès: Harp Duo  (1996)

Beethoven's: String Quintet in C minor, op. 104 (1819)

Bridges Between Countries

Paul Hindemith:  Seventh String Quartet (1945)

Alberto Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna for Flute and String Quartet (1934)

Dmitri Shostakovich: Viola Sonata (1975)

Dave Anderson:  Nonet for 

Strings, Winds, and Harp (2021)  (world premiere!)

A Musical Reunion 

William Montgomery: "Til My Last Breath"   for flute, oboe, violin, viola, cello, and harp (2021) (world premiere!)

Valerie Coleman: “Portraits of Langston” for flute, clarinet, and piano, inspired by the jazz poetry of Langston Hughes (2007)

Ellis Marsalis: Fourth Autumn” for bass, harp, and trombone 

Johannes Brahms:  Quintet for clarinet and strings (1891)

Adoration

Akira Miyoshi: Mirior pour violon (1981)

Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei, op. 47 (1880)

Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, op. 132 for clarinet , viola, and piano (1853)

Ennio Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe (1986)

Florence Price: Adoration for clarinet and string quartet (1951)

Amy Beach: Theme and variations for flute and string quartet, op. 80 (1916)

Music Through a Prism

Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Speigel for violin and piano (1978)

Cynthia Lee Wong: Shoreline for oboe, viola, and harp (2018)

Franz Schumbert: Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major, D487 for piano quartet (1816)

James Lee III: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet (2018)

Louise Farrenc:  Nonet for String Quartet and Wind Quintet, op. 38 (1849) 

Angel Fire

Bright Sheng: "Angel Fire (2014)

Jean Françaix: Quintet for Flute, String Trio, and Harp (1932)

Ellen Taaffe Zwilcih: Quintet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano (2010) 

Antonín Dvorák: Piano Quartet in E flat major, op. 87 (1889)