Kalliope Reed Quintet Lecture Recital

Kalliope Reed Quintet Lecture Recital
Saturday, November 2, 3:30 PM
Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA
About the Lecture
Get ready for an unforgettable musical journey with the Kalliope Reed Quintet! Join us for a dynamic lecture recital by New England’s premiere reed quintet—an uncommon ensemble with an incredibly diverse and joy filled sound! Kalliope will dive into the history and evolution of Reed instruments in chamber music, how it led to the rise of the Reed Quintet, and how their ensemble contributes to Reed Quintet history with many new commissions and arrangements.
Program
Selections from Suite La Triomphante Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
                                    arr. for reed quintet by Raaf Hekkema
Astro Errante Abraham Gómez (b. 1988)

Amaru Daniel Cueto (b. 1986)

Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin (1898-1937)
                  arr. for reed quintet by Raaf Hekkema

Anna Bradford, Oboe
Celine Ferro, Clarinet
Amy Advocat, Bass Clarinet
Bennett Parsons, Saxophone
Natalie Zemba, Bassoon

About Kalliope Reed Quintet
The Kalliope Reed Quintet, founded in 2019, is the first professional reed quintet in New England. Hailed by the Boston Woodwind Society as “a fantastic musical group full of personality and musical abilities, adding up to a sum much greater than the parts”, Kalliope has led the evolution of this ensemble through their many commissions and unabashedly ambitious programming. As a contemporary chamber ensemble and one of the first 50 reed quintets worldwide, their mission is to expand and diversify the reed quintet repertoire and to further strengthen the role of contemporary chamber music in the 21st century by presenting unique, engaging and educational programs to communities locally and worldwide.
They remain steadfast in their goal to expand and diversify the repertoire of the reed quintet, and have commissioned works by Eliane Aberdam, Miguel del Aguila, Daniel Baldwin, Jenni Brandon, Daniel Burwasser, Oliver Caplan, Daniel Cueto, Charles Daniels Torres, Zach Gulaboff Davis, Nubia Jaime Donjuan, Don Krishnaswami, Panagiotis Liaropoulos, Mathieu Lussier, Margaret McAllister, Charles Murrell III, Francine Trester, and Ian Wiese. Kalliope has conducted masterclasses and performances at Berklee College of Music, Dartmouth College, University of Rhode Island, and UMass Dartmouth. Equally engaged in their community, they frequently give concerts throughout the year at local museums, churches, and community venues, as well as youth concerts at Boston Community Music Center.
Kalliope has just released their first album Amaru, now streaming on all platforms. After touring a program of music from across the Americas at music festivals in Mexico, they have also recorded their second album Cañas sin Fronteras (releasing soon!). They are grateful for support received over the years from the City of Boston, USArtists International, Boston Woodwind Society, Regent Theatre in Arlington, Sparkplug Foundation, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Yarmouth Tourism Grant Fund, Alice M. Ditson Fund Recording Grant, City of Boston Opportunity Fund, Puffin Foundation, and the New England Conservatory Entrepreneurial Musicianship award. https://kalliopereedquintet.com//
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