BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Jenni Brandon - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Jenni Brandon X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jennibrandon.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Jenni Brandon REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Warsaw BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191023T173145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T010718Z UID:3657-1574278200-1574283600@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Kennedy Center Performance of 3 Paderewskis\, by Jenni Brandon DESCRIPTION:The 3 Paderewskis by composer Jenni Brandon and playwright Oliver Mayer is performed on Wednesday\, November 20\, 7:30pm at the Kennedy Center\, Terrace Theater\, 2700 F Street\, NW Washington\, DC 20566. The 3 Paderewskis\, a new opera by Jenni Brandon\, explores the life and work of composer and founder of the Polish nation\, Ignace Jan Paderewski. \nWith book by University of Southern California professor and playwright Oliver Mayer and music by award-winning composer Jenni Brandon\, this work is expanded to 60 minutes. Commissioned by The Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual program NIEPODLEGŁA 2017-2022. \nThis expanded work (originally a 40-minute version premiered in 2018) looks at three versions of the great Paderewski (one of them female) as they sift through a lifetime of memories far too large for any one person. Ignace the pianist/composer\, Jan the visionary statesman\, and Paderewski the viticulturist assesses a lifetime of love and loss\, exile\, war and wine.  But when the ghost of Antonina\, their long-departed wife\, rejoins them\, memories become immediate with a vibrancy that sheds light on the depths of their endless love. \nCast and Musicians: \nAntonina (Soprano): Katherine Powers \nIgnace (Mezzo-Soprano): Maria Dominique Lopez \nJan (Tenor): Todd Strange \nPaderewski (Baritone): Steve Pence \nSATB Chorus: Ariel Pisturino\, Omar Crook\, E. Scott Levin \nPiano Quartet (Violin\, Viola\, Cello\, Piano): Central4 Piano Quartet \nDirector: David Bridel \nStage Manger: Seira Murakami \nMusic Director and Conductor: Jenni Brandon \nProducer: Mark Seldis \nCo-Producers: \n \nAdam Mickiewicz Institute \n \n Kosciuszko Foundation \nThis presentation is commissioned by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and presented in collaboration with the Kosciuszko Foundation. Co-financing is provided by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual program NIEPODLEGŁA 2017-2022. This project was originally commissioned in cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural program POLSKA 100 accompanying Poland’s centenary of regaining independence. \nEvent Partners: \n \nConsulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles \n \nHelen Modjeska Art and Culture Club \n \nPOLAM – Federal Credit Union URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/kennedy-center-performance-of-three-paderewskis-by-jenni-brandon/ LOCATION:Kennedy Center\, Terrace Theater\, 2700 F Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20566.\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Jenni Brandon":MAILTO:threepaderewskis@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20191112T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20191112T220000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191101T210154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T191849Z UID:4735-1573590600-1573596000@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Compostela by Jenni Brandon\, Performed by Eric Stomberg and Trio Amical DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s Compostela is performed by Eric Stomberg and Trio Amical. The Trio Amical is a woodwind ensemble featuring bassoon\, clarinet\, and piano. The ensemble includes Eric Stomberg (bassoon)\, Karen Benda (clarinet)\, and Robert Koening (piano). They will perform the first two movements\, the “Field of Stars” and end with the “Buen Camino” in honor of the late Eric Varner. This performance is a faculty recital at the Interlochen Center for the Arts\, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall (#40 on map) on November 12\, 2019 at 8:30 PM. The recital is free and open to the public. The Interlochen Center for the Arts is located at 4000 Highway M-137\, Interlochen\, MI 49643\, telephone: (231) 276-7200. \nDr. Stomberg\, DMA enjoys a wide-ranging musical career as a performer\, artist-teacher and artistic administrator. He plays with “elegance and refinement” while displaying “impeccable tone and technique” (American Record Guide). He is also one of the most sought-after contemporary bassoonists with numerous invitations to present recitals and masterclasses at conservatories and schools of music around the world. His students have gone on to study at the most prestigious music schools in the country\, while former students also hold orchestral and academic positions in the United States and abroad. He is on faculty at the University of Kansas\, School of Music and Associate Director of Music for Summer Programs at Interlochen Center for the Arts\, Instructor of Bassoon at Interlochen Arts Academy\, and as President of the International Double Reed Society. \nCompostela for solo bassoon work tells the story of the pilgrimage along The Camino Francés.  It is the most popular of the pilgrimage routes through Spain that lead to Santiago de Compostela\, or the church where the bones of St. James the Apostle are said to be buried.  The title of this work has two meanings.  “Compostela for solo bassoon work tells the story of the pilgrimage along The Camino Francés.  It is the most popular of the pilgrimage routes through Spain. Premiered during the 2018 International Double Reed Society Conference in Granada\, Spain by Eric Varner \nCompostela” is translated by some to mean “field of a star”.  This comes from the legend of the discovery of St. James the apostle – his body was said to be revealed by a star to Theodomir\, Bishop of Ira Flavia in 813.  The Compostela is also the certificate that is given to pilgrims at the completion of their journey\, or when they reach the grand church in Santiago de Compostela which holds the remains of St. James.  To me\, the title touches on both the ethereal and the physical of this pilgrimage.  It is not so much about the destination\, but the personal journey the pilgrim takes with each step along the Camino de Santiago.  As we travel along this path\, the bassoon narrates what we may see and hear\, how we may feel\, and what we discover about ourselves as we take this personal journey. \nThis work was commissioned by Eric Van der Veer Varner\, who introduced me to the Camino de Santiago when we talked about a new work for him during IDRS 2017 at Lawrence University. His enthusiasm and knowledge about the trail inspired me to dig deeper into this pilgrimage I knew nothing about\, but now join many people around the world in being fascinated by the history and meaning of the Camino.  It is an honor to write this piece for him to premiere. \nIn one movement\, this work has several sections that highlight the journey along the way. \nI.  Field of Stars: Along the  Camino Francés thousands of pilgrims have travelled over many centuries in search of answers.  Many walk the path for different reasons – spiritual callings\, atonement\, health and fitness\, personal reflection and growth.  Whatever the reason\, they all walk the path toward the Santiago de Compostela\, under the same sky and stars.  This movement begins our journey toward that field of stars\, and the first steps onto the Camino Francés\, beginning at St Jean Pied de Port. \nII.  Buen Camino!: This is a phrase that pilgrims say to each say along the way\, translating to “good way”.  It is a greeting of joy\, of hope\, and of good will as they travel this path. Cheerful and light\, the bassoon happily walks along the Camino fresh and open-minded. \nIII.   A Toast of Happiness: This comes from the Irache Wine Fountain in Ayegui where Pilgrims can drink wine from an outdoor fountain.  There is a quote here that says: “Pilgrim\, if you wish to arrive at Santiago full of strength and vitality\, have a drink of this great wine and make a toast of happiness.”  There is a bit of joyful glee in sharing a drink with fellow pilgrims at an outdoor wine fountain \nIV.  I was once:   When leaving the town of Los Arcos\, the pilgrim will pass by a cemetery gate with this saying: “Yo que fui lo que tu eres\, tu seras lo que yo soi.” Or “I was once what you are\, and you will be what I am.”  This feels like a beautiful sentiment to remember along this sacred and ancient path\, for the pilgrims are connected through the ages by their calling to walk the Camino and learn from its wisdom. \nV.  The Pit of Bones: Just outside of Atapuerca is the site of the oldest discovered remains of humans.  This fascinating and incredibly poignant place reminds the pilgrim of the connection to each other and of our mortality. Ancient and mysterious\, the bassoon explores what might be found deep in the earth. \nVI.  Cruz del Ferro:  On the route from Rabanel del Camino to Ponferrada is an Iron cross on top of a 5 meter wooden pole. It is surrounded by stones – people bring stones with them from all over the world and leave them here to represent leaving behind a burden. \nVII.  The Scallop Shell:  The scallop shell is the symbol of the pilgrimage. Originally pilgrims would receive this shell once they reached Santiago de Compostela to prove that they had walked the Camino.  Today\, many pilgrims carry the scallop shell attached to their bags or clothes as a symbol of their journey.  The image of the scallop shell is also found all along the Camino to help the pilgrim stay on the right path. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/compostela-by-jenni-brandon-performed-by-eric-stomberg-and-trio-amical/ LOCATION:Interlochen Center for the Arts\, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall (#40 on map)\, 4000 Highway M-137\, Interlochen\, MI\, 49643\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191030T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191030T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191101T203823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T203823Z UID:4748-1572462000-1572469200@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Compostela by Jenni Brandon\, Performed by Eric Stomberg and Trio Amical in Fayetteville DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s Compostela was performed\, as a guest recital\, by Eric Stomberg and Trio AmicalatRoots HQ atGuisinger Music House\, Fayetteville\, Arkansas\, 1 E Mountain St\, Fayetteville\, AR 72701 on October 30\, 2019 7:00pm.. The Trio Amical is a woodwind ensemble featuring bassoon\, clarinet\, and piano. The ensemble includes Eric Stomberg (bassoon)\, Karen Benda (clarinet)\, and Robert Koening (piano). They will perform the first two movements\, the “Field of Stars” and end with the “Buen Camino” in honor of the late Eric Varner. \nLia Uribe\, Director of Undergraduate Studies/ Music Department at University of Arkansas stated on her Facebook Page\, “At yesterday’s Trio Amical recital\, Eric Stomberg played a couple movements from Jenni Brandon’s “Compostela for solo bassoon”\, in memory of our dear colleague Eric Varner who passed away a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful homage\, solemn and profound\, and served us all well\, even the ones that didn’t know Eric Varner\, to reflect\, to connect\, to remember\, and to honor life. The power of music\, and the power of friendship” \n  \nDr. Stomberg\, DMA enjoys a wide-ranging musical career as a performer\, artist-teacher and artistic administrator. He plays with “elegance and refinement” while displaying “impeccable tone and technique” (American Record Guide). He is also one of the most sought-after contemporary bassoonists with numerous invitations to present recitals and masterclasses at conservatories and schools of music around the world. His students have gone on to study at the most prestigious music schools in the country\, while former students also hold orchestral and academic positions in the United States and abroad. He is on faculty at the University of Kansas\, School of Music and Associate Director of Music for Summer Programs at Interlochen Center for the Arts\, Instructor of Bassoon at Interlochen Arts Academy\, and as President of the International Double Reed Society. \nCompostela for solo bassoon work tells the story of the pilgrimage along The Camino Francés.  It is the most popular of the pilgrimage routes through Spain that lead to Santiago de Compostela\, or the church where the bones of St. James the Apostle are said to be buried.  The title of this work has two meanings.  “Compostela for solo bassoon work tells the story of the pilgrimage along The Camino Francés.  It is the most popular of the pilgrimage routes through Spain. Premiered during the 2018 International Double Reed Society Conference in Granada\, Spain by Eric Varner \nCompostela” is translated by some to mean “field of a star”.  This comes from the legend of the discovery of St. James the apostle – his body was said to be revealed by a star to Theodomir\, Bishop of Ira Flavia in 813.  The Compostela is also the certificate that is given to pilgrims at the completion of their journey\, or when they reach the grand church in Santiago de Compostela which holds the remains of St. James.  To me\, the title touches on both the ethereal and the physical of this pilgrimage.  It is not so much about the destination\, but the personal journey the pilgrim takes with each step along the Camino de Santiago.  As we travel along this path\, the bassoon narrates what we may see and hear\, how we may feel\, and what we discover about ourselves as we take this personal journey. \nThis work was commissioned by Eric Van der Veer Varner\, who introduced me to the Camino de Santiago when we talked about a new work for him during IDRS 2017 at Lawrence University. His enthusiasm and knowledge about the trail inspired me to dig deeper into this pilgrimage I knew nothing about\, but now join many people around the world in being fascinated by the history and meaning of the Camino.  It is an honor to write this piece for him to premiere. \nIn one movement\, this work has several sections that highlight the journey along the way. \nI. Field of Stars:  Along the  Camino Francés thousands of pilgrims have travelled over many centuries in search of answers.  Many walk the path for different reasons – spiritual callings\, atonement\, health and fitness\, personal reflection and growth.  Whatever the reason\, they all walk the path toward the Santiago de Compostela\, under the same sky and stars.  This movement begins our journey toward that field of stars\, and the first steps onto the Camino Francés\, beginning at St Jean Pied de Port. \nII. Buen Camino!  This is a phrase that pilgrims say to each say along the way\, translating to “good way”.  It is a greeting of joy\, of hope\, and of good will as they travel this path. Cheerful and light\, the bassoon happily walks along the Camino fresh and open-minded. \nIII.   A Toast of Happiness:  This comes from the Irache Wine Fountain in Ayegui where Pilgrims can drink wine from an outdoor fountain.  There is a quote here that says: “Pilgrim\, if you wish to arrive at Santiago full of strength and vitality\, have a drink of this great wine and make a toast of happiness.”  There is a bit of joyful glee in sharing a drink with fellow pilgrims at an outdoor wine fountain \nIV  I was once…When leaving the town of Los Arcos\, the pilgrim will pass by a cemetery gate with this saying: “Yo que fui lo que tu eres\, tu seras lo que yo soi.” Or “I was once what you are\, and you will be what I am.”  This feels like a beautiful sentiment to remember along this sacred and ancient path\, for the pilgrims are connected through the ages by their calling to walk the Camino and learn from its wisdom. \nV  The Pit of Bones:  Just outside of Atapuerca is the site of the oldest discovered remains of humans.  This fascinating and incredibly poignant place reminds the pilgrim of the connection to each other and of our mortality. Ancient and mysterious\, the bassoon explores what might be found deep in the earth. \nVI  Cruz del Ferro:  On the route from Rabanel del Camino to Ponferrada is an Iron cross on top of a 5 meter wooden pole. It is surrounded by stones – people bring stones with them from all over the world and leave them here to represent leaving behind a burden. \nVII. The Scallop Shell:\nThe scallop shell is the symbol of the pilgrimage. Originally pilgrims would receive this shell once they reached Santiago de Compostela to prove that they had walked the Camino.  Today\, many pilgrims carry the scallop shell attached to their bags or clothes as a symbol of their journey.  The image of the scallop shell is also found all along the Camino to help the pilgrim stay on the right path. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/compostela-by-jenni-brandon-performed-by-eric-stomberg-and-trio-amical-in-fayetteville/ LOCATION:Roots HQ at Guisinger Music House\, 1 E Mountain St\, Fayetteville\, AR\, 72701\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20191029T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20191029T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191106T191658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T191658Z UID:4887-1572377400-1572382800@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s Spider Suite Performed by The Fourth Wall DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s Spider Suite performed by the Fourth Wall on Tuesday\, October 29 at 7:30 PM in the Humanities Theatre at Chattanooga State. The ensemble consists of Cindy Solfest-Wallis on flute\, Nicholas Hartline on clarinet\, and Staci Spring on bassoon. Spider Suite tells the story of the adventures of a spider and his daily activities\, from spinning webs\, capturing bugs\, and beginning again. \nWe are first introduced to the world of spiders through the fast and many-legged theme in “Along came a spider…\,” full of skittering\, racing\, and lurking. In movement two a young spider takes flight – baby spiders will spin a balloon out of silk and fly away from their mother’s web to embark on their own journey\, letting the wind take them wherever it might. Our spider lands gently and immediately begins to make his web in “Spinning Song.” Once the web is spun\, it is time to wait for dinner to come along. Our spider dances “A Wicked Waltz\,” laughing manically as he waits for the “Happy Bug (unsuspecting)” to get stuck in his web. As the bug flies and sings\, he gets increasingly stuck in the web – listen as the timbral trills in the oboe become more and more frequent. In the final movement the spider reflects on his day (flying\, spinning\, and hunting…)\, tearing down his web\, as spiders often do\, to begin again the next day. \nMovement I: Along came a spider… \nMovement II: The Spider’s Flight (solo bassoon) \nMovement III: Spinning Song \nMovement IV: A Wicked Waltz: The Spider and the Happy Bug (unsuspecting) \nMovement V. The end of the day…begin again \nSpider Suite for oboe\, clarinet\, and bassoon was commissioned by the California Association of Professional Music Teachers and was premiered by the Vientos Trio at the CAPMT state conference in February 2010 at the Pacific Palms Resort. \nThe version for flute\, clarinet\, and bassoon is recorded by Ceora Winds on their debut CD Postcards. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-spider-suite-performed-by-the-fourth-wall/ LOCATION:Chattanooga State College\, 4501 Amnicola Hwy\, Chattanooga\, TN\, 37406\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191029T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191029T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191016T224530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T185928Z UID:4271-1572377400-1572381000@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s Music Performed by The Frost Chamber Players\, University of Miami DESCRIPTION:The Frost School of Music – University of Miami and the Frost Chamber Players\, members of the faculty in the Classical departments\, come together in an All-star celebration of women composers\, performing \, Jenni Brandon’s “The Sequoia Trio”\, Tania J. Leon\, Dorothy Hindman\, Jennifer Higdon\, Valerie Coleman \, Rebecca Clarke\, and Louise Farrenc. Dorothy Hindman will lead a brief pre-concert chat at 6:30pm. The concert is on Tuesday\, October 29\, 2019 at 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at the Frost School of Music\, University of Miami\, 1314 Miller Drive\, Coral Gables\, Florida 33146 \nThe highly acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami ranks among the most comprehensive and innovative in the nation. Originally founded as a Conservatory of Music in 1926\, it continues to offer premier performance experiences for instrumentalists and vocalists\, and a wide spectrum of degree offerings for virtually every area of musical study and research. \nJenni Brandon is an award-winning composer\, conductor\, and mezzo-soprano who enjoys engaging with performers and audiences\, often giving talks about the business of music and the art of collaboration.  She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Sorel Medallion\, the American Prize for Choral Composition\, the Women Composers Festival of Hartford International Composition Competition\, and the Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition.  She was the composer in residence for the 2018 inaugural season of the LunART Festival in Madison\, Wisconsin\, where her chamber and choral music was featured throughout the festival.  She also gave talks on the art of collaboration and worked with emerging composers in her workshop “From Page to Stage”. \nHer recent commissions and performances include We Are Joy\, a piano concerto for choir and chamber orchestra with poetry by Oliver Mayer and soon to be published by Pavane Publishing. Her new 60-minute American Musical Hybrid “3 Paderewskis” with book by Oliver Mayer is the winner of the 2017 Paderewski Cycle. It is Commissioned by The Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual program NIEPODLEGŁA 2017-2022. and is being performed at the University of Southern California (USC); Aula Nova\, I.J. Paderewski Conservatory\, Swiety Marcin 87\, 61-808 in Poznan\, Poland; and The Kennedy Center. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-music-performed-by-the-frost-chamber-players-university-of-miami/ LOCATION:Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at the Frost School of Music\, University of Miami\, 1314 Miller Drive\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33146\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191028T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191028T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191029T222714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191029T222714Z UID:4618-1572292800-1572298200@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Tempo Performs Shades of Violet by Jenni Brandon DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Shades of Violet” is performed by Tempo at the Gildenhorn Recital Hall\, University of Maryland School of Music on Monday\, October 28\, 2019 . 8PM. Tempo is a graduate student-led contemporary music ensemble that focuses on cultivating new music experiences in the community both within and outside of the standard concert hall to present the music of now. The program is: \nJenni Brandon: Shades of Violet \nPatrice Michaels: The Long View: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Nine Songs \nDaron Hagen: Duo for Violin and Cello \nBrett Miller: Blue \nNathan Daughtrey: An Extraordinary Correspondence \nShades of Violet for Clarinet in B-flat and Viola (JB 146) explores the complexities of the color violet throughout history as told by the Clarinet and Viola. The title for Shades of Violet came about during a phone call with Elizabeth Crawford – clarinet and Katrin Meidell – viola. We were discussing this new work and their ensemble’s name “Violet” and the phrase “shades of violet” was mentioned. I loved this phrase and knew it would inspire the work\, plus pay homage to this new ensemble’s namesake! \nWhen I started to research the color violet\, I found many interesting facts about this color. It is a “true” color in that it has its own set of wavelengths on the spectrum of visible light – between blue and invisible ultraviolet. It also has a lot of other meanings throughout history\, encompassing spiritually\, emotions of love and passion\, and physical manifestations of the color. I wanted to portray these “shades of violet” not just from the color spectrum\, but what it has meant to people symbolically. I made a list of what I found when I researched this color\, and many of these words or phrases that inspired me during the creation of this work appear as descriptions of sections in the score: \nMeditation \nInspiration \nImagination \nPassionate \nUnion of Body and Soul \nOriginal \nUnconditional love \nMental balance and stability \nDelicate \nCrown Chakra \nDignity \nCompassion \nVain \nExtravagance \nFlighty \nIn some ways this work is a love story – two instruments seeking passion\, inspiration\, union\, unconditional love. We reach this union toward the end of the piece\, represented through the higher registers of both instruments– a push and pull of harmonies and shades of violet that I think represent the complexities of what the color Violet represents. \nIt was an honor to write this work for the inaugural season of Violet. This work was premiered in February 2018 and appears on Violet’s debut album. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/tempo-performs-shades-of-violet-by-jenni-brandon/ LOCATION:Gildenhorn Recital Hall at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center\, Stadium Drive and Route 193\, College Park\, MD\, 20742\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191004T213045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T220729Z UID:3807-1571688000-1571691600@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s Cumulonimbus and Shades of Violet Performed by Natalie Groom DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s Cumulonimbus and Shades of Violet performed\, as a solo recital\, by Natalie Groom on October 21\, 2019 at 8:00pm in the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center\, Stadium Drive and Route 193\, College Park\, MD 20742\, Phone: (301) 405-2787. \nNatalie Groom is a freelance clarinetist in Washington\, D.C. and substitute clarinetist of the Annapolis Symphony and Annapolis Opera. She is the artist-in-residence at Collington Retirement Community\, a Junior Board member of Washington Performing Arts\, and a volunteer for the Institute for Composer Diversity. \nAs teacher\, conductor\, and academic\, she and soprano Jennifer Piazza-Pick founded\, in 2018\, the Whistling Hens\, a chamber music ensemble. The group celebrates and advances the artistic accomplishments of women by performing and commissioning all female-composed music. Their work invites listeners to reflect on the impact male privilege has had on traditional music programming\, question the status quo of gender inequality in the classical music community\, and engage with music by women of various backgrounds. \nThe inspiration for Jenni’s Cumulonimbus was from a wonderful book titled The Cloudspotter’s Guide: The Science\, History\, and Culture of Clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney. In this book he describes all types of clouds\, from the Stratus all the way up to the Cirrocumulus cloud. Jenni particularly loved his chapter on the Cumulonimbus cloud and the description of the destruction and havoc that this cloud can make. I thought it would be exciting to write a work that represented this cloud and its fury. \nThe title for Shades of Violet came about during a phone call with Jenni and Elizabeth Crawford – clarinet and Katrin Meidell – viola. They were discussing this new work and Elizabeth’s and Katrin’s ensemble’s name “Violet” and the phrase “shades of violet” was mentioned. I loved this phrase and knew it would inspire the work\, plus pay homage to this new ensemble’s namesake! \nWhen I started to research the color violet\, I found many interesting facts about this color. It is a “true” color in that it has its own set of wavelengths on the spectrum of visible light – between blue and invisible ultraviolet.  It also has a lot of other meanings throughout history\, encompassing spiritually\, emotions of love and passion\, and physical manifestations of the color.  I wanted to portray these “shades of violet” not just from the color spectrum\, but what it has meant to people symbolically.  I made a list of what I found when I researched this color\, and many of these words or phrases that inspired me during the creation of this work appear as descriptions of sections in the score: \nMeditation \nInspiration \nImagination \nPassionate \nUnion of Body and Soul \nOriginal \nUnconditional love \nMental balance and stability \nDelicate \nCrown Chakra \nDignity \nCompassion \nVain \nExtravagance \nFlighty \nIn some ways this work is a love story – two instruments seeking passion\, inspiration\, union\, unconditional love.  We reach this union toward the end of the piece\, represented through the higher registers of both instruments– a push and pull of harmonies and shades of violet that I think represent the complexities of what the color Violet represents. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-cumulonimbus-and-shades-of-violet-performed-by-natalie-groom/ LOCATION:Gildenhorn Recital Hall at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center\, Stadium Drive and Route 193\, College Park\, MD\, 20742\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T120000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190930T000534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T000534Z UID:3799-1571482800-1571486400@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s Cumulonimbus and Chansons de la Nature Pour La Clarinette Performed by Natalie Groom DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s Cumulonimbus and Chansons de la Nature Pour La Clarinette  is performed by Natalie Groom as the Collington Artist-in-Residence at the Collington Retirement Community in Bowie\, Maryland on October 19\, 2019. Natalie was awarded a residency at Collington Retirement Community in Bowie\, Maryland\, as their artist-in-residence\, she will perform frequently in addition to coordinating concerts\, bringing in guest lecturers\, and leading educational seminars. \nNow in its third year\, this program has been featured by The Today Show and ABC. This residency is made possible by a partnership between the University of Maryland School of Music and Collington\, A Kendal Affiliate \nThe inspiration for the Cumulonimbus piece\, by Jenni\, comes from a wonderful book titled The Cloudspotter’s Guide: The Science\, History\, and Culture of Clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney. In this book he describes all types of clouds\, from the Stratus all the way up to the Cirrocumulus cloud. Jenni particularly loved his chapter on the Cumulonimbus cloud and the description of the destruction and havoc that this cloud can make. Jenni thought it would be exciting to write a work that represented this cloud and its fury. \nJenni’s Chansons de la Nature Pour La Clarinette\, tells a story about nature as told by the clarinet’s agile voice. The French titles and basis of the pieces were inspired by the lyrical and pastoral quality of the French language and the images it invokes. The piece is also inspired by the images presented in Aesop’s fables (and Jean de la Fontain’s retelling of them); in particular\, the movement “Le Lièvre et la Tortue” tells of the slow tortoise beating the fast hare with his patience and determination. Both creatures are represented in this movement\, from the plodding of the tortoise to the quick movements of the hare. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-cumulonimbus-and-chansons-de-la-nature-pour-la-clarinette-performed-by-natalie-groom/ LOCATION:Collington Retirement Community\, 10450 Lottsford Rd\, Bowie\, MD\, 20721\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191018T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191019T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190919T000155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190919T000155Z UID:3432-1571427000-1571520600@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Found Objects: On the Beach” Performed by The CHAI Collaborative Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Found Objects: On the Beach” is performed by the CHAI Collaborative Ensemble (CCE) on: \n0 October 18- 19\, 2019\, 7:30pm Atlas Arts Media 1806 W. Cuyler Ave.\, #3G\, Chicago\, IL 60613 \n0 October 20\, 2019 at 3pm House Concert (TBA with ticket purchase) in Evanston\, IL \nCHAI Collaborative Ensemble (CCE) opens their fifth season October 18-20 with an exploration of our relationship with our natural history and our current place on planet Earth. CCE is a Chicago-based collective of musicians dedicated to presenting substantial and approachable programs of mixed vocal and instrumental chamber music. Our repertoire runs the gamut\, ranging from beloved classics to newly commissioned works\, with many hidden gems along the way. \nFound Objects: On the Beach for oboe\, clarinet\, and bassoon tells of finding objects on the beach – from tumbled stones to sea glass; from driftwood to black feathers on the sand and the seashells that populate the beach as far as the eye can see. A six-movement work approximately 23 minutes. \nPremiered by the PEN Trio (Nora Lewis-oboe\, Phillip Paglialonga-clarinet\, and Eric Van der Veer Varner-bassoon)\, this work is published by TrevCo Music Publishing on the new PEN Trio Collection Series! URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-found-objects-on-the-beach-performed-by-the-chai-collaborative-ensemble/ LOCATION:Atlas Arts Media\, 1806 W. Cuyler Ave.\, #3G\, Chicago\, IL\, 60613\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="CHAI Collaborative Ensemble":MAILTO:chaicollaborative@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20191018T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20191018T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191001T174521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190929T204019Z UID:3690-1571425200-1571432400@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s 3 Paderewskis Performed In Poland DESCRIPTION:The 3 Paderewskis by composer Jenni Brandon and playwright Oliver Mayer is performed on Friday\, October 18\, 2019\, 7:00pm at the Aula Nova\, I.J. Paderewski Conservatory\, Swiety Marcin 87\, 61-808 in Poznan\, Poland. The performance is followed by Q&A with the artists that is open to the public. \nThe 3 Paderewskis\, a new opera by Jenni Brandon\, explores the life and work of composer and founder of the Polish nation\, Ignace Jan Paderewski. With book by University of Southern California professor and playwright Oliver Mayer and music by award-winning composer Jenni Brandon\, this work is expanded to 60 minutes. Commissioned by The Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual program NIEPODLEGŁA 2017-2022. \nThis expanded work (originally a 40-minute version premiered in 2018) looks at three versions of the great Paderewski (one of them female) as they sift through a lifetime of memories far too large for any one person. Ignace the pianist/composer\, Jan the visionary statesman\, and Paderewski the viticulturist\, assess a lifetime of love and loss\, exile\, war and wine.  But when the ghost of Antonina\, their long-departed wife\, rejoins them\, memories become immediate with a vibrancy that sheds light on the depths of their endless love. This performance is part of a four-day festival celebrating Ignace Jan Paderewski. Of interest on: \n\nThursday\, October 17th at 11:00am is a Student and Faculty Workshop: University as a place of artistic development and promotion. USA-Poland comparison. Guests are: Carol Martin\, Oliver Mayer\, David Bridel\, Brian Kite\, Juli Hendren\, Andrzej Lesicki. Open to the public. The location: Collegium MAIUS\, ul. Fredry 10\, 61-701\nOn October 19th\, at 10:00am is a Young Artist Workshop at Teatr Muzyczny\, Poznan: Creating musical characters”. Guests: are Jenni Brandon \, Oliver Mayer\, Matthew Hardy\, and Brian Kite. This workshop is closed to the public.\n\nCast and Musicians: \nAntonina (Soprano): Keiko Clark \nIgnace (Mezzo-Soprano): Maria Dominique Lopez \nJan (Tenor): Todd Strange \nPaderewski (Baritone): Steve Pence \nSATB Polish Chorus of Teatr Muzyczny. Directed by Piotr Deptuch \nPiano Quartet (Violin\, Viola\, Cello\, Piano \nDirector: David Bridel \nStage Manger: Seira Murakami \nMusic Director and Conductor: Jenni Brandon \nProducer: Ian-Julian Williams \nCo-Producers: \n \nAdam Mickiewicz Institute \n  \n Kosciuszko Foundation \n         \nThis presentation is commissioned by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and presented in collaboration with the Kosciuszko Foundation.  Co-financing is provided by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual program NIEPODLEGŁA 2017-2022. This project was originally commissioned in cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural program POLSKA 100 accompanying Poland’s centenary of regaining independence. \nEvent Partners: \n \nConsulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles \n \nHelen Modjeska Art and Culture Club \n \nPOLAM – Federal Credit Union URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-three-paderewskis-performed-in-poland/ LOCATION:Aula Nova\, I.J. Paderewski Conservatory END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191015 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191015T000811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T225643Z UID:4202-1571011200-1571097599@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Starry Night” Performed by Virginia Costa Figueiredo On Her Award-Winning Album “Seule” DESCRIPTION:  \nJenni Brandon’s “Starry Night”\, a three movement work\, is performed by Virginia Costa Figueiredo on her award-winning album “Seule”. Virginia is a Los Angeles based clarinetist where she performs regularly as a freelancer and with local music ensembles. As a recording artist\, she has released two albums to critical acclaim: her debut solo album\, Seule\, was a 2018 Global Music Awards silver medalist\, while her 2014 album with The Divan Consort\, Refuge\, earned a first-round GRAMMY nomination in 2015 as well as a Global Music Awards gold medal. \nThe idea for her debut solo album “Seule” began in 2009 and came from the desire to explore music by Los Angeles composers and music by composers from her native country Portugal. It features works by American composers Jenni Brandon\, Daniel Kessner\, Ken Walicki\, Pamela Madsen\, David Lefkowitz\, and Portuguese composers; Clotilde Rosa\, and Maria de Lurdes Martins. \nStarry Night by Jenni Brandon\, Big Dog by Ken Walicki\, Riverly is the Moon by Pamela Madsen were all composed for and premiered by Virginia Figueiredo. Many of these works include extended clarinet techniques\, but it is their lyrical and expressive character that really shines through and features the beauty of music for clarinet alone. \nShe is an internationally active performer\, recording artist\, and educator. She has toured extensively throughout the United States\, Europe\, South America\, and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician\, and her performances have been featured on radio broadcasts in both Portugal and the United States. In Southern California\, she performs regularly with The Pacific Opera Project\, the Luso-American Duo\, and numerous other orchestras and chamber ensembles. \nStarry Night for Solo B flat clarinet is a three-movement work for solo B-flat clarinet that tells of the night skies and our fascination with what lies in them. Using poetry and texts from Gerard Manley Hopkins\, John Keats\, and Van Gogh (whose painting is also the inspiration for the title of this work)\, these movements tell of the stars as “fire-folk” and how the sight of stars can make us dream. \n\n The Starlight Night\nLook at the stars! look\, look up at the skies!\n\nO look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air! \nGerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) \n\n Bright Star!\n\nBright Star! Would I were steadfast as thou art- \nNot in lone splendor hang aloft the night! \nJohn Keats (1795-1821) \nIII. The Sight of Stars \nFor my part I know nothing with any certainty\, \nbut the sight of stars makes me dream. \nVincent van Gogh (1853-1890) \n  \nThis work was written for Virginia Costa Figueiredo\, premiered in February 2013\, and receives its premiere recording on her CD \n  URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-starry-night-performed-by-virginia-costa-figueiredo-on-her-award-winning-album-seule/ LOCATION:AZ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191012T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191012T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190927T174501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191008T172039Z UID:3594-1570910400-1570915800@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:3 Paderewskis Performed At The University of Southern California (USC) DESCRIPTION:3 PADEREWSKIS by composer Jenni Brandon and librettist Oliver Mayer is performed on  Saturday\, October 12\, 2019\, 8:00 p.m at the University of Southern California (USC)\, Thornton School of Music\, Polish Music Center\, Alfred Newman Recital Hall ( campus map) \, 3616 Trousdale Pkwy\, Los Angeles\, CA. This performance is this years Paderewski Lecture Recital. \n3 PADEREWSKIS\, a new opera by Jenni Brandon\, explores the life and work of composer and founder of the Polish nation\, Ignace Jan Paderewski. With book by University of Southern California professor and playwright Oliver Mayer and music by award-winning composer Jenni Brandon\, this work is expanded to 60 minutes. Commissioned by The Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual program NIEPODLEGŁA 2017-2022. \nAt his grave\, we meet three versions of Paderewski (one of them female): Ignacy the virtuoso pianist/composer\, Jan the politician/founder of the Polish nation\, and Paderewski the éminence grise/Paso Robles winemaker. Coming together and pulling apart\, sifting through a lifetime of memories far too large for any one person\, they summon the ghost of Antonina\, their beloved long-dead first wife. In so doing\, they summon the spirit of Poland itself. A compassionate opera about a man who changed the world not only through his music but through pure passion for life\, whose memory instructs our own moment of ​political and moral crisis.  This work is expanded from a 40 minute version premiered in 2018 to a one hour\, one-act opera) \nCast and Musicians:\nAntonina (Soprano): Katherine Powers\nIgnace (Mezzo-Soprano): Maria Dominique Lopez\nJan (Tenor): Todd Strange\nPaderewski (Baritone): Steve Pence\nSATB Chorus: Ariel Pisturino\, Omar Crook\, E. Scott Levin \nPiano Quartet (Violin\, Viola\, Cello\, Piano): Central4 Piano Quartet\nDirector: David Bridel\nStage Manger: Seira Murakami\nMusic Director and Conductor: Jenni Brandon\nProducer: Ian-Julian Williams\, Mark Seldis \nCo-Producers: Adam Mickiewicz Institute \n \n Kosciuszko Foundation \nFounded in 1925\, the Kosciuszko Foundation promotes closer ties between Poland and the United States through educational\, scientific and cultural exchanges. It awards up to $1 million annually in fellowships and grants to graduate students\, scholars\, scientists\, professionals\, and artists\, and promotes Polish culture in America. The Foundation has awarded scholarships and provided a forum to Poles who have changed history. \nThe Adam Mickiewicz Institute is a national cultural institute\, whose mission is to build and communicate the cultural dimension of the Poland brand through active participation in international cultural exchange. The Institute has carried out cultural projects in 70 countries. As of early 2016\, the AMI has presented more than 5\,500 cultural events\, attracting an audience of more than 52 million on five continents. All of the Institute’s projects carry our flagship brand\, culture.pl. \nEvent Partners: \n \nConsulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles \n \nHelen Modjeska Art and Culture Club \n \nPOLAM – Federal Credit Union \n  URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/three-paderewskis-performed-at-the-university-of-southern-california-usc/ LOCATION:USC Alfred Newman Recital Hall\, 3616 Trousdale Pkwy\, Los Angeles\, 90089\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20191012T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20191012T120000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190919T012700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190919T012700Z UID:3442-1570878000-1570881600@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s CANE: Bassoon Concerto with Reed Quintet Performed By The Limitless Collective DESCRIPTION:The Limitless Collective performs Jenni Brandon’s “CANE: Bassoon Concerto with Reed Quintet” for the National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference (NACWPI) on October 11 – 13\, 2019. The Conference is at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls\, Iowa. The performance is at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center\, Great Hall\, 8392 University Ave.\, Cedar Falls\, Iowa\, on Saturday October 12th\, at 11:00am. \nThe first concerto of its kind\, Cane tells a dramatic story of one bassoon reed’s journey from its origins as raw\, organic cane\, to the final joy of playing on the finished reed. The colors of the reed quintet and the virtuosic solo bassoon intermingle in this through-composed piece to take the listener through this vivid experience. Rhythm\, lyrical lines\, extended techniques\, Afro-Cuban style music\, jazz and fugue join together to remind us that this is an organic process. From making reeds to making music\, we come together to create performance. Ever changing and ever evolving\, every reed and every performance is unique\, and Cane promises to tell this story in a powerful and exciting new way.\nThere are several sections in this through-composed work\, taking us on a journey that is the life of a bassoon reed:\nSplit: short and percussive\, like splitting cane\nGouge: Rhythmic\, steady and driving. Removing and leaving…\nShape\nProfile: Mechanical\, with a little bit of mischief\nForm: The cane becomes a reed (Internal/external sounds of transition)\nScrape: In the style of Afro-Cuban music\nPlaying the reed: Swing\, sassy; thoughtful\, reflective; with reverence; the reed plays…\nPremiered by the newly formed Limitless Collective\, an artistic collective of female musicians of highest caliber aimed at revolutionizing the dynamic between audience and creator. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-cane-bassoon-concerto-with-reed-quintet-performed-by-the-limitless-collective/ LOCATION:UNI Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center\, Great Hall\, 8392 University Ave\, Cedar Falls\, IA\, IA\, 50614-0801\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Limitless Collective":MAILTO:mailto:limitlesscollective7@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191011T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191011T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20191015T193257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T193257Z UID:4231-1570824000-1570829400@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:“Shades of Violet” by Jenni Brandon Performed by Natalie Groom at The Outdoor Performance Series DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Shades of Violet” performed by Natalie Groom on October 11\, 2019 at 8:00pm in the Little Tavern Park\, 7413 Baltimore Ave\, College Park\, MD 20740-3207\, as part of the College Park City-University Partnership Outdoor Performance Series. This weekly outdoor performance series supports the vision of a sustainable\, walkable\, vibrant top-20 college town. It is a collaboration between the College Park City-University Partnership\, the University Office of Community Engagement\, College Park Arts Exchange\, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center\, the University of Maryland’s School of Music\, and the City of College Park. \nNatalie Groom is a freelance clarinetist in Washington\, D.C. and substitute clarinetist of the Annapolis Symphony and Annapolis Opera. She is the artist-in-residence at Collington Retirement Community\, a Junior Board member of Washington Performing Arts\, and a volunteer for the Institute for Composer Diversity. This year she performed a joint concert with the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet\, won a residency at Avaloch Farm Music Institute\, and opened for the National Symphony Orchestra. \nA teacher\, conductor\, and academic\, she has led the New Horizons clarinet choir and taught Rock and American Popular Music\, Business Communications\, and clarinet/saxophone lessons for Music for Life\, Tucson Summer Music\, Music & Arts\, and The Gregory School. She has published two event reports in the International Clarinet Association journal. \nThe title for Shades of Violet came about during a phone call with Jenni and Elizabeth Crawford – clarinet and Katrin Meidell – viola. They were discussing this new work and Elizabeth’s and Katrin’s ensemble’s name “Violet” and the phrase “shades of violet” was mentioned. Jenni loved this phrase and knew it would inspire the work\, plus pay homage to this new ensemble’s namesake! \nWhen Jenni started to research the color violet\, she found many interesting facts about this color. It is a “true” color in that it has its own set of wavelengths on the spectrum of visible light – between blue and invisible ultraviolet.  It also has a lot of other meanings throughout history\, encompassing spiritually\, emotions of love and passion\, and physical manifestations of the color.  Jenni wanted to portray these “shades of violet” not just from the color spectrum\, but what it has meant to people symbolically.  She made a list of what she found when she researched this color\, and many of these words or phrases that inspired her during the creation of this work appear as descriptions of sections in the score: \nMeditation \nInspiration \nImagination \nPassionate \nUnion of Body and Soul \nOriginal \nUnconditional love \nMental balance and stability \nDelicate \nCrown Chakra \nDignity \nCompassion \nVain \nExtravagance \nFlighty \nIn some ways this work is a love story – two instruments seeking passion\, inspiration\, union\, unconditional love.  We reach this union toward the end of the piece\, represented through the higher registers of both instruments– a push and pull of harmonies and shades of violet that Jenni thinks represent the complexities of what the color Violet represents. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/shades-of-violet-by-jenni-brandon-performed-by-natalie-groom-at-the-outdoor-performance-series/ LOCATION:Little Tavern Park College Park\, MD\, 7413 Baltimore Ave\, College Park\, MD\, 20740-3207\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190922T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190922T170000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190417T235356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T235356Z UID:2654-1569164400-1569171600@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Dolci\, In Concert\, Presents Jenni Brandon’s “On Holt Ave” DESCRIPTION:Dolci\, in concert\, presents Jenni Brandon’s “On Holt Ave”. Dolci’s free concert is presented by the Oboe-Piano Duo of Ted Rust and Viva Knight. The concert is appropriately titled: “Oboe and Piano Music of Our Place and Time”\, in the MLK\, Jr. Auditorium\, Santa Monica Main Library\, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard at 3:00 pm Sunday\, September 22\, 2019. Other composers featured in the concert are: John Steinmetz\, Bruce Babcock\, and Bill Douglas. \n“On Holt Avenue – for oboe and piano” is a fun\, light-hearted piece in four movements. Written for the oboist Jennifer Mitchell\, these pieces portray life ‘On Holt Avenue’ in Los Angeles\, California as told by the composer.  “On Holt Avenue” was performed during the International Double Reed Society Conference in Tokyo\, Japan in August 2015 with Aryn Day Sweeney on the oboe. \n\nMorning Coffee – a little bit of coffee to get the day going.\nThe Lemon Tree – a slow\, thoughtful movement with just a touch of jazz as the oboe and piano portray a lemon tree on a rainy day in Southern California.  A short haiku sets the mood of the piece:\n\n\nThe lemon tree waits-\nrain falls on outstretched branches-\nHow the lemons shine!\n\nIII. That Mockingbird… – a constant change of melody and rhythm depicts the mockingbird that sings each and every day outside of the composer’s window. \nIV. Daisies – Gerbera daisies are a favorite\, and these colorful flowers are portrayed by the oboe and piano in a touching yet sophisticated melodic landscape. \nThis work is published by Imagine Music. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/dolci-in-concert-presents-jenni-brandons-on-holt-ave/ LOCATION:MLK\, Jr. Auditorium\, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard \, Santa Monica Main Library\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190922T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190922T163000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190929T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190929T224724Z UID:3790-1569160800-1569169800@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Hillsdale College Faculty Woodwind Quintet Performs Music by Jenni Brandon DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s music performed by Hillsdale College Faculty Woodwind Quintet. This year\, the Hillsdale College faculty woodwind quintet is trying something new. Their fall concert\, which will be held at the Conrad Recital Hall on Sept. 22\, 2019 featured music pieces written by all female composers who lived within the past 200 years. They are Jenni Brandon\, Valeria Coleman\, Jennifer Higdon\, Maria Cambini\, and Hedwige Chrétien. \nThe woodwind quintet is composed of five adjunct instructors of music and includes Jaimie Wagner\, playing the flute; Liz Spector Callahan\, playing the oboe; Andrew Sprung\, playing the clarinet; Cynthia Duda\, playing the bassoon; and Alan Taplin\, playing the horn. \nHighlighting the work of a certain group because of the gender of its members isn’t something that often happens at Hillsdale. Cynthia Duda said “95% of pieces picked for large orchestras are composed by men\,” she said. “We wanted to do our part to get those female names out there.” Andrew Sprung said the performance would expose the audience to some hidden gems of the music world. \n“We’re making a point of acknowledging the accomplishments of women\,” Duda said. “Female composers are notoriously underrepresented everywhere\, and they just aren’t being played as often as they should be.” URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/hillsdale-college-faculty-woodwind-quintet-performs-music-by-jenni-brandon/ LOCATION:Hillsdale College\, 33 E College St\, Hillsdale\, MI\, 49242\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190916T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190916T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190916T012316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T012316Z UID:3345-1568662200-1568669400@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Luna Nova Music performs Jenni Brandon’s Sequoia Trio and Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters DESCRIPTION:Luna Nova Music performed Jenni Brandon’s Sequoia Trio (Nobuko Igarashi\, clarinet; Michelle Vigneau\, oboe; Leah Cripps\, bassoon) and Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters (Esther Gray Lemus\, soprano and Michelle Vigneau\, oboe) at the University of Memphis Harris Concert Hall\, September 16\, 2019\, at 7:30 p.m. The concert also featured Danse de la Chèvre (1921) by Arthur Honegger (1892–‐1955) and Mountain Songs for Flute and Guitar (1985) by Robert Beazer (b. 1954). \nLuna Nova Music supports performances of a wide range of twentieth century classics\, music of established living composers\, and premieres by emerging composers. With concerts\, masterclasses and private instruction\, Luna Nova Music maintains a strong commitment to the education of performers and listeners\, and to the cause of new music in educational institutions and beyond. \nJenni Brandon’s Sequoia Trio and Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters are available on her website www.jennibrandon.com. \nEach movement of The Sequoia Trio (oboe\, clarinet\, bassoon sheet music) takes a quote about Sequoia trees from John Muir’s book The Yosemite and uses it to inspire the music. The opening waving pattern creates the gentle breeze as the growth of the tree starts in the bassoon\, moving through the clarinet and is carried all the way to the top of the tree through the oboe. Movement two is sassy and jazzy\, describing the kind of resilient attitude that young trees must maintain in order to survive. Movement three\, The Three Graces” plays on the idea of the three instruments in the ensemble and Muir’s own reference to Greek mythology. Finally\, in “The Noble Trees” the instruments play a hymn-like tribute to the largest living things on earth. The two “Tree Interludes” represent the individual voice of a tree and its story. Quotes taken from The Yosemite\, 1912 by John Muir. Text is in the public domain. \nMultitudinous Stars and Spring Waters represents a collection of women poets from a vast period of Chinese history. The poems in it come from the collection of poems “Women Poets of China”. This book\, edited and translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, explores poetry from many centuries both attributed to and written by women poets. \nThroughout the centuries Chinese women were not allowed to share their poetry. They were basically property of their husbands\, having no rights to money\, property\, or education. Poetry was written in secret\, often destroyed or shared only amongst other women. It has been just in the 20th century that Chinese women poets began to freely write and share their poetry. \nWithin this work are three main poems: \no Spring Song \no Thinking of Someone \no Married Love \nThese make up the larger picture of love and waiting\, sometimes with disappointment and grief\, of admiration\, of marriage and of eternal love. In between are selections\, almost like Haiku\, from the poem “Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters” by Ping Hsin. These feel like fragments of thoughts; like what you’d think silently to yourself\, before and after the bigger declarations of the messages from the three larger poems. \nThematically\, all of the poems tie together. There are day and night themes (“Spring Song” moves into “Bright moon”). There’s the “ocean of thoughts” and the turbulent waters of the heart (“The orphan boat” and “Thinking of Someone”). And of course\, there is limitless\, eternal love\, like the night sky full of stars (“Void only” and “Married Love”). But the whole work is a love song – telling that age-old story of the push and pull of emotions that only love can cause. The soprano and oboe are equals in this intertwining duet in telling this love story. Both bring emotional weight to the work as they journey into eternal love as told through the final lines of the work: \nI am in your clay. You are in my clay. \nIn life we share a single quilt. \nIn death we will share one coffin. \nCommissioned by Dr. Amy Yeung of the University of Tennessee-Martin\, it was her vision of wanting to tell a love story through the voices of her culture that led to the creation of this work. Premiered by Dr. Yeung and Dr. Douglas Owens at the University of Tennessee-Martin in March 2018. Co-Commissioned by Esther Gray Lemus\, Soprano. \n“Spring Song” By Kenneth Rexroth\, from the original by Meng Chu\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from Women Poets of China\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. \n“Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters” from the original by Meng Chu\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from Women Poets of China\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. \n“Thinking of Someone” from the original by Hsiung Hung\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from Women Poets of China\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. \n“Married Love” By Kuan Tao-Sheng\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from Women Poets of China\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/luna-nova-music-performs-jenni-brandons-sequoia-trio-and-multitudinous-stars-and-spring-waters/ LOCATION:Harris Concert Hall\, University of Memphis\, 3775 Central Ave\, Memphis\, TN\, 38111\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Luna Nova":MAILTO:lunanovamusic@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200207 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20200221T013917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200221T013917Z UID:8605-1568505600-1581033599@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “The Sequoia Trio” Performed at Multiple Venues by The Solidago Trio DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “The Sequoia Trio” performed at multiple venues by The Solidago Trio. The Solidago Trio is a newly established reed trio\, consisting of Dr. Thomas Pappas\, oboe; Dr. Lori Baruth\, clarinet; and Dr. David Oyen\, bassoon. They have performed together for the past few years as colleagues at Morehead State University and decided to form a professional trio the summer of 2019. Morehead State University is located at 150 University Blvd.\, Morehead\, KY 40351. Telephone number is 1-800-585-6781. \nThe performances for “The Spider Suite” are: \n2020 \nFebruary 6\, 3:45PM – Recital @ Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference\, Louisville\, KY. Program: Milhaud Suite d’Après Corrette\, Jacob Trio\, Jenni Brandon The Sequoia Trio \nJanuary 25\, 3:00PM – Recital @ Lexington Central Library\, Lexington\, KY. Program: Milhaud Suite d’Après Corrette\, Jacob Trio\, Jenni Brandon The Sequoia Trio\, Auric Trio \nJanuary 17\, 8:00PM – Special Concert for 2020 KMEA District 8 All-District Band @ Boyd County High School Auditorium\, Ashland\, KY. Program: Milhaud Suite d’Après Corrette\, Jacob Trio\, Jenni Brandon The Sequoia Trio \n2019 \nSeptember 15\, 3:00PM – Recital @ Morehead State University. Program: Ibert Cinq Pièces en Trio\, Milhaud Suite d’Après Corrette\, Jacob Trio\, Jenni Brandon The Sequoia Trio \nJenni said “I had returned from a trip to Sequoia National Park in July of 2008 and was inspired by the great trees. I knew that these would be the basis for the new work\, and in searching for a voice of these great trees I turned to the words of John Muir for inspiration.” \nEach movement of the six movements of The Sequoia Trio (oboe\, clarinet\, bassoon sheet music)takes a quote about Sequoia trees from John Muir’s book The Yosemite and uses it to inspire the music. The opening waving pattern creates the gentle breeze as the growth of the tree starts in the bassoon\, moving through the clarinet and is carried all the way to the top of the tree through the oboe. Movement two is sassy and jazzy\, describing the kind of resilient attitude that young trees must maintain in order to survive. “The Three Graces” plays on the idea of the three instruments in the ensemble and Muir’s own reference to Greek mythology. Finally\, in “The Noble Trees” the instruments play a hymn-like tribute to the largest living things on earth. The two “Tree Interludes” represent the individual voice of a tree and its story. \nThis piece was written during Jenni’s composer residency with the Vientos Trio during 2008-2009. \nBuy “The Sequoia Trio” at this link. Jenni’s website is (https://jennibrandon.com). URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-the-sequoia-trio-performed-at-multiple-venues-by-the-solidago-trio/ LOCATION:AZ ORGANIZER;CN="Solidago":MAILTO:https://www.facebook.com/solidagoreedtrio/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190908T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190908T163000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190823T195950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190819T200533Z UID:3053-1567951200-1567960200@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon's "Great Sand Dunes" Performed At The Sustain Music Project: Music + Yoga DESCRIPTION:The Sustain Music Project invites you to experience Music + Yoga\, led by Dikla Kafka. \nIn a traditional yoga class\, the focus is on the senses – how to ground yourself as you respond to how your body feels\, as you soften your gaze inwards\, and as you empty your mind of extraneous thoughts. This one-of-a-kind class will feature live music for flute and marimba and will focus on the sense of listening. We want to connect to the music and let it guide the movements we make. Beginning with J.S. Bach and Franz Schubert and journeying through newer music written in the 20th and 21st centuries e.g. Jenni Brandon’s “Great Sand Dunes”\, the class will follow the arc of the music through pranayama (breathing)\, flow\, seated poses\, and shavasana. \nJohann Sebastian Bach – Sonata in E major (movement 3)\nFranz Schubert – Standchen\nJenni Brandon – Great Sand Dunes\nGareth Farr – Kembang Suling\nElizabeth Brown – Arcana\nRobert Honstein – An Economy of Means \nGreat Sand Dunes\, for Flute and Marimba\, tells the story of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado.  Boasting the largest sand dunes in North America\, this diverse landscape is portrayed by the colors and timbres of the flute and marimba. This work is in one movement with sections: \nI. Star Dune – Main Dune Mass: The largest dune in the park\, the Star Dune is grand and holds ancient secrets of a landscape changed by wind and water. You’ll hear the “jet whistle” effect in the flute representing the wind blowing across the dunes. There’s a section here called “Bounce and Splash – the whole dune moves” as wind and water constantly shift the shape and topography of this monolithic dune. As the dunes “slip” or sand begins to slide and move in large quantities\, there is a loud booming noise\, or what sounds like the dunes singing\, represented by a low rumbling pitch in the marimba\, and harmonics in the flute. \nII. Sabkha: Salt Flat – Star Dune gives way into this solo movement for the flute. More techniques including the jet whistle\, key clicks\, and whisper tones represent the ghostly and empty white salt plain where sand becomes cemented together. Unique creatures such as shore birds and amphibians make their homes here. \nIII. Sand – Truly the sand in the park is its own unique character. Moving\, sliding\, blowing\, and swirling\, there is a constant feeling of dancing and metamorphosis\, and this movement dances as the grains shift and change. \nIV. Stream: Surge Flow – this phenomenon is unique to this park and only happens a few other places in the world. During the spring and early summer\, water will flow over a smooth creek bed with a fairly seep gradient.  Small sand dams form\, and when the water backs up behind it\, the dam will break and send out waves.  In this movement\, the water flows and surges through the rolling in the marimba\, with the flute joining in to break through the dam and create these waves unique to the park. \nV. The Great Sand Dunes: A Closed System – our themes of the work return\, from dancing grains\, to the jet whistle representing the wind across the dunes. The work finishes with Fast! Flying through the air and the closed system of the Great Sand Dunes creates an ever-changing cycle of wind\, water\, and sand. \nThis work was premiered during the 2018 LunART Festival in Madison\, Wisconsin by Iva Ugrčić – flute and Matthew Coley – marimba. \nAfterwards there will be a time to reflect on the class and connect with other participants through an hour of wine tasting featuring three wines from the local Kirkland winery Northwest Cellars: a Chardonnay\, a rose (Leggiero)\, and a red (Fortissimo). \nTicket price includes a 75-minute yoga class with live music and three tasting glasses of wine. 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Hyon Suk Kim recently moved from South Korea to Regina and joined the Regina Symphony Orchestra\, Regina\, SK Canada as a Principal Clarinetist. Previously Hyon Suk Kim was the principal clarinetist with the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra\, Daejeon\, Korea. She studied at McGill University\, Yale University\, and Northwestern University. \nClarinetFest 2019 is held at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center\, Student Union Building\, and Alumni Memorial Building\, 1408 Middle Drive on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The conference will feature performances by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra among others. \n \n“Stardust” for solo E-flat Clarinet\, commissioned by clarinetist Elizabeth Crawford in 2014\, explores the lyrical and jazzy abilities of this instrument\, turning to popular songs of the 20’s and 30’s as inspiration.  I grew up playing and singing much of this repertoire at the piano\, learning a lot about writing melody from this incredible era of songwriting.  Each movement of this work plays with these popular themes\, sometimes using an interval\, a few notes\, or a line from within the work as inspiration\, allowing the E-Flat clarinet to shine by playing with range\, color\, and extended techniques.  I also liked the idea of linking pieces together that spoke of stars and the moon – a popular theme of this era! \nA Love of My Own – Inspired by “Blue Moon” by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart\, 1934. The title comes from a line within the work\, and the melodic material comes from the opening “Blue Moon\, you saw me standing alone…” \nInto the Blue Sky – inspired by “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin\, 1926. The smooth\, flowing line in this movement comes from the opening melodic line of the song “Blue skies\, smiling at me.” The movement flies higher and higher “into the blue sky” until we fly too close to the sun (like Icarus) and fall from great heights. \nIII. A Paper Moon – Inspired by “It’s Only a Paper Moon” by Harold Arlen\, 1933.  The opening of Arlen’s song begins with an octave leap\, and this becomes a prominent motive throughout.  The timbral trills create a shimmering light of the moon\, and listen for direct snippets of Arlen’s song\, from the descending lines\, to the swing section in the middle of the piece. \nA Stardust Melody – Inspired by Hoagy Carmichael’s song Stardust\, 1927\, with lyrics added in 1929 by Mitchell Parish. Carmichael wrote this song while a student at Indiana University in Bloomington. The clarinet work explores the melodic line “Love is now the stardust of yesterday” in the opening\, and mixes in swing-style rhythms as a homage to the works of this era. \nIt was an honor to write this piece for Elizabeth Crawford. She premiered the work during the Clarimania Festival in Wrocław\, Poland in April 2015. \nStardust for solo E-flat clarinet now appears on the CD INSTANT WINNERS – Albany Records\, recorded by Elizabeth Crawford. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/hyon-suk-kim-performs-jenni-brandons-stardust-at-clarinetfest-2019/ LOCATION:University of Tennesse at Knoxville ORGANIZER;CN="ClarinetFest 2019":MAILTO:operations@clarinet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190720T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190720T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190603T224759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T212433Z UID:2768-1563651000-1563656400@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s CANE Bassoon Concerto with the Akropolis Reed Quintet with Monica Ellis DESCRIPTION:The Akropolis Quintet performs Jenni Brandon’s “Cane” featuring Monica Ellis of the Imani Winds at the Imani Winds Chamber Festival. The performance is Saturday\, July 20\, 2019 at 7:30 pm\, Mannes School of Music\, 55 W 13th Street\, New York\, NY 10011\nThe first concerto of its kind\, “Cane“ tells a dramatic story of one bassoon reed’s journey from its origins as raw\, organic cane\, to the final joy of playing on the finished reed. The colors of the reed quintet and the virtuosic solo bassoon intermingle in this through-composed piece to take the listener through this vivid experience. Rhythm\, lyrical lines\, extended techniques\, Afro-Cuban style music\, jazz and fugue join together to remind us that this is an organic process. From making reeds to making music\, we come together to create performance. Ever changing and ever evolving\, every reed and every performance is unique\, and “Cane“ promises to tell this story in a powerful and exciting new way.\nThere are several sections in this through-composed work\, taking us on a journey that is the life of a bassoon reed:\no Split: short and percussive\, like splitting cane\no Gouge: Rhythmic\, steady and driving. Removing and leaving…\no Shape\no Profile: Mechanical\, with a little bit of mischief\no Form: The cane becomes a reed (Internal/external sounds of transition)\no Scrape: In the style of Afro-Cuban music\no Playing the reed: Swing\, sassy; thoughtful\, reflective; with reverence; the reed plays… \nSheet music for “Cane” will\, in the near future\, be available for purchase from Jenni Brandon Music. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-cane-bassoon-concerto-with-the-akropolis-reed-quintet-with-monica-ellis/ LOCATION:Mannes School of Music\, 55 West 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Imani Winds":MAILTO:info@imaniwindsfestival.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190714T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190714T153000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190616T182133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190616T182133Z UID:2806-1563111900-1563118200@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:CANE: Bassoon Concerto performed during the International Double Reed Society Conference DESCRIPTION:Performance of CANE: Bassoon Concerto with Reed Quintet by the Limitless Collective during the 2019 International Double Reed Society Conference in Tampa\, Florida. \n\nTampa\, Florida\n1:45 pm\nBarness Recital\, University of South Florida\nJuly 14\, 2019 \nCo-commissioned by Dr. Christin Schillinger and\nthe Akropolis Reed Quintet \nThe first concerto of its kind\, Cane: Bassoon Concerto with Reed Quintet by Jenni Brandon\,  tells a dramatic story of one bassoon reed’s journey from its origins as raw\, organic cane\, to the final joy of playing on the finished reed. The colors of the reed quintet and the virtuosic solo bassoon intermingle in this through-composed piece to take the listener through this vivid experience. Rhythm\, lyrical lines\, extended techniques\, Afro-Cuban style music\, jazz and fugue join together to remind us that this is an organic process. From making reeds to making music\, we come together to create performance. Ever changing and ever evolving\, every reed and every performance is unique\, and Cane promises to tell this story in a powerful and exciting new way. \nThere are several sections in this through-composed work\, taking us on a journey that is the life of a bassoon reed: \nI. Split: short and percussive\, like splitting cane \nII. Gouge: Rhythmic\, steady and driving. Removing and leaving… \nIII.   Shape \nIV. Profile: Mechanical\, with a little bit of mischief \nV. Form: The cane becomes a reed (Internal/external sounds of transition) \nVI. Scrape: In the style of Afro-Cuban music \nVII. Playing the reed: Swing\, sassy; thoughtful\, reflective; with reverence; the reed plays… \nPerformed by members of the Limitless Collective:\nChristin Schillinger – bassoon soloist\nLindabeth Binkley – oboe\nJana Starling – clarinet\nNicki Roman – saxophone\nElizabeth Crawford – bass clarinet\nMarybeth Minnis – bassoon \nwww.limitlesscollective.com URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/cane-bassoon-concerto-performed-during-the-international-double-reed-society-conference/ LOCATION:Barnes Recital\, University of South Florida\, Tampa\, FL\, 33620\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190619T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190622T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190508T230049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190507T000155Z UID:2700-1560970800-1561239000@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters Performed At The Belvedere Chamber Music Festival DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters for soprano and oboe” performed by Esther Gray Lemus\, soprano and Michelle Vigneau\, oboe at the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival\, June 19-22\, 2019\,Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church\, 1720 Peabody\, Memphis\, TN. Concerts each evening at 7:00\, Friday and Saturday afternoon at 3:00. Admission is free. \nMultitudinous Stars and Spring Waters represents a collection of women poets from a vast period of Chinese history. The poems in it come from the collection of poems “ Women Poets of China”. This book\, edited and translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, explores poetry from many centuries both attributed to and written by women poets.\nThroughout the centuries Chinese women were not allowed to share their poetry. They were basically property of their husbands\, having no rights to money\, property\, or education. Poetry was written in secret\, often destroyed or shared only amongst other women. It has been just in the 20th century that Chinese women poets began to freely write and share their poetry.\nWithin this work are three main poems:\no Spring Song\no Thinking of Someone\no Married Love\nThese make up the larger picture of love and waiting\, sometimes with disappointment and grief\, of admiration\, of marriage and of eternal love. In between are selections\, almost like Haiku\, from the poem “Multitudinous Stars and Spring Waters” by Ping Hsin. These feel like fragments of thoughts; like what you’d think silently to yourself\, before and after the bigger declarations of the messages from the three larger poems.\nThematically\, all of the poems tie together. There are day and night themes (“Spring Song” moves into “Bright moon”). There’s the “ocean of thoughts” and the turbulent waters of the heart (“The orphan boat” and “Thinking of Someone”). And of course there is limitless\, eternal love\, like the night sky full of stars (“Void only” and “Married Love”). But the whole work is a love song – telling that age-old story of the push and pull of emotions that only love can cause. The soprano and oboe are equals in this intertwining duet in telling this love story. Both bring emotional weight to the work as they journey into eternal love as told through the final lines of the work:\nI am in your clay. You are in my clay.\nIn life we share a single quilt.\nIn death we will share one coffin.\nCommissioned by Dr. Amy Yeung of the University of Tennessee-Martin\, it was her vision of wanting to tell a love story through the voices of her culture that led to the creation of this work. Premiered by Dr. Yeung and Dr. Douglas Owens at the University of Tennessee-Martin in March 2018. Co-Commissioned by Esther Gray Lemus\, Soprano. \n“Spring Song” By Kenneth Rexroth\, from the original by Meng Chu\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from WOMEN POETS OF CHINA\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.\n“MULTITUDINOUS STARS AND SPRING WATERS” from the original by Meng Chu\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from WOMEN POETS OF CHINA\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.\n“Thinking of Someone” from the original by Hsiung Hung\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from WOMEN POETS OF CHINA\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.\n“Married Love” By Kuan Tao-Sheng\, translated by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung\, from WOMEN POETS OF CHINA\, copyright ©1973 by Kenneth Rexroth and Ling Chung. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/multitudinous-stars-and-spring-waters-performed-at-the-belvedere-chamber-music-festival/ LOCATION:Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church\, 1720 PEABODY AVENUE\, MEMPHIS\, TN\, 38104-6124\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Belvedere Chamber Music Festival":MAILTO:pgray@pgray.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190616T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190616T170000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190702T013836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190702T013901Z UID:2976-1560695400-1560704400@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:The PEN Trio Performs Jenni Brandon's Sequoia Trio DESCRIPTION:The PEN Trio performs\, on Sunday June 16\, 2019\, Jenni Brandon‘s Sequoia Trio at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 188 S Swinton Ave\, Delray Beach\, FL 33444. \nThe PEN Trio bridges performance and scholarship to explore and expand the repertoire for the traditional trio d’anches. The ensemble regularly tours throughout North America and abroad and has become known for the quality and energy of their performances. The PEN Trio has visited dozens of universities and has performed at numerous academic conferences\, chamber music series\, and private functions. Recent highlights include performances in Cuba\, China\, Guatemala\, Hong Kong\, Panama\, and Trinidad\, as well as appearances at the annual conferences of the International Double Reed Society\, ClarinetFest\, College Music Society\, with flutist Francesca Arnone at the 44th Annual National Flute Association Convention\, and National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors\, as well as radio broadcasts on Michigan and Alabama Public Radio\, as well as national radio stations in Cuba (CBMF) and Guatemala (TGW). \nJenni turned to the words of John Muir for inspiration. Each movement of The Sequoia Trio (oboe\, clarinet\, bassoon sheet music) takes a quote about Sequoia trees from John Muir’s book The Yosemite and uses it to inspire the music. The opening waving pattern creates the gentle breeze as the growth of the tree starts in the bassoon\, moving through the clarinet and is carried all the way to the top of the tree through the oboe.   Movement two is sassy and jazzy\, describing the kind of resilient attitude that young trees must maintain in order to survive. “The Three Graces” plays on the idea of the three instruments in the ensemble and Muir’s own reference to Greek mythology. Finally in “The Noble Trees” the instruments play a hymn-like tribute to the largest living things on earth. The two “Tree Interludes” represent the individual voice of a tree and its story. \nI. Sequoiadendron giganteum: The Big Tree\n“Southward the giants become more and more irrepressibly jubilant\, heaving their massive crowns into the sky from every ridge and slope\, waving onward in graceful compliance with the complicated topography of the region.” \nMovement II. “A crowd of hopeful young trees and saplings…”\n“But here for every old storm-beaten giant there are many in their prime and for each of these a crowd of hopeful young trees and saplings\, growing vigorously on moraines\, rocky ledges\, along water courses and meadows.”\n\nIII. The Three Graces\n“Groups of two or three (sequoias) are often found standing close together…They are called “loving couples\,” “three graces\,” etc… By the time they are full-grown their trunks will touch and crowd against each other…” \nMovement IV. The Noble Trees\n“…the Big Trees (sequoia gigantean)\, the king of all the conifers in the world\, ‘the noblest of the noble race.’” \n– Quotes taken from The Yosemite\, 1912\nby John Muir\nText is in the public domain. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/the-pen-performs-jenni-brandons-sequoia-trio/ LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 188 S Swinton Ave\, Delray Beach\, FL\, 33444\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="The PEN Trio":MAILTO:info@Pentrio.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190603T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190603T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190603T193602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T213650Z UID:2758-1559588400-1559595600@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon's “Wood Song” for solo oboe Performed by Lindabeth Binkley DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Wood Song” for solo oboe is premiered by Dr. Lindabeth Binkley\, PhD. on Monday\, June 3\, Time 7:00 PM at the Resurrection Lutheran Church\, 740 W. 10th Street\, Juneau\, Alaska 99801\, (907) 586-2380. \nDr Binkley\, serves as Associate Professor of Oboe at Central Michigan University. She has held positions with the Colorado Symphony\, Arizona Opera\, Central City Opera\, and performed as the Principal Oboist of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2009. Originally from Michigan\, Dr. Binkley holds degrees from Central Michigan University\, The University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Arizona. Her primary oboe teachers include Roger Rehm\, Peter Cooper\, and Dr. Neil Tatman. \nLindabeth Binkley gave the world premiere of my new work “Wood Song” for solo oboe in Juneau Alaska! Inspired by the poem of Sara Teasdale\, this work explores the songs and the colors of the Wood Thrush bird.\n“I heard a wood-thrush in the dusk\nTwirl three notes and make a star – ”\nLindabeth will be recording this work along with other chamber works with oboe by Jenni – CD release next year! \nStand by for the purchase availability of “Wood Song” sheet music on the web site under the Works Tab\, Chamber Music\, Solo. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-wood-song-for-solo-oboe-performed-by-lindabeth-binkley/ LOCATION:Resurrection Lutheran Church\, 740 W. 10th Street\, Juneau\, AK\, 99801\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Resurrection Lutheran Church":MAILTO:rlcoffice@ak.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190211T023700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T023700Z UID:2300-1559417400-1559424600@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Giver of Stars” Is Performed by Cantari\, Of The Voices Chapel Hill Chorus DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s  “Giver of Stars” is performed by Cantari\, of the Voices Chapel Hill Chorus  on June1\, 2019 at 7:30 PM\, Chapel of the Cross\, 304 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC. Voices\, is one of the North Carolina Triangle’s oldest and most distinguished choral groups. Cantari\, Voices’ select vocal ensemble\, made its choral debut in the 2006-07 season. Cantari’s Summer Concert Women of Note showcases exciting music from contemporary women composers.  Singing mostly a cappella music\, Cantari’s vocal selections are chosen from medieval to modern repertoire\, and include sacred and secular\, serious and humorous numbers. The Voices Conductor is Stephen A. Futrell\, DMA \nGivers of Stars tells of joy and pleasure\, reveling in beauty and the ecstatic joy of being overwhelmed by something too beautiful. It was Commissioned by the Young New Yorkers Chorus under the direction of Michael Kerchner. \nAmy Lowell’s (1874-1928) poem The Giver of Stars speaks of joy and pleasure\, and Jenni wanted to express both the quiet reflection and grand excitement of these feelings within the work. At times the work moves forward joyfully\, reveling in beauty\, such as the section that begins “let the flickering flame of your soul play all about me.” And at other times it builds slowly towards a moment of arrival\, such as towards the end of the piece when the voices overlap while singing “the beauty.” This section breaks into a free moment where all of the voices sing overlapping with their own rhythms and individual voices\, representing an ecstatic joy and freedom of expression\, and the sense of being overwhelmed by something too beautiful. Both the opening and the ending of The Giver of Stars is expansive and floating – I love the line “Hold your soul open” and thought that layering the text “Hold your Soul” would create this other-world feeling of vastness\, of possibility\, and the pure pleasure of being suspended in a dream-like state\, allowing the word “open” to finally move the piece from dreams to earthly delights. \nIn selecting the text and particularly in setting the spaciousness of the opening of the piece\, I kept in mind not only the amazing abilities of the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus\, but the openness of the performance space for the premiere. Performed by Vox Reflexa. \nFrom Sword Blades and Poppy Seed\, 1914 URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-giver-of-stars-is-performed-by-cantari-of-the-voices-chapel-hill-chorus/ LOCATION:Chapel Of The Cross\, 304 E Franklin St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Voices Chapel Hill Chorus":MAILTO:info@voiceschapelhill.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190511T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190511T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190424T235315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T235315Z UID:2680-1557603000-1557610200@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Manitou Winds Perform Jenni Brandon’s “Found Objects: On the Beach” DESCRIPTION:The Manitou Winds perform Jenni Brandon’s “Found Objects: On the Beach for oboe\, clarinet\, and bassoon ” Saturday\, May 11\, 7:30pm at Grace Episcopal Church 341 Washington St\, Traverse City\, MI 49684\, (231) 947-2330. The performer are: Jason McKinney\, oboe\, Anne Bara\, clarinet\, and Christina Duperron\, bassoon. \nManitou Winds was founded in May 2014 and has become a versatile chamber ensemble of passionate musicians. Seldom performing solely as a wind quintet\, we enjoy breaking off into many different configurations aided by the multi-instrumentalists within our ensemble. \nChamber music is often described as a conversation between musicians. Performing without a conductor\, each instrument contributes its own unique twist and perspective to the central theme while the musicians work together in shifting roles to keep the piece aloft and in motion. We are excited about this conversation and are eager to share it with audiences. \nFound Objects: On the Beach for oboe\, clarinet\, and bassoon tells of finding objects on the beach – from tumbled stones to sea glass; from driftwood to black feathers on the sand and the seashells that populate the beach as far as the eye can see. A six-movement work approximately 23 minutes. \nPremiered by the PEN Trio (Nora Lewis-oboe\, Phillip Paglialonga-clarinet\, and Eric Van der Veer Varner-bassoon)\, this work is published by TrevCo Music Publishing on the new PEN Trio Collection Series! \nVisit TrevCo Music Publishing to purchase score. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/manitou-winds-perform-jenni-brandons-found-objects-on-the-beach/ LOCATION:Grace Episcopal Church\, 341 Washington St\, Traverse City\, MI\, 49684\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Manitou Winds":MAILTO:https://manitouwinds.com/contact-us/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190426T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190426T213000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190424T222742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T222742Z UID:2672-1556307000-1556314200@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:“Going to The Sun” by Jenni Brandon Performed by Barry Stees DESCRIPTION:“Going to The Sun: Snapshots From Glacier National Park”\, by Jenni Brandon\, performed by Barry (Barrick)  Stees on Friday\, April 26th\, 7:30pm\, at the United Methodist Church\, 20 S. Franklin St.\, Chagrin Falls\, OH\, 44022\, (440) 247-5848. Barry Stees is the Assistant Principal Bassoon\, Sandra L. Haslinger Endowed Chair\, of The Cleveland Orchestra. The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the “Big Five”. \nThe Stees Fusion of Music and Art program is performed by Barry (Barrick) Stees\, bassoon with; Randall Fusco\, piano and the Callisto Quartet: Paul Aguilar\, violin; Rachel Stenzel\, violin; Eva Kennedy\, viola; Hannah Moses\, cello; and Cynthia Watson Sperl\, oboe. Their program includes: \n\n“Going to The Sun: Snapshots From Glacier National Park”\, by Jenni Brandon (b. 1977 – )\n“Composition #8” by Jiří Trtík (b. 1989 – )\n“Composition #8” by Wassily Kandinsky\,\n“Shapes for Bassoon and Piano” (2019 World Premiere) by Jeffrey Rathbun\, (b. 1959 – )\n“Shaping Reality”\, knitted images and video by Melinda K.P. Stees\n“Andy Warhol Sez” by Paul Moravec (b. 1957 – )\,\n“Museum Pieces” by Susan Kander (b. 1957 – )\n“River of Light” by Daniel Baldwin (b. 1978 – )\n“El Rio de Luz” by Frederick Edwin Church\n“L’Appel (The Call)” by Désiré Dihau (1833-1909)\n“L’orchestre de l’Opéra” by Edgar Degas\n\nGoing to the Sun: Snapshots from Glacier National Park for oboe and bassoon explores the beauty of Glacier National Park in Montana. When Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh approached me about writing a work\, she told me how much she has always loved visiting the park and that it had been a family tradition for many years. Both Jennifer and Elizabeth Ball Crawford\, who premiered this work\, taught at the University of Montana at the time of writing this work. I thought it fitting to write a work that highlighted the performers’ close connection to the area in which they lived. \nAs I began to spend time with hiking books\, topographical maps\, and pictures taken by many visitors to the park over the years\, I knew that a work about a journey through this park would be a great way to share not only Jennifer’s memories\, but also the many travelers on the Going to the Sun Road. Those fifty miles across the park bring the visitor in contact with lakes\, weeping walls\, animals\, meadows\, the Continental Divide\, and the power of the glacier that now moves closer and closer to extinction due to climate change. \nThe work is in one movement; however\, it is broken into several sections. I liked the idea of telling these stories like looking back at snapshots you might take on your vacation to remind you of these natural and manmade wonders: \n\nEarly morning on the Road\nFifty miles begin\nSunrise on Lake McDonald\nDriving the Loop\nThe Weeping Wall\nStepping onto Jackson Glacier Overlook\nJackson Glacier\nSunset at the end of The Road\nWeeping Wall\n\nThe oboe and bassoon are great story-telling instruments\, lending their voices and character to each of these sections\, painting the landscape with texture\, range\, and song. And while the vastness and beauty of this park is too big to capture in any work of music\, it is my hope that the listener can travel this road with us through this natural wonder and remember the importance of supporting our National Parks. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/going-to-the-sun-by-jenni-brandon-performed-by-barry-stees/ LOCATION:United Methodist Church\,\, 20 S. Franklin St\, Chagrin Falls\, OH\, 44022\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Barry Stees":MAILTO:steesbassoon@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190424T203000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190417T214636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T214636Z UID:2647-1556132400-1556137800@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Onomatopoeia Performs Jenni Brandon’s “Found Objects On the Beach” DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Found Objects On the Beach” (arr. Cassie Lear/Soren Hamm) performed by Onomatopoeia; Cassie Lear (flutes)\, Soren Hamm (saxophones)\, and Rebecca Olason (French horn). Faced with a menagerie of seldom-paired instruments and no repertoire whatsoever\, these award-winning soloists and longtime friends came together anyways to experiment with new ensemble timbres. Onomatopœia presents an eclectic program for wind trio! This program includes two pieces newly composed for the group\, which show off the unique personalities of the three instruments! \nGroupmuse — Classical Concerts sponsors Onomatopoeia’s performance. Join Onomatopoeia at this Groupmuse event on April 24\, 2019 7:00PM\, Loyal Heights\, Seattle\, Washington. This event is hosted by Andrew Brandon at Wild Winds Trios at The Music Box.  \n“Found Objects: On the Beach” for oboe\, clarinet\, and bassoon tells of finding objects on the beach – from tumbled stones to sea glass; from driftwood to black feathers on the sand and the seashells that populate the beach as far as the eye can see. A six-movement work of approximately 23 minutes. \nPremiered by the PEN Trio (Nora Lewis-oboe\, Phillip Paglialonga-clarinet\, and Eric Van der Veer Varner-bassoon)\, this work is published by TrevCo Music Publishing on the new PEN Trio Collection Series. Visit TrevCo Music Publishing to purchase score. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/onomatopoeia-performs-jenni-brandons-found-objects-on-the-beach-2/ LOCATION:Wild Winds Trios at The Music Box\, Loyal Heights\, Seattle\, WA\, 98103\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190422T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190422T183000 DTSTAMP:20260514T024433 CREATED:20190403T205603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T205603Z UID:2566-1555948800-1555957800@jennibrandon.com SUMMARY:Double Helix by Jenni Brandon Performed by Cory Burris DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s Double Helix for piano and bassoon is performed by Cory Burris at the Desert Hills Presbyterian Church in a piano recital\, in partial fulfillment of his Master of Music in Performance degree requirements from Arizona State University. The performance is on Monday\, April 22\, 2019\, at 4:00 to 6:30 PM\, in the Sanctuary of the Desert Hills Presbyterian Church. The church location is 34605 N Tom Darlington Dr\, Scottsdale\, AZ 85262. \nRecitals are subject to cancellation. Before making a special trip\, please check with Corey Burris\, Email: cmburri2@asu.edu or Phone: 602-625-2293. \nDouble Helix for bassoon and piano was commissioned in 2014 by bassoonist Christin Schillinger to premiere and perform with Jed Moss on piano. This work is inspired by the sculpture of the same name by Long Beach\, California sculptor Susan Hawkins. This sculpture (pictured on the cover of this score) depicts two separate figures dancing around each other\, weaving their stories together\, but never touching. I loved the idea of using terms that are frequently used to describe dance and began to see the curves and lines and unique topography of these sculptures as fluid and moving. The bassoon and the piano become these two dancers\, gracefully moving across a stage to tell the story of this beautiful sculpture. \nIn “Prelude: Intertwine” the figures dance around each other\, one at first (the piano)\, and then the bassoon joining in\, flowing\, and weaving in and out of each other. As they move into the “Entrechat” you can hear the fast movement of the feet as the dancer leaps from the floor\, crossing and uncrossing the feet in mid-air as represented by the repeated staccato notes throughout this section. After much joyful leaping\, the bassoon and piano take turns with solos in “Divertissement: Gentle Beauty.” Leading into the section “Soar” which begins innocuously enough\, the dancers slowly begin to climb higher and higher\, reaching a climax in this section as the bassoon dazzles with its range and the piano moves deftly from one end of the keyboard to the other. Finally\, in “Postlude (Epilogue)” the original intertwine theme returns\, allowing the dancers to shift and flow gently around each other\, gently shifting back into the still image of the sculpture as the sound fades away. URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/double-helix-by-jenni-brandon-performed-by-cory-burris/ LOCATION:Desert Hills Presbyterian Church\, 34605 N Tom Darlington Dr\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85262\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Corry Burris":MAILTO:cmburri2@asu.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR