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SUMMARY:World Premiere of CANE: Bassoon Concerto with Reed Quintet in Ithaca\, New York
DESCRIPTION:The world premiere of CANE: Bassoon Concerto with Reed Quintet took place in Ithaca\, New York\, Friday\, March 8th (International Women’s Day)\, 2019 in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and is the 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: \n\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…\n\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. \nDetails:\nWhen: Friday\, March 8th (International Women’s Day)\, 2019\nTime: 5pm\nHosted by Opus Ithaca and the Ithaca College Alliance of Women in Music\nWhere: Sanctuary of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church\, 402 North Aurora Street\, Ithaca\, NY  14850\, corner of Court and Aurora Street \nExecutive Board of Limitless Collective \n\n\n\nJenni Brandon (b. 1977) is an award-winning composer\, conductor\, and mezzo-soprano who enjoys engaging with performers and audiences\, travelling around the country 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. \nJenni’s new opera THREE PADEREWSKIS with book by USC professor Oliver Mayer is the winner of the 2017 Paderewski Cycle sponsored by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute of Poland. Premiered in November 2018\, this 40 minute work for 8 singers and piano quartet is being developed into a full length show. Upcoming commissions and performances include a bassoon concerto for bassoonist Christin Schillinger\, a work for mezzo-soprano\, bassoon\, and harp for bassoonist Darrel Hale\, and a solo oboe work for Lindabeth Binkley to record on a new CD featuring Jenni’s chamber music. \nRecordings of her works appear on 17 CDs on the Delos\, Albany\, Centaur\, MSR Classics\, Blue Griffin\, Siegfried’s Call\, and Longhorn labels.  Her works are published and distributed by Boosey & Hawkes\, Santa Barbara Music Publishing\, Graphite Publishing\, TrevCo Music Publishing\, Imagine Music\, J.W. Pepper\, and Jenni Brandon Music.  Visit www.jennibrandon.com. \n\n\n\nHailed as a “soloist\, teacher\, and force of nature” by The Double Reed (Journal of the International Double Reed Society)\, bassoonist Christin Schillinger specializes in the accessibility of the avant-garde\, aiming to broaden the audience for both new music and bassoon. American Record Guide refers to her playing as “full of life and inspiration.”  “She plays [bassoon] with total mastery.” (Fanfare) \nSchillinger works closely with living composers. Her newest solo album\, Bassoon Unbounded (2018)\, highlights works from the 21st Century written in her dedication. Her prior solo albums\, Bassoon Transcended (2013) and Bassoon Surrounded (2009)\, produced for MSR Classics by Swineshead Productions\, include world-premiere recordings of new works. Collaborative composers remark on her “natural interpretation” and “perfect musical choices.” \nTo facilitate the demands of 21st-century compositions\, Schillinger researches reed-making consistency. Her 2016 book\, Bassoon Reed Making (Indiana University Press) details current and historic trends in this field. Schillinger’s groundbreaking research extends to guest lectures and residencies throughout the United States and Europe. \nSchillinger is an active performer\, lecturer\, and writer. She has published numerous articles\, and appears regularly throughout the United States and Europe. In addition\, Schillinger co-hosted the 2012 Annual Conference of the International Double Reed Society and inaugural IDRS Teen Camp\, the Bassoon Sessions Orchestral Festival\, and is the founder of fEMPOWER social platform for female bassoonists. \nSchillinger is currently on faculty at Ithaca College in New York. Previously\, she has held positions with Miami University\, the University of Nevada\, and various orchestras throughout the west. Schillinger received her degrees from Northwestern\, Michigan State\, and Arizona State Universities under the guidance of Bob Barris\, Barrick Stees\, Michael Kroth\, Albie Micklich\, and Jeffrey Lyman.\n\n\nCritics have described oboist Lindabeth Binkley’s playing as a “classic triumph of lightness\, delicacy\, and expressiveness.”  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. \nDr. Binkley is Associate Professor of Oboe at Central Michigan University (Mt. Pleasant\, MI) and Principal Oboist of the Flint Symphony Orchestra (Flint\, MI).  Since moving to Michigan\, has been active throughout the state in performances with the Ann Arbor Symphony\, Lansing Symphony\, Saginaw Bay Symphony\, Midland Symphony\, Traverse City Symphony\, Jackson Symphony\, West Michigan Symphony\, and Lexington Bach Festival.. \nA passionate advocate for chamber music\, Dr. Binkley was Artistic Director of the critically acclaimed St. Andrew’s Bach Society (Tucson\, AZ)\, a summer chamber music concert series\, from 2007-2011. She also performs regularly with the Powers Woodwind Quintet\, a CMU faculty ensemble\, and the Flint Symphony Wind Quintet\, an ensemble of the principal wind players from the Flint Symphony Orchestra. \nDr. Binkley performs on a Royal oboe made by F. Lorée (Paris).\n\n\n Canadian clarinetist Jana Starling is a nationally and internationally active performer and teacher.  In addition to her 2 solo CDs\, Inflexion and Mythos\, she is involved in numerous collaborative recordings and commissions.  Starling is a regularly invited artist/teacher at various festivals and institutions in China\, South America\, Canada and the US.  She teaches at the International Music Camp-Peace Gardens and is a co-founder of the Lift Clarinet Academy\, an innovative summer program in Colorado. She is the E-flat clarinetist with the trio\, Ironwood Trio.  In 2011\, she joined the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University\, London\, Ontario. She previously held positions at Arizona State University (USA) and Mount Allison University (NB\, Canada).  Her teachers have been Ron Goddard\, Connie Gitlin and Robert Spring.\n\n\nNicki Roman is the most recent first prize winner of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Solo Competition\, the most prestigious saxophone competition in the United States. She has been a prize winner at the Music Teacher’s National Association Young Artist Solo Competition\, William C. Byrd International Competition\, and is the first saxophonist to be the recipient of the International Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship. Her research on the music of Bruno Mantovani has been presented at national and international conferences\, including the most recent World Saxophone Congress in Zagreb\, Croatia. Nicki is a member of the Fuego Quartet\, gold medalists in the 44th annual Fischoff Competition and recorded their debut album under Parma Recordings\, set to be released in April 2019. A strong advocate for new music\, Nicki has collaborated with the Møthertung Ensemble\, [Switch~ Ensemble]\, Ossia New Music and the Illinois Modern Ensemble. \nDr. Roman is the newly appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. At UWM\, she teaches applied saxophone\, coaches chamber music\, and is the director of the UWM Saxophone Ensemble. She recently earned her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the Eastman School of Music where she held the coveted position of Assistant Director of the Eastman Saxophone Project. Nicki is Conn-Selmer and Vandoren Performing Artist.\n\n\nClarinetist Elizabeth Crawford is Professor of Music Performance at Ball State University. A member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra for ten years\, she has also worked with numerous orchestras throughout the United States\, including the Indianapolis Symphony. While living in the United Kingdom from 2002-2005\, she performed extensively with virtually all of the major orchestras and recorded at Abbey Road and for the BBC. Dr. Crawford has performed and given classes throughout the United States\, Europe\, New Zealand and South Africa and is an active member of the International Clarinet Association. \nA proponent of music for E-flat clarinet\, she has commissioned solo works for the instrument by Jenni Brandon and Scott McAllister. Her editions of the complete works for E-flat and piano by Giuseppe Cappelli are available from Potenza Music and her CD\, Instant Winners\, a compilation of 20th and 21st century music by American composers for E-flat clarinet\, was released on the Albany Records label in September 2018. \nIn addition\, Elizabeth performs frequently with violist Dr. Katrin Meidell. Violet. Their ensemble\, Violet\, has commissioned over 100 works for clarinet and viola\, and their CD\, Violet\, was released in February 2019 on the Albany Records label.\n\n\nMarybeth Minnis is the Assistant Director of the School of Music and Assistant Professor of Bassoon at Central Michigan University. She has been Principal Bassoonist of the Saginaw Bay Orchestra since 1985 and frequently performs with the Midland Symphony\, and other area orchestras.  An active chamber musician she performs and tours with the Powers Woodwind Quintet.  Professor Minnis has performed and/or presented at several International Double Reed Society Conferences\, TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association)\, the Michigan Music Conference\, regional CBDNA Conferences\, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago. She received degrees from Central Michigan University (BME) and the University of Michigan (Masters in Bassoon Performance).  Her teachers include Lewis Hugh Cooper and Robert Barris. \nMaryBeth Minnis can be heard on Flights of Fancy\, (Centaur Records 2603\,) Bremen Town Musicians\, (Centaur Records 2774\,) Gems for Woodwind Quintet\, (White Pine Music\,) The Clarinet Chamber Music of Alvin Etler (Centaur Records\,) and Hidden Gems for Woodwind Quintet\, (Centaur Records).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/world-premiere-of-cane-bassoon-concerto-with-reed-quintet-in-ithaca-new-york/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s United Methodist Church\, 402 N. Aurora St\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Three Desert Fables for Solo Oboe” Performed by Jennifer Cavanaugh
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Cavanaugh (oboe)\, Margaret Baldridge (violin) and Christopher Hahn (piano) performed Jenni Brandon’s “Three Desert Fables for solo oboe” March 12\, 2019\, 7:30 PM at the University of Montana\, Music Recital Hall – 975 Maurice Ave\, Missoula\, MT 59812\, USA. \nDr. Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh\, oboist and Professor of Music (Double Reeds & Theory)\, joined the School of Music faculty at the University of Montana in August of 2009. Dr. Cavanaugh is proud to be a Yamaha Performing Artist. She is frequently invited to perform solo and chamber music recitals throughout the United States\, and she is currently the principal English horn player with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. She regularly performs principal oboe and/or English horn duties with organizations such as the String Orchestra of the Rockies and the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. While a faculty member\, at Central Michigan University\, Dr. Cavanaugh was a member of the Powers Woodwind Quintet. \nThree Desert Fables for solo oboe tells the story of the unique relationship between the Joshua trees found in the Mojave Desert and the Yucca moth. The Joshua tree relies on the moth for pollination\, and the moth lays her eggs in the flowers of the Joshua tree where the larvae live off of the yucca seeds. In fact\, one cannot survive without the other\, and this relationship is much like a fable\, making this a wonderful story to tell as a solo for oboe. \nThe Joshua tree is dance-like and angular\, its branches twisting and gnarled. In contrast the moth is fluid and lyrical\, flying to the highest flowers of the Joshua tree to lay her eggs and to pollinate the white flowers of the tree. In the final section of the piece the Joshua tree and the moth dance together\, relying on each other for their survival in the harshness of the desert. This piece was written in collaboration with oboists Ryan Zwahlen of the Definiens Project and Laura Medisky at the University of Wisconsin.
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-three-desert-fables-for-solo-oboes-performed-by-jennifer-cavanaugh/
LOCATION:University of Montana\, Music Recital Hall\, 975 Maurice Ave\, Missoula\, MT\, 59812\, United States
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SUMMARY:Composer Jenni Brandon Collaborates with Chamber Ensembles
DESCRIPTION:As part of the College of Communication & Fine Arts (CFA)\, Visiting Artist and Lecture Series\, in the Department of Music\, composer Jenni Brandon came to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in March 2019 to work with students in the Chamber Music Ensembles Class. Chance Yagi\, Cole Scanlon\, Jade Sundstrom and Charles Berg performed Brandon’s Sea Quartet for oboe\, clarinet\, bassoon and piano at the Spring Chamber Music Concert in April. \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. \nDuring the session at LMU\, the students gained insight into the compositional process and learned about the origin and inspiration for the piece. The session was lively and interactive\, culminating in an exploration of a new dimension in the music. \n“By adding an aleatoric element (an opportunity for the performers to determine what pitches and rhythms to play within the given parameters) not originally in the score\, Brandon and the student performers collaborated to create a more impactful realization of the programmatic music evoking swirling and joyful ocean waves\,” said Dr. Tania Fleischer\, director of the LMU Chamber Ensembles. \nSea Quartet for oboe\, clarinet\, bassoon\, and piano (sheet music). – This magical place brings to us the beauty of the sea\, from the creatures that call it home to the delicate coral reefs and fragile ecosystems that depend on the balance of the sea for their survival. \nThis piece uses each of the instruments to tell the story of the sea in various sections\, from the playful waves to a “watery waltz;” from the “gentle pulse of the wave\,” to the clarinet’s “moonlight” solo. The relative calmness of the sea finally begins to break as the waves move faster and faster\, creating a “wild\, frothy frenzy” at the end of the piece. At this point the instruments joyfully crash over one another\, and we are left with the feeling of the power and excitement of the sea. \nCommissioned by the L.A. Musical Salon as part of my composer residency with the Vientos Trio during 2008-2009 and written specifically for a premiere at the L.A. Musical Salon with Rose Chen on March 7\, 2009\, I believe that a quote from the poem The Secret of the Sea by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow gives a wonderful impression of what this piece is truly all about: \n“Till my soul is full of longing \nFor the secret of the sea\, \nAnd the heart of the great ocean \nSends a thrilling pulse through me.”
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/composer-jenni-brandon-collaborates-with-chamber-ensembles/
LOCATION:Loyola Marymount University\, WESTCHESTER MAIN CAMPUS 1 LMU Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90045\, United States
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SUMMARY:Staci Spring Performs Jenni Brandon’s Sequoia Trio
DESCRIPTION:Staci Spring and the No One Two Reed Trio performs Jenni Brandon’s “Sequoia Trio” March 18\, 2019 7:30 PM at Chattanooga State Community College\, in the Humanities Theater. No One Two Reed Trio is a Chattanooga State faculty chamber ensemble consisting of flutist Cindy Solfest-Wallis\, clarinetist Nicholas Hartline\, and bassoonist Staci Spring. The recital will feature solo and ensemble works with a “spring” theme. Alan Nichols will assist on piano. \nA native of Chattanooga\, TN\, Staci A. Spring returned to the Scenic City in 2016 to continue a versatile career as a professional bassoonist\, music educator\, and arts administrator. In addition to her role as Education & Community Engagement Manager for the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera\, she performs frequently as an orchestral and chamber musician\, maintains a private bassoon studio\, and teaches bassoon at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\, Chattanooga State Community College\, and the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts. Other activities include serving as the Competition Director for the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition; a unique international event with the mission of supporting the careers of young women bassoonists. Spring is a doctoral candidate in Bassoon Performance at the University of North Texas. \nShe earned dual Master of Music degrees in Historical Musicology and Bassoon Performance from The Florida State University and completed her undergraduate studies at Brevard College in North Carolina. \nEach movement of “The Sequoia Trio” 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. \n\nSequoiadendron giganteum: The Big Tree\n\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.” \nTree Interlude One \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.” \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…” \nTree Interlude Two \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/staci-spring-performs-jenni-brandons-sequoia-trio/
LOCATION:Chattanooga State College\, 4501 Amnicola Hwy\, Chattanooga\, TN\, 37406\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Wildflower Trio” Performed by Erika Qureshi
DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Wildflower Trio” performed by Erika Qureshi  at the University of Utah\, Dumke Recital Hall\, 1375 E Presidents Circle\, Room 204\, Salt Lake City Utah\, 84112\, (801) 581-6762 on March 23\, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. This performance of the “Wildflower Trio” is part Ms. Qureshi’s DMA recital. Accompanying her is Jessica Wiley\, Bassoon; Aaron Stoddard\, Cello; Alex Marshall\, Harpsichord and Piano; and Carmen Hall\, Piano. Her recital consists of compositions by Jenni Brandon\, as well as Johann Sebastian Bach\, Stanislas Verroust\, and Johann Nepomuk Hummel. \n“The Wildflower Trio”\, for oboe\, bassoon\, and piano\, was commissioned in 2004 by the College of Fine Arts of the University of Texas at Austin to honor and celebrate the life and environmental work of Lady Bird Johnson. The inspiration for the piece came from a poetry book written by one of Mrs. Johnson’s friends\, Bette Woolsey Castro. Her book\, The Wildflower\, was inspired by the opening of Lady Bird’s Wildflower Research Center in Austin\, Texas\, and contains a collection of poems about wildflowers and nature. \nThe five movements of The Wildflower Trio for oboe\, bassoon\, and piano (oboe\, bassoon\, piano sheet music) are based on the imagery from several of these poems. The beautiful combination of the oboe\, bassoon\, and piano lend themselves to creating distinct colors and sounds that represent the wildflowers\, hummingbirds\, and summer afternoons in quiet gardens. The movements are: \n\nWildflowers\nWild Rose and Butterfly\nThe Hummingbird\nIndian Paintbrush\nSummer Garden\n\nJenni had the honor and privilege of composing this piece for two fine musicians to premiere. Rebecca Henderson-oboe\, and Kristin Wolfe Jensen-bassoon\, have performed this piece around the world with a variety of pianists\, including at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Melbourne\, Australia in June 2004 as well as for Mrs. Johnson at her Wildflower Center in Austin\, Texas.
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-wildflower-trio-performed-by-erika-qureshi/
LOCATION:Dumke Recital Hall\, University of Utah\, School of Music\, David Gardner Hall\, 1375 E Presidents Circle\, Room 204\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84112\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Colored Stones for solo bassoon” Performed at Arizona State University
DESCRIPTION:Leon Jin presents Jenni Brandon’s  “Colored Stones for solo bassoon” in a bassoon recital in partial fulfillment of his Master of Music in Performance degree requirements March 23\, 2019\, 2:30 to 4:00 PM\, in the Music Building\, Katzin Concert Hall\, Arizona State University\, 50 Gammage Parkway\, Tempe\, Arizona 85281. Student degree recitals are subject to cancellation. Before making a special trip\, please check the School of Music event hotline\, 480-965-8863 for up-to-date information. \nColored Stones for solo bassoon tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz\, lapis lazuli\, and tiger’s eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability to heal\, protect\, and offer spiritual guidance. The bassoon explores these beautiful stones’ unique qualities. \nIt is an honor to be chosen as the winner of the 2014 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition and to have this work premiered by Susan Nelson. This work is available for purchase through Imagine Music Publishing. \nSmoky Quartz – An incredibly grounding stone\, this smoky brown stone transforms and diffuses negative energy. The bassoon changes from a sense of grounding to playfulness\, exploring this balance of energy. In the end\, it always finds its way back to telling the story of the grounding quality of the stone. \nLapis Lazuli- Prized for its colors\, this deep blue stone was used by kings and queens in paintings and ceremonial robes. Believed to help foster truthful expression and communication\, it supports the immune system and brings peace. The bassoon explores the luxurious blue color\, mixing in flashes of gold found in the stone. \nTiger’s Eye – Tiger’s eye\, a golden brown to deep red stone\, is very grounding and can bring luck and ward off evil. The bassoon is sometimes “protective and seeing\,” moving quickly to remove the look of the “evil eye” and other times moving dreamily through an ancient landscape of protective energy.
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-colored-stones-for-solo-bassoon-performed-at-arizona-state-university/
LOCATION:Katzin Concert Hall\, 50 East Gammage Pkwy\, Tempe\, AZ\, 85281\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nicolasa Kuster\, Bassoonist Performs Jenni Brandon’s “Colored Stones”
DESCRIPTION:“Colored Stones” by Jenni Brandon is performed by Nicolasa Kuster\, Bassoonist at the Haggin Museum\, Victory Park\, 1201 N. Pershing Ave\, Stockton\, CA 95203. This performance is part of an event about women whose lives have transformed the Arts in Stockton. The event is: her Story\, Women in the Arts\, Thursday\, March 28\, 2019\, 6 – 9 pm. \nColored Stones for solo bassoon tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz\, lapis lazuli\, and tiger’s eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability to heal\, protect\, and offer spiritual guidance. The bassoon explores these beautiful stones’ unique qualities. \nSmoky Quartz – An incredibly grounding stone\, this smoky brown stone transforms and diffuses negative energy. The bassoon changes from a sense of grounding to playfulness\, exploring this balance of energy. In the end\, it always finds its way back to telling the story of the grounding quality of the stone. \nLapis Lazuli-  Prized for its colors\, this deep blue stone was used by kings and queens in paintings and ceremonial robes. Believed to help foster truthful expression and communication\, it supports the immune system and brings peace. The bassoon explores the luxurious blue color\, mixing in flashes of gold found in the stone. \nTiger’s Eye – Tiger’s eye\, a golden brown to deep red stone\, is very grounding and can bring luck and ward off evil. The bassoon is sometimes “protective and seeing\,” moving quickly to remove the look of the “evil eye” and other times moving dreamily through an ancient landscape of protective energy. \n“Colored Stones” was chosen as the winner of the 2014 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition. It was an honor to be chosen for this award and to have this work premiered by Susan Nelson. \nThis work is available for purchase through Imagine Music Publishing.
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/nicolasa-kuster-bassoonist-performs-jenni-brandons-colored-stones/
LOCATION:Haggin Museum\, Victory Park\, 1201 N. Pershing Ave\, Stockton\, CA\, 95203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Five Frogs” Performed By the Tower Wind Quintet
DESCRIPTION:The Tower Wind Quintet performs Jenni Brandon’s “Five Frogs” Thursday\, March 28\, at 7:30 p.m at the Sebits Auditorium\, Riney Fine Arts Center on the Friends University campus at 2100 W. University Ave.\, Wichita\, Kansas. The quintet is comprised of faculty members: Amy Hoffman\, flute; Rachelle Goter\, clarinet; Cindy Thompson\, oboe; Denise Kintzel\, horn; and Kimme Whittemore\, bassoon. \nThis is the quintet’s 18th annual recital an is called “Creatures and Critters”. “Creatures and Critters” is a fun concert\, with all songs featuring a different animal such as Jenni’s ”Five Frogs”\, Peter and the Wolf and Fireflies. It features composers such as Bach\, Berio\, Jenni Brandon\, Mussorgsky\, Owl City and Prokofiev \nJenni says that “Five Frogs” for Woodwind Quintet allows each of the instruments to tell the story of a frog\, from leaping to lazing on a lily pad. “Five Frogs” for woodwind quintet is inspired by One Hundred Frogs by Hiroaki Sato\, a little book that takes a look at one hundred different haikus\, sonnets\, prose poems\, and even limericks based on Bashô’s haiku\, “Old Pond/Frog jumps in/The sound of water”. \nEach of the instruments in the ensemble is so different and so exceptional in their sound and abilities that I realized each one could be one of the frogs from the book. The clarinet is perfect for “Leaping” because of its agility and grace\, the way a frog can be still one minute and gone the next. “Catching Bugs” gave me the opportunity to use the piccolo and allow the ensemble to run ‘amuck’ after their bug dinner. Finally\, in “Epilogue” all the frogs sing together\, each one bringing their own musical motive into this final movement. \nFive Frogs Windependence Chamber Ensemble\, Master Level. By Jenni Brandon. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Size 9×12 inches. Published by Boosey & Hawkes. (48018979) woodwind quintet sheet music\nSee more info… \n 
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-five-frogs-performed-by-the-tower-wind-quintet/
LOCATION:Friends University\, Riney Fine Arts Center\, 2100 W. University Ave\, Wichita\, KS\, 67213\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Going To The Sun” Performed By Jennifer Cavanaugh\, Oboe
DESCRIPTION:  \nJennifer Cavanaugh performs Jenni Brandon’s “Going To The Sun” at the College Music Society Pacific North West Conference at Central Washington University\, Ellensburg\, Washington on March 29 -31\, 2019. Dr. Cavanaugh commissioned Jenni to write this piece. Dr. Cavanaugh is also presenting a paper titled “Commissioning New Music and Promoting Living Composers” \nDr. Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh\, oboist and Professor of Music (Double Reeds & Theory)\, joined the School of Music faculty at the University of Montana in August of 2009. Dr. Cavanaugh is proud to be a Yamaha Performing Artist. She is frequently invited to perform solo and chamber music recitals throughout the United States\, and she is currently the principal English horn player with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. She regularly performs principal oboe and/or English horn duties with organizations such as the String Orchestra of the Rockies and the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. While a faculty member\, at Central Michigan University\, Dr. Cavanaugh was a member of the Powers Woodwind Quintet. \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: \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 \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/jenni-brandons-going-to-the-sun-performed-by-jennifer-cavanaugh-oboe/
LOCATION:Central Washington University\, 400 E. University Way\, Ellensburg\, WA\, 98926\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jenni Brandon’s “Great Sand Dunes” Performed by Katie McInerney
DESCRIPTION:Jenni Brandon’s “Great Sand Dunes” performed by Katie McInerney at Ithaca College School of Music\, Ithaca\, New York on March 31\, 2019 at Ford Hall 4:00 – 5:30 PM EDT. This is part of her senior recital. Katie is accompanied by Flutist Jeanette Lewis. \n“Great 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. \nOrder “Great Sand Dunes” for Flute and Marimba from Jenni Brandon Music at jennibrandon.com \n 
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/jenni-brandons-great-sand-dunes-performed-by-katie-mcinerney/
LOCATION:Ithaca College\, Ithiaca\, NY\, 14850\, United States
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