Kalliope Reed Quintet performs their end-of-summer concert on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 9 PM EDT. This is an online event Online event http://grpm.us/HJKNpg hosted by Regent Theatre Arlington, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA, Phone: {781} 646-4849

Come hear the  newest sub-section of the Kalliope Reed Quintet! This versatile combination of instruments plays a wide variety of works by Jenni Brandon (Found Objects: On The Beach); Francis Poulenc, Mariano Mores, and more!

Kalliope is a Boston-based seasonal chamber ensemble dedicated to supplying a wide variety of colorful music to the community. Its members are:

Anna Bradford, Oboe

Céline Ferro, Clarinet

Wolcott Humphrey, Clarinet

Bennett Parsons, Saxophone/Clarinet

Natalie Zemba, Bassoon

Kalliope was originally the name of a Greek Goddess, and translated the word means “beautiful sound”. The Kalliope Ensemble is dedicated to creating beautiful music with a unique touch. We began in 2015 as a colorful combination of piano, oboe, and bassoon, and performed at a variety of events all over Boston. Since then have moved to a seasonal summer Reed Quintet, and occasionally feature reed trios and duos as well. We hope you will find time to enjoy our dynamic combination of instruments. The full concert program for Friday, August 28, 2020 is:

Capricho Espagñol op. 39 by Enric Granados, arranged for reeds by Silvia Coricelli

Vals Caressante by Ottorino Respeghi, arranged for reeds by Silvia Coricelli

Sonata for Horn, Trumpet, and Trombone Francis Poulenc, arranged for reeds by Wolcott Humphrey

I Allegro Moderato

II Andante

III Rondeau

Suite por Trio D’Anches by Alexandre Tansman 

I Dialogue 

II Scherzino 

III Aria

IV Finale

Found Objects: On the Beach, by Jenni Brandon  

I  Tumbled Stones 

II. Kelley Green Sea Glass (solo clarinet)

III. Driftwood

IV. Black feather on the sand

V. While Sea Glass (solo saxophone)

VI. Seashells

El Firulete by Mariano Mores, arranged for reeds by Silvia Coricelli 

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. This is a six-movement work lasting approximately 23 minutes.

Found Objects premiered by the PEN Trio (Nora Lewis-oboe, Phillip Paglialonga-clarinet, and the late Eric Van der Veer Varner-bassoon), this work is published by TrevCo Music Publishing on the new PEN Trio Collection Series!