BAE Presents: Bug Sounds at the University of Mount Saint Vincent
January 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
FREE
Join the Bronx Arts Ensemble Woodwind Quintet for an afternoon of nature-inspired music, featuring works that evoke the beauty of the natural world, from playful frogs to enchanting insects, at the University of Mount Saint Vincent.
PROGRAM
Jenni Brandon – Five Frogs
(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.)
I. Leaping
II. On The Lily Pad
III. Swimming
IV. Bullfrog
V. Catch Bugs
VI. Epilogue
Toni Lester – Circling
(Circling was inspired by red tail hawks – who circle high up in the air and dive for their prey. It is also about the parallel experience of the creative process as we try to home in on just the right idea or note or words.)
John Lampkin – Insects: a Musical Entomology in Six Legs
I. Leafhopper Digs Rag-weed
II. A Moment in the Meadow
III. March of the Ants
IV. Lonesome Firefly
V. Chubby Cockroach Checks the China
Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda – Three Nature Walks
(The three movements -Autumn Woods, Winter Moonlight, Cherry Blossom Path- are brief vignettes inspired by the countryside surrounding the DC area.)
I. Autumn Woods
II. Winter Moonlight
III. Cherry Blossom Path
Adam Young as Owl City – Fireflies (arr. Dillon Wright)
PERFORMERS
Bronx Arts Ensemble Woodwind Quintet
Theresa Norris, flute
William Meredith, oboe
Mitchell Kriegler, clarinet
Jasmine Lavariega, french horn
Atsuko Sato, bassoon
THERESA NORRIS, flutist, is a “Motown” girl who performed with Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Symphony before coming to New York. She has been an Artist Member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble for more than 30 years, while enjoying a busy orchestral and chamber music career playing with many groups in New York City and the surrounding area. Theresa has performed with St. Bart’s Music Festival, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Berkshire Opera, Philip Glass Ensemble and many others, as well as on Broadway. When not performing or teaching, Theresa can be found tending her garden or cooking and entertaining friends. On that rare night off, she’s with her husband Charley, bowling and groovin’ to the music at the Brooklyn Bowl.
WILLIAM MEREDITH, oboist, made his debut at the age of thirteen as a soloist with the Kansas City Philharmonic, and subsequently moved to New York City to study with Harold Gomberg at the Manhattan School of Music. Bill has played with the Westchester Symphony, Virginia Opera Company, New Jersey Symphony, Long Island Symphony and new music group North-South Chamber Orchestra. He has as well performed as principal with the American Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Connecticut Grand Opera and Grand Opera of New York. In demand as a chamber musician, Bill is a member of the Andiamo Ensemble and Linden Woodwind Quintet, as well as Bronx Arts Ensemble. A busy commercial musician, he has recorded with Queen Latifah and in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Blackwater Lighthouse. Bill has also been oboist for many Broadway shows, including My Fair Lady, Ragtime and Beauty and the Beast.
Bronx–born clarinetist MITCHELL KRIEGLER graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Charles Russo, Conrad Kuchay and Robert Renino. He performs at Lincoln Center with the New York City Ballet Orchestra and at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops. He is an Artist Member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble and Linden Quintet, and performs with the New York City Opera Orchestra
A native of New York, JASMINE LAVARIEGA’s curiosity in music was sparked from an early age. Now, as a freelancer in the New York Metropolitan area, she has performed with numerous ensembles including The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wicked on Broadway, and The New Jersey Festival Orchestra.
In 2019, Ms. Lavariega joined the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra in Japan and served as their principal horn for three years. During her time there she performed with The Osaka Philharmonic and The Japan Century Orchestra. She also served as principal horn of L’Orchestre de la Francophonie during their 2018 Summer Season. She holds a Bachelors of Music in Horn Performance from The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Erik Ralske.
While she’s not performing on stage, she holds the position of Creative Director for The J.M. Chamber Players, a cutting-edge string ensemble for weddings and special events.
Bassoonist ATSUKO SATO is a graduate of the Toho School of Music in Japan and Juilliard School of Music in New York. A former member of the Detroit Symphony, she is a member of the Queens Symphony. Active as a freelancer in the Tri-State area, Atsuko is an original member of the orchestra for The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest running production. Her playing can be heard on the Emmy Award-winning television show Wonder Pets. A notable chamber music musician, she performs with a variety of groups including Grammy-nominated Englewinds and Double Entendre, as well as with the Bronx Arts Ensemble as Artist Member.