Sarah Miller is writing a new piece for OboeBass! based on Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories." The piece premieres Oct. 7 at MacPhail's Antonello Hall, with this repeat performance of the "Just So Stories" pieces at Hamline University's Sundin Hall, Sun. Oct. 9 at 3:00pm. Free and open to the public. The Program: Sunday, Oct. […]
We return to Mayowood to present an OboeBass! concert. We will perform waltzes, tangos, and music of Tim Goplerud, Adrian Mann, Astor Piazzolla, Julie Johnson, Johann Strauss, Jr., and others. A special feature will be duos for English horn and Bass from our new CD, "Monk Fish Tango." Free and open to the public of […]
We return to Samaritan Bethany to present an OboeBass! concert. We will perform waltzes, tangos, and music of Tim Goplerud, Adrian Mann, Astor Piazzolla, Julie Johnson, Johann Strauss, Jr., and others. A special feature will be duos for English horn and Bass from our new CD, "Monk Fish Tango." Free and open to the public […]
We were both hired for the same concert, along with a whole Haydn Orchestra and several other chamber musicians to perform for th MacPhail Spotlight Series performance: "Jefferson: An American in Paris." Our contribution will be in Haydn's snappy (and tricky!) Symphony No. 85. Experience the music Jefferson enjoyed while he was in Paris! TICKETING […]
Our mini-residency in Winona kicks off with our Pages of Music learning program, "The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker," comparing Tchaikovsky's original holiday classic with Duke Ellington's brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky's scintillating melodies. We continue with a 7:30 pm evening recital on St. Mary's "Off the Page" series at the Winona County History Center. (See […]
We have a mini residency in Winona, Sponsored by St. Mary's University. In the evening we present this recital for St. Mary's "Off the Page" Series. It features music from our most recent recording project, Monk Fish Tango along with other works. Composers represented include Timothy Goplerud, Adrian Mann, Julie Johnson, and Eric Hansen. At […]
Our "Pages of Music" learning program, “The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker,” compares Tchaikovsky’s original holiday classic with Duke Ellington’s brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky’s scintillating melodies. We also give background on both composers. tell the Nutcracker story, and discuss what makes something "jazzy" Free and open to the public, sponsored by the MacPhail Center for […]
OboeBass! performs a half recital, featuring pieces composed for them, at the Struthers Parkinson's Center in Golden Valley. We will play arrangements of works by Handel and Grieg, and original compositions by Timothy Goplerud, Adrian Mann, and Eric Hansen. The Other half of the program will be works for flute and guitar, featuring flutist Betty […]
The performance features Gustavus Adolphus College Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bass, Rolf Erdahl, performing a lecture/recital concert titled "Accounting for Grieg." Dr. Erdahl, accompanied by pianist William Eddins, will perform from Grieg's Cello Sonata and "Intermezzo," and the first of Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Op. 73. This previews some of the information Rolf will be sharing in […]
Dr. Rolf Erdahl, an authority on the music of Edvard Grieg, presents "Accounting for Grieg," a lecture/recital about Grieg's formative influences. Erdahl and fellow Grieg Society Board member, pianist Sonja Thompson perform Grieg's "Intermezzo" along with selections from Grieg's Cello Sonata, Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, and other music, assisted by Carrie Vecchione, oboe. This previews […]
